Disneyland Paris Trip

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

I don't live in Europe but been to Europe 5+ years ago, I wouldn't say AC is not a thing, just not as common as the U.S. All accommodations we stayed at had AC.

Places that get a high % of American tourists are more likely to have AC as its the number one complaint from Americans who come to Europe.

 

[MsChristy12]

For smaller hotels not associated w/ the big chains, I understand they might not have AC, that's not shocking. But Sante Fe is a Disney official resort, I just expect them to have it.

 

[zavandor]

In Paris it's a tiered amenity: Cheyenne and Santa Fe are two "keys" (aka starts) hotels, so they don't have pools and air conditioning. All the others (except David Crocket, which is sort of Fort Wilderness) have air conditioning and pools.
But the problem for Americans is that it's usually not as powerful as you're used to.
We Europeans have the opposite problem when traveling to the US, it's too cold for us

 

[MsChristy12]

In Paris it's a tiered amenity: Cheyenne and Santa Fe are two "keys" (aka starts) hotels, so they don't have pools and air conditioning. All the others (except David Crocket, which is sort of Fort Wilderness) have air conditioning and pools.
But the problem for Americans is that it's usually not as powerful as you're used to.
We Europeans have the opposite problem when traveling to the US, it's too cold for us

Cheyenne has AC for sure. Maybe they didn't have it before the refurb? I watched a couple of YT videos of their room reviews so I know AC exists now

 

[Djm_in_buffalo]

If your time allows in central Paris. We’ve done tours with a gentleman named Maurizio on a couple of occasions. He’s maybe 30-35 years old. I think he’s a former history professor (something along those lines) turned tour guide. He runs a small company, Napoleone Tour (Napoleonetour.com)

He speaks very good English and is very jovial. Reasonable prices. We had him walk us through Musée d’Orsay one year and a walking trip through the 1st and 2nd on a different trip. He basically makes custom trips based on what you want to see/do. Would highly recommend, given his demeanor and vast knowledge. My wife and I, both history / poli sci majors in college, were impressed. Definitely helps make the most of shorter trips.

 

[steve_rob]

Cheyenne has AC for sure. Maybe they didn't have it before the refurb? I watched a couple of YT videos of their room reviews so I know AC exists now

I would say, don't get your hopes up. Chances are it won't be the sort of AC that you will be able to set a room temperature, then come back an hour later to a chill room. More likely it'll just set some fans going that will blow the warm air around a bit!

 

[Disneykate605]

In Paris it's a tiered amenity: Cheyenne and Santa Fe are two "keys" (aka starts) hotels, so they don't have pools and air conditioning. All the others (except David Crocket, which is sort of Fort Wilderness) have air conditioning and pools.
But the problem for Americans is that it's usually not as powerful as you're used to.
We Europeans have the opposite problem when traveling to the US, it's too cold for us

When we went to DLP in June of this year we stayed in New Port Bay and the AC was ok the 1st three nights when the high was 80 degrees. The next two night were awful ( the outside temps were 87 degrees). The stores in DLP were barley cooler than the outside temps...it was awful! It was the biggest complaint I had about our trip to DLP/Paris. I will be bringing a fan or two next time I travel to Europe! The whole time I was thinking how do they live like this and thought they must be so happy to go to WDW and have wonderful AC...lol ..I guess not!

 

[steve_rob]

That's the thing, you get used to what you're used to!

I remember going to Brisbane, Australia in late spring one year and the average temperature for my trip was about 18 degrees C (65-ish F). Now if you didn't know, that's quite cold for that part of the world. Indeed, most locals were walking around with big thick sweatshirts or full length coats on and I noticed that every bar or restaurant that had an outdoor seating area, it was either empty or people were huddled around patio heaters.

Whereas I was in shorts and t-shirt for the whole two weeks and loved it!

 

[cammianne3]

Wow! That car rental is expensive. I'm assuming it's either because size of car or time of year. We're going this Wednesday through Sunday and our car rental is only $118.