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I didnt wanna leave!

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I didnt wanna leave!

Postby Evie » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:08 pm

Well i got back from my trip to HOJO's last night, and i had an awesome time!
My room was in building 6, about 30 seconds walk from the lobby building. My room was large and clean and had 2 double beds, a fridge, tea and coffee facilities, table and 2 chairs, tv and plenty of storage space - hangers and drawers. I didnt have any noise problems what so ever. I have stayed at a couple of the Good Neighbor hotels on Harbor, and this is easily the nicest (and cheapest) ive stayed at so far.
One evening i got chinese take out delivered to my room, from China Delight on a recommendation from the hojo's guest guide in my room, and it was great. I even got a full menu from the reception.

The internet worked great the whole time i was there, although the outlets are on the wall behind the desk at the opposite side of the room to the ethernet cable which is by the bed, so i couldnt recharge my laptop at the same time as i was online. The ethernet cables are pretty short, but its no big deal.

The main st store was really handy for milk for my coffee, or cold drinks - would have liked to have seen diet coke intead of pepsi lol, but they had a large variety of snacks, souvineers and toiletries.

The Housekeeping staff were also great, one day i had left a note on my door requesting no housekeeping service as i wanted a lie in and didnt want to make them wait til id gone out to fix my room.I went out around 12pm, and when i came back at 4 ,my room had been cleaned, and i had a call from reception because the housekeeping staff were worried id be upset it had been done, as i had requested no service, very considerate! Of course i was just very impressed! :D

I timed the walk to the Disneyland gates, it took exactly 8 mins lol, on one of the days i walked over to downtown disney, did a little shopping and caught a movie.

I didnt use the pool, so cant really comment on that, but the grounds were kept clean and the flowers and fountain were beautiful.

Also i took a couple of bus tours to LA, one was Greyline and one was with VIP tours, i would highly recommend Greyline over VIP, the driver was safer, and kept us entertained the whole way there, with jokes, stories and LA information. it was fabulous!
I went shopping at Citadel outlets, and as they had my favorite store there i spent way too much money lol! :o ;) They did have a great selection of stores, high st and designer.
I spent a day at Disneyland too, which is always awesome no matter what lol ! :mrgreen:

Of course now im home and back to reality and Chicago weather, which sucks, but on my next visit to Anaheim i'll be staying at the HOJO for sure!! Thank you! :D
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Re: I didnt wanna leave!

Postby kel77 » Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:42 pm

Wow, thanks Evie :D

I love your trip report, very informative. It sounds like you had an amazing time and it's making me very very excited about my time at HoJo. I'm sure we won't wnat to leave either! :lol:

So, how are you adjusting to reality? Is it as difficult as I think it's going to be? :lol: Although, when we return from the USA we'll be coming back to Springtime so I guess that might not be so bad :D

Thankyou again for your report :)
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Re: I didnt wanna leave!

Postby Gidget » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:32 pm

What a great trip you guys had!

Sounds like you had a lot of fun. Really looking forward to ours now :)
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Re: I didnt wanna leave!

Postby Evie » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:06 am

Thanks Kel77, ive adjusted to being home now, but would go back at the drop of a hat if i could!!! Totally miss it! Maybe i should move to CA lol?! Hope you have a wonderful time when you go - and Gidget too! :D
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