Santa Fe vs Cheyenne?

[JustJonathan]

Hi all :)

I have just enquired about upgrading the hotel as a suprise for the others (ie, turn up and drive to the Cheyenne instead)

What are peoples opinions on the two hotels on a "VS" Basis? Is it worth it?

I've been tol the Cheyenne is about 5mins closer to the parks, aswell as being very well themed, I also like the look a lot more over Santa Fe...

It's only £80 to upgrade for the three of us for 4 nights.

[disney_princess_85]

I would upgrade. I haven't stayed at Hotel Santa Fe personally (nor do I ever want to :rotfl:) but it gets very mixed reviews, with the bad ones being VERY bad. For peace of mind, I'd go with Hotel Cheyenne. It's a really lovely, atmospheric place and I really enjoyed my time there in November. :thumbsup2

[DLPdaft]

Its no closer to the parks (the Santa Fe is right across the stream from the Cheyenne), but yes, the outside theming is much much nicer at the Cheyenne. The rooms are the same, its just that at the Cheyenne, standard rooms are one double bed and one set of bunks, and the Santa Fe standard is 2 double beds. The facilities at both hotels are similar (which is why they have the same rating).

[stevelamb121]

The Santa Fe/Cheyenne are the same distance from the parks, as back onto each other. It's about 15 min walk I would say.

Lovely on a nice day, and great walking past the lake and through Disney Village.

I would say Cheyenne for the themeing if you had kids. I prefer the chuckwagon Cafe for the food too, buts that's just me.

Santa Fe is good if your on a budget, and the garage just outside the entrance has some good deals on food/drink and snacks.

I found Santa Fe a little dark on a night time if you weren;t near the main building which is lit up in neon.

At Cheyenne you could have pony rides and hire bikes etc, which did not seem to be available in Santa Fe.

Hope the info helps:)

[Happy Tappy]

As already stated, they have pretty much the same facilities. Both are a similar distance to the parks. The main difference is the bunk beds.

The Cheyenne is probably my favourite theme of all the hotels at DLP, so I'd upgrade if I were you. The Santa Fe is nice, but it's a little boring.

[JustJonathan]

Thanks all, I think that settles it then :) It'll be a nice suprise for Mum/Sis (8) when we get there, as I was looking up pics of Santa Fe with them the other day, and I wasn't at all impressed with the themeing :(

TY! :thumbsup2

[disney_princess_85]

I found Santa Fe a little dark on a night time if you weren;t near the main building which is lit up in neon.

I walked through there one night (to get to the garage) and I thought the same. I actually felt a little uneasy- the first time I've ever felt uneasy at Disney.

[mommy2ash]

to be honest i found both hotels to be quite dark. the bunk beds are the dealbreaker for me not staying at the cheyenne. my aunt stayed there while we stayed in the santa fe and her room felt a little claustrophobic to be. however the hotel itself looks much better than the santa fe. the theme is done really well.

[Roon]

Cheyanne, Yeeeaaaahhhhh. Loved this hotel. Our seventh visit to Disney last October and stayed here for the first time and loved every minute of it.

[daiseyirl]

Santa fe is fine but i did prefer cheyenne tbh. Our room in the cheyenne was much nicer!! but you could be unlucky and get a bad room aswell. The main block is also waaay nicer than the santa fe. There both very basic hotels. When we upgraded to cheyenne we only paid an extra 22euro for 4 nights . Dont think id pay more than 50euro. I would stay in both again depending on the price my first choice would def be the cheyenne.

[JustJonathan]

Upgraded so no going back now! :p

[thelittlemermaid83]

I would upgrade the Cheyenne is the best themed Disney hotel (IMHO).

The Santa Fe is drab and clearly needs to be burnt down and rebuilt, having said that I will stay there if needs are a must and I want a cheap trip.

[DLPdaft]

The Santa Fe is drab and clearly needs to be burnt down and rebuilt, having said that I will stay there if needs are a must and I want a cheap trip.

That would be "in your opinion" too, right Emma ;)??

Its a good job we all have our own preferences, otherwise half the hotels would be empty, and the other half would be constantly overbooked :).

[thelittlemermaid83]

That would be "in your opinion" too, right Emma ;)??

Its a good job we all have our own preferences, otherwise half the hotels would be empty, and the other half would be constantly overbooked :).

Of course Elaine ;):lmao:

Don't get me wrong it does what it needs to do, gives me a place to rest my head I just think it really needs a makeover.

[minnie_x]

I personally wouldnt visit the Santa Fe again. We had a visit from a mouse in our room, and it wasn't called mickey :scared1: . We found it very drab in the hallways and the cleaners left trollys with bedsheets on it in the hallway near us all week.

[luke]

I would upgrade the Cheyenne is the best themed Disney hotel (IMHO).

The Santa Fe is drab and clearly needs to be burnt down and rebuilt, having said that I will stay there if needs are a must and I want a cheap trip.

Agree with all, in my opinion too of course ;)

Santa Fe is the worst themed Disney hotel anywhere really, and although the facilities are 'the same' as the Cheyenne, the two hotels are world's apart.

Again, just my opinion :thumbsup2

:goodvibes

[mainst-usa27]

I would upgrade definatley! Stayed in the Santa Fe once and found our room had been burgled when we had got back - not good!

Stayed in the Cheyenne after that and I love that hotel!

