DisneyLand Paris - Hotel recommendations please.
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Hi All, we are set on DisneyLand Paris in August after our wedding. We have a 5 and six year old and would love to stay in the resort itself.
If anyone can recommend me a hotel that would be great. I would love to hear peoples experiences to try and give me an idea of what might be best. Or manybe some helpful hints on what to do for the best.
Thanks all.
If anyone can recommend me a hotel that would be great. I would love to hear peoples experiences to try and give me an idea of what might be best. Or manybe some helpful hints on what to do for the best.
Thanks all.
We have been twice and both times have stayed in the park.
The first time was in the Newport Bay which was lovely.
The second time we payed a bit extra and stayed in the New york Hotel, which wasn't worth the extra, and we both prefered the Newport Bay.
If I was going again, I would definitly go back to Newport Bay, unless I had loads of cash in which case I would give the Disneyland Hotel a try.
The first time was in the Newport Bay which was lovely.
The second time we payed a bit extra and stayed in the New york Hotel, which wasn't worth the extra, and we both prefered the Newport Bay.
If I was going again, I would definitly go back to Newport Bay, unless I had loads of cash in which case I would give the Disneyland Hotel a try.
Stayed at the Pink Hotel and that was nice. Both on deals so not the silly money it initially looked. New Yoik was average at best. The meals there were OK, just that the price was a bit OTT for what we had. Some rooms were a bit of a trek, the New Yoik didn't hoover up once.
Edit. I think the pink hotel get the character breakfasts all in, for the kids this goes down well. Outside you have to book in the one near the New York
Edit. I think the pink hotel get the character breakfasts all in, for the kids this goes down well. Outside you have to book in the one near the New York
So far, by looking at trip advisor and on another site I have had reccomendations from, Newport Bay looks as though its the best for the money.
I am hoping that we will spend limited time in the room, so I am not fussed on being in the lap of luxery, but I dont want a travel lodge either. With the children, its not like you get much chance to admire much, but the Newport Bay looks a good choice that may cover everything we want
I am hoping that we will spend limited time in the room, so I am not fussed on being in the lap of luxery, but I dont want a travel lodge either. With the children, its not like you get much chance to admire much, but the Newport Bay looks a good choice that may cover everything we want
SWMBO the wee man & I stayed at the Newport Bay hotel which was very nice, but quite a long walk from the park itself for a 3 year old worn out at the end of each day... the New York Hotel was a little closer.
We paid slightly more for a "club" room , with dedicated check in desk (well worth it after a long journey to avoid more delays with fractious child waiting to check in).
We paid slightly more for a "club" room , with dedicated check in desk (well worth it after a long journey to avoid more delays with fractious child waiting to check in).
I'm too out of date to be of much help.
One thing I would never do if I went again is stay off site. I'm good at getting myself from A to B in most places in Europe but not once in the 3 drives from the park to the hotel we were staying at did we go the same way and once even ended up halfway to CdG...
One thing I would never do if I went again is stay off site. I'm good at getting myself from A to B in most places in Europe but not once in the 3 drives from the park to the hotel we were staying at did we go the same way and once even ended up halfway to CdG...
We have stayed in Newport bay, which used to be really nice, but the last time we stayed (poss 2 years ago) it was looking a bit tired. Probably prefer the New York.
Last time we visited, we stayed at Hotel Cheyanne - which was kinda fun, but theres not air con in the rooms so in August could be pretty sticky - we where there in july and it was a struggle to keep the room cool.
Have previously stayed in sequoia lodge, which is quite nice, but is a bit of a bun fight at mealtimes because it is so big.
Last time we visited, we stayed at Hotel Cheyanne - which was kinda fun, but theres not air con in the rooms so in August could be pretty sticky - we where there in july and it was a struggle to keep the room cool.
Have previously stayed in sequoia lodge, which is quite nice, but is a bit of a bun fight at mealtimes because it is so big.
