A celebration of Disney Royalty, the 5* Disneyland Hotel invites guests to immerse themselves in a royal story. Located right at the entrance of Disneyland Park, the hotel boasts stunning bedrooms, exclusive guest experiences and wonderful character dining.
After a recent stay in the Disneyland Hotel (spoiler: it is fabulous!), we wanted to share our review to help those of you planning your own Disneyland Paris trip!
Disneyland Hotel tip: we’ve stayed at all 6 of the onsite hotels (Disneyland Hotel, Marvel, Santa Fe, Sequoia Lodge, Newport Bay Club and Cheyenne) in recent months and are huge fans of staying onsite.
Our Experience at the Disneyland Hotel Paris
Our family of 5 (Dave and I, our two children aged 4 and 6 and our 1-year-old infant) stayed in a Superior Room. We reserved our room directly with DisneylandParis.com and added the hotel’s exclusive premium meal plan to our reservation to cover our breakfast and character meals in the Disneyland Hotel restaurants – check prices here!
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We absolutely love the Disneyland Hotel and made sure to experience as much as possible! We ate at both of the hotel’s Character Dining restaurants, Royal Banquet and La Table de Lumière, shopped in the boutique and swam in the pool! Our children enjoyed the Royal Kids Club, had a royal makeover at my Royal Dream and met more Princesses than they dreamed of!
You can read more about the Disneyland Hotel on the official website here.
Is it worth staying at the Disneyland Hotel?
Yes, we think so!
Let’s start this off by saying that everything about the Disneyland Hotel, from the rooms to the restaurants and its location, is fabulous. It offers a true 5* flagship hotel experience at Disneyland Paris. We had an amazing time at the Disneyland Hotel and can’t wait to return.
It’s also the most expensive property on site and I know many of you want to understand what sets it aside before making a reservation – having stayed at all the other Disneyland Paris onsite hotels, we certainly wondered if the Disneyland Hotel is worth the premium when we reserved our stay!
The bedrooms and general guest areas are magnificent and the execution of the royal theming is impressive. However, it is a combination of this, the wonderful customer service and the exclusive guest experiences that make the Disneyland Hotel such an amazing place to stay.
How to reserve the Disneyland Hotel Paris
We recommend reserving a Disneyland Hotel and ticket package directly with DisneylandParis.com . We’ve always found reserving directly offers the best rates, flexibility and benefits – hotel and ticket packages include park tickets from check-in to check-out (the tickets are often heavily discounted and a package is generally much cheaper than reserving the hotel and purchasing tickets separately – check prices here!
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Disneyland Hotel guests also have access to Extra Magic Time, a time when all Disneyland Paris Disney hotel guests are granted access to the parks one hour before the official opening time. This is a fantastic perk and a great way to enjoy the parks with low crowds and wait times.
Exclusive Experiences for Disneyland Hotel Guests
The Disneyland Hotel utterly spoils its guests by offering a selection of exclusive experiences and benefits. As a guest, these perks really enhanced our stay and made us feel like royalty!
A Disney Royal Encounter
A Disney Royal Encounter is a meet and greet with a Disney Princess, an experience that is exclusive to guests of the hotel. During our stay, Cinderella, Ariel, Jasmine, Snow White, Aurora and Merida held court at the Royal Encounter. The Princesses are wonderful and have lots of time for every guest – they made our children feel so special and were incredibly kind and personable with them.
The Royal Encounter takes place in a Royal Room adjacent to the Royal Kids Club. Guests with an accommodation reservation at the hotel can reserve a timeslot for the Royal Encounter on the Disneyland Paris app from 7 days before their stay. A PhotoPass photographer is present to capture the moment.
Disneyland Hotel Paris tip: before the Disneyland Hotel reopened to guests the best options for meeting a Princess were the Princess Pavilion or by reserving Princess Dining at Auberge De Cendrillion (this fine dining experience typically involves meeting 3 or 4 Princesses and Cinderella’s two mice. It is a fantastic dining option which comes at the cost of €100 for adults and €50 for kids). Being able to meet the Princesses within our hotel and with barely any wait time is an incredible privilege and, if you have any princess fans in your party, undoubtedly one the biggest perks of staying at the Disneyland Hotel.
See Princesses and other Royalty
Character appearances are abundant at the Disneyland Hotel. Aside from the hotel’s formal meet and greet, the Disney Royal Encounter, we saw the Princesses many times as we walked around the hotel.
Princesses such as Belle and Cinderella often join the La Troupe Royale Disney in the magnificent hotel lobby. Made up of two theatrical performers, La Troupe Royal Disney are a duo who share musical versions of Royal tales and often break out in song.
Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto also visit the hotel for their appearances at the Royal Banquet. We spotted them often as we walked through the hotel and, although the longer interactions are reserved for Royal Banquet guests, they always had a friendly wave and interaction.
