Would the Santa Fe be the top choice of the cheaper hotels at DLP? We are planning on being at DLP for 2 nights near the end of April and we are a family of 4 plus a grandma. I think we are going to need 2 rooms because I don't think paying top dollar at DLH for us to cram into one room makes sense.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the pros and cons of Santa Fe.
the Santa Fe has a few family rooms for 5 - have you tried calling DLP to see if any of those are available for your dates?
If its 2 rooms, then really, between the Santa Fe and the Cheyenne, it depends what you're looking for. Their facilities are similar, their restaurants, gift shop, reception, luggage store, character meet n greets etc etc. They are located across the Rio Grande river from each other, and a similar distance from the parks. The rooms are similar size, similar facilities, except the Santa Fe has 2 double beds in each room as standard, the Cheyenne has one double and one set of bunks in each room as standard.
The Santa Fe has recently gone through a refurb in the rooms, the Cheyenne hasn't.
The Santa Fe has a Cars movie theme now, the Cheyenne is built like a Wild West town (and its external theme if probably the best of all the onsite hotels).
My personal preference is the Santa Fe, but loads of others prefer the Cheyenne, so really, its up to you

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