Disney's Sequoia
Lodge
This is my favorite hotel at the Disneyland Paris Resort.
Whenever I visit the park overnight, I always try to stay at the Sequoia
Lodge.
An exterior view of the Sequoia Lodge.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
The hotel is located on the waterfront between Disney's
Hotel New York and Disney's Newport Bay Hotel, making it a short 10-minute
walk to the theme parks and Disney Village.
The Sequoia Lodge viewed across the waterfront.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
When Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner called for a contest
for the design of the hotel, the winning entry came from French architect
Antoine Grumbach, who brought a piece of the American Great Outdoors
to France.
Surrounded by pine, cedar, and sequoia trees, this seven-story
hotel built from natural materials of stone and wood gives visitors
a feeling of the national parks of the U.S.A.
Pine and fir trees surround the Sequoia
Lodge.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
There is a total of 1011 rooms and suites between the
main building and the six smaller lodges behind it. Rooms with a view
of the lake are the most expensive, with those in the external lodges
the least expensive.
The main entrance to the Sequoia Lodge.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
As you enter the hotel from the waterfront, there are
two restaurants on either side of you: Hunters Grill and Beaver Creek
Tavern, while ahead, you find a stone entryway and staircase that leading
to the main areas of the hotel.
The stained-glass front door of the Sequoia
Lodge.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
The menu at Hunter's Grill includes meats roasted while
you watch, presented on giant skewers, and carved at your table. The
Beaver Creek Tavern offers a menu of international food.
The Beaver Creek Tavern dining room.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
The Beaver Creek Tavern dining room.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
At the top of the staircase is the Redwood Bar and Lounge,
Northwest Passage Boutique shop, and hotel lobby. In the middle of the
bar area is a large open wood-burning fireplace, perfect for getting
warm after a cold winter day in the parks.
Hotels guests warm up in front of the
fireplace. .
Photo by Ian Parkinson
Just around the corner from the bar is the large check-in
and guest services area. With over 1000 rooms, queues can get long.
To speed up the checkout process, guests can put a credit card on their
account when they check in; a bill is hung on the guest's door on the
morning of check-out. If the hotel bill is fine, guests do not need
to stand at the check-out desk, but just keep the key cards as souvenirs
and enjoy the rest of their day at the parks.
The lobby of the Sequoia Lodge.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
Hotel rooms at the Sequoia Lodge are small compared to
those in in the U.S., but they are very well-designed and comfortable.
Rooms are usually furnished with one king or two double beds, table
and chair, rocking chair, color TV, and a bath with shower. All rooms
are air conditioned.
Double beds in the Sequoia Lodge.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
A typical Sequoia Lodge room.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
Guests can swim and use the gym at the Quarry Pool Leisure
Area, located in one of the external lodges at the rear of the hotel.
Quarry Pool is equipped with an indoor/outdoor swimming pool with slide,
Jacuzzi, and waterfalls. The fitness club has a sauna, Turkish bath,
solarium, and gym equipment.
The Quarry Pool slide.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
In my opinion the Sequoia Lodge offers the best compromise
for price, location, comfort, style, and relaxation. This hotel is categorized
as medium priced three-star hotel, expect to pay about a third less
than the Disneyland Hotel or Hotel New York.
The driveway to the Sequoia Lodge.
Photo by Ian Parkinson
