DLP 1st time: Hotel Cheyenne or Newport Bay? HELP!

[Goldilocks07]

My 15 year old daughter and I are headed to DLP in March 2026 for 2 nights, and I'm trying to decide between the Hotel Cheyenne and Newport Bay (I've heard mixed reviews on the Sequoia, but still open to your opinions). We go to WDW 3-4 times a year and always stay at deluxe resorts. This trip, we are looking for more moderate resorts- so the DLR and Marvel are out.
*We will be booking using our DVC points, so money isn't a concern. The point difference between the two resorts is minimal, so really our decision is based on the quality of the resort itself, not about saving money/points and spending it elsewhere.
We will either walk or bus it to the resorts. I'm not concerned with transportation, rather the resort itself.
Do they have communal lobbies that we can go hang out/shop/eat/pin trade? For example, we don't care for the Sarasota Resort in Orlando because it is so spread out and you have to basically drive or walk really far to get to the lobby/activities. We LOVE Wilderness Lodge/AKL because you walk out your hotel room and go right to a big, beautiful lobby with lots to see and do.
Also, we don't care about a pool because we live in Florida and will be visiting Paris in March.

Any insight will be much appreciated as I'm going into the completely blind and just starting off my research.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

My 15 year old daughter and I are headed to DLP in March 2026 for 2 nights, and I'm trying to decide between the Hotel Cheyenne and Newport Bay (I've heard mixed reviews on the Sequoia, but still open to your opinions).

Hotel Cheyenne is in blocks like a us motel style. All the rooms are in various blocks, with indoor corridors, stairs and lifts. The main reception is in the front block and then the rooms are behind it. Its wild west themed. It does not have a pool.

Newport Bay is a traditional hotel style. It is a large complex in the colonial Newport style. It has an indoor pool.

I have stayed at Sequoia Lodge and have no issues. Its similar to Hotel Cheyenne as in the rooms are in separate blocks. It has a pool but it is not in the main building.

Do they have communal lobbies that we can go hang out/shop/eat/pin trade?

Not like you are used to in Florida. At Disneyland Paris they are hotels not resorts. They are for sleeping, breakfast and having an evening meal and drink at the bar. The majority of guests leave the hotel after breakfast and dont return during the day.

Each of the hotels has a very small gift shop and an onsite themed restaurant and bar area. People dont hang out in the hotel lobby during the day. Pin trading is not that big at Disneyland Paris and you wont really find guests pin trading in the hotels.

 

[Teamubr]

Not like you are used to in Florida. At Disneyland Paris they are hotels not resorts. They are for sleeping, breakfast and having an evening meal and drink at the bar.

This!

I haven't stayed at Cheyenne, but Newport is nice as is Sequoia. Don't count Sequoia out, just don't think it is a French version of WL. It would be more of a "moderate" at WDW. Sequoia has a nice lobby, giftshop and bar.







We will be staying at DLR next year (just to try it). My son and his friend will probably be at Sequoia. His friend loves Marvel, but they are having a hard time justifying the price.

j

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

 

[Goldilocks07]

Hotel Cheyenne is in blocks like a us motel style. All the rooms are in various blocks, with indoor corridors, stairs and lifts. The main reception is in the front block and then the rooms are behind it. Its wild west themed. It does not have a pool.

Newport Bay is a traditional hotel style. It is a large complex in the colonial Newport style. It has an indoor pool.

I have stayed at Sequoia Lodge and have no issues. Its similar to Hotel Cheyenne as in the rooms are in separate blocks. It has a pool but it is not in the main building.


Not like you are used to in Florida. At Disneyland Paris they are hotels not resorts. They are for sleeping, breakfast and having an evening meal and drink at the bar. The majority of guests leave the hotel after breakfast and dont return during the day.

Each of the hotels has a very small gift shop and an onsite themed restaurant and bar area. People dont hang out in the hotel lobby during the day. Pin trading is not that big at Disneyland Paris and you wont really find guests pin trading in the hotels.

Thank you for reading my mind and answering my questions so thoroughly. This is the explanation I was looking for. I'm not sure I'll be able to choose though! Cheyenne looks so fun with the theming. Newport looks nice but (gasp, don't kill me) we don't love the Yacht and Beach Club, and so many people compare the two- it's kind of a deterrent tbh. Sequoia looks cute as well. We never stay at moderates (not that there's anything wrong with them, but with my membership we go all out on resorts) so staying at Cheyenne with the Toy Story theme would be a treat- especially if you all are saying people don't hang out at the resorts like in the USA.

That being said, what DO people do at night at DLP, if not hanging at the hotel/resort? Since the parks close so early? It looks like they close (depending on the park) somewhere around 8 or 9 pm.

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

Thank you for reading my mind and answering my questions so thoroughly. This is the explanation I was looking for

You are welcome. I have never stayed onsite at WDW my one and only time there was 1992, so my "home park" is Disneyland California

That being said, what DO people do at night at DLP, if not hanging at the hotel/resort? Since the parks close so early? It looks like they close (depending on the park) somewhere around 8 or 9 pm.

I did a solo trip in February 2016 when the parks closed at 8pm. The main Castle fireworks projection show starts when the park closes. So it will start at 8pm if the park closes at 8pm. Its about a 30 minute show. Depending on where you view it on Main Street, with the crowds it can take another 30 minutes to get back to Disney Village. So thats 9pm.

People either go to the bars in Disney Village or to the bars in the hotels or just go to their rooms.

