So, just remember that we're just a family of 3 compared to your 6. I don't know if Sheraton will impose any kind of limit on lounge access while the SPG Biz still has this perk. Practically speaking, once the front desk agent keyed our cards for lounge access, the keycard got us into the upstairs lounge and no one up there counted or questioned us. (Keep in mind that other guests pay for lounge access by booking a club level room, and I don't think there's any way hotel employees can tell -- at least up at the lounge -- whether you're club level or got the perk from your credit card.) I recall the front desk agent gave us a paper card that might've had the number of guests written on it, which we had to show when checking into breakfast downstairs, but we never had to show this piece of paper when using the lounge upstairs.
The lounge has bottled water, juices and milk in a refrigerator, a coffee machine, tea and hot water, a soft drink fountain, wine and hors d'oeuvres during evening happy hour, and a continental breakfast in the mornings. You can use your keycard to access the lounge at almost any time during the day or night, but breakfast and hors d'oeuvres are served at only certain hours; other times, you can still enjoy the refreshments.
Alternatively, we were also offered a hot breakfast in the morning that included bacon and sausages, scrambled eggs, country potatoes, pancakes, muffins, made to order omelettes, fruits, coffee and juice. Typically, I believe this is served in the ground floor restaurant, but that was under renovation so they served breakfast in a small ballroom.
And
@wendow, we've "known" each other on this board for, what? Three years or more? Since the good ol' days of the Target/eBay churn? A lot of you guys are like
@disneymagicgirl says, old friends rather than strangers.
Since I've been posting about different
Disneyland Resort-area chain hotels, I edited together a little map to help visualize what I'm writing about. Tagging
@DisneyMandC,
@SBWB48, and
@disneymagicgirl too. (And I think I was missing
@speedyfishy and
@Jen and Ashwin. Sorry if I missed anybody else!)
The bright green dotted line is the walking path from the Sheraton to DLR. For those thinking about staying at the Hilton, I've also added a (harder to see) darker green dotted line from the Hilton garage out Hotel Way, up Katella, and merging onto Harbor. The bright blue dotted line is the walking path from the Sheraton to the Toy Story Parking Lot's shuttle stop. The darker blue dotted line is from the Hilton main entrance up the driveway before merging at the crosswalk on Harbor. The solid bright blue line is the Toy Story shuttle route as best as I can remember it (it's been a few years since I rode it) -- just remember where the "x" marks the shuttle stops, drop-off, and pickups, and the shuttle will get you where you need to go.
You can also see I also highlighted the locations of Marriott's SpringHill Suites and Residence Inn, Hyatt House, and Hilton's Homewood Suites, which were all mentioned as alternatives. There's also the location of CVS and Walgreens, which have decent pricing if you need to buy something on vacation. And most importantly if you're staying at Hyatt House, the Starbucks.
Hope this helps!
Just a good checking bonus if you can direct deposit.
(the face is because we are two adults and often 
when I see families with teens who try to do this; I would totally understand parents with kids your age, but the ones boarding with a young child and then the entire family of grown ups drives me batty sometimes 
Is patience a requirement for this hobby? Maybe I should just give up now. LOL