The Royal Princes (we saw Prince Charming, Prince Eric, Prince Phillip and Prince Adam) also walk through the hotel in the evenings as they make their way to La Table de Lumiere.
My Royal Dream
My Royal Dream is a royal makeover which transforms guests into princesses, princes, mermaids, queens, knights or whatever they desire! If you’re staying at Disneyland Hotel (or any of the onsite hotels) you have first dibs on the appointments before they are released to everyone on the Disneyland Paris App.
Read more about My Royal Dream on the official website, here.
All packages include hair and makeup and a royal photoshoot with the option to add costumes and accessories when you opt for the more expensive options. A PhotoPass photographer captures a royal studio photoshoot after the makeover and one printed photo is included in each package.
My Royal Dream has been on our Disneyland Paris wishlist for years and it’s a wonderful addition to the Disneyland Hotel. Our 4 and 6-year-old had an amazing time at My Royal Dream and loved spending the day dressed as royalty! The photographs are stunning! Check out our guide to My Royal Dream
Appointments are available daily from 8.10am to 7pm. Disneyland Paris Hotel guests can reserve an appointment upon confirmation of a hotel reservation:
We reserved on the app, there is a box for My Royal Dream on the account page:
Availability is then displayed for the dates of your stay at the Disneyland Hotel:
Dine at La Table de Lumière
La Table de Lumière is a fine dining restaurant in the Disneyland Hotel. Only guests of the Disneyland Hotel can reserve a table on the Disneyland Paris App.
Read more about La Table de Lumière on the official website, here.
Every evening, La Table de Lumière hosts guests for dinner. Guests dine alongside Disney Princesses, often accompanied by their Princes. On the evening we attended, we met two Royal Couples and Belle.
Dining at the Royal Banquet
The Royal Banquet offers lunch and dinner sittings with Mickey and Minnie Mouse and 2 of their friends. Read more about the Royal Banquet on the official website, here.
Premium Meal Plan (to be replaced by the Royal Meal Plan from 1 April 2027)
Disneyland Hotel guests can add on an exclusive premium meal plan which covers the full cost of all character dining to their hotel and ticket packages – read more about the premium meal plan on the official website, here.
The premium meal plan includes 1 breakfast and 1 meal per night of your stay. It includes character dining and covers the most expensive character meals (which are the two character meals offered at the hotel).
The premium meal plan is a great option if you are planning to have breakfast in the hotel and want to dine at the premium restaurants: we found it cost-effective with our plans to dine at the Royal Banquet (with Mickey and Minnie Mouse and 2 from Goofy, Pluto, Donald, and Daisy dressed in their royal attire) and La Table de Lumière (often accompanied by their Princes).
Other good options include Auberge de Cendrillion (with 3 or 4 Princesses and 2 mice) and Regal View (where some of the princesses wear their traditional Village outfits). Plaza Gardens is closed for a refurbishment but it will open again in 2027.
Disneyland Hotel Paris tip: we added the premium meal plan to our recent weekend stay at the Disneyland Hotel. We were able to use it to have breakfast at the hotel each morning and it covered two meals – we opted for dinner in Table de Lumière and lunch at the Royal Banquet and thought both were excellent.
Meal Plan from April 2027
The meal plan structure has been revamped for arrivals from 1 April 2027. For Disneyland Hotel guests, this means:
- The premium meal plan will be retired and Disneyland Hotel guests can choose between a Signature or Royal meal plan
- The Royal meal plan is exclusive to Disneyland Hotel guests and includes Character/Princess Dining
- Signature is considerably cheaper but doesn’t include Character Dining
- Breakfast is no longer automatically bundled with the meal plan, you can pick and choose which meals you would like to include
- The hotel’s premier restaurant, La Forêt Secrète, is not included on any Disneyland Paris meal plan.
The Location
Steps away from the entrances to Disneyland Park and Disney Adventure World, the location of the Disneyland Hotel is unbeatable.
We loved being able to pop in and out of the park as we pleased and having the kids tucked up in bed less than 15 minutes after the fireworks end is priceless!
Dedicated Park Entrance for hotel guests
The Disneyland Hotel is located right at the entrance to Disneyland Park (we counted around 25 steps from the ticket scanners to the hotel door, it is amazing!).
There is a dedicated entrance for hotel guests on the left of the ticket scanners although you will often find it’s used by everyone waiting to enter.
Royal Kids Club (2 Hours Complementary Childcare)
While all the Disneyland Paris hotels have dedicated children’s play areas, the Disneyland Hotel is the only one to provide childcare to its guests. Parents can avail of complimentary childcare for up to 2 hours per day for children aged 4 to 11 in the Royal Kids Club. Kids are entertained with a variety of activities and arts and crafts in the Royal Library. There are more details on the Royal Kids Club below.
