Hi there,
I'm sorry if this has been covered before but I can't find anything. We are hoping to visit Disney Paris in early Dec 2016 (getting four nights for 2) to soak up the magic of Christmas. We are 2 adults and three boys. I have a few questions about our trip.
1. I'm so confused by the different booking sites and room options. Some offer us two interconnecting rooms in Santa Fe and Cheyenne, which works out as the cheaper option, which might be good as we can shower etc without waking the kids at night. Approx €300 more for the four nights to stay in one family room in Newport Bay. I understand it's a nicer hotel and has a pool which might be useful if weather is bad. However,I'm a little apprehensive about a family room, I have a vision of us all being cramped into one room and sitting in the dark once kids go to bed!
2. Our boys are quite young so I think we will not book half board as they simply wouldn't eat enough to make it worth the money. I assume people do this? It would mean visiting the likes of the rainforest cafe etc. for meals. Does this make sense?
3. How expensive is a taxi to and from the airport? Is there a site I should use to book this? I know some of the sites are including flights and transfers but these seem to be more expensive than me doing it separately.
Thanks for any advice, much appreciated!
Hi I just went in February with 5 people. When I spoke to Disney staff they said the room would be cramped. However we were five "adults" (13+) the cast member said that the fifth sleeping place is quite small. I'm not sure and if I'm wrong someone please correct me but he seemed to imply it was for toddlers.
For the food the vouchers cover kids meals so I don't think eating enough will be a problem however it's only really good if you are prepared to have a sit down meal everyday and rainforest isn't included in the vouchers. If you want more freedom and the ability to eat what you want eg. Counter service one day or a restaurant in the village. Then the vouchers aren't worth it. Hope that makes sense :)
Thank you chipanddale99. I thought as much regarding the meals, think we will go without vouchers, as we wouldn't be sitting down for three courses with the kids so young! Did you stay in Newport bay?
No I stayed at the Davy Crockett ranch as we drove and could fit 6 people (and a lot cheaper) but I've stayed in new port bay a few times. (Not since renovation) and we really enjoy it.
We visited DLP as a family if five. As the little one was under 3 we could be acommodated in a room for four. We didn't take half board, we prefer more freedom. We ate lunch in a buffet restaurant in the parks and for dinner we had something lighter in one of the counter services or in Earl of Sandwich in Disney Village.
For transfer from CDG we used one of the companies that do this: Prestige transfer I think. It was 70 euro per trip for 5 and it took about 35 minutes from the airport to the hotel reception. We had booked transfer ahead, by email.
Hi, we've been countless times over the years and would opt for interconnecting rooms at the Santa Fe/Cheyenne than a family room in Newport bay. It's a good hotel and recently renovated but we've stayed in all on-site hotels and this one is very large indeed! The Cheyenne and Santa Fe are both fine to stay in, the walk is better than the shuttle bus (weather permitting) it's up past Disney village you walk so not far really. The Sequioa lodge is a little closer and has a pool also so you could consider that too and Hotel New York? It's worth checking prices. I'm one of these odd people that prefers Sequioa lodge over Newport bay club ???
We've never once used meal vouchers, personally we love rainforest cafe, planet Hollywood and king ludwigs restaurant and you cannot use vouchers in those so it would defeat the object if we had the meal plan. We always do a character meal mind you usually Invevtions buffet, Cafe Mickey is also good for character meets.
Quote from: Cork girl on April 02, 2016, 10:23:19 AM
Hi there,
I'm sorry if this has been covered before but I can't find anything. We are hoping to visit Disney Paris in early Dec 2016 (getting four nights for 2) to soak up the magic of Christmas. We are 2 adults and three boys. I have a few questions about our trip.
1. I'm so confused by the different booking sites and room options. Some offer us two interconnecting rooms in Santa Fe and Cheyenne, which works out as the cheaper option, which might be good as we can shower etc without waking the kids at night. Approx €300 more for the four nights to stay in one family room in Newport Bay. I understand it's a nicer hotel and has a pool which might be useful if weather is bad. However,I'm a little apprehensive about a family room, I have a vision of us all being cramped into one room and sitting in the dark once kids go to bed!
2. Our boys are quite young so I think we will not book half board as they simply wouldn't eat enough to make it worth the money. I assume people do this? It would mean visiting the likes of the rainforest cafe etc. for meals. Does this make sense?
3. How expensive is a taxi to and from the airport? Is there a site I should use to book this? I know some of the sites are including flights and transfers but these seem to be more expensive than me doing it separately.
Thanks for any advice, much appreciated!
And try disneylandparisdirect website I've booked many times through these and usually if you select option "all Disney hotels" it'll show prices for all rather than you re entering dates for each individual hotel. Also just so you know you can book any different country offer, for example last December I rang Disneyland Paris booking and told them I wanted to book the "French offer" I saved loads against the current UK offer. Not always the case but worth asking for quote? Good luck and enjoy your trip!
it's worth checKing different countries offers too. for us this time we got 30 percent of and free half board so ir was actually cheaper for a room at Newport bay which is Lovely than it was for a room at the Cheyenne or Santa fe.
