Anaheim Islander Inn & Suites, Anaheim

To be honest, when we drove up to the motel-I was scared!! The pool is very tiny and cold-no hot tub-The room itself was very stinky-I had to get an air freshener spray for the room-once we sprayed the room and got our "smells" in it-it wasn't too bad-the bathroom was disgusting, however, I asked the maid to clean it completey and she did a very nice job- I can honestly say-I will never stay at this motel again-even for the price-Just FYI the walk to Disneyland wasn't too bad-we did it morning and night with a 10 yr old 7 yr old and a 3yr old-As far as the carpet goes-It was filthy-to be fair-people are walking on dirty sidewalks then on the carpet-It should be replaced at least yearly-The staff was always helpful- When you book this motel-don't expect much-

The carpets need cleaned but otherwise it was a great value and we would go back again. Why do people write reviews on these sites that don't want to pay to stay at the four seasons but want all the luxuries...I have a three yr old and a husband and we want to relax....if you want the deluxe accomodations with children STAY AT DISNEY and spend the 2,000 PLUS otherwise...you get a value priced room for the VALUE price...you want cheap you usually have to hide out from the drug addicts and hookers like at Motel 6 type hotels...this isn't I will deal with wearing socks and not wearing some strange rash from the bed like the other cheap hotels...so you want value...you get VALUE....you want deluxe spa type rooms PAY FOR THEM...and spend ALL your time in your room and don't go to Disney or Knotts...but if you only purpose for the room is a place to lay your head at night in between visits to the attractions...this is it....

I must say, after reading the reviews, I thought I was mentally prepared for this because I was going on a budget. First impression was great. Accommodating staff, plenty of parking for a small hotel, nice size room after an upgrade to two queens and a bunk bed. Happy to have a refrigerator and microwave that was spacious enough for a case of water, snacks, fruit and 2 48 oz jugs of juice. Only two blocks to the Disneyland and the shuttle at $3 a day stops right in front. Now for the bad part. Room seemed slightly dated with an ironing board that fell apart after opening it. The Cheapest Iron you could find and sample toiletries, that might as well had not been in the room. Definitely a 99 cent special of three bottles of shampoo and a bar of soap. I chose this place for Hi-Speed Internet Access that I thought was free, instead it was $6. I paid it reluctantly, only to discover my room was too far away from the router. Even after there attempts to restart the router, and a new code generated, I could not use it. I ended up paying $15 for the City of Anaheim connection! Now to top things off besides the said mentioned thin walls, DIRTY FEET! I thought it was just my kids who must have dragged there feet outside before coming in, but instead it was found to be the CARPET. My sons new white soled tennis shoes were black, the bottom of our socks were black, the bottom of our feet were BLACK! I mentioned it to the front desk and he had nothing to say except "we just cleaned the carpets!" now reading February's review here. I am so MAD! I was going to say I would go back here, if they lowered their rating to 1 or 2 star place and there rate to a Motel 6 price, but that black stuff is just ridiculous!

Well, we saw some previous review of this hotel and kind of knew what to expect. The Good: Close location to Disney (just two blocks walking distance and located on major cross street - Katella, with easy access to I-5 for our trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain. Parking was not the nightmare we had read in previous reviews. We never had a problem getting a spot close to our room. Lot (hotel) is small so if you can't walk 50-100 feet, you probably haven't got any room to complain about parking and walking distance to your room. Nice little pool. Then again, we are from Washington and outdoor pools are something of a novelty to those of us from colder/rainy climates. The flaws of the physical plant aside, the staff we dealt with was friendly and acommodating. The Bad: After initial hotel reservations via Hotwire requested a crib for our 2.5 year old at no obvious additional charge, we arrived and checked into the hotel to discover we were going to be charged an additional $8 a night for the crib. To the hotel's credit, they waived the charges. To their discredit, this was only after me very nearly made a federal case out of it. Continental breakfast consists of cheap coffee, fruit basket (apples), and a tray of Danish (pastries) in the hotel lobby/check-in desk. First come, first served. Sleep late and you can forget about it. Noise is an issue too. The walls are pretty thin and the sound carries right through. This is not exclusive to this hotel. In fairness to them, it is pretty typical of most hotel. We had some noise issues due to someone blasting a car stereo from the adjacent Anaheim Convention Center parking lot. Thankfully, we didn't have any complaints about the "pitter patter" of our own children as they moved about the room. The Ugly: The floors are disgustingly dirty. Bring indoor slippers or shoes. Do not walk around barefoot or in socks on these carpets. Your bare feet or white socks are literally black after any substantial movement across these floors. We (my family and in-laws) stayed in rooms 222 and 224 on the balcony level. Here is a rhetorical question... What does it take it achieve carpeting/flooring this dirty? Try never vacuuming and certainly never steam cleaning the carpets. I have never heard nor experienced this level of dirty floors before and it literally has to be seen to to be believed. An adult can modify their behavior but it is a bit much to deal with when you have little kids. I would seriously warn against bringing and infant into this environment. Last thought. Smokers.... Ack! On at least two occasions, we have someone in the rooms directly below ours smoking and the smoke unfortunately came right into our rooms. Mold growing in the caulking of the room 224 bathroom (sink) fixtures. End Result: Based on our needs (children's sleeping arrangements, cooking and dining facilities) we won't likely ever be back to this particular hotel, bargain prices or not.

We stayed there April, 2006. The room had just been re-carpeted the previous day. Very nice to sleep with the smell of new carpet. The room was spacious & clean - two queen beds and a comfortable sleeper (which is hard to come by!). A fridge in the room was appreciated. The pool was a bit cool. Staff very friendly. Parking fills up fast. Easy walk to Disneyland, even for those mid-day "rest stops". Breakfast was skimpy. A good value! Not a luxury hotel - but if you just need a good clean room without all the frills - I would recommend and stay there again.

It is a good place to stay at while the summer!!You can go to disneyland and swimming and on arealy warm day you can go to soak city Best Hotel Ever Stay here

The staff was friendly. The room smelled like paint, which made it very uncomfortable to sleep. We had a two bedroom suite which was spacious, although neither of the Televisions did not work correctly. I would not stay there again.

stayed aug 2005 great value close to some stores easy walk to disney but can get shuttle. rooms very clean other than carpets could use a little clean house keeping great got anything we asked for and more, Front desk very friendly and helpful. Pool was good and kept clean had coffee makeer micro and bar fridge to buy food for lunches in park. breakfast was just a danish apple juice and coffee. This was a good hotel great price bcca member paid $85. us a night from british columbia canada