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Disneyland Hotel
A Disney-owned hotel steps from Downtown Disney and a short walk from both parks. The Villas at Disneyland Hotel add studios and 1- to 3-bedroom villas with kitchens and washer-dryers, and share the hotel's pools. Club-level guests can watch the park fireworks from the lounge on select nights.
Drive times from Disneyland Resort (Anaheim).
The facts parents check first
- Kids' club
- None listed on the resort's site
- Rooms for a family
- Standard and club rooms sleep up to 5 (2 queens plus a day bed); Deluxe Studios in the Villas sleep 4 with a kitchenette, 1-bedroom villas sleep 5, and family suites sleep 6.
- Pools
- Two monorail-themed waterslides with a water play area, two quieter pools, and a Steamboat Willie splash pad at the Villas pool.
- Nearest big attraction
- Disneyland Park, short walk via Downtown Disney
Why families pick it
- Pools: Two waterslides themed on the Disneyland monorail, plus a water play area.
- Babies: A Steamboat Willie splash pad at the Villas pool is open to hotel guests.
- Rooms: Deluxe Studios have a kitchenette and sleep up to 4; 1-bedroom villas sleep 5 and add a washer and dryer.
- Getting there: A short walk through Downtown Disney to both parks.
Best room for four
Deluxe Studio, The Villas at Disneyland Hotel. Sleeps 4 with a kitchenette, so breakfasts and snacks happen in the room.
Good for
Families with kids from toddler to tween who will use the pool as much as the parks.
Think twice if
No private park entrance like the Grand Californian's, and the official site lists no kids' club.
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