Residence Inn Anaheim Resort Area Garden Grove, Garden Grove

Where to start. . . this hotel was amazing in every way! We stayed for 4 nights during our visit to Disney Land at the most magical time of year! The entire city was decorated with lights making everything so joyful! The parking lot was large and easy to use. There are temporary and smaller spaces near the hotel entrance, and further back into the single entrance lot were larger spaces for pick-up trucks. The registration processes was very quick and the front desk staff were very kind and helpful! There were bell carts available to take our mega ton of luggage up to the room which was awesome (by the way, we left with twice as much as we brought!). Downstairs across from the elevators the hotel offers a guest laundry, an arcade, and a business center with an ATM. There is a fitness center which is small, but has everything you need to get a complete workout. Outside is a nice pool area with a large pool, a kiddie pool, and a hot tub (which sadly in the cold air was not very hot!). There is also a BBQ area and a tennis court which we did not get to use. Now, to the hotel room! Our group included me, my husband, our two kids (5 and 1 1/2), and my mother, so we booked the kids suite. We were in Rm. 301 which is on the 3rd floor and all the way to the end of the hall with a view overlooking the pool. Upon opening the door we were greeted with the smell of a fresh clean room. I am VERY particular about cleanliness in a hotel (especially after all the talk on TV about bed bugs! Yuck!), and I could not find a single thing to complain about! The door opens into the kitchen area and then on into the living room area which had a TV, club chair and pull-out couch (Which we didn't use). We were surprised to find a fully stocked kitchen (sans food) with a fridge, stove, microwave, and dishwasher. The cupboards were even stocked with dishes so we didn't have to worry about paper and plastic dishes. The desk area was convenient and the internet was easy to hook up to, but rather slow. Off to the left of the main room is the pocket door into the kids room which had a bunk bed, a small table and stools, and a TV. Inside the room was the door and entrance into the kids bathroom. On the left side of the main room was the master bedroom which had a super comfy king sized bed and a large TV, a separate sink/closet area, and then another separate area (with a door) for the toilet and tub. I had trouble finding an accurate description of this hotel before we went, and I was not even positive that the two bedrooms were completely separate. They thankfully were, and each closed off with a door for privacy. The hotel offers a similar room with two single beds instead of the bunk bed, but our kids had tons of fun climbing the ladder! Anther plus to this hotel was the complimentary food! The breakfast buffet was awesome every morning and in the evenings from 5-7 they offered dinner as well! Breakfast included waffles, bagels, cereal, oatmeal, sausage, eggs, hash-browns, scrambled eggs with veggies, juice, soda, coffee, milk, cottage cheese, and fruit if I remembered everything! We only had a chance to eat the dinner once, and it was a baked potato with as many toppings as you can imagine like bacon, cheese, broccoli, olives, chives, sour cream etc. I believe that Disney is within walking distance, but this time of year and as early as we went each morning, we chose to drive (only a few minutes each way). We had bus passes, but my hubby prefers to have more control over his schedule, so that was a waste of money on my part! Oops! Overall, this hotel was exactly what we needed to relax after a long day at Disney. I would absolutely recommend it to my friends, and I can't wait until we can return!

This place is over priced. You have to pay for the kids shows at $3 each for 20 mins. The room service is ok but the food is horrible. Also, the are almost 3 miles from Disneyland and the ART is unreliable and does not run every 20 mins., as the front desk will tell you. The bedding is not as comfortable as they describe, and if you have to use the sofabed I hope you have a good back doctor.

Stayed at the Garden Grove location in late 2006 and plan to again in May/08 - found staff to be very helpful and accomodating, the buffet was filling and nutritious and the room was plenty big enough for two adult women to share. Liked that the hotel was a short distance from Disneyland - shuttles were convenient and inexpensive. Would recommended it to anyone. Was also very close to other restaurants, shops if too pooped out to do Disney that day. Big surprise - the sofa-bed was comfy!

We booked this hotel at last minute; it was the only available one in the area at the time. We had no clue what to expect, it was a little far from Disneyland and a little pricey. Then we got there and it was well worth the price. The room was big with full kitchen (refrigerator, stove, sink, and microwave), four person table, living room with pull out sofa bed, separate bedroom with big bath. The décor was nice, swimming pool with hot tub, free WiFi, and best of all full breakfast buffets, from dry cereal with milk to custom omelets and burritos, very good. We plan to stay here again. Good value.

We all love this hotel & in 5 stays fron 3-7 nights, we have never been disappointed. Staff is friendly & attentive to your requests. Rooms are always clean and fresh. Breakfast is great; especially for large families, ours is 5 and the kids love the make your own waffles. I would reccomend this place to anyone. Also, there is free internet & no fee to park.

Nice little place close to Disney for the family. Breakfast is included which is nice. The Residence Happy Hour was dissappointing, but everyone is there for Disney anyway, it doesn't matter that much. Free internet connection from the land line, helped Dad stay up to date with the office. Nice Place.

We made a trip to Disneyland. We Love many of the other Marriott Residence Inns and have made a point to stay at quite a few. We have a large family and the kitchens are perfect for us as well as the breakfasts they offer.This location offers a shuttle stop right out front (provided by the city) children are free and adults are $3.00. Fantastic!! Perfect for a family carrying in kids that have had a long day of fun. The shuttle was the best part.The service there was disjointed, the breakfests were a disorganized and not a reason to get up early, the pool was cold, the hot tub was warm at best.We had a very strange experiance and complaints fell on deaf ears. The last day of our 4 day adventure we got calls back from management who did listen and were very nice.Would we stay again? Maybe.We Love Residence Inns but this is the 1st out of 6 that have us wondering Are we really at a Marriott? The others have us blown away!!!I would give value a much better rating if the service was better.

Very disappointed this is considered a Residence Inn. Service, breakfast, host hour and convenience are not adequate for this Residence Inn and their guests. It's like it is ran by a very conservative family. Rooms are cramped and location is not convenient for business travelers. However, excellent price and cleanliness.

This hotel was absolutely fabulous for a family stay. We had a 2 bdrm kids' suite which had a separate room with bunk beds for the kids. The hotel had a wonderful breakfast bar for free and each room had a full kitchen. Wonderful experience.

the Residence Inn in Garden Grove is only about a mile from Disneyland and is considered part of the "Anaheim" Disneyland Resort Area, I believe. (or it should be) Their rooms are made for long-term stay so they have the convenience of a full kitchen, living room area with a full-size sofabed and the bedroom(s) and bathroom(s). The special Family "kids" suites are 2-bedroom, 2 bath with kitchen and living room and then one bedroom has a King bed and the other room has twin bunk beds and is especially decorated for children. They serve a complimentary full breakfast each morning in their gatehouse and have a special kids theater right off the lobby area which feature childrens movies. They also have a great pool area with BBQs available to use. It was so nice, we could take a break in the afternoon from Disneyland, come back for a quick refreshing dip in the pool (or nap) and then go back easily for the nightly fireworks shows and display. Yahoo!!!