Okay, so they offer a lot, but what about the prices. Well it wouldn’t be one of the best value if it didn’t come at a great price also. Rate typically start around $70 and could go up to as much as $130 depending on the demand for a certain date, but they offer AAA discounts, corporate plans for business, and group rates for sports teams and other group travel itineraries.

The Best Western Orange County Airport hotel is located near the airport, so they are a few miles from Disneyland, but are centrally located to all of Orange County including the beaches, shopping, and parks. This means that it’s easier to get around Orange County from this location than it would be from the hotels that are locatd directly next to Disneyland.  In addition, the hotels next to Disneyland pay a higher tax rate, whereas this hotel’s tax rate is lower and would save families and business travelers a little bit of money on room rate taxes. Saving money is always a good value.

Orange County Travel recommends the Sheraton Park Hotel in the Anaheim Resort for two reasons for Disneyland Travelers.
1. 1 mile away walking distance to Disneyland with rooms that have a view of the park from their outside patios.

2. The most comfortable room and bed overlooking Disneyland.

There are many other reasons to stay at this top quality hotel in Anaheim, CA.  They were renovated just a couple of years ago and have upgraded most of their facilities with new amenities and decor.  The hotel is located right in the heart of the Disneyland Resort and is also walking distance to the new Anaheim Garden Walk with movies, bars, restaurants, shopping, and more.   If you are coming into Orange County and want to stay at a top notch hotel that is located right next to Disneyland, then check out the Sheraton Park Hotel in Anaheim.

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Located minutes from the airport, all of the hotels offer a shuttle service to and from, and many are complimentary with room reservations, as well as most offer some sort of shuttle service to the Disneyland Resort area. These are some of the few locations in Orange County where you can get free shuttles to both the airport and the area’s most popular attraction Disneyland.  This value alone can save families enough money to get a few more souvenirs and things at the park.

Best Western Orange County Airport is one of the hotels located on Hotel Terrace Drive, and is a 3 diamond hotel that offers not only a complimentary breakfast, but a full breakfast with both hot and cold foods.  Travelers coming into this hotel will be getting one of the best values in Orange County as they are one of the only locations that offers both a free shuttle to and from the airport, as well as a full cook-to-order breakfast with hot foods.  There quality is top-notch and they have an outdoor atrium style with a nice pool area, fitness room, and jacuzzi, which gives  any traveler all the amenities they could ask for.  Best Western Orange County Airport meeting center boast two large meeting rooms that can hold up to 100 people in certain styles, as well as some smaller rooms for meeting and functions that can be booked through their sales department.  A 3 diamond hotel that offers all of this must be expensive, but unbelievable, they are fairly valued around $100 per night or less depending on various discounts for AAA, or corporate travelers, and this makes them one Orange County Travel most recommended hotels.

Group Travel Tips – Each group is unique so no one way is always right 100% of the time and the individual group needs would differ from one vendor to the next.

1. Know your group: This may sound strange but it’s very imporant to know exactly what your group needs are, what each person’s expectation are, and what elements in the group need individual consideration and which items can be group wide decisions. This one step will help a lot in communication of schedule and itenaries, cut back on confusion, and make the vendors that group is dealing with much more confortable. This would be everything from knowing who is going to pay for the confirmation, at what dates are payments needed, who the contact person is the for the group as well as each individual account, and what each accounts personal needs are such as smoking or non.

2. Plan ahead: Sounds easy, but it often becomes of the sticking points with group. The reason is that many people start to plan ahead, but then get caught up in details rather than the big picture. Most vendors want some sort of confirmation upfront, and this could either be a deposit or guarantee, and planning ahead isn’t just making calls, but also getting confirmation on what dates rates would be available, what numbers would need to be meet in order to get discount breaks, and any extra options for advanced booking. All of these things can make or break a group’s deal and by planning far enough ahead will give the group time to make a decision without losing the details of what they had due to time deadlines.

3. Confirm, re-comfirm, and confirm again: I know this may sound tedious and a little over done, but it’s important to know what you are getting and when you are getting it. I’ve seen many times where a group thinks they are getting one thing, but the vendor changed it to something else and never confirmed it with the group and when the group shows up they are shocked. If they had confirm again they would have been informed about the changes so it’s important for the group to be on top of their account and not leaving it up to the vendor to be managing it for them.

4. Have a professional do it: If you are not in the business of planning group trips, then it might be a good idea to use a professional travel agent or group travel planner. They are very knowledgeable about the process, beneits, and procedures for booking group travel and will get the most possible for the group. Many travel agents don’t charge for group travel planning so it’s good to consults a travel professional when making large number of travel arrangnements. Often, a good group travel agent will get some comps, additional amenities, or a deeper discounted rate for the group over what the individuals would have gotten on their own.

In short, it’s good to plan, prepare, and consult an expert when planning a group trip. Remember, each group is unique and things that a sports team traveling would need may be different than what a reunion group traveling would need. With all of the various types of group travel, from sports teams to reunions, convention housing to corporate travel, groups have a special need and those requirements should be met to satisfaction. OC Travel provides group travel planning and would be happy to assist with any group trips that you might be planning.