Touched down at Los Angeles airport around 1900 after a very long day of flying.
Left Lima Peru at 10 am with a stop in El Salvador. So after flying for 10 hours we arrived and requested our Uber. Within minutes our driver Richard was there!
Nothing beats Uber – get the app – our ride to Disneyland area was $51 and took about 40 minutes. Robert was very professional, helpful (even told us what the weather would be like tomorrow), enjoyed our conversation all the way too.
We had pre reserved the Holiday Inn Anaheim Resort for five nights. It was a good price with great reviews although a bit further away from the park than we were last time. But it is on the ART line. We were greeted by two very professional women at the front desk. I dealt with Jessica who was so helpful with providing the best room for us.
Jessica gave us details about the hotel and was so nice about making sure to contact them if we had any questions.
Probably one of the best check ins we have had in a while. Especially after being in Peru where it was very sterile and basic.
Boy entering a hotel room never felt so good. We have a nice big room with such comfy beds and four pillows! I immediately started the bath! Oh consistent hot water. Of course Bernie’s first thing was to turn on the tv. Not that he really needs it but after not having English TV for a while he is ready for it.
Bernie just asked what the plans are for tomorrow and well we know we are off to Disneyland for four days but we are in no rush to head there. Sleep, a good meal and getting settled then we will venture to the park.
So as you have read so far we are booked on a flight from Lima to Los Angeles. Our plan was to have this great adventure but we also need some rest and relaxation. So we started to look at cruises we could do from Los Angeles.
But all the cruises only left on the Saturday and well I will admit it, I really wanted to go back to Disneyland.
It may have something to do with Disneyland offering Canadians a discount when they buy a 3 day or longer pass because of our exchange rate. Then it seemed every hour there was a Disneyland commercial on the tv. Hmm are they telling me something?
We were able to scoop up some passes from airmiles.ca at the discountated rate. Note we knew others were experiencing a lot of problems trying to redeem their points. Although we never have had an issue we weren't about to wait and find out. We have used airmiles for a lot of things in the past but a few years ago we switched credit cards to one that provided better perks as well as better rewards so we were not really accumulating that many points with airmiles. So what better way to use them.
Once ordered it only took about five days for them to deliver to us the pass.
I started to research hotels in the Anaheim area. Last time here we stayed at the Red Lion a block from the park. We really liked this place and would of easily have gone back but we realized the cost of that convenience meant we may have to look at a bit further away.
We searched most of the big sites for the going rates. I then went to Hotwire.com and selected the location and the star level (make sure to research what hotels are in that area and the star level first) and accepted the price.
We were surprised to see we got the Holiday Inn Anaheim Resort. Great hotel but not on the main drag. It is still only a half hour walk to the park but off the beaten path. But after more research I see that the ART (Anaheim Rapid Transit) stops right there and can take us to almost anywhere we need to go and their daily pass is quite affordable.
Another great perk here is they offer free parking. Even though we are not sure if we will rent a car, it is still an option.
