The Cambria Hotel is distinctly different from all of the all the other Disneyland area
hotels.
Stick around to see what all the fuss is about in this Honest Hotel Review.
Hey Everyone, this is Ben with Honest Hotel Reviews and today We’re at the Cambria Hotel
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This large, newer hotel is one of the more premium, family friendly hotels at the Disneyland
Resort.
We arrived at 9:30am and were delightfully surprised to find out our suite was ready
right away and that we were encouraged to take advantage of their complementary breakfast.
This hotel is a great option whether you are on a family vacation, a couples retreat or
here for business.
The lobby has a full bar that serves food, plenty of space to relax, watch TV, or just
have a little time for yourself.
The Cambria also has a great pool and activity area.
In the same parking lot as the Cambria are a number of casual restaurants including a
Starbucks.
From the hotel you are also a 5 minute stroll to Anaheim’s Garden Walk where you will
find a number of shopping and dining options.
One mark against them is the location.
It is easily a 20minute walk to the park, so you will likely want to arrange and Uber
or Lyft to the park or catch a ride on the Anaheim Resort Transit system.
And If you are like us an want to stock up on supplies for your room, the CVS, Walmart
or Walgreens are all driving distance to the hotel.
This new hotel gets and overall rating of 4/5.
There are more amenities at a higher quality at the Cambria Hotel then you will find at
most hotels in the Disneyland area.
The most impressive amenity is the pool and activity areas.
There are multiple pools including a main pool, a kids splash pool, a mini water park
2 waterslides and a large hot tub.
Surrounding these pools are a fleet of loungers, cushioned chairs, tables to set up shop at
and even a number of outdoor couches, some even with a fire gas fire pits
In addition they have an outdoor BBQ area next to the pools that will satisfy the chef
in you.
I really liked this setup.
This area is great if you want to do a pool day that will excite the kids, be in an area
where you can relax away from the park, feed your kids some bbq and save a few dollars.
If swimming isn’t your jam they have a half basketball court and even a putting green
complete with mini sand traps.
Just inside you will find their fitness centre.
They had all of the cardio machines you would want including a variety of crossfit and strength
training equipment for a more diverse workout.
Another great amenity is the complimentary breakfast buffet.
The quality of the food is one of the highest that we have experience in the Disneyland
area.
We loved the Mickey Waffles, the fresh eggs, the tortilla to make breakfast burritos and
the fresh fruit options.
For an in depth look at their offering, check out our full breakfast buffet review video.
In the lobby you will also find a business centre, a pantry for any of your basic room
needs and a bar serving food and drinks in the afternoon.
For amenities we gave them a 4.5.
We stayed in a One Bedroom Family Suite that had a king bed, a bunk bed that slept 3 and
a pull out couch in the main room.
In total this room can sleep up to 7 people so it is great for families.
The room had an interesting layout with the kitchenette, pullout couch and TV in the main
room, the main bedroom was through a door way with the King Bed and Bunkbeds then an
ensuite bathroom.
The bathroom layout was different than what we have seen before as it was split into to
halves.
First you enter a room with vanity and a bath/shower combo.
Then there's a pocket door to the full standup shower and toilet.
The King Bed was very comfortable, it was a slightly firm mattress with very comfortable
sheets.
Unfortunately the pillows flattened out to pancakes very quickly.
All of that being said it was an above average bed for a good night sleep.
We had plenty of places to charge all of our devices, an a good amount of storage for our
clothes however the waredrobe was cheaply made an almost impossible to open as the latch
was stronger than the flimsy door.
A very important item to take note of is that the kitchenette isn’t really as useful as
it seems.
They don’t provide any dishes, cups, glasses or utensils.
We found this very disappointing as we assume with a kitchenette of this size these they
would have been included.
We checked with the front desk and they informed us that they don’t provide them even upon
request.
On our next stay we will just bring some dish soap and take advantage of the dishes, glassware
and utensils at the breakfast buffet.
Despite the few minor issues with the room we were very happy with what they offered.
We give the room at the Cambria Hotel a 4/5.
Judging the value of the Cambria Hotel is challenging as it is a new hotel so the prices
are likely to go up as they reach full capacity.
That being said we can see that this hotel is a great value
The only real things to keep in mind are the extra costs to stay here.
The hotel really isn’t in walking distance of the park, unless you are really ambitious
so you will likely be paying for ride sharing or the ART bus to get to and from the park.
If you have a car parking is $20 per day or $25 for the vallet option as of February 2020.
Even thought we don’t know where the price will eventually land, this is a terrific hotel
to stay at in the Disneyland area.
So for value we gave them a 4/5
This gives the Cambria hotel an overall rating of 4.125.
Great rooms great amenities and kind helpful staff make it easy for us to want to stay
here again
This new hotel has the makings to be one of the nicest places to stay when planning your
Disneyland Vacation.
…just remember to pack some dish soap and flatware.
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breakfast buffet video.
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