The Disneyland Hotel
After staying at all 6 of the onsite Disney Hotels recently, here’s our take on the Disneyland Hotel:
The Bedrooms
There are 487 rooms and suites in the Disneyland Hotel with a mix of superior bedrooms, deluxe bedrooms, Castle Club rooms, 5 signature Suites and 2 unique suites. The bedrooms are located in one of the 3 hotel wings – the Central Wing, East Wing and West Wing – and a small number boast park views.
We (a family of five with 2 adults and 3 children) stayed in a Superior Family Room with 2 double beds and a pull down Murphy bed.
One of our favourite features is the built-in Bluetooth speaker on the ceiling of the bathrooms. Our kids had so much fun listening to Disney tunes in the bath!
Minibar: the contents of the mini-fridge are complimentary at the Disneyland Hotel. In our Superior Room, the mini fridge was stocked with some bottles of water, orange juice and some small snack jars. It is only stocked once during a stay.
Room Requests: We requested bedrails and both were delivered promptly and in excellent condition.
Pillow Menu: a selection of pillows is available for guests with options listed in a Pillow Menu. The pillow choices include relaxation, serenity, beauty, beauty sleep, comfort and support. We ordered a couple of extra pillows from the pillow menu and they arrived promptly.
Superior Rooms: these are the hotel’s entry-level rooms and are large and lavish with subtle decor celebrating the Royal Disney Stories. They are available as a king room, a double room with 2 double beds or a superior family room with 2 doubles and a pull-out bed. The family room can sleep up to 5 adults and 1 infant, while the king sleeps 3 adults plus an infant and the double 4 adults plus an infant.
Deluxe Rooms: Deluxe rooms are similar to superior rooms in terms of decor and size but come with some added benefits and magical touches. Deluxe rooms include access to the Deluxe Lounge with soft drinks, breakfast buffet and afternoon tea. Guests also benefit from a dedicated check-in and concierge desk.
Deluxe Suites: the Deluxe Suites enjoy the same benefits as the Deluxe rooms.
Castle Club Rooms: again, Castle Club rooms are similar to superior rooms in terms of decor and size but include additional benefits and magical touches. Guests have access to the Castle Club Lounge which includes breakfast with some of the Disney Princesses in attendance and has a stunning view of the Castle. There is a dedicated check-in and concierge desk and a private lift directly to Disneyland Park. Some of the Castle Club rooms have a park view.
Castle Club Suites: the Castle Club Suites enjoy the same benefits as the Castle Club rooms. There are 5 signature Castle Club Suites themed to Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty. There are 2 one-of-a-kind suites, a Princely Suite (Beauty and the Beast) and a Royal Suite (Frozen). Some of the Castle Club suites enjoy a Park View.
What is the difference between Superior, Deluxe and Castle Club Rooms?
Superior, Deluxe and Castle Club Rooms are almost identical in terms of decor and size. The Deluxe and Castle Club rooms have extra lighting in the form of a magical LED-lit canopy on the ceiling and a special lighting effect on the royal paintings – both of these effects are stunning at night.
The major differences between the 3 room types are the check in and concierge areas, the different levels of lounge accesses and the inclusion of a lounge breakfast in the room rate:
- Superior Rooms are room only with breakfast available (at an additional cost or as part of a meal plan)
- Deluxe rooms have access to a deluxe lounge which overlooks the Fantasia Garden. Breakfast, soft drinks and themed treats are included in the longe. Guests in deluxe rooms have a separate check-in area and a dedicated concierge desk.
- Castle Club rooms have access to the Castle Club lounge which boasts a magnificent view of Disneyland Park and Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. The Castle Club Lounge includes breakfast with the Princesses, soft drinks and themed snacks (the snacks have been Frozen-themed to date). Some Castle Club rooms have a park view. Another amazing perk is the private Castle Club lift which provides direct access to Disneyland Park.
- Castle Club Suites enjoy all the benefits of the Castle Club rooms while enjoying the hotel’s signature and royal suites.
As the rooms are very similar, we make our room choices based on our dining preferences. We love dining in the parks and the restaurants at the onsite hotels so often opt for a meal plan when reserving our room. We also love checking out Disneyland Paris snacks and always reserve a character dining experience or two! Therefore, the Superior Rooms are perfect for us as, while it would be a fab inclusion, lounge access isn’t important to us.
The deluxe rooms are great if you want to enjoy the Deluxe Lounge and have breakfast, drinks and snacks available.
Castle Club Rooms and Suites and the Castle Club Lounge are the ultimate treat at the Disneyland Hotel. From the Princesses joining guests at breakfast to the stunning views from the lounge to the signature suites available. We’ve seen the Frozen-themed Royal Suite and the suite and its view are breathtaking!