[thelittlemermaid83]

I would upgrade definatley! Stayed in the Santa Fe once and found our room had been burgled when we had got back - not good!

Stayed in the Cheyenne after that and I love that hotel!

:scared1:

I think i will be upgrading to the Cheyenne aswell now.

[mommy2ash]

:scared1:

I think i will be upgrading to the Cheyenne aswell now.

i was worried about that as well thats why i always ask for a room upstairs. however i have heard stories of rooms being burgled in other hotels as well.

[thelittlemermaid83]

i was worried about that as well thats why i always ask for a room upstairs. however i have heard stories of rooms being burgled in other hotels as well.

Ok i'm upgrading to somewhere else lol, inside the park:rotfl2:

[disney_princess_85]

Are we all assuming the same thing, i.e. it will be members of staff doing the stealing? Unfortunately, this happens everywhere. I wouldn't be worrying about people climbing through your window at night! :laughing:

[thelittlemermaid83]

Are we all assuming the same thing, in that it'll be staff members doing the stealing? Unfortunately, this happens everywhere. I wouldn't be worrying about people climbing through your window at night! :haha:

I have heard of rooms being broken into, not staff stealing.

[disney_princess_85]

I have heard of rooms being broken into, not staff stealing.

Oh. Well it will be a bit of both, I assume. After all, it's much easier for staff to access the rooms. Also, I've heard that sometimes they can be a bit lax, e.g. leaving one door open in a connecting room while they are in the other bit, so anyone could nip in and take something.

[thelittlemermaid83]

Oh. Well it will be a bit of both, I assume. After all, it's much easier for staff to access the rooms. Also, I've heard that sometimes they can be a bit lax, e.g. leaving one door open in a connecting room while they are in the other bit, so anyone could nip in and take something.

:scared1:

Luckily I have nothing worth stealing....except my netbook which is always locked in my case under the bed lol.

[mommy2ash]

Are we all assuming the same thing, i.e. it will be members of staff doing the stealing? Unfortunately, this happens everywhere. I wouldn't be worrying about people climbing through your window at night! :laughing:

when my aunt first stayed in the santa fe my cousin forgot their room key and she was able to climb in through the ground floor window so thats why i request a room upstairs.

[disney_princess_85]

Luckily I have nothing worth stealing....except my netbook which is always locked in my case under the bed lol.

Yeah, we do the same. :thumbsup2

when my aunt first stayed in the santa fe my cousin forgot their room key and she was able to climb in through the ground floor window so thats why i request a room upstairs.

That's very worrying. I've always been assigned upper floor rooms, thankfully. I wouldn't like a ground floor room either.

[DLPdaft]

Conversely, I always ask for a ground floor room at the Santa Fe. Its very worrying that any Disney hotel room is burgled, but you're right, I've seen reports of it happening in other Disney onsite hotels too.

If I had personal experience of being burgled in any hotel, I wouldn't want to return there. But for me, personally, its 3 times at the Santa Fe, 3 trips where I've been perfectly happy with the room, cleanliness, staff etc, and so for me, I have no reason not to continue booking the Santa Fe :).

[JustJonathan]

Can you ask for a Safety Deposit Box at the Cheyenne? Wouldn't want to leave our money about or take all of it at once, as together we'll probably have a little sum.

[thelittlemermaid83]

Can you ask for a Safety Deposit Box at the Cheyenne? Wouldn't want to leave our money about or take all of it at once, as together we'll probably have a little sum.

Yes you can, just don't lose the key as they charge a hefty sum to get it replaced :goodvibes

[JustJonathan]

Are you speaking from experience? :o

Thanks for the info \o/

[thelittlemermaid83]

Are you speaking from experience? :o

Thanks for the info \o/

No i've neved used the safety deposit boxes. But i know they charge if you lose the key.

[daiseyirl]

I always request a ground floor room in disney (the only 2 hotels ive ever stayed in that dont have lifts:sad2:). Because i either have a p+ts buggy or a dinsey rental buggy and there isnt a hope id drag them up a flight of stairs.

Infairness your hotel room could get robbed anywhere not just disney. I do always make sure windows are closed proper doe.

[disney_princess_85]

Infairness your hotel room could get robbed anywhere not just disney. I do always make sure windows are closed proper doe.

You can never be too careful anywhere, unfortunately. By the way, what does "doe" mean? :)

[wigan3r]

what does "doe" mean? :)


I was thinking it was slang for though..... :rotfl2:

[disney_princess_85]

I was thinking it was slang for though..... :rotfl2:

Ah. Never really understood this sort of thing- 'though' is only three letters longer than 'doe'! If you're the lazy sort, you could even opt for 'tho'!

Sorry, I have an English degree so I'm a bit of a purist.

[torsie24]

I would definitely upgrade!!!!!

I've not stayed at either but we had a walk back there last trip and from my brief visit along with what I've heard from others I would never stay at Santa Fe.

Cheyenne on the other hand looks really lovely. :)

[wideeyes]

I too would never stay at the Santa Fe. I don't like the look of it at all. The cheyenne is a great hotel for the price.

[daiseyirl]

Ah. Never really understood this sort of thing- 'though' is only three letters longer than 'doe'! If you're the lazy sort, you could even opt for 'tho'!

Sorry, I have an English degree so I'm a bit of a purist.

sorry its my texting habit , nothing to do with lazyness but 3 letters is alot extra in a text message:rotfl: All my friends use it so dont really notice it myself.