erinch
Parsing the same ee cummings poem for 20 years
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2001
Hello! I have just learned it is possible that I might be able to head for DLR for a quick trip June 26-28, before a weeklong conference in Salt Lake City. I am trying to scramble together ideas about hotels and would love some advice.
As some background, both my DH and I grew up in SoCal. When I was a a kid in Redlands , you got to pick between Disneyland or Knotts Berry Farm on your birthday, and when the E ticket coupons were gone, they were gone. I was there the week PoTC opened, as the most amazing electronics ever, and my 1976 high school grad night was at Disneyland, where they closed the Monsanto Journey through the atom, because it was a boring , long dark ride for 2.
We have lived a long time in PA, and are APs at WDW. In fact we were just there, staying at Hard Rock, AKL and the Vistana. I was last at DLR in 1991, and am excited to make a trip even if it it a quick one. My DH is recovering from a broken hip. The WDW trip wasn’t easy, and he isn’t up to flying. He is lovely enough to encourage me to go by myself. For some reason, I frequently dream about the Alice in Wonderland and Canal boat rides from some childhood memories not with me when I am awake.
All of that history is to say, I need advice on where to stay. Right now, GCH and Disneyland hotel are both above 700 for rooms. Since it is just me, that seems over the top.
As a child, I remember driving past the whimsical motels on Katella, which were far too expensive for us. Now I am old, and I’d like a quick, safe walk to the parks, a more sedate hotel that is more for grownups, with a good bed, and air conditioning that won’t trigger my allergies. I’m reading a sea of reviews, and am rather lost. It looks to me like any of the convention hotels will be half the rate of the on property ones, but I can’t figure out any priority. The conference I am going to on the 28th will be a grueling one, and I’d like a calm room before then.
Thoughts? Thank you!
As some background, both my DH and I grew up in SoCal. When I was a a kid in Redlands , you got to pick between Disneyland or Knotts Berry Farm on your birthday, and when the E ticket coupons were gone, they were gone. I was there the week PoTC opened, as the most amazing electronics ever, and my 1976 high school grad night was at Disneyland, where they closed the Monsanto Journey through the atom, because it was a boring , long dark ride for 2.
We have lived a long time in PA, and are APs at WDW. In fact we were just there, staying at Hard Rock, AKL and the Vistana. I was last at DLR in 1991, and am excited to make a trip even if it it a quick one. My DH is recovering from a broken hip. The WDW trip wasn’t easy, and he isn’t up to flying. He is lovely enough to encourage me to go by myself. For some reason, I frequently dream about the Alice in Wonderland and Canal boat rides from some childhood memories not with me when I am awake.
All of that history is to say, I need advice on where to stay. Right now, GCH and Disneyland hotel are both above 700 for rooms. Since it is just me, that seems over the top.
As a child, I remember driving past the whimsical motels on Katella, which were far too expensive for us. Now I am old, and I’d like a quick, safe walk to the parks, a more sedate hotel that is more for grownups, with a good bed, and air conditioning that won’t trigger my allergies. I’m reading a sea of reviews, and am rather lost. It looks to me like any of the convention hotels will be half the rate of the on property ones, but I can’t figure out any priority. The conference I am going to on the 28th will be a grueling one, and I’d like a calm room before then.
Thoughts? Thank you!
