Hotel Spotlight: Anaheim Courtyard Hotel

Anaheim's newest hotel, the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel, is located south of the Disneyland Resort, the Los Angeles Angels stadium, the Honda Center, Knott's Berry Farm, Soak City, and the Anaheim Convention Center.  If you would like to know more about the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel, make sure you listen or subscribe to all of the Get Away Today Travel Show podcasts.  We've also provided a transcript of our conversation.

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Todd Carlson:  (Announcer)
Travel news you can use.  This is the Get Away Today.com Travel Show.  Get Away Today is a top provider of affordable, fun family vacations to Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Hawaii, San Diego, Beaches, and Sandals in the Caribbean. The Travel Show is heard exclusively on Get Away Today.com.  And now, here's the host of the Travel Show.

Patrick Wiscombe: (Get Away Today - Internet Marketing Manager)
Welcome to the Get Away Today Travel Show Podcast.  My name is Patrick Wiscombe; podcasting live from my hotel room in San Diego.  Coming up in the next few minutes, I'm putting the Get Away Today hotel spotlight on the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel which is just a little bit south of Disneyland Resort in Anaheim.  Just a quick note before we get started, when you book your vacation on our website, Get Away Today.com, enter promotion code ‘podcast’ as you're checking out to get an additional $10 off your vacation.  Cathy Dutton, Account Executive for the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel, is on the phone with me right now.  Just before we started the podcast, you were telling me that the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel is the newest hotel in Anaheim.  When did it open?

Cathy Dutton: (Account Executive - Anaheim Courtyard Hotel)
The Anaheim Courtyard Hotel opened in August 2006.  Its half a mile south of the Disneyland Resort on Harbor Blvd.  We’re right behind the brand-new Ruth's Chris steakhouse.

Patrick Wiscombe:  So you can get some steak while you're on vacation.

Cathy Dutton:   You certainly can.

Patrick Wiscombe:  Let's take our listeners on an audio tour of the brand new Anaheim Courtyard Hotel.

Cathy Dutton:  the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel is a prototype hotel for the future.  It has a very unique ambience from the time you enter.  The Panini Grill is located inside the lobby.  Panini Grill is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Unlike most Courtyard hotels, it has a cocktail lounge.  As you walk from the lobby, you’ll head directly to the pool area.  The regular pool and the children’s pool are heated.  We also have a jacuzzi.

Patrick Wiscombe:  When people check into a hotel, they're paying for the bed, the room, and the experience.  Give us a detailed description about the types of rooms guests will find at the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel.

Cathy Dutton:  The Courtyard brand is known primarily as a business traveler’s hotel.  However, with this particular hotel being so close to the Disneyland Resort, they made it very leisure friendly as well.  We offer king size room that has a sofa sleeper in it.  You can sleep up to four guests in a king size room.  The Anaheim Courtyard Hotel also offers two queen size beds as well.  You can’t forget about Marriott's famous revive bedding package.  It’s so comfortable.  We also have a refrigerator inside each of the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel rooms.  You won’t find that benefit at any of the other Courtyard hotels.

Patrick Wiscombe:  is it a regular size refrigerator or a mini refrigerator?

Cathy Dutton:  These are mini refrigerators.  We also offer a mini-mart inside the Anaheim Courtyard lobby.  We also have a workout room, coin-operated laundry, a game room, as well as complimentary internet access.  If somebody staying at the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel needs to do some work while they’re on vacation, we can help them with that. 

Patrick Wiscombe:  You offer the king and queen size beds.  Do you have a work area in the rooms?

Cathy Dutton:  There’s a very large, portable work area in each room.  You can wheel the work area around the room.  If you want to sit by the window, you can roll the desk over to the window.  It's a unique feature.  We also have the standard computer, telephone, and power connections. 

Patrick Wiscombe:  Do you offer wireless internet access at the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel?

Cathy Dutton:  We offer complimentary wired and wireless internet access throughout the hotel.  Here's another really benefit of staying out the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel.  We have 153 rooms on the property.  It’s a smaller, more intimate experience. 

Patrick Wiscombe:  Is the Anaheim Courtyard Hotel a smoking or non-smoking hotel?

Cathy Dutton:  All of the rooms are non-smoking rooms.  The Anaheim Courtyard Hotel has a patio where guests can smoke.

Patrick Wiscombe:  Do you offer transportation to and from the Disneyland Resort even though you're only half a mile away?

Cathy Dutton:  We offer the Anaheim Resort Transportation (ART) service.  It's commonly referred to as the ART system.  In fact, you can catch the ART trolley on either side of the hotel.  Because we're right behind the Anaheim Marriott, you can use the pathway between the Anaheim Courtyard and the Anaheim Marriott to catch the trolley.  Guest can also walk out to Harbor Blvd to catch ART trolley.  Guest can also use the ART system to go over to the Block of Orange to go shopping.  Guests can use the ART all day and all night.  It's a great way to get around.

Patrick Wiscombe: Is the ART trolley free?

Cathy Dutton:  The service is not free.  There is a fee to use the ART.  Its three dollars per person, per day and children 10 and under are free.  You can purchase a multi-day trolley pass as well.

Patrick Wiscombe:  The Anaheim Courtyard offers king size rooms with the king size beds.  You also offer the queen size rooms with two queen size beds.  You also offer the kid suite rooms with the bunk beds.  Are there any other room types we need to talk about?

Cathy Dutton:  We have handicap accessible rooms that are ADA compliant.  Many of those ADA rooms have the roll-in showers.

Patrick Wiscombe:  Do you have a workout facility?

Cathy Dutton:  Yes, we have a gym at the hotel.  I can't remember if I mentioned this but there is a coin operated laundry facility at the Anaheim Courtyard as well.  We also have a game center if you want to play games.

Patrick Wiscombe:  Many people like to travel with their pets.  Can guests bring their pets to the Anaheim Courtyard hotel?

Cathy Dutton:  The Anaheim Courtyard hotel doesn’t allow pets.

Patrick Wiscombe:  What's the earliest time one of our Get Away Today guests can check into the Anaheim Courtyard hotel?

Cathy Dutton:  We have a 3 p.m. check-in time.   However, if you arrive a little bit early, come to the front desk to see if we have a room available room for you.  If a room is available, we’ll check you in.  If we don’t have any rooms available, we can store your luggage until a room becomes available.  There's a nice sitting area in the lobby and by the pool while you're waiting for your room to be ready.

Patrick Wiscombe:  Let’s talk about the amenities inside each of the Anaheim Courtyard hotel rooms.  You have air-conditioning.  You also have heat which is important since were heading into winter.  You have cribs.  Do you have an iron and ironing board inside each of the guest rooms?

Cathy Dutton:  Absolutely.  We have coffee makers inside all the rooms.  We have hair dryers inside all of the rooms.  We have just about anything you need.

Patrick Wiscombe:  Thank you Cathy.  That's Cathy Dutton, Account Executive for the Anaheim Courtyard hotel near the Disneyland Resort.  Just a quick reminder, if you book your Disneyland Resort vacation on our website. Get Away Today.com, use promotion code ‘podcast’ as you're checking out to get an additional $10 off your vacation.

Todd Carlson:  (Announcer)
You can book your Get Away Today vacation package right now by going to Get Away Today.com or calling one of our friendly reservation agents at 1-866-FUN-TRIP.  This has been the Get Away Today Travel Show Podcast heard exclusively on Get Away Today.com

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Comments

[Scout Dad]

I'm definitely a big fan of the Courtyard by Marriott chain and I'm sure the Anaheim property is no exception. Thanks for taking the time to talk about it.