Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & SpavsHotel Bel-Air
Hotel Bel-Air and Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa are both highly recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Hotel Bel-Air is the choice of most professionals compared to Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. Hotel Bel-Air scores 95 with praise from 23 publications like Lonely Planet, Star Service and Rough Guide.
Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Show All Reviews
1600 S Disneyland Dr, Anaheim, CA 92802
From $521/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"The most opulent of Disney's Anaheim hotels, this Craftsman-style luxury property has guest rooms with views of the California Adventure park and Downtown Disney." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The price tag is a bit steep at this 751-room resort designed in richly wooded Craftsman style, but standard rooms sleep up to two adults and four kids."
Frommer's
"Disney didn't miss the details when constructing this enormous version of an Arts and Crafts-era lodge... hiring craftspeople... to contribute one-of-a-kind tiles, furniture, sculpture, and artwork." Full review
Jetsetter
"Disney's Grand Californian is the first hotel to be built inside a Disney park, and the American Craftsman hotel combines luxe amenities with family fun — and function." Full review
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If you want to avoid lines, book The Magic Morning package offered to guests of the three Disneyland Resort hotels that lets you into the park an hour before the official 8 A.M. opening.
Lonely Planet
"Soaring timber beams rise above the cathedral-like lobby of the six-story Grand Californian, Disney’s homage to the Arts and Crafts architectural movement."
Travel + Leisure
"Disneyland's choicest digs, done in traditional Craftsman style. In addition to kid- and adult-friendly fare, California Adventure Park is just a turnstile away. Everybody wins." Full review
Time Out
"This Disney hotel aims to blur the lines between luxury and fantasy: the 745-room property is effectively an extension to Disney's California Adventure." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Built in early 20C Craftsman style, this hotel is reminiscent of the great national-park lodges."
Star Service
"Service is friendly, but ebbs and flows like the tide. Nevertheless, effort is always on the table, and there's nothing the staff won't do to please." Full review
Gayot
"This luxury hotel redefines the Disneyland you know and love by providing top quality, even lavish accommodations for discerning theme park guests."
Hotel Bel-Air Show All Reviews
701 Stone Canyon Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90077
From $695/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"This opulent early-20th-century castle wins a never-ending stream of praise for its faultless service, luxurious accommodations, and magical ambience." Full review
Fodor's
"This Spanish Mission-style icon has been a discreet hillside retreat for celebrities and society types since 1946, and recently reopened its pink doors to unveil an updated look." Full review
Insight Guides
"Deluxe and seductive, this is a long-standing movie-star hideaway in landscaped grounds in a secluded canyon."
Jetsetter
"Recently revamped Mission-style resort in Bel Air’s lush hills, with a Wolfgang Puck restaurant and La Prairie Spa." Full review
Lonely Planet
"One of LA’s iconic properties, this Bel Air hideaway favored by royalty... is a classy Spanish Colonial estate where white swans preen in romantic gardens." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Luxury is taken very seriously at this romantic retreat cherished for its tranquility and tropical gardens complete with white swans."
Rough Guide
"The nicest hotel in LA bar none – and the only business in Bel Air – in a lushly overgrown canyon."
Time Out
"The Hotel Bel-Air Spa by La Prairie may just prove once and for all that nature and nurture can coexist in equal measure." Full review
Time Out
"This elite and quietly decadent Mission-style '20s hotel, a dreamy getaway on 12 fairytale acres of lush landscaping, reopened in 2011 after a major two-year overhaul." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Long ranked among the world's finest hotels, these 12 acres of lush gardens and waterfalls resemble a private estate."