This is a good map of the Disneyland area. http://www.accommodationsneardisney.com/Di...and/default.asp The green shows walking distance, yellow shows the shuttle area. Howard Johnson on Harbor Blvd. is one of the most favored off site hotels by the Disneyland fanatics. (um not that I am one of them... :) ) I like the Howard Johnson too. It is clean, decent, nice pool, and I try to get the Entertainment C ard rate. http://www.hojoanaheim.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=14 The key is to make your reservation early (714-776-6120 ask for inhouse reservations), keep a watch on the web page, they release new dates all the time. I check twice a day. And when you see the rate for the days you want, call this number and again ask for in house reservations. 714-776-6120 This has worked twice for me. I know for a fact that it works well for others too. The only thing is you have to buy an Entertainment C ard. You can buy the Enterainment b ook for your area and use the coupons where you live. You just need the card for the reservation. They WILL ask for it. If you don't wind up getting your price, you do have to cancel 48 hours advance. That is the only downside... I have used my Entertainment C ard and coupons enough to pay for itself. http://www.entertainment.com/discount/?linkName=GOOGLE There are lots of Disneyland specific forums out there. And I have found out a lot about local hotels from these sites. Just google in Disneyland forums. That is how I found them... And Trip Advisor is a good way of finding out about hotels too. Trip Advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com/
