Jambo
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Hello
I wanted to share my experience with you all after my trip to Disneyland Paris, the first time back since 1993. So here goes...
HOTEL
We stayed three nights at the Newport Bay Club. We wanted to be on site as we had a 4 year old and wanted to make use of the magic hour for hotel guests. Right off the bat I will say this...the hotel is nowhere near the level it should be at. For the amount of money you are paying, the rooms are small, dated and not clean! We found wrappers under our bed that weren't from us. Not good enough. Also, the door in the bathroom had been painted, but have the paint have gone on the wall and the side of the bath. I can only compare this hotel to Europe Parks Bell Rock and that is far superior on every level. I probably won't stay here again.
The hotel is too big. Getting anywhere is an absolute mission and even more so when you have to go to reception numerous times to complain about room service (more on that later). It's also oddly designed. We were on the first floor (which is the ground floor) so when leaving the hotel we had to go up to 2, along reception, into another lift down to 1) just to get out of the hotel.
HOTEL FACILITIES
The pool is good, although a bit cold but that wasn't a problem for us as it was 30 degrees outside. Room service was a shambles. One person would tell us one thing, and another something completely different. We needed milk for the baby on the first night, got it no problem. Second night, they wanted to charge us 20 euros for it. Third night again was free. Mental. Breakfast was hugely dissapointing.
HOTEL STAFF
Sorry, more negative stuff. I get the impression they simply work here because they have to and not because they want to. Some are rude, others just can't be arsed. Cannot tell you how many times I was looked at funny for asking simple things like "are there any characters at breakfast today?" or "is there anywhere open for food?" (it was 12pm)
TRANSPORT
Shuttle was excellent, and didn't have to wait too long for it. Still a bit of a walk to the parks from the bus terminal but that's not a huge issue.
DISNEY VILLAGE
I didn't know what too expect but this was such a let down. It is dated, tacky and over-priced (shock). Are there any plans to update this from its current mid 90s feel? Doesn't scream premium Disney resort.
DISNEYLAND PARK
I don't think I can fault the park. It's absolutely beautiful and my kid had the best time that's all that matters. It looks stunning and opening hours were great. One thing I did notice was that single rider for Space mountain was never open even with a 60 min wait for it. Why have it and not use it? Loved our time inside this park. Would defo go back again.
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
I know the expansion is coming but this really is a half day park and the wait times are insane because of that. Ratatouille is a great ride, but couldn't do much else due to the 90 min wait time for Crush Coaster, Tower of Terror and Spiderman. Avengers was closed which was annoying but these things happen.
With all this said, we still had a good time. I just think the hotel was such a let down, considering the price you pay. The Disneyland park itself is worth returning for, but unfortunately not much else.
Agree or disagree?
I wanted to share my experience with you all after my trip to Disneyland Paris, the first time back since 1993. So here goes...
HOTEL
We stayed three nights at the Newport Bay Club. We wanted to be on site as we had a 4 year old and wanted to make use of the magic hour for hotel guests. Right off the bat I will say this...the hotel is nowhere near the level it should be at. For the amount of money you are paying, the rooms are small, dated and not clean! We found wrappers under our bed that weren't from us. Not good enough. Also, the door in the bathroom had been painted, but have the paint have gone on the wall and the side of the bath. I can only compare this hotel to Europe Parks Bell Rock and that is far superior on every level. I probably won't stay here again.
The hotel is too big. Getting anywhere is an absolute mission and even more so when you have to go to reception numerous times to complain about room service (more on that later). It's also oddly designed. We were on the first floor (which is the ground floor) so when leaving the hotel we had to go up to 2, along reception, into another lift down to 1) just to get out of the hotel.
HOTEL FACILITIES
The pool is good, although a bit cold but that wasn't a problem for us as it was 30 degrees outside. Room service was a shambles. One person would tell us one thing, and another something completely different. We needed milk for the baby on the first night, got it no problem. Second night, they wanted to charge us 20 euros for it. Third night again was free. Mental. Breakfast was hugely dissapointing.
HOTEL STAFF
Sorry, more negative stuff. I get the impression they simply work here because they have to and not because they want to. Some are rude, others just can't be arsed. Cannot tell you how many times I was looked at funny for asking simple things like "are there any characters at breakfast today?" or "is there anywhere open for food?" (it was 12pm)
TRANSPORT
Shuttle was excellent, and didn't have to wait too long for it. Still a bit of a walk to the parks from the bus terminal but that's not a huge issue.
DISNEY VILLAGE
I didn't know what too expect but this was such a let down. It is dated, tacky and over-priced (shock). Are there any plans to update this from its current mid 90s feel? Doesn't scream premium Disney resort.
DISNEYLAND PARK
I don't think I can fault the park. It's absolutely beautiful and my kid had the best time that's all that matters. It looks stunning and opening hours were great. One thing I did notice was that single rider for Space mountain was never open even with a 60 min wait for it. Why have it and not use it? Loved our time inside this park. Would defo go back again.
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
I know the expansion is coming but this really is a half day park and the wait times are insane because of that. Ratatouille is a great ride, but couldn't do much else due to the 90 min wait time for Crush Coaster, Tower of Terror and Spiderman. Avengers was closed which was annoying but these things happen.
With all this said, we still had a good time. I just think the hotel was such a let down, considering the price you pay. The Disneyland park itself is worth returning for, but unfortunately not much else.
Agree or disagree?
