We have just returned from a magical stay at the Marriott Village Ile de France which was excellent. On our last evening we booked a table at the California Grill / Disneyland Hotel for our 8th weddding anniversary. The place has an upscale interior decoration with exception of the circular soulless salon , down the left, from the open kitchens. We ordered twice the 49 euro menu which was of very poor quality. My prime rib was the worst I have ever eaten, hard like a rock. The Béarnaise sauce was served in a mignature glass and quite disgusting. My wife went for the Sea Bream with black Thai rice, completely dry and tasteless. When she asked for a portion of pommes purée it was not available. Our 4 year old son wanted some mayonnaise for his carbonised burger. This was also not available.The hectic , over- nervous waiter in our section forgot all our drink orders, brought us the wrong desserts and was above all unfriendly to somewhat rude. The girl clearing the tables next to us put all her fingers in the glasses to take them to the bar,... what a service. On several occasions you could also hear the chef scream like mad when kitchen doors opened. It added to the general atmosphere in the place. Please, people at Disney, hire someone to get this restaurant sorted !

This was one of many trips to Disneyland Paris. I have been at least once every year since it opened 15 years ago! Meaning I have stayed in all hotels and none of them compare to this one.

As soon as we came off the coach and into the hotel, we were greeted. Check in was quick and easy (the staff can speak excellent English). We went to our room and our bags were brough after us. (Excellent saves you lugging them around).

The room was just as amazing as I remembered them to be when I stayed 2 years previous. Two big double beds (2ad+2ch), bathroom with toilietries and the minibar (credit card req).

This hotel is absolutely amazing and I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind paying the prices, although it is definatly value for money and you could not possibly find another hotel that is better. Although they are all brilliant!

I loved the fact you could charge things from the shop back to your room or get things you purchased in the park delivered to the store in the hotel. Service is impeccable and having breakfast with minnie or micky or any of the other characters everyday is an added bonus and makes the trip that extra bit special.

I would be happy to answer any questions regarding this or any of the other disney hotels

just returned after a 4 day 3 night trip here at this fabulous hotel and it is awesome beyond words, characters there every morning and afternoon for the kids, all other hotels do not have this facility there. exceptionally clean and staff are extremely professional and highly courteous. the parade is fantastic and not to be missed as well as cinemagique and animagique, absolutely fantastic all round, tower of terror ride as great too and the build up to it is wicked, you can really see immediately where the expenses have gone that this dream land has cost you. take clothes that are not too fancy as you will be sat on the ground a lot especially waiting for the parade to arrive, be there at least 30 mins before it starts to make sure you get a great frontal view. going back to the hotel staff, the housekeeping are great too and leave a choc coin on each pillow at night, which is a great touch, and the penultimate experience of this hotel is the location, smack bang in front of the park, with studios a very very short walk away, as well as the train station and Disney village, I really cannot go on enough how great this place is and it is truly magical, and the only negative thing I can honestly think of is the cost of food and Disney items such as cuddly toys and other items, 2 coffees a donut and a small coke = £10 gbp, and all of the aforementioned are very small indeed, you can make what you will of this, however you can take food along in a bag like so many did, take lots of memory cards for your camera and get plenty of photos, anything you need to know just drop me a line and I will help as much as I can

Castle Club Rooms
If you can afford this it is well worth the extra money. The service is very personal, and there is an air of calmness to escape from the action. The breakfast/afternoon tea is good quality, and I would rate the whole service as 5 star. The only thing I would mention is when you first arrive in the main lobby, be aware that the Castle Club Reception is on an upper floor which is quite a walk away. We personally did not find the directions very clear so I would suggest asking a member to staff for assistance. The Castle Club lounge overlooks the park.

Characters
Saw a lot in Inventions Restuarant at dinner (includimg Mickey and Minnie) not many at breakfast though.

Eating
Make sure you book in advance everywhere

Inventions Dinner Buffet
Very good quality food. 49e Adults, 25e children12 years, and 19e children 6 years. Wine 30e ish.

Princess Lunch
The restaurant is Auberge Cendrillon. Excellant waiter service meal. The food within the Childrens menu was not as fancy as I dreaded it might be, which was good as I thought they might not eat anything if it was. The desert is presented with a chocolate slipper. We thought there was a cheaper lunch menu to the dinner one , but although we went at lunchtime only dearer dinner menu was available.Adults 55e Children 20e. Wine & drinks included. Ask for seat where Prince & Princess dance. We got good attention from princessess.

Wild West Show
Good Impressive Performance. Food not brilliant though. Drinks included. Only on certain days. 59e adults 45e children.

Baggage
Hotel takes baggage to/from hotel room to Eurostar saving a lot of carrying!