Finding a Hotel in Anaheim
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide for Anaheim, California.
Anaheim, California is one of the state’s most popular vacation destinations. Best known for the Anaheim Resort area in the center of the city that includes Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, and Downtown Disney, Anaheim is also a popular business center, boasting the largest convention center on the West Coast. Centrally located in Orange County, Anaheim is situated between four major airports (LAX, LGB, ONT, and SNA), and offers a short drive to Knott's Berry Farm—the oldest theme park in the nation—as well as Hollywood, downtown Los Angeles and a 42-mi (68-km) stretch of California coastline. The city is also home to several sports teams, including Major League Baseball’s Anaheim Angels, National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks, and the US Men’s and Women’s National Volleyball teams.
Welcoming 18 million tourists a year, Anaheim offers two main hotel areas and several RV parks to suit families and business travelers alike. Most accommodations feature family-focused kids’ menus, video gaming systems, bunk beds and pools with waterslides.
FAMILY PARADISE: THE ANAHEIM RESORT™
The heart of the city is the Anaheim Resort, a large 1,100-acre (445-ha) commercial district located just off of Interstate 5 (I-5) that features Disney’s crown jewel, the Disneyland Hotel. Set on 60 acres (24-ha) of lush grounds and man-made beaches, the large hotel offers luxury suites, international eateries and stores adjacent to its two theme parks. Families and couples travelling alone may enjoy Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa. Several boutique hotels located just outside of the resort and close to the main entrance of Disneyland typically offer slightly cheaper rates. For sharper discounts, visitors can head south of the Anaheim Convention Center where there are more competitive rates and free shuttles to and from the resort.
STRICTLY BUSINESS: THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE
Business travelers seeking to avoid resort crowds generally head to the Platinum Triangle, the city’s growing business district that includes the Anaheim Convention Center, the shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, Angel Stadium, the City National Grove of Anaheim, and the Honda Center, located along Katella Avenue and Gene Autry Way. While numerous hotels exist around the convention center, business travelers may prefer accommodations located further away from the resort, such as the Ayres Hotel Anaheim, a European-themed hotel across from the Honda Center that offers business accommodations and discounts for US military travelers; Hotel Pepper Tree, a business-focused hotel located on the northeast side of the city on West Lincoln Avenue; Doubletree Hotel Anaheim, which is south of the convention center on Chapman Avenue; and the Embassy Suites Anaheim North in northeast Anaheim on East Frontera.
ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION
Anaheim is also home to a hostel and three family-friendly RV park locations. The Anaheim Harbor RV Park on South Harbor Boulevard is within walking distance from Disneyland Park and offers a view of nightly fireworks. Anaheim RV Village is also within walking distance and is the largest RV park in Anaheim. Further east, across I-5, is Anaheim Resort RV Park, which offers free shuttles to and from the resort every 20 minutes.
Welcoming 18 million tourists a year, Anaheim offers two main hotel areas and several RV parks to suit families and business travelers alike. Most accommodations feature family-focused kids’ menus, video gaming systems, bunk beds and pools with waterslides.
FAMILY PARADISE: THE ANAHEIM RESORT™
The heart of the city is the Anaheim Resort, a large 1,100-acre (445-ha) commercial district located just off of Interstate 5 (I-5) that features Disney’s crown jewel, the Disneyland Hotel. Set on 60 acres (24-ha) of lush grounds and man-made beaches, the large hotel offers luxury suites, international eateries and stores adjacent to its two theme parks. Families and couples travelling alone may enjoy Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa. Several boutique hotels located just outside of the resort and close to the main entrance of Disneyland typically offer slightly cheaper rates. For sharper discounts, visitors can head south of the Anaheim Convention Center where there are more competitive rates and free shuttles to and from the resort.
STRICTLY BUSINESS: THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE
Business travelers seeking to avoid resort crowds generally head to the Platinum Triangle, the city’s growing business district that includes the Anaheim Convention Center, the shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, Angel Stadium, the City National Grove of Anaheim, and the Honda Center, located along Katella Avenue and Gene Autry Way. While numerous hotels exist around the convention center, business travelers may prefer accommodations located further away from the resort, such as the Ayres Hotel Anaheim, a European-themed hotel across from the Honda Center that offers business accommodations and discounts for US military travelers; Hotel Pepper Tree, a business-focused hotel located on the northeast side of the city on West Lincoln Avenue; Doubletree Hotel Anaheim, which is south of the convention center on Chapman Avenue; and the Embassy Suites Anaheim North in northeast Anaheim on East Frontera.
ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION
Anaheim is also home to a hostel and three family-friendly RV park locations. The Anaheim Harbor RV Park on South Harbor Boulevard is within walking distance from Disneyland Park and offers a view of nightly fireworks. Anaheim RV Village is also within walking distance and is the largest RV park in Anaheim. Further east, across I-5, is Anaheim Resort RV Park, which offers free shuttles to and from the resort every 20 minutes.
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