My family and I just returned from an overnight stay at this hotel. Given what was noted by others, I was somewhat concerned but figured that for a short stay, it would be no big deal...I was pleasantly surprised by what we found but must say that this hotel is not exactly the Garden of Eden...

The Good:
The service was markedly better than I expected. Everyone was welcoming and kind. The front desk staff was very helpful with regard to directions and our needs. The room service staff was lovely and the folks providing the made to order breakfasts in the morning were really first rate. The staff really seemed to want to make sure we were comfortable. This was by far the best feature of the hotel.

The soundproofing on our window (which faced the freeway!!) was better than I expected. I actually fell asleep at 8:30 pm and didn't hear anything other than the faintest white noice from the freeway.

The breakfast itself was outstanding and really helped as we were able to go to Disneyland with full bellies!

Cute bar downstairs--not that I was drinking as I was with my folks and kids, but under other circumstances, I would have really enjoyed a pint or two in a nice setting.

The physical plant of the hotel is nice--large open courtyard, nice enclosed pool for the kids, pond in the center with fish, ducks, and turtles that the kids loved!

The Bad:
The hotel is not near much of anything except a sports pub in the parking lot. There is no way to get toothpaste, contact lens cleaner, etc. without getting in the car. The hotel shop closed months ago and it sounded like there were no plans to reopen it. This is a bit of a bummer!

The Ugly:
Did I mention that the hotel is not near much of anything? Actually, it is right next to the freeway and a recycling plant. ICK. When I say ICK, I really mean ICK. I have had the pleasure of staying in some yucky locations before, but this one really takes the cake. Granted, it was reasonably close to Disneyland (the ONLY reason to stay here) but we probably could have done better in terms of being close for a similar price. A family literally could not go anywhere without getting in the car. Even the nearest fast food place was a 5-10 minute car ride. (Granted, it takes us a little longer to go anywhere as we have two young kids, but it is a pain to have to use the car to get a quick bite.) There were a bunch of business people staying here and I honestly can't imagine why they would given the other options in Anaheim...

I booked this hotel before I read some of the reviews. I was worried when I read about all the noise that comes from the freeway and the recycling plant behind the hotel. As luck would have it, we got a room at the back of the hotel on the side of the freeway, right next to the laundry room. Thanks to the reviews on tripadvisor, I knew this was a recipe for disaster. We immediately asked to be moved to a different room away from the recycling plant and freeway. We were moved to a room near the front of the hotel on the opposite side of the building and enjoyed 3 very restful and quiet nights of sleep.

The made to order breakfast was great! You could get anything you wanted. My kids loved swimming in the indoor pool and I enjoyed the jaccuzi. We went to Disneyland. The hotel offers a shuttle which is nice because you are to far away to walk to Disneyland and parking is $11 a day. They have a manager's reception every evening with snacks and complimentary drinks. That was nice for mama after a long day chasing after the kids at Disneyland. There is a restaurant at the hotel that we ate at twice. The food was okay, but I thought it was overpriced.

All in all my family had a very good experience. I would stay here again, but if I was going to Disneyland, I think I would want to be closer to the park so that we could walk back in forth. The hotel is far from the park. But we had a great time anyway, and my children loved it here.

Unfortunately, we had a very bad experience at this hotel. We checked in on Sat. evening 3/8/08. We were woken up early Sun. morning to hammering and scraping above us. Mon. morning at 5:00 am the fire alarm goes off in the hotel. We evacuate the hotel using the stairs. The fire dept. arrives and checks the building. No fire (thank goodness). When I asked the fireman if the fire alarms were off and if we could return to our rooms, he said, "what alarms." He says to the front desk person, "you said there weren't any alarms." Why would the front desk person tell the fire department that? This really concerned me. So we finally go back to our room when we were awoken again at 9:00 am by the hammering and scraping above us. It turns out the room above us was under construction. (Why would they put a guest in a room below construction is a mystery to me). We had to pack up and change rooms. When we returned to our new room on Tues. evening it is infested w/flying gnats/bugs. After the night manager came to our room he suggested we sleep in another room for that evening and then change rooms again the next day. So we packed up AGAIN and changed rooms. The new room faced the freeway with a lot of traffic noise, but at least there were no bugs or construction! Okay, so we think maybe we are home free . . . not! The fire alarm goes off again at 3:30 am on Thurs. People evacuate again w/children and babies wrapped up in blankets. We stayed put because of our previous experience w/the fire alarm on Monday. We ended up leaving a day early because the kids just didn't want to stay at the hotel another night.

Okay, now for some good stuff: The physical hotel and grounds were very nice. The rooms were spacious and very clean. The kids enjoyed the indoor pool and whirlpool. The shuttle bus to Disneyland was a nice bonus. The complimentary breakfast was excellent and had every breakfast item you could think of.

The hotel did discount our room, but I felt it was still an inadequate amount. The problems we had the first 2 nights could have been completely avoided if they hadn't put us under a room with construction.

We stayed for two nights at this hotel during our visit to Disneyland. We thought the hotel was very accomodating after a long day. The facility was appealing to the eye, more from the inside of the structure than the outside. The rooms were spacious and comfortable. We particularly enjoyed that all rooms had one bedroom suites. This was perfect for our family situation. And the breakfast was awesome. It wasn't just a continental breakfast, but rather a cooked to order breakfast with omeletes, french toast, fruit. etc. This is included with the price of the room, only certain hours, I believe 7-10:30 weekends.
The indoor pool and jacuzzi looked clean and inviting, but maybe next time! It is a 15 minute drive to Disneyland from the hotel. There is a free shuttle service at the hotel that will take you to the park (with reservations) to and from. Parking at the hotel was free.

We only had a minor problem with some sort of maintenance repair noise coming from the room above us, but after a call to the front desk, the manager did the best she could to correct the situation and even send us a gift bag of goodies with their apologies for any inconvenience.

We will definitely consider staying at the Embassy Suites-Anaheim North again when we're visiting Disneyland as a family.