Just booked!! & questions about birthdays and DLP

[Serenlas]

Soooo excited! After booking the Eurostar last week I have now booked our hotel as well We're staying in a Montana room at SL for 3 nights from 29 Nov-2 Dec! I decided I couldn't bring myself to wait on the offchance that a better deal comes along.. we've booked the 1 day & night free deal, and DD2 goes free anyway. If anything better comes along I'll try and add a sneaky character meal to our package or something

So that brings me on to even more questions than usual! It's DD2's 6th birthday on Dec 23rd, and although our trip will be 3 weeks before her birthday, it is intended to be partly her birthday treat instead of a party with friends. I asked on here months ago and was convinced that it's not at all weird to have a birthday cake for her at Cafe Mickey, so we'll definitely do that. But what other lovely treats could I plan her? I'd love to do the Princess Makeover for her and her sister, but I don't think they're open in Nov/Dec. We went to Auberge last time and while we had a lovely time, she's adamant that she doesn't want to go "to the place with the orange soup with cream on it" again, that seems to have really put her off - bless! Would it be really weird to get her a birthday sticker from Town Hall, even though the actual day will be just over 3 weeks away? And does anyone have a list of things I could pay for to have put in the room? I think a little soft toy or a helium balloon would go down very well

Thank you! So excited about seeing Dreams and all the 20th anniversary stuff!

 

[Ms Poppins]

Congratulations on your booking

It was my dd's birthday when we went last month. I emailed the hotel a few days before to mention that this was a birthday visit and 'hoped' that we'd get a nice room I didn't ask for anything specifically, but we did get some nice extras in the room, goofy soft toy, tea/coffee maker, complimentary water, extra toiletries, bathrobes and slippers etc. Nothing major to be honest, but some nice extras.

We also went to City Hall for a birthday sticker, which they gave without question, so no need to say it's not her actual birthday on the day. Unfortunately my dd didn't want to wear hers, so I don't know what effect it would have had.

As of paying for extras, I've heard that this can be very, very expensive. Are you able to put together a small package of things you know she'll like and try and pop it in the room before she goes in? Or you could maybe get her a new Disney purse with some euros, and tell her she has to use this exclusively in dlp?

I can't help with the princess makeover, but I'm sure there's a thread on here somewhere about it.

Happy planning

 

[tinkertaylor05]

We went for my dd's 6th Birthday, the hotel put together some balloon bouquets. It was her actual birthday mid trip so I'd wrapped and packed a few presents to take with us, I think Tangled dolls and a couple of DS games, I packed some balloons,banners, celloptape etc and when she crashed out of a night time I decorated the room ready for morning

The dlp birthday badge is a sticker and to tell the truth it just fell off the whole time, if you want take your own proper badge.

 

[Serenlas]

Thank you all If the in-room gifts are extortionate I won't bother, I'm sure I can plan nice things without needing to take out a second mortgage