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You couldn't find a better location for enjoying the thrill rides of Knott's Berry Farm® - in fact, it's so close that Snoopy joins guests in the atmospheric Amber Waves restaurant every morning. The hotel boasts excellent amenities, from the lovely outdoor pool and water feature to tennis courts, fitness centre and basketball.
Amenities
Bar
Swimming Pool
Families
Theme Parks
No Smoking
Room Service
Safety Deposit Box
Wheelchair access
Fitness Centre/Gym
Internet Access
Free transport to theme parks
Close to City Centre
Where is it
Adjacent to Knott's Berry Farm® theme park, within walking distance of Knott's Soak City water park (seasonal) and Knott's® California MarketPlace™. 10-minute drive to Disneyland® parks.
Hotel information
320 rooms on 8 floors in 1 building with 3 lifts. All with air-conditioning, 2 telephones, tea/coffee maker, safe, hairdryer, iron and board. Standard Rooms with 1 king-size bed or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults.
Amber Waves open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Swimming pool with sun deck, whirlpool and children's water activity structure. 2 floodlit tennis courts. Basketball court. Fitness centre. Golf available nearby*. Gift shop. Complimentary shuttle on request to Buena Park Downtown mall (subject to availability). Internet access. Room service*. Complimentary shuttle to Disneyland® Resort.
Wheelchair adapted rooms with partially accessible amenities or facilities available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page
*Denotes local charge.
Non-smoking hotel.
Based on 1981 reviews
Rating summary
Location
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Traveller rating
Excellent (682)
Very good (670)
Average (327)
Poor (172)
Terrible (130)
Convenient to Knotts
Aug 4, 2022PetB09California
Convenient not especially great. This hotel is near Knotts berry farm. It’s within walking distance. At one time this was likely a nice hotel but whatever corporation owns it now has let it go. It’s old looking and doesn’t have room conveniences like adequate electrical outlets or even a refrigerator. The room was clean, but the bed was very firm.…
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Convenient not especially great. This hotel is near Knotts berry farm. It’s within walking distance. At one time this was likely a nice hotel but whatever corporation owns it now has let it go. It’s old looking and doesn’t have room conveniences like adequate electrical outlets or even a refrigerator. The room was clean, but the bed was very firm. Not a bed for side sleepers. We were on 5th floor but could still hear kids playing in pool below. All quiet after pool closing time. Parents allowing their kids to run down hall and scream was an often occurrence. Someone nearby lit up MJ which stunk up the hall and crept into our room. Not pleasant. If you need a luggage cart you have to leave your ID with front desk. That seems odd considering the hotel has your credit card information on file.
The restaurant , Amber Waves, was fine. Dinner service was better than breakfast service. Dinner server was nice and helpful. We were disappointed that with breakfast entrees served came with smuckers brand jams and had no boysenberry syrup for pancakes! We are at the Knotts BERRY farm hotel. You’d think they would serve Knotts berry farm jams. I wanted my eggs prepared “omelet style” but the server didn’t seem to understand the request so I ordered scrambled.
Down the street is another restaurant, broken yolk cafe, it was better but they also didn’t have Knotts berry farm jams.
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Loud but fun
Aug 2, 2022MeganLAMCalifornia
We read the reviews after booking and prepared for the worst. On arrival we were pleasantly surprised. The hotel is a little dated, but charming. The front desk was helpful & friendly and check in was quick & painless. We got a room in the “snoopy” wing and loved the decor leading to the room. The hall was filled with excited children running from…
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We read the reviews after booking and prepared for the worst. On arrival we were pleasantly surprised. The hotel is a little dated, but charming. The front desk was helpful & friendly and check in was quick & painless. We got a room in the “snoopy” wing and loved the decor leading to the room. The hall was filled with excited children running from room to room. I started 2nd guessing my room choice. Maybe the non snoopy side would be more calm. Hmmm. The room was nicer than the reviews had pictured. We had a pool view w/king bed. Yes the room is dated but it’s also a fourth of the cost of a Disney room. The bed was nice and firm and the cable channels were awesome. Better than Disney! The only “bad” part was the room had a joining room which to me equals noise, but immediately I didn’t hear anything. I went to bed around 10p and didn’t hear much from the pool or the hallway. I was woken up about an hour later to the sound of breaking glass, adults screaming “we’ll get a new one”, kids screaming and possibly slamming their bodies against the wall for midnight fun. It was wild. I thought maybe they’ll get tired and go to bed. Eventually security did get involved and the party was over. I know this is no fault of the hotel. Maybe request a quieter area if you go to bed before midnight. I was up early and heard the neighbors alarm go off and then cussing because they forgot to turn it off. Basically the walls are paper thin. I think if I stay there again I’ll rent both rooms for myself. I did like the park and would like to go back.
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Tired and outdated, but lots of potential
Jul 24, 2022UTBlonde0427San Clemente, California
This hotel could be so much more. The staff is great, but the hotel itself is just tired and dated and kind of trashy. We stayed there for the first time in October 2020 for their Halloween tasting event at the theme park, and we remembered loving the hotel. However, I think we probably loved it so much because it was our first hotel experience…
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This hotel could be so much more. The staff is great, but the hotel itself is just tired and dated and kind of trashy. We stayed there for the first time in October 2020 for their Halloween tasting event at the theme park, and we remembered loving the hotel. However, I think we probably loved it so much because it was our first hotel experience during Covid, and we were just thrilled to not be at home.
We checked in Saturday, July 23. We upgraded to a Snoopy Room, and our kids loved the Snoopys. However the room itself needs to be completely updated. The bedding is cheap, the towels are rough, paint was chipping everywhere, and the bathroom just looked exhausted. For what they’re charging, the rooms should be nicer. The non snoopy rooms look even worse. The crowd is kind of rough as well. The pool is small and crowded. No shade.
If they would invest some money into this property, they could make it really nice. My six year old suggested adding some elements from the theme park into the hotel. I mean, she is 6 and she sees how the hotel could be improved! Expand and renovate the pool area…. Add a bar and poolside food service.
One positive is the parking and easy access to the theme parks. I just feel like if they’re going to charge over $300 a night, you need to provide a nicer experience.
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Knotts Berry farm
Jul 23, 2022victoriavE1735HR
The hotel was horrible because what they have advertised is untrue when u arrive to the location no towels for the pool, no housekeeping, the rooms had roaches and the TV was stolen and the reception was close when u needed them
worst experience. old hotel and not clean
Jul 8, 2022586maggiecTaipei, Taiwan
We reserved a snoopy room for my daughter and we were very disappointed for it. The room is very old and not clean. The pool was very dirty. We paid more money for our room and got very worst experience. The room was very noisy, too. Our room was in 2nd…
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We reserved a snoopy room for my daughter and we were very disappointed for it. The room is very old and not clean. The pool was very dirty. We paid more money for our room and got very worst experience. The room was very noisy, too. Our room was in 2nd floor.我定了一個史努比的房間,而且選了套票專案,比正常房間多花很多錢,結果卻非常失望,我的房間在2樓,非常吵,隔音很差,房間非常老舊也不乾淨,地毯髒污,我不敢置信我花了四百多塊美金訂了這樣的房間,所謂的史努比只有簡單的裝飾,完全不值得,泳池非常髒,我們到了池邊不敢下去,非常糟糕的經驗
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