Can you stay at any Disneyland Paris hotel on points?

[MrsG]

We are thinking of a trip to Paris and want to know if we can stay at any of the Disneyland Paris hotels using points. I checked RCI, etc. and there are no exchanges in Paris that I could find.

Thanks,

 

[Chuck S]

Yes, but they take quite a few points and it is my understanding that they require you to purchase a park ticket for the length of your stay at the time of booking.

 

[kpatches]

We stayed at Disneyland Paris this past October, you can use your points at any of the four hotels on property. They did not require a length of stay pass. We had a great time and it was very convenient to all parks and also the train station that takes you into Paris is right on property.

 

[dvc_john]

You can stay at Disneyland Hotel, Hotel New York, Newport Bay Hotel, and Sequoia Lodge on points.

You cannot stay at Hotel Cheyenne or Hotel Santa Fe on points. (These are the 'value' resorts.)

It's my understanding that the requirement for purchasing length-of-stay tickets has been removed. (Many years ago, length-of-stay tickets were included at no cost. Then they changed it to require purchase of los tickets. Then that requirement was removed.)

There is a 2-night minimum.

 

[kpatches]

You can stay at Disneyland Hotel, Hotel New York, Newport Bay Hotel, and Sequoia Lodge on points.

You cannot stay at Hotel Cheyenne or Hotel Santa Fe on points. (These are the 'value' resorts.)

It's my understanding that the requirement for purchasing length-of-stay tickets has been removed. (Many years ago, length-of-stay tickets were included at no cost. Then they changed it to require purchase of los tickets. Then that requirement was removed.)

There is a 2-night minimum.

Where on property is Hotel Cheyenne and Hotel Santa Fe???

 

[MouseMomx2]

If you look for Disneyland Paris on www.googlemaps.com you can see where each hotel is in relation to the parks.

 

[kpatches]

If you look for Disneyland Paris on www.googlemaps.com you can see where each hotel is in relation to the parks.

When we were there in October I stayed at Sequoia and the Newport Bay and New York Hotel were all located around a lake. The Disneyland Hotel is at the entrance to the Park. I did not see the other two hotels the 5 days that I was there, lol. Everything was with in walking distance of these hotels. Maybe the other two are further away, maybe you have to take a bus to get to them.

 

[dvc_john]

I did not see the other two hotels the 5 days that I was there, lol. Everything was with in walking distance of these hotels. Maybe the other two are further away, maybe you have to take a bus to get to them.

On the google map referenced above you can see that Hotel Cheyenne and Hotel Santa Fe are walking distance to the parks. There is a path between the Hotel NY convention center and the out buildings of Sequoia Lodge that goes to these two hotels. The closest buildings of these two hotels are probably about as close to the parks as the Newport Bay hotel, but just aren't visible from the lake.
But even though they are walking distance, I believe (at least last time I was there) they did have a shuttle from the parks to these two hotels.

 

[bumbershoot]

And FYI if this is more of a last minute trip AND you are nearing the end of your use year, the "rule of 4" applies. Cannot book AND stay inside the last 4 months of your use year. This might not apply to you, but if it does it's best to know now!

 

[kpatches]

And FYI if this is more of a last minute trip AND you are nearing the end of your use year, the "rule of 4" applies. Cannot book AND stay inside the last 4 months of your use year. This might not apply to you, but if it does it's best to know now!

You can stay but you can't book. I stayed in Disneyland Paris in October and our use year is December. You must book before 4 months.

 

[Anal Annie]

We went to Disneyland Paris before our Med cruise in 2011. For a summer trip I thought the point requirements were absurd so we booked a cash package for 1 night / 2 days at one of their "value" resorts (the Hotel Cheyenne). I picked the Cheyenne because my research on DLP told me that it had one of the best themes of all the DLP hotels. Now, back then they still had the requirement to purchase the "length of stay park tix" so they essentially lost our business for 3 additional nights because I wasn't about to pay for 3 more days of park tix that we wouldn't be using (we would have had to buy a 4 night / 5 day package). So instead we moved into a lovely old hotel in the city for our sightseeing in Paris and I was ultimately very glad we did. It would have been 45 minutes each way on the train to "commute" into the city and this way we felt like we lived in Paris and were immersed into the culture and city.

