This sign invites you to the Hotel Santa Fe

I was very excited about the Hotel Santa Fe when I researched Disney resorts at Disneyland Paris.   The photos, the overall theme and concept, it all looked very cool.  It’s not.  I am very glad I went to all the Disney resorts and spent several days exploring them before staying at Disneyland Paris for a week long vacation.

I would consider the Hotel Santa Fe a value resort if you are comparing it to a Walt Disney World resort in Orlando.  Also you need to understand that prices are much higher in France than in the US and with the weak US dollar it is even worse.

It is not quite this bad but a comparison to staying at a Motel 6 and paying the same price as the Grand Floridian is not far off.
To get a feel for the resort you need to watch the video and decide for yourself.

This hotel is about a 15 minute walk to the park.  It is basically located behind the Sequoia Lodge.  There is also bus transportation to the parks, but it’s probably faster just to walk.

The front desk area at the Hotel Santa Fe

As a guest you would arrive most likely by bus to the main check in building.  Buses pick up at the RER station.  This main build is a long narrow building with neon signs surrounded by pavement and a large parking lot in front and behind.  The lobby is really just an area to get into a que line and either check in or check out.  There is a character photo spot to the left when you walk in to take photos with one of the Disney Characters at set times.

This is really a cool photo, but it's about the only one in the area

There is a long narrow cement floor hallway, like you probably remember from your high school, that has a small arcade, restrooms, and a  Disney shop.  The hallway ends at a buffet style restaurant that looks almost like a slightly smaller Peppers Market from Disney’s Coronado Spring in Orlando.  For breakfast each station in this food court has baskets filled with packets of butter, packets of jam, and more packets of butter.

Maybe I should have gotten the slice of ham

There is a spot that has hard rolls and small Chocolate croissants, a tray with some slices of ham, and three kinds of cereal.  There is also some cubes of cheese.  That’s it.  It’s amusing walking around this massive space from station to station to see how many different ways packets of butter can be displayed.  This “breakfast” is included in your stay.  At lunch time these same stations offer a buffet for about 22 – 26 euros a person so $33 – $35

The Bridge from Hotel Santa Fe toward the parks

The worse part is the resort itself.  It consists of outside lodge buildings that from the outside need a great deal of maintenance.  Some building have graffiti, most the paint is coming off, or are very cracked.  The grounds have signs that are old and falling apart, or covered in dirt and grime, Non of the water features, streams, ponds etc work, the landscaping, what little there is, is not maintained in some areas and some areas are just weeds.

I personally can not recommend anyone ever stay here.

Below are some photos of the resort but to get a true feeling for it you have to be there.  It’s very sad.  It’s hard to believe this is a Disney resort. Maybe a year from now things will be different at Disney’s Hotel Santa Fe, but I spent two days here and walking every inch of this property and just can not recommend this resort to anyone.

Parking and your lodge buildings

The entrance to one of the large lodge buildings

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