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5 best Disneyland Paris Hotels 2024
There are six official hotels and two official 'nature resorts' at Disneyland Paris. But which is the best?
We've ranked our top 5 by looking at value for money, customer reviews, onsite facilities, and distance from the Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios Park. For our price comparison we looked at four different dates from the UK, including three during school holidays and one outside of school holidays.
If you're deciding between Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Paris, we've also got a guide for that.
Anyway, enough waffle, here's our top 5:
We've ranked our top 5 by looking at value for money, customer reviews, onsite facilities, and distance from the Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios Park. For our price comparison we looked at four different dates from the UK, including three during school holidays and one outside of school holidays.
If you're deciding between Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland Paris, we've also got a guide for that.
Anyway, enough waffle, here's our top 5:
1. Disneyland Hotel - great reviews, best location, highest prices (re-opens January 25th 2024)
If you've recently had a lottery win and want to shower your little princesses with (expensive) Disney magic then the flagship Disneyland Hotel is the best option.
It costs two or three times as much as the cheapest official Disneyland Paris hotel in our price comparisons, but it offers a lot. For a start, it gets the second best customer reviews out of all eight hotels and resorts with an average of about 4.2/5 (we looked at reviews on TripAdvisor, Google reviews, Expedia and Booking.com).
It's also the closest to the main theme park (Disneyland Park) so you only have to walk for a couple of minutes to get back to the hotel at the end of a day of plodding the park. It's also the closest to the railway station so it's a doddle to reach from London via the Eurostar (about 2 hours 45 minutes from St Pancras).
The Disneyland Hotel is a posh Victorian country house style of hotel, so it won't be for you if you want a relaxed setting for your noisy children to run around. It's got an indoor swimming pool, spa, two restaurants and a bar. The pool is the straightforward rectangular sort rather than one with flumes and wave machines.
The hotel recently underwent a massive renovation project that took nearly four years. As a result, it is looking modern and swanky.
There are some extras you can pay for that are exclusively available at the Disneyland Hotel, such as princess makeovers.
Price: consistently the most expensive by far in our price comparisons. Four days for a family of four, including five days in the Disneyland Paris theme parks cost from £4674 at Easter 2024, £4201 in late July 2024, £4201 in mid September 2024 or £4964 in late December 2024.
Those prices don't include meals. Adding on meals for the Disneyland Hotel costs more than meal packages at the other hotels.
As an example, if you just wanted breakfast at Easter 2024, you would pay an extra £555 for four nights for four people. Half board costs an extra £1444 and includes breakfast plus one other meal. Full board gives you three meals a day adds on £2555. You can either have your lunch and evening meals at the hotel or at a restaurant in the theme parks.
Alternatively...if you want a grown-up style hotel for a lower price, try Disney’s Newport Bay Club.
It costs two or three times as much as the cheapest official Disneyland Paris hotel in our price comparisons, but it offers a lot. For a start, it gets the second best customer reviews out of all eight hotels and resorts with an average of about 4.2/5 (we looked at reviews on TripAdvisor, Google reviews, Expedia and Booking.com).
It's also the closest to the main theme park (Disneyland Park) so you only have to walk for a couple of minutes to get back to the hotel at the end of a day of plodding the park. It's also the closest to the railway station so it's a doddle to reach from London via the Eurostar (about 2 hours 45 minutes from St Pancras).
The Disneyland Hotel is a posh Victorian country house style of hotel, so it won't be for you if you want a relaxed setting for your noisy children to run around. It's got an indoor swimming pool, spa, two restaurants and a bar. The pool is the straightforward rectangular sort rather than one with flumes and wave machines.
The hotel recently underwent a massive renovation project that took nearly four years. As a result, it is looking modern and swanky.
There are some extras you can pay for that are exclusively available at the Disneyland Hotel, such as princess makeovers.
Price: consistently the most expensive by far in our price comparisons. Four days for a family of four, including five days in the Disneyland Paris theme parks cost from £4674 at Easter 2024, £4201 in late July 2024, £4201 in mid September 2024 or £4964 in late December 2024.
Those prices don't include meals. Adding on meals for the Disneyland Hotel costs more than meal packages at the other hotels.
As an example, if you just wanted breakfast at Easter 2024, you would pay an extra £555 for four nights for four people. Half board costs an extra £1444 and includes breakfast plus one other meal. Full board gives you three meals a day adds on £2555. You can either have your lunch and evening meals at the hotel or at a restaurant in the theme parks.