Now, we have never stayed at any of the WDW value resorts and the UK people on my cruise meet thread kept trying to tell me that the Paris hotels would not meet our WDW expectations but I insisted if it was for just 1 night we'd make it OK. And we DID. But...while wonderfully themed, the Cheyenne was nothing fancy and could use some major TLC. We passed the same crumbs on the carpet on the stairs both days. I don't know how often they clean the corridors but I can guarantee you it is not daily!! I have several pictures of the hotel in my trip report - the link is in my siggie if you'd like to check it out. We really just needed a place to crash for 1 night as we were attempting to get thru all of DLP in 2 days so we really, truly weren't in the room that much. We made it OK...but I learned that I wouldn't stay there for more than 1 night if I were to do it again. But we were on a budget and splurged more on our Paris hotel for our remaining 3 nights there which I'm so glad we did.

In summary, if we ever go there again we would likely again book on cash as the point requirements are ridiculous (at least for the summer) and we would probably upgrade to the Sequoia or something. If you're interested in booking a cash package go to the Disneyland Paris website and sign up for special offers - they email me all the time with deals and that's how I booked ours (got a 30% off deal). OH, and they don't usually plan / book so far ahead as we do - so the deals are rather late coming.

If you have any other questions that I could possibly answer just ask!! Have fun planning!

 

[zavandor]

Where on property is Hotel Cheyenne and Hotel Santa Fe???

All the DLP resort is walkable. It's more similar to DLR than to WDW. Each hotel has also free shuttles to the parks, but they are a convenience, not a necessity.

The only hotel whose position really makes a difference is the Disneyland Hotel, just above the park entrance (some rooms have a view of the castle). To get to all other hotels it's a 10/20 minutes walk, first you walk though the Disney Village (a scaled down DTD), then along the lake you meet the New York Hotel, the Sequoia Lodge (similar to WL, but it's a moderate and not a Deluxe), the Newport Bay Club on the left and the Cheyenne and then Santa Fe on the right. It's a nice walk if you have the energy after a day in the park.

If you stay at the Cheyenne, it's just 5 minutes walk more than if you stay at the New York, so just for the location the price difference is not worth (and I like the theming of the Cheyenne more).
However the New York is a 4* hotel, has much better breakfast, better character meet and greet and better amenities (a pool and air conditioning, for example, while the Values don't have it).
The Sequoia Lodge is often considered a good value for money.

I would suggest to not use points to book the hotel, it's an awful value. You can rent the DVC points and book with cash. When comparing prices, consider that cash packages booked through Disney also include park tickets for length of stay.

 

[Anal Annie]

All the DLP resort is walkable. It's more similar to DLR than to WDW. Each hotel has also free shuttles to the parks, but they are a convenience, not a necessity.

The only hotel whose position really makes a difference is the Disneyland Hotel, just above the park entrance (some rooms have a view of the castle). To get to all other hotels it's a 10/20 minutes walk, first you walk though the Disney Village (a scaled down DTD), then along the lake you meet the New York Hotel, the Sequoia Lodge (similar to WL, but it's a moderate and not a Deluxe), the Newport Bay Club on the left and the Cheyenne and then Santa Fe on the right. It's a nice walk if you have the energy after a day in the park.

Which we did NOT so we used the bus between the Cheyenne and the parks. But I was horrified at the general lack of a line to get on the bus! The buses were long and although we were among the 1st 10 at the bus stop we were literally the last ones on - BARELY made it on in fact because they all pushed & shoved us out of the way. We noticed there was a lack of lines / civility all over Europe when it came to waiting in a line. THIS experience was a total mess with the buses.

If you stay at the Cheyenne, it's just 5 minutes walk more than if you stay at the New York, so just for the location the price difference is not worth (and I like the theming of the Cheyenne more).
However the New York is a 4* hotel, has much better breakfast, better character meet and greet and better amenities (a pool and air conditioning, for example, while the Values don't have it).
The Sequoia Lodge is often considered a good value for money.

I would suggest to not use points to book the hotel, it's an awful value. You can rent the DVC points and book with cash. When comparing prices, consider that cash packages booked through Disney also include park tickets for length of stay.

We felt the same way. We did a points transfer to someone equal to about half of our annual points and used the money to help cover our hotel in Paris. I also looked at the DLP package as a fair enough deal considering that it included the 2 days of park tix. I think the rate we got came to be about $510 in USD (room & 2 days of tix for 3 ppl).