We went at the end of January and stayed in the Davy Crockett Ranch. Although it's not on the site itself it was only five minutes drive away and you get free parking within the park itself with the Davy Crockett ticket thing. Our kids are five and three and loved sharing a bunk bed there and had a great time.
We've only been once with four children under 7 and we stayed at the ranch. We drove over so had transport which you need at the ranch. However the accommodation was fine and the children loved the novelty. The big winner is that if you are in Disney accommodation you get into the park an hour earlier than everyone else and you would not believe what a difference that makes - we packed in to that hour about 40% of what we managed though the whole day - no queues for even the most popular rides.
Edited by UnderTheRadar on Thursday 23 February 20:15
If money allows, stay in the Disneyland Hotel. It's right above the park entrance, you get let into the park before anyone else, and characters roam around the hotel all day so you don't have to queue up inside the park to get a photo with them.
It's especially good with young ones as it means you can hang around for the fireworks at the end of the day and only have a couple of hundred yards to walk to your room
It's especially good with young ones as it means you can hang around for the fireworks at the end of the day and only have a couple of hundred yards to walk to your room
furtive said:
If money allows, stay in the Disneyland Hotel. It's right above the park entrance, you get let into the park before anyone else, and characters roam around the hotel all day so you don't have to queue up inside the park to get a photo with them.
It's especially good with young ones as it means you can hang around for the fireworks at the end of the day and only have a couple of hundred yards to walk to your room
Hi, from looking into it, all the Disney hotels allow entrance two hours before the park opens to the public, as well as the characters being around. The difference with the distance is a five minute walk from the Disney hotel, to a 20 minute walk from the Santa fe furthest away.It's especially good with young ones as it means you can hang around for the fireworks at the end of the day and only have a couple of hundred yards to walk to your room
The Disney hotel quoted us about £13k for our criteria! Madness!!
Flipping hell! With the aforementioned 4 children the worst quote we've ever had anywhere was about 6K.
ETA: The place is well run but absolutely heaving - driving a kid's buggy was a nightmare. Yet reports say it doesn't run at a profit. Also reports say it isn't run at full capacity but it's a struggle to move. It's a do once for the experience job.
ETA: The place is well run but absolutely heaving - driving a kid's buggy was a nightmare. Yet reports say it doesn't run at a profit. Also reports say it isn't run at full capacity but it's a struggle to move. It's a do once for the experience job.
Edited by UnderTheRadar on Friday 24th February 20:14
UnderTheRadar said:
Flipping hell! With the aforementioned 4 children the worst quote we've ever had anywhere was about 6K.
ETA: The place is well run but absolutely heaving - driving a kid's buggy was a nightmare. Yet reports say it doesn't run at a profit. Also reports say it isn't run at full capacity but it's a struggle to move. It's a do once for the experience job.
Yeah, Christ knows why it's that price, but it looks like the hotels are booking up fast, so maybe that was for some super luxery suite, rather than a standard room. A start from price in the Disney hotel is £4,476 without food?!!ETA: The place is well run but absolutely heaving - driving a kid's buggy was a nightmare. Yet reports say it doesn't run at a profit. Also reports say it isn't run at full capacity but it's a struggle to move. It's a do once for the experience job.
Edited by UnderTheRadar on Friday 24th February 20:14
I'm looking at booking Newport bay right now, with a meal package on the eurostar, but the oy rooms left are on the admirals floor. Which seems to be more, but there are no standard rooms available.
We have stayed in the Newport Bay about 6 times, the New York once, the Cheyenne once, the Davy Crockett Ranch once, and the Sequoia Lodge 4 times. Stayed nearby at the Marriott a couple of times, and once in Paris and got the train out. So I could say that I know the hotels there quite well.
