Originally Posted By u k fan I have stayed at the Santa Fe, but I'm not sure I'd do it again. If I were to stay budget and want to be in a Disney hotel I would go Cheyenne all the way. Apart from the size I do agree that the rooms don't seem hugely different from the Sequoia in terms of comfort or offerings. But I found the communal areas (apart from the food court where we ate off peak) to be scrum like at the SF. The layout was incredibly complicated and I actually had to lug a 5 year old and a big case back to reception for better directions to find my room. Not fun. It's fine for what it is, but we've barely stayed onsite, even with potential AP discounts, since the non-Disney hotel expansion. If a pool isn't a concern I'd rather stay at the Kyriad. I had a great stay there in the summer. If I were travelling with kids I might go for the Cheyenne because there just seems to be more space and the theme is infinitely better for children. With the current AP discounts I'd never say never, but I've stayed at nicer places for comparable prices that are not much further away!!!
Originally Posted By Malin *** If a pool isn't a concern I'd rather stay at the Kyriad. I had a great stay there in the summer. *** My problem staying somewhere like the Kyraid is that the only way to get into the parks is by coach, and the busses always seem to run less than the Disney operated ones.
Originally Posted By u k fan I've never had had a problem with the busses, but it's only about an extra 5-10 minutes from the Santa Fe walking as I have walked from the Village to the HI before!!!
Originally Posted By irishfan On my stay at the Kyriad I walked there and back most days, granted it was sunny and dry (but freezing), it's quite a nice walk. I'm too impatient to wait for buses.
Originally Posted By u k fan Hi irishfan, good to see you around! I agree it's not a bad walk back to those "partner" hotels and I found the Santa Fe so manic that the idea of a slightly longer walk for a bit of peace a fair trade. One of the highlights of my trip last year was opening our patio doors (we were on the ground floor) and sitting outside on a deck chair reading a book and dozing. I couldn't imagine that at the Santa Fe!!!
Originally Posted By irishfan Good to be back ukfan, busy christmas, went home and then went trekking in Nepal, so I'm only now catching up on laughingplace and Disney news!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Kyriad and ETAP would be the choice James. Disney hotels are a rip off unless you get a killer AP rate.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Hmmmm this week, I stayed at the 4 star Ramada in the centre of Manchester. LCD flat screen, plush bed, fab power shower, and hot breakfast buffet thrown in - £64. DLP does not offer the value in their hotels.
Originally Posted By u k fan <<<Good to be back ukfan, busy christmas, went home and then went trekking in Nepal,>>> Wow! I bet Nepal was interesting. Will we get a trip report?!!!
Originally Posted By smedley I got an email through from DLP today, for select dates over the next 3 months they're offering 40% off their 2 night/3 day room and ticket packages for certain hotels. I punched in some dates to see what they were like, and on (I think) the 36th March it would be £332 for DH and I to stay at the Hotel New York. Not that I am thinking of booking, but I thought I would share that the deals are out there. I think it's one of these whereby it's different hotels for different dates too, as it wasn't available on the Sequoia, and was only 20% off the Newport, but 40% off the New York on those dates.
Originally Posted By u k fan I had an AP email a few days ago offering cheap tickets for friends and discounts at the hotels in Feb. I'm hoping they'll extend the ticket offer as my Dad currently has no passes for our upcoming trip!!!
