Santa Fe Or Newport Bay?

[siobh]

i am travelling to disneyland paris on 15th to 19th december and am booked into the santa fe, i am beginning to think about upgrading to the Newport Bay, does anybody know if it is worth spending an exta €400 for this or should i just stay in the santa fe? myself, my husband and two kids are travelling

 

[cap'njack.]

Personally I'd stay in the Santa Fe to be honest...or maybe the Cheyenne which looks nicer themed than the Santa Fe but is much cheaper than the Newport Bay.

I personally think the NPBC is too big and unfriendly but then again I've not stayed there only 'tried' to visit but gave up when we couldn't find a lift for Kacee's buggy.

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

I would save the money on the upgrade and use it to spend in the park.

 

[ghockley1981]

Upgrade to the Cheyenne and then use the change to enjoy yourself

 

[siobh]

thanks for all your help, perhaps i will stay put so, reviews on santa fe seem good, just concerned as it is the cheapest option that the standard might not be great

 

[cap'njack.]

thanks for all your help, perhaps i will stay put so, reviews on santa fe seem good, just concerned as it is the cheapest option that the standard might not be great

The beds are amazingly comfy!

We have stayed in the Santa Fe twice now...and we wouldn't have done so if it was that bad

It does look a little cheap and in need of a re-furb on the outside and we sometime look at the Cheyenne on the other side of the lake and think that we should have booked there but the Santa Fe is fine for using as a sleeping base for the parks.

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

I agree the beds are sooo comfy.

I found it ok and i would stay there again.

 

[DLPdaft]

I've stayed at both the Santa Fe and the NBC (we got a free upgrade to the NBC in October this year). I said at the time, I'm glad I didn't pay the extra to stay there.

Theres nothing wrong with the NBC, but I didn't find the rooms that much bigger than the Santa Fe, no more comfortable, its a much bigger hotel than the Santa Fe, and so its very busy and you could find yourself trekking for 10 minutes once you get into the hotel to get to your room.

I love the Santa Fe - the beds are amazingly comfy , its clean, colourful and has everything you need for a trip to The Magic.

 

[siobh]

thanks everybody that is really a great help, i am definitely staying put and really really looking forward to our trip

 

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[mollies_mum]

Personally I would upgrade at all costs...
I HATED the Santa Fe and would never stay there ever again. The corridors were freezing cold, the bathroom and bedsheets were filthy (feces present on both), the staff were rude just to name a few and refused to do anything about it.
I felt really cheated and ripped off for the money we paid for a bit of 'Disney magic' (that's how I justified to myself staying in the DLH in Jan )
I know that other DIS ers have stayed at Santa Fe and had a great time so it's completely up to you, this is obviously just my personal opinion and experience

 

[mommy2ash]

Personally I would upgrade at all costs...
I HATED the Santa Fe and would never stay there ever again. The corridors were freezing cold, the bathroom and bedsheets were filthy (feces present on both), the staff were rude just to name a few and refused to do anything about it.
I felt really cheated and ripped off for the money we paid for a bit of 'Disney magic' (that's how I justified to myself staying in the DLH in Jan )
I know that other DIS ers have stayed at Santa Fe and had a great time so it's completely up to you, this is obviously just my personal opinion and experience

i am really sorry you had such a bad experience at the santa fe. i stayed there in october and we loved it. i was worried about it being the cheapest so i wasnt expecting much. but the beds were so comfy, the staff were friendly and we only discovered the bus on our last day

my aunt has just come back from a stay at the newport and said she was disgusted that she spent so much to stay there. she said the walk to breakfast was so long that if you forgot something in your room it wasnt worth your while to go back. she much preferred the santa fe.

 

[hollymattbenmilo]

I loved the sante fe... beds were..AMAZING! Shower was lovely and powerfull, room was nicely cleaned everyday, bed made, fresh new towels everyday.. when i rung for extra pillow and new cott sheets etc, they were wuick to bring them. The rooms..were sooo warm... infact one night when basically snowing outside and icy we opened windows as room was so warm.. which was great as we got to dry shoes/boots/coats etc near radiator every night!! def stay put, you wont be dissapointed

 

[Booknut]

We stayed at the Santa Fe last week and although our initial room was a disaster (freezing cold, very dark, two light bulbs missing from the lamps and very far away from the main building) we requested a swap and the second room we got was brilliant.

