Hotel Cheyenne - Disneyland Paris! (Hotel Cheyenne)

Member Name: sue.51

Product:	Hotel Cheyenne
Date:	15/04/01 (2235 review reads)
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Advantages: Close to the park thus more time enjoying yourself

Disadvantages: Lots of accommodation, with not enough facilities to cater for the number of people

We stayed at the above hotel during October half-term 1999, and were quite excited at the prospect.

CHECKING-IN
On arrival, our excitement was short lived. We arrived around 8.30pm, tired and hungry, after a very long day travelling, and found ourselves waiting for nearly an hour on the coach whilst the receptionist distributed room keys to the coach driver.

HOTEL LAYOUT
The hotel, best described as a Motel, was designed in the style of a wild-west ranch and the accommodation blocks were spread about in about a mile radius, needless to say, we were in the furthest block away from the reception/restaurant area.

ROOMS
The rooms were en-suite, and very small, providing a double bed and bunk bed. There was a TV, with a 'park' information channel, together with a wide range of multi-lingual options, there was however only 3 English channels, Cartoon Network, Sky News and Eurosport.

FOOD
Breakfast, was included in the trip price (£149 each - approx £50 for children- 3 nights/2 days park entry). On arrival, we were issued with a ticket with a time stamped on it (8.30am) we naively thought that this was the time they started serving. The trip organisers failed to mention that you must turn up at the restaurant by this time in order to guarantee being served.

Friends travelling with us, turned up late for breakfast and were turned away, despite having two young children with them; after much heated discussion (not easy with the language barrier), they were eventually allowed to eat, although they did have to queue for around ½ hour. The environment resembled a school canteen/motor service station food hall. To be fair, there was a wide range of foods on offer, including cereals, pastries, rolls, cold meats and cheese, but it was so busy, making a suitable choice was difficult. Tea, Coffee and Milk were free. Needless to say, the following day we were up for breakfast early.

Evening meals w
ere not included in the price or the trip, and service was on a similar basis to breakfast.

The restaurant was constantly busy, and finding a table to accommodate a family was difficult. Again, because of the volume of people, making choices was difficult as you fel pressurised to rush.

The choice of food was good and catered for most tastes, unfortunately by the time you had selected and paid, and found your table, the food was inaviarbly luke warm. A main meal could be purchased for about 70FF. Childrens portions were cheaper, dependant on the meal chosen.

ENTERTAINMENT
There was a bar at the hotel, but little in terms of evening entertainment unless you were prepared to walk back to the Disney village area, not the preferred option as the weather was quite cold and we had been walking all day.

HOW TO GET TO THE PARK
A complimentary bus service was provided to the park at regular intervals, although queueing for this was a taste of things to come in the park. Walking was often the quicker option.

THE PARK
The park itself was great, and the number of rides has expanded greatly since my last visit just after it opened. Our friends with whom we were travelling had recently returned from Disney in Florida and said that many of the rides were more interesting and up to date than over there, although Florida is much bigger. There was a wealth of eating places inside the park at very reasonable prices and finally, Thunder Mountain is definitely worth a ride. One advantage to being on site was that there was no rush to catch a coach at the end, and we enjoyed more rides during the last 1½ hours than we had during the rest of the day.

SUMMARY
On my previous visit to the park, we stayed in a hotel outside, and the excitement and anticipation of staying in one of the Disney hotels was not met through our experience.

This hotel is classified middle of the road in Disney terms; I have spo
ken to people who have stayed in the more up-market properties and they have been very complementary.

If you do go to Disneyland Paris outside high season, remember to take lots of warm clothes and an umbrella.

HOW TO BOOK
Through your local travel agent using one of the numerous brochures availabe offering self-drive, air or Eurostar.

Through organised coach trips such as Leger, Shearings and Wallace Arnold to name a view.

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