Alternatively...if you want a grown-up style hotel for a lower price, try Disney’s Newport Bay Club.
Disneyland Hotel is the flagship accommodation at Disneyland Paris
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It underwent a huge renovation over four years and is now looking pretty posh
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2. Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch - third best reviews, one of the cheapest, spacious, short drive
We reckon Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch is the best value official resort or hotel for visiting Disneyland Paris. It isn't within walking distance, but if you're bringing a car from the UK then it ticks a lot of boxes.
It was amongst the cheapest options in all of our price comparisons, with all the dates being less than half the price of the same holiday at Disneyland Hotel.
It also had the third highest average review score, which was nearly 4.2/5 (based on average scores on TripAdvisor, Expedia, Booking.com and Google reviews in November 2023).
Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch is described as a 'nature village' by Disney and is a bit like the posh holiday lodge parks you get in the UK. You get your own lodge along with a small kitchen and you get a much bigger range of facilities than you get at any of the official Disneyland Paris hotels.
There's a good-sized themed swimming pool with a flume as well as minigolf, playgrounds and tennis courts. There's a restaurant onsite and you can for full board by having breakfast at the resort and then other meals in the theme parks.
According to my calculations it is a 10-minute drive to the car park, and then a walk of 10-15 minutes to the entrance to Disneyland Park. Some of the official onsite hotels are 15-20 minute walk so there's not a huge difference. Guests can park for free at Disneyland Paris.
I'd say this is a good one for families with children who need a bit of space for dashing around. Hotels are fine for older children who like to sit nicely and stare at their phones in silence, but I fear I'd be receiving glares at the breakfast table if I took my noisy children to a posh hotel.
Price: considerably cheaper than Disneyland Hotel. When we checked, a four-night holiday for a family of four including five days at the Disneyland Paris theme parks started at £2403 at Easter 2024, £1712 at the end of July 2024, £1712 in mid-September 2024 or £1962 in late December 2024.
As with the other official accommodation, those prices don't include meals but it costs a lot less to add a meal package at Davy Crockett Ranch than it does for the Disneyland Hotel.
If you just wanted to add on breakfast for four nights at Easter 2024 you would pay £207. You can also upgrade a meal plan to include a number of restaurants at the theme parks. For half board, which includes breakfast and one meal, you'd pay £629 for four people. Full board (i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner adds on a total of £851.
It was amongst the cheapest options in all of our price comparisons, with all the dates being less than half the price of the same holiday at Disneyland Hotel.
It also had the third highest average review score, which was nearly 4.2/5 (based on average scores on TripAdvisor, Expedia, Booking.com and Google reviews in November 2023).
Disney’s Davy Crockett Ranch is described as a 'nature village' by Disney and is a bit like the posh holiday lodge parks you get in the UK. You get your own lodge along with a small kitchen and you get a much bigger range of facilities than you get at any of the official Disneyland Paris hotels.
There's a good-sized themed swimming pool with a flume as well as minigolf, playgrounds and tennis courts. There's a restaurant onsite and you can for full board by having breakfast at the resort and then other meals in the theme parks.
According to my calculations it is a 10-minute drive to the car park, and then a walk of 10-15 minutes to the entrance to Disneyland Park. Some of the official onsite hotels are 15-20 minute walk so there's not a huge difference. Guests can park for free at Disneyland Paris.
I'd say this is a good one for families with children who need a bit of space for dashing around. Hotels are fine for older children who like to sit nicely and stare at their phones in silence, but I fear I'd be receiving glares at the breakfast table if I took my noisy children to a posh hotel.
Price: considerably cheaper than Disneyland Hotel. When we checked, a four-night holiday for a family of four including five days at the Disneyland Paris theme parks started at £2403 at Easter 2024, £1712 at the end of July 2024, £1712 in mid-September 2024 or £1962 in late December 2024.
As with the other official accommodation, those prices don't include meals but it costs a lot less to add a meal package at Davy Crockett Ranch than it does for the Disneyland Hotel.
If you just wanted to add on breakfast for four nights at Easter 2024 you would pay £207. You can also upgrade a meal plan to include a number of restaurants at the theme parks. For half board, which includes breakfast and one meal, you'd pay £629 for four people. Full board (i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner adds on a total of £851.
It's a short drive from Disneyland Paris but Davy Crockett Ranch is an affordable option
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Guests at Davy Crockett Ranch have use of an indoor swimming pool
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3. Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel - best reviews, pricey, modern hotel, swimming pool, short walk
If your children (or your husband) are madly into comic book movies then the obvious choice is the verbosely titled Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel.
