Welcome to New York

The foyer area for the Hotel New York in Disneyland Paris holds some great visual items for first time (and repeat!) guests.

Such as the clock for the Hotel New York, showing the Empire State Building.

Or the Big Apple gift store.

Or perhaps the Apple on the floor of the foyer!

Views of New York

If you get the chance to visit, or stay, in Disneyland Paris' Hotel New York, be sure to take a walk around the hallways just off the lobby-area. The walls in these areas are adorned with photos and pictures that represent New York City in various ways.

Like these photos which represent one of New York's favourite sports - Baseball.

And if you look closer, you may end up at Wall Street.

Where you can catch a train from Union Square, Grand Central or Penn - or perhaps you might just enter a conference room or two.

Red Sox Fans Look Away

Disney's Hotel New York in Disneyland Paris has some great theming scattered throughout the hotel. If you are visiting the Hotel, be sure to walk further afield than the lobby area.

If you head along to some of the meeting or conference rooms, or perhaps Club Manhattan or Park Side Diner, you will see a symbol of a sporting team which is strongly associated to New York.

As I said in the title, Boston Red Sox fans should perhaps avoid this!

Shall We Skate?

Hotel New York in Disneyland Paris also enjoys 'dressing up' for the Holidays. The area in front of the hotel turns into a beautiful ice-rink, where guests can enjoy skating with some music playing and a beautiful Christmas tree to enjoy.

Ticket To...Hotel New York

As we exit the Disney Village, the first hotel we come to (presuming we're going clockwise around the lake, which we are!) is the Hotel New York. And although you don't need a park ticket for the hotel, I'm going to request that you show the tickets to me before our tour.

The hotel is based on the theme of New York City - funny that, considering the name! The facade of the building is based on New York skyscrapers, each section of the building falling under a different style. Out front of the hotel is a large area which, in the summer, is a water feature and during the winter seasons it is a large ice skating rink - similar to something from Rockefeller Centre in New York!

Once inside the building you could be forgiven for recognising the styling of the interior - it's very similar to that of the Swan and Dolphin in Walt Disney World. That's because these hotels same the same architectural styling of Michael Graves. The restaurants in the hotel are also based around the New York City theming, with the Manhattan Restaurant and Parkside Diner (a great place for breakfast!). And there's the fantastic New York City Bar, to have a nice drink or cocktail at the end of the day. Oh, and for those cocktail lovers (non-alcoholic too!) the cocktails at Disneyland Paris are the best!

As with every Disney hotel, the theming of the hotel is kept right down to the last details. Even the shower curtains in the hotel room show the hotel's logo! Plus, in the lobby, there is a fantastic Taxi where you can pose for photos, and in the morning meet with Minnie Mouse. Of course, the taxi is probably made for the under-8s, but everyones a kid at Disney, right?