I am writing this review because I want to spare even one person from going through all the trouble I had with this Econo Lodge near Disneyland Resort. I booked a single night at this motel because I had a ton of points from my "Choice Privileges Rewards Program" from staying at several Choice properties in 2007. We had gone up to LA, approx. 100 miles from my home, to see a few museums and treat the kids to a night in Disney. I had checked into this motel at around 5pm on Sat, Jan. 12 and had no problem parking to check in or when I moved my car down to a parking spot near my room #. After 2 hours or so, we decided to go over to Downtown Disney to catch a movie and some dinner. We came back to our motel at around 11pm and could not find ONE place to park my minivan. There were 3 cars that were double-parked (literally parked right over the center of the white line that divides two parking spots). I left my car in the middle of the lot and went inside the office to ask David, the desk person, where he suggested I park my car. He told me, "to try and fit in between two cars" and he went outside with me and briskly walked up and down the lot looking for a spot for me. Of course, none of them were large enough because they were 1/2 way taken up by other cars. I asked him if he can contact one of the RUDE guests who had double-parked to move so I can fit in there. He went back to the office and tried looking up the license plate numbers so he could call the owners. He then told me he was very sorry but none of the cars that were double-parked were registered with the motel. I told him they should then be towed!!! He replied that he thinks his staff who was there in the earlier afternoon failed to obtain license plate info on some guests and that is probably why he couldnt find the owners. He then told me to "Double-Park" behind some of the already parked cars or park my van in the driveway of the motel. Not only is this illegal, it's against fire code and dangerous and totally inconvenient. Please be careful if you chose this motel!! I had 5 kids in my car ranging from age 16 down to 1 year old and they had to sit in there for well over an hour and 1/2 while I fough with DAVID to get my Choice Privileges points back because I had to "check out" of that place and go find a new hotel at 1am. He was not very helpful, empathetic or even friendly about it. He treated the situation as if he did the best he could and he was offering me parking (even tho illegal) and there was nothing more he could do for me and that I should go find a new place to stay. He advised that since I had already checked into the motel using my 6000 points, I would lose them if I left and I had to call choice rewards myself and have them call him and straighten the points thing out. This was a totally inconvenient thing to happen and I hope you guys will read this and head my warning! Please do not trust this property if you arrive after around 7 or 8pm at night. Please contact me with any ?s or comments. Thank you.











