Overview
Stepping into Disney’s Pixar Place Hotel is like going back in time to the heyday of California beachfront boardwalks— only with a whimsical Disney twist! From the surfing Goofy statue in the lobby to the roller coaster-inspired water slide at the rooftop pool, everything about this hotel tells you that you're in for a totally unique, totally Disney experience!
Check in
3 p.m.
Check out
11 a.m.
Rooms
481
Inclusions
- Quick access to Disneyland Park, Disney's California Adventure Park and the Downtown Disney District
- Guests key to the magic room card allow guests to charge purchases to their room and purchases can be delivered directly to their room.
- Enter and re-enter the Resort using the exclusive entrance into and exit from Disney's California Adventure Park with valid theme park admission.
- Disney Character Wake-Up Calls
- Extended Theme Park hours, known as Extra Magic hours
Rooms
- 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
- Views of the Resort, Pool or Parking Areas
- No more than 5 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
- Views of the Resort, Pool or Parking Areas
- No more than 5 guests in the room
- Smoke-free
- 24 hour room service
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Coffee maker
- Crib (on request)
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Safe
- TV
- 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
- Views of Disney's California Adventure Theme Park or Disney's Grand Californian Hotel
- No more than 5 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
- Views of Disney's California Adventure Theme Park or Disney's Grand Californian Hotel
- No more than 5 guests in the room
- Smoke-free
- 24 hour room service
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Coffee maker
- Crib (on request)
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Safe
- TV
Amenities
Surfside Lounge
Pool
Paradise Pool & Paradise Spa
PCH Grill
Pool & California Streamin’ waterslide at night
Theater
Pool & California Streamin’ waterslide
Location
Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
BEST Hotel Experience.
Akira221 (Los Angeles, California, United States) on Dec 27, 2024
My family and I stayed here for one night from 12/26-12/27/2024 and let me tell you how beautiful the experiece was. So we arrived very early around 0600 to get in line to enter Disneyland California Adventure park, and days earlier, I was told to just drop off our luggage at the bell hop desk and we can be on our way because our room will most likely not be ready until check in time which would be around 1500/3PM. This was not the case because upon checking in, we were told that our room WAS ready and that we would be able to stow our gear there. Upon entering the room, the giant TV read " The Sawada Party" , which was a beautiful touch , and from turning on the lights, we realized what a GEM we booked. The room in itself was clean, smelled great , spacious and was way more than what we expected. The bathroom was immaculate and the shower was just AWESOME to have after a long cold day. Dinner at the Great Maple was both beautiful and delicious. All I can tell you, is that the burger is something you need to try. Checking in and checking out was a breeze. We didnt check out the pool area due to the cold weather but do plan to come back in the summer. Cheers!
4 star Hotel 5 Star Disney experience
reddyrider2016 (Medford, Oregon) on Dec 27, 2024
Just returned from a four night stay yesterday. I’m happy to say that our family of three thought it was a great choice for our stay. I had been to Disneyland previously as a child, but I have not returned for many years. So while I consider myself a fan of Disney, I am not a “super fan”. (Meaning, I don’t go annually, don’t have Magic Key annual passes, don’t know all of the characters and theming by heart, don’t wear special themed coordinated family Disney outfits, etc, etc). Not that there is anything wrong with that. Just mentioning. + Hotel + I had never been to the previous incarnation before the remodel, but all I can say is that the remodel must have cured all ailments. It was clean, fresh, modern….it appeared brand new. The common areas as well as the room felt new. Beds were comfortable and bathroom counter space was ample. + Reception + Greeted immediately, by two people. Check in was smooth and the cast member was very informative. The pianist from the Disney movie Soul was playing the baby grand in the lobby. Awesome start. There was a little mis-information given about the pool “Small Bytes” snack shop still serving food until the end of the fireworks show (not true, they stopped serving food at 2pm). But other than this, we experienced a great reception and check in. + The Dreaded Elevators + If you read TA reviews (and you do, because you’re reading this one), you’ll see a bunch of negative comments about the elevators. I didn’t find them so dreadful at all. YES, they are non-traditional in that you enter the floor level you’re needing, then it tells you which of the four elevators to enter to take you to that chosen floor. You do not jump into the most convenient elevator, or the first to appear ready, hoping to choose your floor once in. If you understand this going in, you won’t be frustrated at all. As far as them being “slow”, as some TA posters have written, I’ll concede they are, at peak times. But I’ve found this to be true at any busy full-house hotel I’ve ever been to. That’s a byproduct of a lot of people needing an elevator at the same time…..not a result of a non-typical elevator system. + Location + We loved it. We thought it was great. To the TA reviewers who say “the extra cost to stay at a Disney property is a waste of money because there are some non-Property hotels that are closer to the main gates” I’ll say this: you are correct, in reference to the main gates only. But this doesn’t account for other location-related factors such as the special Key-coded Pixar Place entrance to California Disney, right across the street. We were literally in DCA within 3 minutes of leaving our room. Nor does it account for the short 4 or 5 minute walk to Downtown Disney’s shops and restaurants. Or the 6 minute walk to the Monorail entrance. Or being 2 minutes away from entering the Grand California’s massive lobby and grabbing a drink by the fireplace and chilling to live Christmas music. These other factors added up for us and made the location choice completely worth it. + Park Hopper + A no-brainer. Do it. + Lightening Pass + A no-brainer. Do it. Especially if you have kids. We could not believe some of the stand-by wait times for those who did not have the lightening pass. 2+ hours at times. Way too long of wait times for us to have tolerated. The lightening pass is worth its weight in gold.
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