For location The Desert Palms ticks all of the boxes. It's an easy walk to the Disneyland Parks.

The train station, bus stops and restaurants are all within easy reach. There is a 7/11 and ABC Stores right next door.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The room wasn't large but it was comfortable.

Unfortunately that's where it ends.

We have been travelers for 20 years. After the 2nd night of zero sleep because of the excessive noise we contemplated checking out. A week later I'm still shell shocked by the sound of the blasted doors clanking shut as far away as 10 rooms down the hall. We have never had this happen before traveling all over Malaysia, the Pacific Islands, Thailand and South East Asia.

The Hotel did publish a policy of quiet time after 9pm.

We booked a two room suite which had double bunks in a sealed off area at the rear of the room. We were on the 4th floor. Breakfast is served on the 5th floor so the kids enjoyed a wake up call daily listening to all the families having breakfast right above their heads. The walls and floors must be paper thin.

We didn't sleep at all for the first two nights. The noise from the adjoining rooms and the hallway was way too much.

We went and brought ear plugs.

The noise abated for the next two nights as I guess other travelers checked in and out so we persevered. All hell broke loose again on the nights prior to our departure. Breakfast was uninspiring but having said that it was sufficient if you wanted a bowl of cereal and a drink prior to heading off to the theme parks. Many parents with younger kids appeared to be tolerated taking food back to their rooms.

There are two IHops located nearby so having a more hearty breakfast at your expense is not an issue.

I am trying to be objective and fair with my review here.

If you are a traveler then consider this.........when you check into your Hotel the first thing traditionally you see is either a storage area or your bathroom just inside the entrance to your room. The further the Hotel can design to get the beds back inside the room and away from the room's entrance acts as sound deadening. Our room had our double bed right inside the entrance to our room so there was no barrier to any hallway sound.

If you have already booked here then pack some hearing protection.

You want your Disneyland experience to be memorable. I expected to be at the Park daily then have a quiet refuge at night resting prior to tackling the Park again on the next day.

The Desert Palms failed miserably regarding that for us. It's a pity. If this place was refurbished and updated I'd stay there again. But not right now.

Our advice? Do your research because it's just far too competitive with so much accommodation in that area. I feel you could do better.

I have also noted similar noise issues with other travelers with other accommodation other than The Desert Palms in the Anaheim district. It's Disneyland so I expected lots of toddlers and kids running berserk. The Desert Palms was just too noisy at night for us.

If you are only spending a day at the Park consider commuting from Hollywood or LA by train. We used the Metro service in LA and Hollywood and the station is close to the entrance to Disneyland. Our kids are 14 and 18 and I understand that may be prohibitive with toddlers.

Fantastic everything! Loved our stay here (: everything was perfect, location was perfect, no complaints whatsoever. I only wish we had more time to stay. We only had time to stay one night but I wouldn't have wanted to stay anywhere else. Definitely the perfect place to stay!

We usually go ever year to Disneyland. This was our 8th year staying in this hotel, and always wonderful and excellent customer service, food and the rooms are clean and covered with new items like nice tvs, new carpet and everything else. The stuff helps you asap.
This is a honestly experience off a wonderful visit.

After a horrible two days at the Days Inn down the street I called 1800hotels and was referred to the Desert Palms Hotel. We were greeted by Nevine who was awesome letting us check in early and giving us an upgrade so we had more than enough space for our triplet girls. The staff was so gracious, the room beautiful, and the breakfast was amazing. Just a short walk from Disneyland, this is now the only place we will stay. We recommend this hotel 100x over!!!