It ranked first in our review score comparison and it was the second most expensive option every time.
Disney's Hotel New York is one of the closest hotels to the Disneyland Park entrance (11 minutes by my count) and it has a very modern look that appeals to me. It is designed to look like a Manhattan hotel with the sort of up-to-date décor you might get in a decent Hilton or Marriott in the UK. It first opened in 2021.
Throughout the hotel there is comic book artwork on the walls and other exclusives like a Marvel Design Studio and the chance to meet superheroes.
The hotel has a swimming pool, indoor and outdoor gyms, two modern restaurants and a bar.
Price: on the pricey side. Nowhere near as expensive as the Disneyland Hotel but pricier than the rest in our comparisons. A family of four staying for four nights with five days at the Disneyland theme parks started from £3618 at Easter 2024, £2715 in July 2024, £2715 in September 2024 and £3494 in late December 2024.
To add on meals to the Easter 2024 holiday you would pay either £407 (just breakfast), £777 (breakfast + lunch or dinner) or £1222 (breakfast, lunch and dinner). You don't have to return to the hotel for your lunch and dinner, you can eat them at some of the restaurants in the theme parks.
It ranked first in our review score comparison and it was the second most expensive option every time.
Disney's Hotel New York is one of the closest hotels to the Disneyland Park entrance (11 minutes by my count) and it has a very modern look that appeals to me. It is designed to look like a Manhattan hotel with the sort of up-to-date décor you might get in a decent Hilton or Marriott in the UK. It first opened in 2021.
Throughout the hotel there is comic book artwork on the walls and other exclusives like a Marvel Design Studio and the chance to meet superheroes.
The hotel has a swimming pool, indoor and outdoor gyms, two modern restaurants and a bar.
Price: on the pricey side. Nowhere near as expensive as the Disneyland Hotel but pricier than the rest in our comparisons. A family of four staying for four nights with five days at the Disneyland theme parks started from £3618 at Easter 2024, £2715 in July 2024, £2715 in September 2024 and £3494 in late December 2024.
To add on meals to the Easter 2024 holiday you would pay either £407 (just breakfast), £777 (breakfast + lunch or dinner) or £1222 (breakfast, lunch and dinner). You don't have to return to the hotel for your lunch and dinner, you can eat them at some of the restaurants in the theme parks.
Disney's Hotel New York is a modern city-centre style hotel, which is relatively expensive
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It has lots of nice touches for superhero fans and outstanding reviews
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4. Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne - mid-priced, cowboy themed, good reviews
If you want a reasonably-priced onsite hotel that is walking distance to the Disneyland theme parks then Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne is a good choice.
However, there's a major caveat in that you need to be a fan of cowboys. Or more specifically, your children need to be fans of Woody from Toy Story.
This is one of the more heavily themed accommodation options as you are basically staying in a Wild West town.
Reviews for Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne are decent at around 4/5. It was a mid-priced option in our price comparison with not much between it and Disney’s Sequoia Lodge which is a woodland hotel with less of a blatant theme.
Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne doesn't have a swimming pool, but it's got a good novelty value so it doesn't look like any old hotel. There are also cowboy themed things like pony rides which you can pay extra for.
Price: consistently mid-priced. We looked at the price for a family of four including four nights accommodation with breakfast as well as five days entry to the two Disneyland theme parks. Prices started at £3321 at Easter 2024, £2023 in late July 2024, £2023 in mid-September 2024 or £2563 in late-December 2024.
Adding on meals at Hotel Cheyenne costs somewhere in the middle compared to the other accommodation. If you just wanted breakfast for a family of four for a four night break at Easter 2024 you would pay £318. Adding another meal takes the price to £777 whilst going full-board (i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner costs £1222.
However, there's a major caveat in that you need to be a fan of cowboys. Or more specifically, your children need to be fans of Woody from Toy Story.
This is one of the more heavily themed accommodation options as you are basically staying in a Wild West town.
Reviews for Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne are decent at around 4/5. It was a mid-priced option in our price comparison with not much between it and Disney’s Sequoia Lodge which is a woodland hotel with less of a blatant theme.
Disney’s Hotel Cheyenne doesn't have a swimming pool, but it's got a good novelty value so it doesn't look like any old hotel. There are also cowboy themed things like pony rides which you can pay extra for.
Price: consistently mid-priced. We looked at the price for a family of four including four nights accommodation with breakfast as well as five days entry to the two Disneyland theme parks. Prices started at £3321 at Easter 2024, £2023 in late July 2024, £2023 in mid-September 2024 or £2563 in late-December 2024.
