Anaheim Marriott

Anaheim Marriott

700 W. Convention Way., Anaheim CA 92802-3483, 714-750-8000. Fax: 714-748-2477.

Photo is taken from Convention Way, looking southwest. (Click on the small picture to see a larger version.) The "Palm Tower" is on the left, along with hotel registration. The "Oasis Tower" is on the right, and most of the function space is behind it.

The Hilton Anaheim and Anaheim Marriott are our two official hotels, which have guaranteed us a base rate of $99 per night single or double. Watch this website and our Progress Reports for specific information and room reservation forms when available.

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Hotel Info Blurb

If you attended LA.con II, L.A.con III, the 1989 Westercon ("Conosaurus") or the 1999 NASFiC ("Conucopia") you should be familiar with the Anaheim Marriott. Considered one of the best convention hotels in the country, the Marriott offers 54,000 square feet of meeting space, almost all of it on one floor and opening on to a large foyer. The hotel offers food and beverage ranging from Pizza Hut to the award winning JW's. Recreational opportunities include two swimming pools, jacuzzi, and health club.

Explore the Anaheim Marriott, located in the heart of the exciting Anaheim Resort sizzling with all-new attractions and entertainment. Discover adventure at Disney's newest Disney's California Adventure and Downtown Disney... an outdoor promenade exploding with new restaurants, theatres, and shopping in a tropical setting of majestic palm trees, lush foliage, and vibrant flowers.

The Anaheim Marriott has just completed a total guest room renovation and a $1.5 million renovation of the front drive entrance to the hotel. They also renovated the lobby and main pool in 2001, so everything's spiffy and new. (They got rid of the sunken lobby area, for example.)

1,033 Guest rooms, 36 suites. All guest rooms feature individual climate control, AM/FM radios, remote-control cable TV with free and pay movies, two telephones, sprinklers and smoke detectors. Nonsmoking and accessible rooms available.

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Restaurants and Lounges

• Cafe Del Sol and Degrees. Degrees is the lobby bar, Cafe Del Sol is the coffee shop. Cafe Del Sol is open 6am-2pm for breakfast and lunch, and 5pm-9pm for dinner. When Cafe del Sol is closed between mealtimes, you can still order up something to eat at Degrees (the lobby bar). They have a limited menu. In addition to the selection listed on their bar menu, you can also get burgers and fries. Degrees is open from 11am to midnight.
• JW's Steakhouse, unique continental cuisine, dinner only, live harp music.
• Pizza Hut restaurant with pizza, sandwiches, salads and frozen yogurt from lunchtime until 1 a.m. or later or until they run out of ingredients.
• Starbucks/Marketplace - gourmet coffees and stuff from Starbucks, deli sandwiches and the like from Marketplace.
• Pool Bar, cold beverages, burgers, hot dogs and chicken (open as weather permits).

Recreation

Connecting indoor/outdoor pool, outdoor pool, two whirlpools, two saunas, health club, game room.

Shops/Services

Complete Business Center, commercial airport limousine service, Hertz Rent-A-Car desk, concierge/activites desk, guest laundry, valet service, safe-deposit boxes, gift shop, unisex hair salon, shoe shine, self- and valet parking.

A little-known fact: when Cafe del Sol is closed between mealtimes, you can still order up something to eat at the Lobby Bar. They have a limited menu. In addition to the selection listed on their bar menu, you can also get burgers and fries.

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Sleeping Rooms

Each room has individual climate controls, remote-control cable TV with free and pay movies, AM/FM radio, two telephones, voice mail system, and an in-room safe.

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Additional tidbits and trivia

If you have a question about the hotel that isn't covered here, contact us and we'll try to track down the answers.

"How do I reserve my room?"

You can't do that yet. We'll have info here, probably in early 2006.

"What about tax? How much are the rooms, really?"

Tax on hotel rooms in Anaheim is 15%, plus two additional surcharges that add up to $1.78 per night.

"How tall is the hotel?"

The Marriott has two guest towers.

• The Palm Tower contains guest floors 2-12, 14-19. It has the low-numbered rooms on each floor, for example rooms 1600-1639. This is the tower above the hotel's main entrance and front desk, and is the left-hand tower in the photo.
• The Oasis Tower (i.e., the one to the west) contains guest floors 2-12, 14-17. It has the high-numbered rooms on each floor. This is the tower above the function space (also known as the "Marriott Hall") and is closer to the Anaheim Convention Center. It's the right-hand tower in the photo.

"Where can I find a cash machine?"

There's an ATM in the lobby.

"Is the hotel barefoot-friendly?"

Sort of. ("Don't ask, don't tell.") They have a pool, after all, and the most common route to get to it from the Palm Tower elevators is through the Lobby Bar. The hotel does not have a specific barefoot policy. If you're running barefoot through the function space, a hotel employee might suggest shoes for your own safety, but the actual call one way or the other would be made by the manager on duty at that time. My suggestion: don't leave dirty footprints and they probably won't hassle you. (See also barefooters.org and a letter from California's Dept. of Health Services .)

"Are the stairs available for our use?"

Sort of. The stairs in the Oasis Tower have "two-way doors" (that is, you can get from the floor to the stairs and from the stairs to the floor) except for the first floor, where the door locks behind you as you exit the stairs. (We haven't examined the Palm Tower stairs closely yet.)

"Is there a self-service coin laundry?"

Yes.

"What credit cards do the hotel accept?"

American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, En Route, JCB, Mastercard, Visa.

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See also:

• Marriott International's web site
• Anaheim Marriott old official home page
• Anaheim Marriott new official home page