Disneyland Paris/EuroDisney - Questions & Answers

balletshoes

leew wrote: »

What are peoples opinions of the Explorers Hotel? Any good or can anyone point me in the direction of one, budget is around £230 going on the 23rd Sept 3nts 2 Adults 1 Infant.

Thanks.

Explorers is a great hotel if you have young kids, lots of facilities for them at the hotel. Any of the associated hotels are good, Kyriad, Magic Circus, Dream Castle and Explorers, they all have free shuttle transfers all day every day to and from the parks.

check travelrepublic, alpharooms, expedia, hotels.com etc for prices, and remember cashback sites .

leew

balletshoes wrote: »

Explorers is a great hotel if you have young kids, lots of facilities for them at the hotel. Any of the associated hotels are good, Kyriad, Magic Circus, Dream Castle and Explorers, they all have free shuttle transfers all day every day to and from the parks.

check travelrepublic, alpharooms, expedia, hotels.com etc for prices, and remember cashback sites .

Great, thank you.

We have a nearly 2 year old so I'll look into them all in detail now, Hotels4u coming out the cheapest.

RLH33

We stayed at Explorers Hotel, admittedly it was about 4 years ago, but I would never stay there again. The rooms were very basic and the pool was absolutely freezing.

However the main reason was the bus journey. Now I admit this would apply to all non-disney hotels as they all seemed to use the same bus but it was a nightmare. There was no queue to get on the bus back to the hotel, literally it would turn up and a crush situation would begin with everyone at the back surging forward, I vividly remember a woman getting hysterical as her two children were being forced away from her in the crowd. It frightened both my dh and I with a 3yr old in tow.

I sincerely hope it has improved since we last went but for that reason alone I won't consider a non-disney hotel - especially as the coaches serving the disney hotels just didn't seem to have this problem.

balletshoes

RLH33 wrote: »

We stayed at Explorers Hotel, admittedly it was about 4 years ago, but I would never stay there again. The rooms were very basic and the pool was absolutely freezing.

However the main reason was the bus journey. Now I admit this would apply to all non-disney hotels as they all seemed to use the same bus but it was a nightmare. There was no queue to get on the bus back to the hotel, literally it would turn up and a crush situation would begin with everyone at the back surging forward, I vividly remember a woman getting hysterical as her two children were being forced away from her in the crowd. It frightened both my dh and I with a 3yr old in tow.

I sincerely hope it has improved since we last went but for that reason alone I won't consider a non-disney hotel - especially as the coaches serving the disney hotels just didn't seem to have this problem.

no, its no different now - but then, in my experience over the last 6 years at DLP, the onsite hotel shuttles aren't any different.
You just need a strategy - so if you have a toddler you carry them onto the shuttle, if you have older children you have them directly in front of you and you walk them on the bus in front of you, keeping hold of their shoulder until you are on the bus.
Its no different to using trams/underground trains in any city in the world really, the principle is the same. I am usually at DLP on my own with a child, and have never had a problem using the onsite or associated hotel buses, with child and luggage. I wouldn't fancy trying either set of buses with a child in a buggy though - but if you are 2 adults one of you takes the folded up buggy on the bus, the other adult takes the child on.

Gels

So as the title states booked to stay at DLH in January (our first DLP stay outside DCR) and have a few (possibly stupid) questions:

The room (normal 4 person room)
is there a kettle & cups/mugs provided?
Is there a safe in the room?
Is wifi available in the hotel?

Parking - I believe you get valet parking when driving, is this compulsory and if so is it advisable to tip, or can you politely decline/refuse? (Not the tip, the valet parking!). Never had experience of valet parking ever, so a new concept to us.

Thanks.

wickison23

Hi, has anybody heard or had any experiences with: disneyholidays?

We have found a deal in January 2014 for two adults and a 3 year old for £450 for 3 days, 2nights staying at Cheyenne Hotel. EuroStar and Park tickets all included.

To me it seems reasonable value but wanted to check with some experts on the overall deal and if the hotel is ok or a dive?

Any help will be great.

balletshoes

wickison23 wrote: »

Hi, has anybody heard or had any experiences with: disneyholidays?

We have found a deal in January 2014 for two adults and a 3 year old for £450 for 3 days, 2nights staying at Cheyenne Hotel. EuroStar and Park tickets all included.

To me it seems reasonable value but wanted to check with some experts on the overall deal and if the hotel is ok or a dive?

Any help will be great.

is it this site?

http://www.disneyholidays.co.uk/

the home page blurb near the bottom of that site homepage seems to go into great length about what may not be covered by ATOL if you book through them - not sure thats normal?

incidentally, that site is offering the same deal as booking the hotel/park tickets yourself through the official DLP site at around £333 total for 3 nights/4 days, and you can book Eurostar yourself for £69 return per adult (your child is free on Eurostar until they reach age 4).

eta - 2 nights/3 days at the Cheyenne for all of you, park tickets and breakfast included, on the official DLP site, is only £235 in January. So if you can get the £69 Eurostar fares from Eurostar themselves (call now to check as they have been on sale for a couple of weeks now) you would be cheaper doing it yourself rather than using the website you originally found the price on.

wickison23

Thanks Balletshoes. Yes that's the site, because I'm new I couldn't quote the site.

So really a like for like deal comes in at £373 rather than the £450 via the site, saving £77.

I'll have a good look at that later on.

Is January the cheapest time? As a novice at the whole DLP trip, do you have any other advice?

Thanks again.

balletshoes

wickison23 wrote: »

Thanks Balletshoes. Yes that's the site, because I'm new I couldn't quote the site.

So really a like for like deal comes in at £373 rather than the £450 via the site, saving £77.

I'll have a good look at that later on.

Is January the cheapest time? As a novice at the whole DLP trip, do you have any other advice?

Thanks again.

yes, January is the cheapest time. It can be very very cold at DLP (its typically a couple of degrees warmer in summer, and a couple of degrees colder in winter, at DLP compared to the UK temps). Its a very quiet time in the parks if you go midweek, no queues etc . Its also major refurb time, but as the main park had a major overhaul of its attractions etc for the start of the 20th anniversary in April 2012, you shouldn't find too many rides closed at that time of year.

notanewuser

balletshoes wrote: »

you can book Eurostar yourself for £69 return per adult (your child is free on Eurostar until they reach age 4).

Free children don't get seats though, so have to sit on your lap.