Our ranking is:
1. Sequoia Lodge
2. Davy Crockett Ranch
3. Cheyenne
4. Newport Bay
5. New York
6. Off site hotels
Of the above, I would choose the Sequoia Lodge over any other, purely because it is the best mix of hotel and entertainment, and distance from the park gates. The Newport Bay got a bit boring after 6 times, can't say I would go back there again - also with kids I felt the restaurants weren't as appealing as the buffet style at the Sequoia Lodge - you can eat in any hotel, but with the kids we found it easiest to stay close to the rooms.
The Cheyenne was a budget option but I would say it's surprisingly well appointed and only a few more minutes walk to the park. Being slightly further away makes it a bit quieter, and the design is lots of lodges separated from the main building so you need to get coats on etc. when going to get breakfast.
The New York was not a hit for us, it's just like any other city centre / business style hotel, very little Disney theming, although it is close to the park. To be fair, if being close to the gates of the park is that important, walking around in the parks for the day will be a nightmare for you.
We stayed at the Davy Crockett ranch for a week last summer, and it was really good. You have to have a car, no choice of transport really, but it was only 10 minutes from the parks and being separated meant that we could have some peace and quiet.
Anyway, that's my take on it, I haven't stayed in the Disneyland hotel, but have been in and eaten at the restaurant there and wasn't really taken with it, but that said, if money was no object I would stay there. The Santa Fe is next door to the Cheyenne, and looked quite nice to me and I have heard positive reviews of it but I can't really comment.
Our ranking is:
1. Sequoia Lodge
2. Davy Crockett Ranch
3. Cheyenne
4. Newport Bay
5. New York
6. Off site hotels
Of the above, I would choose the Sequoia Lodge over any other, purely because it is the best mix of hotel and entertainment, and distance from the park gates. The Newport Bay got a bit boring after 6 times, can't say I would go back there again - also with kids I felt the restaurants weren't as appealing as the buffet style at the Sequoia Lodge - you can eat in any hotel, but with the kids we found it easiest to stay close to the rooms.
The Cheyenne was a budget option but I would say it's surprisingly well appointed and only a few more minutes walk to the park. Being slightly further away makes it a bit quieter, and the design is lots of lodges separated from the main building so you need to get coats on etc. when going to get breakfast.
The New York was not a hit for us, it's just like any other city centre / business style hotel, very little Disney theming, although it is close to the park. To be fair, if being close to the gates of the park is that important, walking around in the parks for the day will be a nightmare for you.
We stayed at the Davy Crockett ranch for a week last summer, and it was really good. You have to have a car, no choice of transport really, but it was only 10 minutes from the parks and being separated meant that we could have some peace and quiet.
Anyway, that's my take on it, I haven't stayed in the Disneyland hotel, but have been in and eaten at the restaurant there and wasn't really taken with it, but that said, if money was no object I would stay there. The Santa Fe is next door to the Cheyenne, and looked quite nice to me and I have heard positive reviews of it but I can't really comment.
aclivity said:
We have stayed in the Newport Bay about 6 times, the New York once, the Cheyenne once, the Davy Crockett Ranch once, and the Sequoia Lodge 4 times. Stayed nearby at the Marriott a couple of times, and once in Paris and got the train out. So I could say that I know the hotels there quite well.
Our ranking is:
1. Sequoia Lodge
2. Davy Crockett Ranch
3. Cheyenne
4. Newport Bay
5. New York
6. Off site hotels
Of the above, I would choose the Sequoia Lodge over any other, purely because it is the best mix of hotel and entertainment, and distance from the park gates. The Newport Bay got a bit boring after 6 times, can't say I would go back there again - also with kids I felt the restaurants weren't as appealing as the buffet style at the Sequoia Lodge - you can eat in any hotel, but with the kids we found it easiest to stay close to the rooms.
The Cheyenne was a budget option but I would say it's surprisingly well appointed and only a few more minutes walk to the park. Being slightly further away makes it a bit quieter, and the design is lots of lodges separated from the main building so you need to get coats on etc. when going to get breakfast.
