Last week, we spent 3 days at the Paradise Pier in a club room, followed two days later by a one night stay at the Marriott (somewhere in this forum is a thread where I did a detailed review of our stay at the PP). Although we love the PP, the Marriott concierge rooms are undoubtedly a better deal. The evening food and morning breakfast at the Marriott were exceptional. The only change in food quality I saw at the Marriott, when compared to our past stays, is that there were only two desserts served during the 8pm - 10pm dessert time (chocolate chip cookies and a type of coffee cake). During our other stays, numerous desserts were served, and they tended to be quite fancy.
When there is no convention in town, the rates at the Marriott are down right reasonable.
Yesterday, for my future reference, I made a list of prices at the various hotels that have some sort of evening meal, for Wednesday August 28, 2019. The prices for the PP, Marriott, and Sheraton Park are for club level, the other two hotels offer an evening meal to all guests. We've stayed at all five hotels in the past, I like them all. All hotels except the Marriott offer free alcohol (somehow, free beer always tastes better to me than beer that I pay for).
All prices are pre-tax, 2 adults and 1 child, basic room with 2 beds:
$487 - Paradise Pier, club level
$175 - Marriott, club level
$148 - Sheraton Park, club level
$138 - Homewood (evening reception Mon to Thurs)
$93 - Staybridge (evening reception Mon to Weds)
Interestingly, the above rank based on cost is identical to how I'd rank the hotels if cost was not a factor.
At the above prices, and considering hotel locations, I'd definitely pick the Homewood (it is ranked #1 on TripAdvisor). The Marriott definitely has the best quality food of the five hotels.
As much as I like the PP, they have priced themselves out of my price range. And don't get me started on the rates at the Disneyland Hotel and the Grand Californian...