Knott's Berry Farm Hotels:
To Stay In The Park or Knott To Stay In The Park...

There are a number of good lodging places in the immediate vicinity of Knott’s Berry Farm, some hotels actually within walking distance. Of course, the first option is the Knott’s Berry Farm Resort Hotel, on the park grounds. This is a nice 3-star hotel with numerous amenities found at resorts such as pool-side bar (small, but it does the trick), tennis courts, café and restaurant (and walking distance to other restaurants) and courtesy shuttle to Disneyland. On a hot summer day, there is some merit to spending a few hours at your hotel pool in the mid-afternoon, and returning to the park later. You can also change into your trunks and head over to Soak City.

Another option is to stay at one of the nearby independent hotels, which range from affordable (meaning not exciting but safe and clean) to rather nice (like the Holiday Inn and the Courtyard by Marriott, both of which are just north of the park on Beach Boulevard). The county bus service runs along this street, so you can get to Knott’s without driving your car. You can walk from some of the hotels.

There are several web sites that will set you up with a hotel, including some packages. We found one good site that has a handy map showing the nearby hotels and their contact information. After you click on this independent hotels link, a new window will open and you should scroll down a bit to see the map. There is no reason in particular that you’d need to switch to other Orange County hotels during your vacation, if you decide to spend a day at Disneyland, or up in L.A. or at the beach.

These Buena Park hotels are pretty convenient by virtue of their access to the freeway system. You can check with the Orange County Transit Authority for bus routes if you prefer that. And of course a taxi can get you around O.C. pretty well.