The New York was not a hit for us, it's just like any other city centre / business style hotel, very little Disney theming, although it is close to the park. To be fair, if being close to the gates of the park is that important, walking around in the parks for the day will be a nightmare for you.
We stayed at the Davy Crockett ranch for a week last summer, and it was really good. You have to have a car, no choice of transport really, but it was only 10 minutes from the parks and being separated meant that we could have some peace and quiet.
Anyway, that's my take on it, I haven't stayed in the Disneyland hotel, but have been in and eaten at the restaurant there and wasn't really taken with it, but that said, if money was no object I would stay there. The Santa Fe is next door to the Cheyenne, and looked quite nice to me and I have heard positive reviews of it but I can't really comment.
Thank you for that. Distance isn't an issue as we are all fit and able to walk.Our ranking is:
1. Sequoia Lodge
2. Davy Crockett Ranch
3. Cheyenne
4. Newport Bay
5. New York
6. Off site hotels
Of the above, I would choose the Sequoia Lodge over any other, purely because it is the best mix of hotel and entertainment, and distance from the park gates. The Newport Bay got a bit boring after 6 times, can't say I would go back there again - also with kids I felt the restaurants weren't as appealing as the buffet style at the Sequoia Lodge - you can eat in any hotel, but with the kids we found it easiest to stay close to the rooms.
The Cheyenne was a budget option but I would say it's surprisingly well appointed and only a few more minutes walk to the park. Being slightly further away makes it a bit quieter, and the design is lots of lodges separated from the main building so you need to get coats on etc. when going to get breakfast.
The New York was not a hit for us, it's just like any other city centre / business style hotel, very little Disney theming, although it is close to the park. To be fair, if being close to the gates of the park is that important, walking around in the parks for the day will be a nightmare for you.
We stayed at the Davy Crockett ranch for a week last summer, and it was really good. You have to have a car, no choice of transport really, but it was only 10 minutes from the parks and being separated meant that we could have some peace and quiet.
Anyway, that's my take on it, I haven't stayed in the Disneyland hotel, but have been in and eaten at the restaurant there and wasn't really taken with it, but that said, if money was no object I would stay there. The Santa Fe is next door to the Cheyenne, and looked quite nice to me and I have heard positive reviews of it but I can't really comment.
We've stayed in the Sequoia Lodge and the Hotel Cheyenne, and can recommend both.
Although the Cheyenne is at the cheaper end of the scale, it had plenty going for it - pony rides, live music outside the bar, play-things for the kids all following the wild west theme, rather than a budget one IYSWIM.
The Sequoia is better though - it's own indoor pool is a big plus, and as mentioned above, the buffet style food is popular with the kids.
Don't be put off by them being slightly further from the park gates - it's a very pleasant walk.
Although the Cheyenne is at the cheaper end of the scale, it had plenty going for it - pony rides, live music outside the bar, play-things for the kids all following the wild west theme, rather than a budget one IYSWIM.
The Sequoia is better though - it's own indoor pool is a big plus, and as mentioned above, the buffet style food is popular with the kids.
Don't be put off by them being slightly further from the park gates - it's a very pleasant walk.
We stayed at the Cheyenne and to be honest it was very good and looked great with all the Xmas decorations. It's definitley better to be in a Disney hotel to get in the park early but I wouldn't get too hung up on which one. We didn't get back from the park until quite late each day so it was really just a room.
craige said:
We stayed at the Cheyenne and to be honest it was very good and looked great with all the Xmas decorations. It's definitley better to be in a Disney hotel to get in the park early but I wouldn't get too hung up on which one. We didn't get back from the park until quite late each day so it was really just a room.
That's what I have found out to be honest. Some reviews I have come across said the paid £6k to stay in the Disney hotel for a week and they literally left at 7.30 had breakfast and didn't get back until turned 10.30 each night. Thanks for all the help everyone, some great advice here.
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