HotelChatter - Tag: Disney Hotels

Pounce On These Leap Year Hotel Deals Now, Before They Leap Away

ASchechter — 2012-02-07T09:45:15-05:00

<![CDATA[Yes, it's a Leap Year! An entire day added to the month, an entire extra day for some hotel-lovin'. And the hotels are pretty excited about it too! We've hunted around for the best Leap Year deals from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/San%20Antonio">San Antonio</a> to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/New%20York">New York</a> to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/london">London</a>. Unsurprisingly, several of them overlap with Valentine's Day festivitiesbut as they say, bargains make the heart grow fonder... <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/GrandHyattNewYork.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Grand+Hyatt+New+York/local/1931">Grand Hyatt New York</a>, fresh from its recent <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/9/8498/61335/hotels/Grand_Hyatt_Wants_You_To_Join_The_Dream">$130 million</a> renovation, is feeling generous. So they're singling out people who are either turning 29 this year or who were born on a leap year. While the 29-year-olds actually make out with something cool (free appetizer or dessert at New York

Disney's Hotel Dreams Are Dead

juliana — 2011-12-06T14:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/disneyaulani_reception.jpg" class="top"> Sorry kiddies, we hate to put a damper on the holiday spirit but there will be no more <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/disney hotels">Disney Hotels</a> for a while. <a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-11-29/business/os-disney-standalone-resorts-20111129_1_standalone-resorts-aulani-shanghai-disneyland">The Orlando Sentinel</a> reports that Disney's vision for standalone resorts, like their recently open <a href="v">Aulani Resort</a> in Hawaii (above), has been put on hold due to some money woes, namely because the House of Mouse has been so busy spending money on its theme parks and cruise lines. The company recently scrapped plans for a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/5/19/91035/2524/hotels/A_Disney_Resort_For_the_D_C_Area_">500-room stand-alone D.C. hotel</a> even though they already bought the property in 2009 for about $11 million. Disney said the timing wasn't right but given that the Aulani has had some missteps in its

Orlando: Disney's Animation Resort to Open in Spring 2012 with 'Finding Nemo' Suites

juliana — 2010-12-17T16:06:29-05:00

Expect some Nemo sheets!

It seems that there can never be too many hotels at Disney World and the more thematic these hotels can get, the better.

Which is why Walt Disney World is planning its first family-suites hotel that will be centered around the animated Disney movies everyone knows and loves. It will be called Disney's Art of Animation Resort and yes, expect to find Nemo here, as well as Ariel and Simba.

The 2,000-room hotel will open in May 2012 with 866 standard rooms but also 1,120 of these family suites which can fit up to six people.

Anaheim: The Pirates of the Caribbean Suite Could Probably Use an Upgrade

juliana — 2010-10-08T14:55:01-05:00

Fresh off re-introducing The Mousepad at the Disneyland Hotel, Disney has is focusing on yet another specialty suite--The Pirates of the Caribbean Suite.

The Disney Blog has the detes on what sort of "buried" treasure the 11th floor suite holds:

The Pirates experience begins as you ring the doorbell, which plays, “Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate’s Life For Me,” and enter the living room. There you will find Old World rugs covering dark-stained hardwood floors, with wooden beams overhead. The Spanish colonial-style furnishings could be part of a pirate’s plunder, yet the room also provides landlubbers’ comforts including a wet bar, 42-inch plasma TV and surround sound stereo system.

Anaheim: Disneyland Hotel Offers a House of Mouse Suite

Jennifer Kester — 2010-09-27T10:52:45-05:00

If you're staying at the Disneyland Hotel, you expect to see some Disney figurines here and there. But the penthouse suite is all tricked out with Mickey, with those famous mouse ears found on everything from the ceiling lighting fixture to the carpeting.

The mouse pad is done up in the colors Mickey usually sport—black, white, red and yellow—and you'll find rare photos and sketches from the Disney library adorning the walls. On display in the master bedroom are maquettes—collectible 3-D models used by animators to create a 2-D character—from Mickey's most notable roles.