So sorry for the late post on this...it completely slipped my mind.
Our stay at the ES-Buena Park has sorta mixed feelings. I think it was a hard move for us, considering we spent the first 2 nights at the DL Hotel first.
LOCATION: The location was not bad, I would have been thrilled had I not just stayed on property. It was maybe a 10 minute ride from DL to ES. More times than not our shuttled seemed to be running late...so don't get in a big hurry to get there early. I am a stictler when it comes to being on time, and this bothered me. The propery is actaully just a block or so from Knott's Berry, within walking distance from what I could tell....we never made it.
ROOM: When we checked in (about 2 or 3PM) our room was ready or so I was told. Thank goodness 'cuz we ready for a nap. Well, I walked in the room and there was a maintainance man working on the phone...no big deal. But, 2.5 hours later he was still there. So, much for resting (being a young woman travelling alone with an 8 yr old child) that didn't happen. The room was kind of dated, had an old stale smell to it, the main part of the carpet was clean, but you could tell that someone really needed to get up against the furniture (not discustingly so but, enough for me to notice). It was also hrd for us to warm the room up, it was cold and rainy when we were there so we turned the heat up.....it seemed to turn on for a couple minutes then went right back to it's normal setting.
Of course the Managers reception and breakfast made up for all else that was missing. We enjoyed having a quick snack before returning to the parks, held us over till we found some dinner. And of course enough good can't be said about their breakfast selections....this is waht I was missing at the DL Hotel. As we were ussually up at the break of dawn, but could never find breakfast until a couple hours later when staying on property....not even as much as a cup of coffee.
Hope this helps...enjoy your trip!