This review is based on a visit by my family to Disneyland Paris in December 2010. The Newport bay club is a mid range hotel. It has a nautical theme and is thought by some to be similarly themed to Disney’s Yacht club. The Hotel overlooks lake Disney and is within 10 minutes walk to the Disneyland Parks.
The first thing to mention is that this hotel is huge! With over 1000 rooms it is one of the largest hotels in Europe. This means that reception can be extremely busy. When we arrived it was approximately 6pm and it still took some time to check in. However the lobby is beautiful and was very elegantly decorated for Christmas at the time. As I said before the hotel is very large and those who have rooms at the farthest ends of the wings will have a considerable walk to their rooms. We were lucky enough to get a room that was fairly central, one floor below the lobby.
Our room was spotlessly clean and decorated in a nautical colour scheme . The room was of an adequate size for the four of us with two double beds. We felt that the hotel was beginning to show it’s age. There were chips in some of the furniture, and a cracked tile in the bathroom Obviously Disney agreed with us as it has just been announced that the Hotel is to undergo refurbishment.
The hotel has a large gift shop with a great range of Disney merchandise but unlike the hotel shops in Florida it does not stock basics, we asked for headache tablets and were directed to an offsite pharmacy. There are also occasional character meet and greets in the hotel lobby.
Off the lobby is a restaurant and a very pleasant bar with a view over the lake. It has an extensive cocktail menu and I can personally recommend the Mojitos.
The hotel does have a swimming pool and a games room but i cant comment on these as we didn’t use them. December in Paris is not peak swimming season.
All the Disneyland Paris hotels operate on a bed and breakfast basis. We had been warned to expect long queues for the restaurant but didn’t find this to be a problem. In peak season i imagine this would be different. There was a good selection of cereals, croissants, yoghurt, cold meats and cheeses. There was tea, coffee, hot chocolate and assorted fruit juices. All of these were serve yourself and we saw several people taking extras for lunch.
There was a regular bus service from outside the hotel to the bus station outside the parks, it is also possible to walk to the parks. On the way to the park you pass this lighthouse,
It’s a fun landmark but again could do with renovation.
Overall we loved staying in this hotel, the staff were helpful and we had a great time.
If you have persevered this far thank you for putting up with my ramblings.