Adding on meals at Hotel Cheyenne costs somewhere in the middle compared to the other accommodation. If you just wanted breakfast for a family of four for a four night break at Easter 2024 you would pay £318. Adding another meal takes the price to £777 whilst going full-board (i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner costs £1222.
Disney's Hotel Cheyenne is walking distance from the theme parks
5. Les Villages Nature Paris - one of the cheapest, waterpark and activities, short drive to Disneyland Paris
Finally, a bit of a curveball.
Disney and Center Parcs have a joint venture called Les Villages Nature Paris, which offers the whopping waterpark and big range of activities of Center Parcs along with easy access to Disneyland Paris.
The idea is that you spend a bit of time at each, with a typical holiday including four days accommodation at Center Parcs and two days off site at the Disneyland theme parks. You can obviously stay for longer if you want.
Instead of the woodland lodges that you get at Center Parcs in the UK, a lot of the accommodation is modern apartments (the site only opened in 2017). It's also a large Center Parcs, with about twice as many accommodation units as you get at the UK sites.
As with other Center Parcs the waterpark is one of the main attractions with the option to sign up for extra activities (most of which cost extra).
Overall, reviews for Les Villages Nature Paris were much lower than the seven other official Disney resorts and hotels. The average was 3.6/5 when we checked, which is a bit disappointing.
The other downside is that you have to drive to the Disneyland Paris theme parks. It's about 20 minutes including the time it takes to walk from the car park to the entrance so hardly a massive journey. Of course, it might feel like a bit longer than 20 minutes after a day of walking round Disneyland with children...
In terms of price, it was one of the cheapest official Disney accommodation options we found, with an important caveat. Prices only include two days entry to the Disneyland theme parks as they assume you'll want to spend some time doing the Center Parcs activities. So, if you just want to binge on Disneyland Paris then you'll need to buy extra tickets which will bump the price up considerably (about £900-£1050 for three days entry for a family of four when we checked).
Price: a family of four staying for four nights including two days entry to the Disneyland theme parks and half board started at £2065 at Easter 2024, £2147 in late July 2024, £1385 in mid-September 2024 and £1546 in late December 2024.
It is sometimes cheaper to book Les Villages Nature Paris via the French version of the Center Parcs website and then buy your Disneyland Paris tickets separately.
Food isn't included at Les Villages Nature Paris and you can't get buy a meal package, but there are plenty of places to eat onsite.
Disney and Center Parcs have a joint venture called Les Villages Nature Paris, which offers the whopping waterpark and big range of activities of Center Parcs along with easy access to Disneyland Paris.
The idea is that you spend a bit of time at each, with a typical holiday including four days accommodation at Center Parcs and two days off site at the Disneyland theme parks. You can obviously stay for longer if you want.
Instead of the woodland lodges that you get at Center Parcs in the UK, a lot of the accommodation is modern apartments (the site only opened in 2017). It's also a large Center Parcs, with about twice as many accommodation units as you get at the UK sites.
As with other Center Parcs the waterpark is one of the main attractions with the option to sign up for extra activities (most of which cost extra).
Overall, reviews for Les Villages Nature Paris were much lower than the seven other official Disney resorts and hotels. The average was 3.6/5 when we checked, which is a bit disappointing.
The other downside is that you have to drive to the Disneyland Paris theme parks. It's about 20 minutes including the time it takes to walk from the car park to the entrance so hardly a massive journey. Of course, it might feel like a bit longer than 20 minutes after a day of walking round Disneyland with children...
In terms of price, it was one of the cheapest official Disney accommodation options we found, with an important caveat. Prices only include two days entry to the Disneyland theme parks as they assume you'll want to spend some time doing the Center Parcs activities. So, if you just want to binge on Disneyland Paris then you'll need to buy extra tickets which will bump the price up considerably (about £900-£1050 for three days entry for a family of four when we checked).
Price: a family of four staying for four nights including two days entry to the Disneyland theme parks and half board started at £2065 at Easter 2024, £2147 in late July 2024, £1385 in mid-September 2024 and £1546 in late December 2024.
It is sometimes cheaper to book Les Villages Nature Paris via the French version of the Center Parcs website and then buy your Disneyland Paris tickets separately.
Food isn't included at Les Villages Nature Paris and you can't get buy a meal package, but there are plenty of places to eat onsite.
Les Villages Nature Paris is a Center Parcs resort near to Disneyland Paris
