We stayed at the Residence Inn for our annual family Christmas from Dec 22-Jan 3. We had the 1 bedroom, 2 queens room. The room was very good size. It was the room I requested and was large enough for air matresses when the kids' cousins stayed over one night. The breakfasts starts at 630am and goes to 9 am (10 on weekends and holidays.) The food is very good. It saved about $60 a day compared to taking 5 adults to breakfast. We would take large plates of food back to the room. There was fresh fruit available. Its our favorite place to stay.

I want to thank Grant and Cathy who made our trip FANTASTIC. They were there with a smile anytime I approached the front desk.

We stayed 6 nights at this hotel and found everything that the good reviews on this site had mentioned. We had a suite with a loft bedroom leaving my 2 teenage girls to have a bed each in the other room- a rarity in the states we find. "2 bathrooms was a bonus as was the larger than we expected kitchen. Everything was clean and comfortable.
Breakfast was good and always plenty of food available. Yes it can get busy and there are lots of families. Surprise suprise. The room was right by the tennis court and pool but we were never disturbed at night. Too tired probably from WALKING to Disney. Yes, of course it is walkable (Do americans not walk at all? )- takes about 10 minutes. There is a shuttle bus but you can wait around for it and can have walked there in that time.
We had little contact with the staff other than checking in as we had no complaints. We wish we could have stayed longer as the room was so spacious and comfortable. Didn't realise so many other things to do within travelling distance of Anaheim. Would definitely recommend this hotel.

We (wife, 18-year-old son and I) stayed here in August, 2008 for two nights. We had one of the "loft" rooms, which means there's a king bed in a loft overlooking the living room, and a queen bed in a room adjacent to the living room.

The room has a full kitchen, living room with fireplace, and a bathroom area off each bedroom. Downstairs the bathroom is a separate room; upstairs, the sink is in the open loft, with tub in a small room adjacent.

I know people sometimes care about this due to mobility problems - both rooms have tub/shower combos. I got the impression somewhere that it was a shower only upstairs, but that was not the case, at least not in this room.

The room is pleasant, if a bit industrial - this is not a five-star hotel, this is a typical mid-market extended stay hotel. The carpet could stand to be restretched in a couple high traffic spots.

The rooms are in 25 two-story buildings. If your room is an upper room, there are outdoor stairs to climb to get there. No elevators (not to be expected given the layout.)

Amenities are good for the class - a nice buffet breakfast every morning is included. There's an attractive hotel pool, sports court, and "business center" that appears to consist of a single computer and printer. That's enough; this isn't really a normal Residence Inn aimed at the business traveler; this one is a resort RI aimed at people going to Disneyland.

Next to the front desk is "The Market", a small area with shelves, refrigerated and freezer cases with food and snacks. They don't have many of anything, but they have a good variety of basic groceries and snacks. For example, in the grocery arena, there are 3 or 4 peanut butters, 3 or 4 jelly, 4 loaves of bread, 2 boxes of spaghetti and 4 spaghetti sauces - so low quantities of everything, but that's just a start at the variety. I'm really pretty impressed. You pay at the front desk for your purchases, or can charge it back to your room.

There were a few minor problems with the room - I think they probably would have addressed them if asked, but I didn't. The coffee pot had a chip out of the carafe' pour spout, which made it impossible to not spill when pouring. The dishwasher isn't properly installed - there should be screws up into the underside of the counter, or some other attachment method, but they aren't there. It may be that the granite counter top stymied whoever installed it, but there are special kits from the dishwasher manufacturers to deal with that. It's a little disconcerting to have the dishwasher move that much. I'll mention the carafe at check-out, and the dishwasher problem is probably common to all the units.

Of course, the most important thing about a hotel can be its staff, and the staff here was uniformly nice and helpful. The front desk staff cheerfully got us checked in, showed me where the room was on the little map, and were pleasant latter when making purchases from "The Market."

If anyone is wondering about the 4 rather than 5 score, I'm just a hard grader, and I've stayed at some truly phenomenal hotels in my travels, so 4 is probably all a Residence Inn could get from me.

First, I must say that my stay was based on many reviews reviewed by Travel Advisor.com. I took many days to read and review the details and came to the conclusion that the Marriott Residence was the place for my family to stay during the Disneyland dream vacation we had planned. I must say that the check in seemed delightful but the room ended up street side which is exactly what I DID NOT request and so I had to go back to the lobby and again let the desk know I was a single mom traveling and wanted to be close to the pool and lobby. The second time around they got it right. I also requested a wake up call for the early morning. Strangely, I received a wake up call at 11:30 pm, bummer, and I had the sense to call the desk and tell them they had the wrong wake up time. "Check it again...." After again some forward focusing they got it right and I was set up for the correct time. Breakfast is good. It's not great. It's also really, really meant for you not to take ANYTHING with you. Yogurt is in a big clumsly bowl, doesn't seem terribly sanitary, all juices, snacks, granola, etc., is in big bowls so you really have to take what you want and eat it there. With the prices there should be a few packs to go kind of things. I realize the hotel is discouraging you from taking anything beyond your breakfast but it is sometimes unreasonable to assume all guests, kids included, will be able to woof down their breakfast at 6:30... This is the time to do breakfast and I think most guests would agree it would be nice to have some items that were packaged "to go". This is not a $79.00 special! Breakfast is rotating and reasonable. Eggs are RUNNY. LET ME REPEAT - RUNNY. Waffles are good with the exception of an amazing beeper - buzzer that lets you know the waffle is done. Very unpleasant noise... Overall behavior in the dining area is good with good staff help. The Disney Desk Lady - 7:15 is a grump. I was very unimpressed with her "take it or leave it" kind of attitude. I refused to let her blow my day but she seems burnt out, at best. Pool is great, rooms are good, parking is good, shuttle is great. Front desk is weary, some - younger - unskilled. I would stay here mostly because of the overall value, package but I do believe they could umph up the smiles and warmth. Good tip - people staying here were from all over the world - New Zealand, Canada, elsewhere and were gracious guests. That is what ultimately made my stay fantastic.