Friday 1 June 2007

What...a...dump

The infamous words of Betty Davis echoed in my noggin as we pulled into the Disney-run Sante Fe hotel. Assuming we wouldn't spend much time at the hotel (which proved to be the case), we assumed the cheapest Disney hotel was the way to go. Breakfast was included and because we took our nanny and needed 2 rooms, we thought this was a good way to save a few Euros.

"How bad can a Disney-run hotel be?", I asked my wife when we made the reservation. It turns out that it can be pretty bad.

The Santa Fe is rundown, dingy and in many parts even smells bad. The rooms we stayed in were small with very old furniture that have not withstood the test of time.

The grounds are poorly maintained and all the buildings could use a coat of paint. All that having been said, I might stay there again just because it is the least expensive Disney hotel and we only went there to sleep.

On the positive side, the rooms were clean and the beds were comfortable. A couple of other pluses are the shuttles and extended hours for Disney hotel guests.

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