Thanks so much you wonderful people for taking the time to reply!
So far, decision made regarding food....no vouchers for us.
Decision made for getting to and from.....private transfer booked ahead.
Hotel only decision left. Looks like it will be the Santa Fe or Cheyenne. Have looked at the others and only one that can accommodate us all together is Newport Bay or Disneyland Hotel. All others are only giving us two rooms so Santa Fe and Cheyenne then are the only options as others come in more expensive than Newport Bay one room IYKWIM.
I will def try to find the different countries special offers too!
Thanks again!
And interestingly, just checked the French site and there is a family room available for up to six people in the Santa Fe! Now it's not cheaper, but it's not an option at all on the Irish site.
We booked Newport bay, the family room worked out cheaper than 2 family rooms from our previous trip where we had 2 rooms. We also upgraded to compass room, with the cooked breakfast and drink/snacks in the afternoon evening, I think pays for itself.
Thanks Sulley15, saw those compass rooms, they look fab plus love the idea of the snacks! But it's over €400 more than the two rooms for us. Don't think even I could eat that many snacks! I really love the idea of it though, and it would be my dream!
Sulley15, just for information purposes, can I ask were there five of you in that room? Was it ok or did you find yourself having to go to bed at same time as kids....this is what I picture when I see us all in the one room! We have stayed together in family rooms in Ireland and some have separate sitting area but some have three doubles all lined up together!
Hey cork girl :) dublin gal here so wanted to say hi :)
We are going in July and we are staying in a family room at the newport bay club compass club level :) there is actually only 4 of us going myself, my hubby our 7 year old and my mother but no way would my daughter share a bed she's like a gymnast when she sleeps lol
In the compass club rooms there are two king size beds and one single and one roll away if it's a room for six and two kings size and one roll away if it's a family took for 5.
In the five person room we have the two king beds are in one area and then there is a small partition and the fold down single is on the other side of that beside the seating area and tv etc ... So I think it will work.
Did you check with break away .ie when you were looking? I know they are a travel agent but they were oddly cheaper than booking direct they are based in dublin but they have a good website.
Sully15 when are you going to the NPB.? I'd love to hear what you think of it ... If it's before we go :)
Hey Karen101, yes its breakaway.ie that I'm getting best rates with :-) Im a bit jealous of you now heading off to compass club! That family room idea sounds ideal but not sure if I can justify it costing us about €300 more than two rooms....
They do family rooms which are not compass club did you ask them about those ? What time of the year are you going ?
We are going to go early Dec. I'm getting two rooms in Santa Fe/Cheyenne for €950 and one family room in Newport bay is €1220.
Quote from: Cork girl on April 03, 2016, 11:42:22 AM
Sulley15, just for information purposes, can I ask were there five of you in that room? Was it ok or did you find yourself having to go to bed at same time as kids....this is what I picture when I see us all in the one room! We have stayed together in family rooms in Ireland and some have separate sitting area but some have three doubles all lined up together!
Our first trip we were in New York, it was lovely there was 5 in the room but one was in a cot. That was crazy looking back as he was going bed 2/3 later then back home. When we went last year I spotted an offer on the British site and the let me have it.
We found ourselves knackered so welcomed going bed early but it was difficult with the different ages. They do crash out which we could watch films on the iPads etc, annoying when someone goes to the toilet tho and lights the whole room up. Can also be the alarm clock as if someone's awake they tend to make everyone wake up so that they start the day again.
Cheyenne we had adjoining rooms but my missus wanted the door opened to hear the little one and worried that they get out of bed and leave the room. kids like going on an adventure, so will be interesting to see what they are like when we stay in the compass room. Family room was 1036 and compass room was 1366, but it goes on supply and demand. We are going for 4nights and 5 days...
Oh I feel like such a flake....it had decided to go ahead with the two rooms based on all yours experiences and now I've gone and priced for AP and separate hotel and it's cheaper! Now we'd have to stay at Adagio but it's actually cheaper! I don't know,my head is wrecked.
Its entirely your choice. We have stayed off site & bought annual passes & we got to stay for 10 days! We saved a lot of money using the cards in shops & restaurants, some say the discount is not worth it but when you add it up over the holiday it saves you a fair bit. We then used the passes to get 35% off our next onsite stay so got to go in a better hotel than the hitel we normally stay in. We would definitely do it again but at the moment we can't due to my father's mobility issues.
The only downside we found it leaving the park on a night to travel back, it didn't have the Disney magic but it didn't spoil the experience.
Thanks for the reply Zee79! I need to stop myself for now. This is our first visit so I need to just book it and enjoy and next time we will look at the long term pass. I need to stop googling now cause I've a pain in my brain!