[JeanCA]

- Is hotel parking free or is there a charge when checking in?

You could say parking is free, but in addition to the room
rate and tax, you also pay a resort fee. I think the
resort fee just includes parking, so you are paying
indirectly for the parking.

- Is there a fee to use the swimming pools?

No, and there are two of them. I haven't been in them, but
I've seen one of them. One is on the roof and the other is
on a terrace. They are not themed or wonderful like the
Neverland Pool at the Disney Hotel.

There is one drawback to the Paradise Pier Hotel. When I
stayed with my sister and her small children and we
were walking back to the hotel at night, they always wanted
to be carried. (We rented strollers so we didn't have one
to take back to the room). It is a long walk to the hotel
from the park. If you stay at on offsite hotel across the
street from Disneyland, you'll have about a 1/3 of the walk.
I know there are monorails, but they break down often, way
too often and it is still a further walk.

Hope this helps.