 

[bumbershoot]

You can stay but you can't book. I stayed in Disneyland Paris in October and our use year is December. You must book before 4 months.

Right. You can't book AND stay. You cannot do both inside those last 4 months. We're saying the same thing. They probably say both in the "rule of 4" because then the question would be "can I book for next UY inside the last 4 months of my current UY?" So book&stay sounds redundant until you think that maybe they are trying to stop that particular question.

 

[MrShiny]

We stayed at the Hotel New York in 2008. That was the year they switched from including park passes to requiring them and charging you at booking (which it seems they now have lifted).

The hotel was very close to the parks and the train station (which was great as we were coming from Paris (so we just to the RER) and going to London (there is an express train that takes you from DLP to St. Pancras in London).

The stay included a very nice breakfast buffet in the hotel (I believe the Dl Hostel buffet was in the park) and early access to Fantasyland (which opened before the rest of the park). Their Fantasyland is more on the scale of the expanded Fantasyland at MK, so it was great to have it with very few people (this was in mid June).

There are buses to the 'value' resorts, but as mentioned they are not that far. We did visit Santa Fe the night before we checked in for the pin trading night. Note that I recall not all of the value resorts have air conditioning (for when we went in mid June, heat would have been more appropriate).

The Hotel New York was great that although not as opulent as DL Hotel, it was very nice and not nearly as sprawling as the Newport Bay Club. We liked it a lot.

MS also had to book our tickets to the Buffalo Bill show (which I recommend - it follows the same formula as say Medieval Times, but has a nice dose of real history). They messed up and charged us too little, but honored the price.

We ate at Blue Bayou, Walt's and The Steakhouse. All were very good. We liked walking into The Steakhouse in Disney Village and being greeted by an oil painting of Richard J. Daley (we are Chicagoans). The waiter thought it a little odd we went around taking pictures of the decorations!

 

[Anal Annie]

We stayed at the Hotel New York in 2008. That was the year they switched from including park passes to requiring them and charging you at booking (which it seems they now have lifted).

The hotel was very close to the parks and the train station (which was great as we were coming from Paris (so we just to the RER) and going to London (there is an express train that takes you from DLP to St. Pancras in London).

The stay included a very nice breakfast buffet in the hotel (I believe the Dl Hostel buffet was in the park) and early access to Fantasyland (which opened before the rest of the park). Their Fantasyland is more on the scale of the expanded Fantasyland at MK, so it was great to have it with very few people (this was in mid June).

There are buses to the 'value' resorts, but as mentioned they are not that far. We did visit Santa Fe the night before we checked in for the pin trading night. Note that I recall not all of the value resorts have air conditioning (for when we went in mid June, heat would have been more appropriate).

The Hotel New York was great that although not as opulent as DL Hotel, it was very nice and not nearly as sprawling as the Newport Bay Club. We liked it a lot.

MS also had to book our tickets to the Buffalo Bill show (which I recommend - it follows the same formula as say Medieval Times, but has a nice dose of real history). They messed up and charged us too little, but honored the price.

We ate at Blue Bayou, Walt's and The Steakhouse. All were very good. We liked walking into The Steakhouse in Disney Village and being greeted by an oil painting of Richard J. Daley (we are Chicagoans). The waiter thought it a little odd we went around taking pictures of the decorations!

No, their "value" resorts do not have A/C and that was a concern that I had going in August. As it turned out tho it was COLD and rainy. When we left DC it was 95+ and for our first 2 days in Paris it was barely low 60's during the day and rainy!! Our last couple of days it finally got up into the lower 70's and we were able to ditch our jackets. The evenings remained cool tho. We were actually downright COLD our first 2 days. Paris is pretty far north if you study where it is so they don't tend to get long periods of extreme heat. That's why there is no A/C at all of the hotels.

The breakfast "buffet" at the Hotel Cheyenne was pretty lacking. We left hungry as it just didn't have anything very appetizing to eat. They had some sort of garlic-y salsa type stuff to put on very thin toast along with some sort of lunchmeat that resembled salami. Some Corn Flake type cereal and some sort of dry looking pastry things. Nothing was labeled. It definitely wasn't the type of continental breakfast we're used to in the US. I couldn't bring myself to eat salsa with salami for breakfast. There may have been a small assortment of fruit, I forget. But I know I didn't eat very much.