Thats where the European culture is very different to America. The bars in Disney Village and in the hotels stay open until late. Think of American coffee culture where people hang out with friends over coffee. Well thats what Europeans do in the bars. Its not about partying and getting blind drunk, its about socializing and spending time with family and friends and having a glass of wine or beer.

 

[Teamubr]

Its not about partying and getting blind drunk, its about socializing and spending time with family and friends and having a glass of wine or beer.

I had to laugh at your description. Some of us in the US that are of "an older generation" find bars to do the socializing with friends too. Partying years are way behind me.

One of the things I love about traveling internationally is learning other cultural nuances, but also hearing the locals stereotype of "Americans". We (locals and me) usually get a good laugh out of it.

j

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

I had to laugh at your description. Some of us in the US that are of "an older generation" find bars to do the socializing with friends too. Partying years are way behind me.

One of the things I love about traveling internationally is learning other cultural nuances, but also hearing the locals stereotype of "Americans". We (locals and me) usually get a good laugh out of it.

j

Thanks for having a sense of humour.

 

[Goldilocks07]

I had to laugh at your description. Some of us in the US that are of "an older generation" find bars to do the socializing with friends too. Partying years are way behind me.

One of the things I love about traveling internationally is learning other cultural nuances, but also hearing the locals stereotype of "Americans". We (locals and me) usually get a good laugh out of it.

j

I laughed too.

Because I do BOTH. And I'm 49 years old. LOL. But I totally get what the person was saying. It's a bit more casual and not doing shots at the bar. Either way, and either blind drunk or casually meeting with people, I'm fine which whichever scenerio.

Meanwhile I'm still on the fence on which resort to stay. I should have mentioned I have severe anxiety when booking...ANYTHING. Back and forth and back and forth and then always regretting whatever I chose. UGH. This is why I need an American bar and still need to drink. HAHA

Anyway, I will assume we will be tired after a long day at the parks and will just chill in the rooms.

Are kids allowed in bars like they are at WDW properties in the states? Which by the way, I find so weird to see 4 year olds sitting at the bar with their parents. My daughter is 15 (as stated) and it might be fun for her to socialize with everyone after the parks.

 

[Goldilocks07]

This!

I haven't stayed at Cheyenne, but Newport is nice as is Sequoia. Don't count Sequoia out, just don't think it is a French version of WL. It would be more of a "moderate" at WDW. Sequoia has a nice lobby, giftshop and bar.

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We will be staying at DLR next year (just to try it). My son and his friend will probably be at Sequoia. His friend loves Marvel, but they are having a hard time justifying the price.

j

Also, the Sequoia looks quite amazing. I love that there is a central 'lodge' and according to the youtube videos/visitors, people hang out there and drink/socialize after the parks. And I love the fireplace.

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

Are kids allowed in bars like they are at WDW properties in the states? Which by the way, I find so weird to see 4 year olds sitting at the bar with their parents. My daughter is 15 (as stated) and it might be fun for her to socialize with everyone after the parks.

Yes kids are allowed in the bars. As the hotels serve food, its just all family friendly. For a 15 year old its perfectly fine for her to be in the bars in Disney Village or at the hotels.

In France you have to be 18 years old to buy alcohol. But 16 and 17 year olds can legally drink alcohol when they are with their parents or adult guardian. So a 15 year old with a party of adults is totally normal.

 

[Teamubr]

Meanwhile I'm still on the fence on which resort to stay. I should have mentioned I have severe anxiety when booking...ANYTHING. Back and forth and back and forth and then always regretting whatever I chose. UGH.

I don't think you will be disappointed in any of the Disney hotels. They are "Disney" after all. Just go in with the expectation they are "hotels" and not "resorts". The main reason we haven't considered Cheyenne is the extra distance to the parks and for Santa Fe is (I've read) it doesn't have air conditioning. I prefer to go to Europe in the summer months and the wife wants A/C at night. That shouldn't be a problem in March. The theming looks great. It is a little farther away (as is Santa Fe) from Marvel, Sequoia and Newport, but still an easy walk or bus ride.

j

 

[Goldilocks07]

Thank you so much for all of this! Maybe I'll let my 15 year old decide.

 

[Mommb]

I haven’t been to Newport Bay, but I can confirm that the bar at Sequoia has a variety of non-alcoholic drinks and snacks that should please a 15 year old.

 

[Goldilocks07]

I haven’t been to Newport Bay, but I can confirm that the bar at Sequoia has a variety of non-alcoholic drinks and snacks that should please a 15 year old.

Yes, Sequoia is looking like the option for us as we like a central place to plant ourselves, and the fireplace is looking inviting! And another youtuber said it's a total hangout spot once the parks close. Plus we LOVE Wilderness Lodge.

 

[zinderella]

For me Newport is a Spring and Summer hotel (please don't ask me for my internal logic on this...probably due to colour scheme!) and Sequoia Lodge is Autumn Winter. As you are visiting in March, and it can be kinda chilly, I think you'll like the bar area of SL rather than the bar at Newport Bay which is in a separate room off the main lobby and feels different.

I may be totally wrong on this, but other DISers might be able to confirm, I think SL bar / lounge area has better capacity too? There's been times I've not been able to get a seat at Captain's Quarters.

 

[Teamubr]

For me Newport is a Spring and Summer hotel (please don't ask me for my internal logic on this...probably due to colour scheme!) and Sequoia Lodge is Autumn Winter.

It doesn't have to be logical, but I get it and agree with you. Although we stayed at SL in June and it was fine, but NB does feel more like "summer". Now I'm rethinking where to stay next May/June.

j