Three friends and I stayed at the Tropicana for one night (Sunday night/Monday morning) for a mini Disney vacation. The motel is really easy to find, and is right across the street from the pedestrian walkway to Disneyland. We did some drinking that evening, so having Disneyland close enough to walk to was a plus.

We checked in about 6:00 or 6:30 p.m., and though we had booked our reservation the night before through Expedia, the hotel didn't have any record of it, so we had to wait about 20 minutes in the lobby while the woman at the desk left the room and called them. We were starting to wonder whether she had ditched us or not when she returned and had everything sorted out.

We got a room on the third (top) floor, overlooking the pool. It was kind of small, and crammed with way too much furniture (two queen beds, a desk, a table and 2 chairs, and a TV stand/chest of drawers), but it was clean and not completely unattractive. The bathroom was clean as well, but the shower head definitely left something to be desired. For the price ($30 a piece, or about $120 total), we really couldn't have asked for better accommodations.

The pool was nice, though crowded in the evening, and the spa was huge and wonderful. We spent a good part of the evening happily soaking away.

I would probably stay here again if I was coming with a group and needed the hotel to be extra cheap. If I'm looking for a more romantic weekend with the Mouse, I'd probably stay somewhere else.

If you are visiting Anaheim to visit the theme parks, you can't get any closer than this hotel. It is actually closer than the "official" hotels of the theme parks and less than a ten minute walk to Disney's gates. The walk is well lit, too.

Location is not the only thing in the Tropicana's favor, though. The room was clean and well stocked with towels and soap (with even a liquid soap dispenser in the shower itself.) The maid visited daily. The room had a small refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker (with daily supplied coffee), hair dryer, iron and ironing board. There was a minor problem with the television "fuzzing" out at times, but we were too busy to bother to report this. (Just turning it off and back on fixed the problem, usually.) The air conditioner was efficient and not loud.

We were lucky enough to get a balcony room that faced the park and could regularly watch the monorail go by. Even though this was also facing the entrance to the hotel and the busy Harbor boulevard, the traffic noise didn't seem loud in the room.

The Tropicana has an on site convenience type store that has all the necessities and is open late. Of course it charges more for the items, but it is close and open!

Nearby are several restaurants for the budget minded, such as Denny's and a McDonald's. My recommendation is to eat one of these places rather than in the parks.

All in all, my week at the Tropicana was highly enjoyable.

stay away from this hotel not clean, bugs, no tub, loud, breakfast was the worst all you got was coffee and a danish and you have to pay for oakmeal or cereal including the milk .yes it is close but thats all nothing more I will never stay here again there our much better hotels near by for the money and I have stayed at a lot of them.

This family of 5 chose this motel for location. It was great to walk out the motel a practically right into either park. We specified that we had five people and would need a rollaway. Aside from the additional charge for the rollaway the room was too small. With the rollaway down, we could not access the drawers or the door depending on the location of the bed. Either way it went right in front of the TV. We understand from other reviews that there are larger DBL Q rooms so I guess we should have been more specific. The front desk staff, for the most part, was friendly but some appeared to be preocupied and gave "pleasant" service. I did have a minor accident in the room that was the motel's fault and they were very concerned and helpful. If you plan an extended stay and need to do laundry, be aware, there's ONE area with just THREE washers and dryers for the entire motel. Was disappointed that wireless wasn't free since this is what I was used to at previous places we stayed but this was no biggie in the big picture. The breakfast on the other hand, oops, "morning refreshments" was just ok. We felt that after paying $150/night(tax and rollaway included) we shouldn't have to pay for milk and cereal! We bought our own and ate that. The pool was ok too. Huge hot tub! never crowded while we were there. Overall we did not feel this was a good value for OUR FAMILY. We will probably look at other places in that general area the next time we stay. I will say again, most will say the location is worth the price! I half agree.