Anaheim police say they’ve had to respond 17 times in the past month to problems at the Cambria Hotel & Suites, where a brawl broke out on Wednesday involving up to 100 people.
Calls in the last 30 days included a robbery, other fights, a domestic violence incident, and two near-drownings, Anaheim police Sgt. Shane Carringer said Thursday.
“That’s definitely more than the normal average amount,” Carringer said.
The Wednesday fight prompted a large police response to the 12-story, 352-room hotel at Katella Avenue and Anaheim Boulevard, two blocks from Disneyland.
Combatants were using makeshift weapons including broomsticks, police said. Two people were taken to the hospital and two others were arrested.
Carringer said the fight appears to have started in the pool area.
Some participants told news reporters that the brawl began when a person was pushed into a pool, but police officers did not confirm that.
“It looks to have started there but we don’t really know why,” Carringer said. “Everyone was uncooperative with us. … There’s people who got into the fight that weren’t even sure who started the fight.”
A manager at the hotel did not return calls seeking comment.
Choice Hotels, which operates the Cambria Hotels brand, said in a statement: “We are aware of the unfortunate incident that occurred at this franchised property in Anaheim, and we are in contact with hotel management to provide support as they work with law enforcement in the investigation and conduct a full review of what happened.”
They provided no further details of the incident and did not answer questions regarding any changes to the hotel’s policies.
“The safety of guests is always top of mind for us and for the owners of our independently owned and operated hotels,” the statement reads.
It appeared that the hotel wasn’t enforcing coronavirus guidelines such as social distancing, Carringer said, so police contacted public health authorities. On Thursday, Orange County Health Care Agency officials would not confirm if they were investigating the hotel in connection with the crowd on Wednesday or whether they had in the past.
The hotel opened in January 2020. It has a water park, an outdoor movie wall, fire pits and a putting green. Weekend rates start around $300 a night.
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