We had to ring them to turn on the heat - apparently this is normal in November - but once we did the heat really kicked in. The beds were amazingly comfortable, seriously, we could have slept there all day.

The breakfast is a scrum at best, go early if you can or very late like 10.30am (they close at 11am). Don't worry if you miss your slot, they always let us in (hard to make times with a baby!).

Whatever you do though do NOT eat dinner at the La Cantina buffet, it was dire and for 23 euros per person you're better off going to Planet Hollywood or even Cafe Mickey.

I'm going to do my trip report tonight and I have some photos of the hotel etc if you want to have a look. I didn't go in the Newport Bay but from the outside I wasn't impressed, just a huge building with a lot of paint chipping off of it from the back. At least at the Santa Fe you can park your car near to your room if you have a car with you.

Have a great time

 

[hollymattbenmilo]

I didnt have to ask for heating to be turned on?? and there was heater in bathroom too, so was lovely... i did brekfest at 7 most day, 8 and 830.. and it was lovely... not scrum like at all.. even on the sat and sunday when park was awful the brek was still lovely and clm and empty... tons and tons of food available... i guess its different all the time. but i have to say, the people on desk were lovely and polite, helped me with any questions, were lovely to ben and they ahd one or two charecters there every morning... with no ques, just walk up.. or behind one or two others to see them. was lovely

 

[jillrobinson]

I've stayed at both and whilst there's nothing actually wrong with the Santa Fe given the choice between that and Newport Bay, for me the NPB wins hands down everytime, there is no comparison. I have no idea why people knock the NPB so much, it's a big hotel, it doesn't try to disguise that fact, I believe it was the biggest hotel in Europe when it was built, but I'm sure you couldn't possibly have a longer walk from room to reception than we did at SF and at least you're walking indoors and I'm surprised to hear that the paint is peeling already, like all the onsite hotels the NPB was given a major overhaul in 2006, including paint, replacement windows and balconies, I suppose the elements take their toll very quickly. Interestingly though I remember how many people were remonstrating at the possibility of having workmen disrupt their holiday/hotel view etc., obviously a case of damned if you do and damned if you don't when it comes to hotel upkeep.


Just wondering why the big leap, from SF to NPB ? The Cheyenne has much nicer theming than the SF, other than that there's not much to choose between them. Have you considered the Sequoia ? cheaper than the NPB and whilst I can't say I like the hotel itself, I do like it's location, layout and in our experience the more refined breakfast compared to SF and Cheyenne. But as far as the hotel room goes, our rooms at SL have been tattier than those at Cheyenne or SF, although our SF room smelt bad, several times I went seaching for the dirty nappy I was convinced was hiding somewhere.

For me the SL/NPB's good points.
Location - no need to use shuttle buses and it's a lovely walk to and from the parks.
Breakfast - Just our experience but it's calmer with a broader selection.
1 building ( Montana Room only at SL) - so you don't have to get dressed in your outdoor clothes to get to breakfast, go to the bar, hotel shop, reception etc.

Whether you decide to stay put or upgrade I'm sure you'll have a really lovely time.

 

[siobh]

thanks everybody that is a great help, there seem to be far more people happy with their stay than not so i will give it a go and hopefully my experience will be as good as yours

 

[siobh]

thanks for your reply Jill, i have stayed in the Sequoia Lodge before and we enjoyed it no complaints, as we have been to DLP before we decided to go again but on a smaller budget hence i booked santa fe. but now that it has come close to going i am a bit apprehensive that the hotel will mirror the cheaper price!! you mention the Cheyenne, it is only €80 extra for me to upgrade to the Cheyenne would you recommend upgrading or is there not much difference.

 

[DLPdaft]

I think everyone here agrees that the outside theming of the Cheyenne is amazingly good, it really does look like the wild west.

I stayed at the Cheyenne last Christmas season, the rooms in the Cheyenne are the same size as the Santa Fe, with the same facilities. Rooms in the Cheyenne have one double bed and one set of bunk beds as standard, the Santa Fe has 2 double beds as standard. The Cheyenne and the Santa Fe are the same distance from the parks as well, they are located just across the small river from each other. Both hotels have the same star rating.

If you have little cowboys or little cowgirls, I'm sure they would love the Cheyenne. My DD refers to herself as a Mexican girl when we're at the Santa Fe, and we were all Christmas cowgirls at the Cheyenne last year .

 

[siobh]

I am sooooooo confused .....