Food/Restaurants at the Disneyland Hotel
The Disneyland Hotel has three restaurants, La Table de Lumière, the Royal Banquet and La Forêt Secrète par Jean Imbert as well as the Fleur de Lys Bar.
Royal Banquet
The Royal Banquet is open for breakfast (€45 for adults/€36 for kids aged 3 to 11), lunch and dinner (both sittings are €100 for adults/€50 for kids aged 3 to 11 including a cold drink). All meals are buffet style.
The lunch and dinner banquet is attended by Mickey Mouse and friends in their finest Royal Attire!
Characters: Mickey, Minnie and their friends appear at lunch and dinner, although the exact character line-up can vary. In our experience, they are typically joined by either Donald Duck and Daisy Duck or Pluto and Goofy or on some occasions one of each.
Food: there is a wide selection of food at the Royal Banquet. Breakfast is the standard Disneyland Paris hotel breakfast, with a selection of foods including pastries, Mickey Mouse waffles, cold meats and cereals. At lunch and dinner, there is a full seafood table, a cooked meats and mains station and some wonderful themed desserts. Lobster is typically served at the dinner sessions but not during lunch reservations.
The full menu for the Royal Banquet is available here.
Reservations: Lunch and dinner at Royal Banquet are open to everyone. All Disneyland Paris Hotel guests can reserve dining as soon as their hotel booking is confirmed, while other guests can generally book up to 2 months in advance on the Disneyland Paris website or app.
La Table de Lumière
Our evening at La Table de Lumière is one of the highlights of our stay at the Disneyland Hotel!
La Table de Lumière is a fine-dining restaurant inspired by the Versailles Hall of Mirrors and incorporates elements of Beauty and the Beast in the decor. Hosting only a dinner service (€120 for adults/€60 for kids aged 3 to 11), guests dine alongside Disney Princesses, often accompanied by their Princes.
Characters: on the night we dined, Ariel and Prince Eric, Belle and Prince Adam and Aurora and Prince Phillip joined us. Cinderella and Prince Charming are also regulars at the restaurant.
Food: dinner consists of a 3-course fine dining meal with an amuse bouche to start and a small plate of petit fours to finish. Dishes are varied and include lobster, beef, lamb, shellfish, chicken and vegetarian and vegan options. Some of the desserts are Beauty and the Beast themed.
The full menu for La Table de Lumière is available here.
Reservations: Reservations are exclusive to guests of the Disneyland Hotel. It can be reserved at the time of booking the hotel or on the Disneyland Paris app afterwards. On days with availability, you might be able to secure a reservation at City Hall if you are staying elsewhere.
La Forêt Secrète par Jean Imbert
La Forêt Secrète par Jean Imbert is a fine-dining restaurant at the Disneyland Hotel with menus created by Michelin-starred chef Jean Imbert. Set in a magical forest-inspired dining room, the dishes take inspiration from Disney stories and characters. It is not a character dining experience.
There are two adult menus: a 3-course Discovery Menu (€140) and a 5-course Tasting Menu (€200). There is also a 3-course children’s menu (€70) for children aged 3 to 11, which includes a drink.
Food: the menus feature elevated French cuisine with playful Disney references throughout. Dishes have included creations inspired by Beauty and the Beast, Ratatouille, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Snow White, with the presentation and storytelling forming a big part of the experience.
Reservations: reservations are open to everyone – you do not need to be staying at the Disneyland Hotel, at another Disney Hotel or even have a Disney Park ticket.
Fleur De Lys
The Royal theme continues in Fleur De Lys, the Disneyland Hotel bar.
It boasts its own exclusive champagne, beautiful cocktails and a menu of sharing plates and savoury dishes. Afternoon tea is also available at Fleur de Lys.
Theming and Decor at the Disneyland Hotel
The 5* Disneyland Hotel is luxurious and elegant with a striking Royal theme throughout.
There are paintings dedicated to all the Royal stories throughout the hotel, stunning flower arrangements and beautiful corridors.
The Fleur de Lys (coat of arms) is prominent throughout the hotel: in fact, it’s the name of the hotel bar!
There are some incredible details that we loved: the beautiful Tangled-inspired mirrors in the hotel bedrooms, the stunning Fleur de Lyc covered rotunda and the Mickey hands on the elevator dial were among our favourite features.
Swimming pool and Spa
The Crystal Pool and Spa is a lovely space to relax after a busy Disneyland Paris Day. It includes a swimming pool, sauna, gym and a meditation/yoga area. There is a small kids splash pool and all the pools were a nice temperature.
The Disneyland Hotel Spa by Clarins Spa offers a range of signature treatments including massages, manicures and pedicures. There is also an indulgent children’s menu with massages and facials and packages which cater for both parent and child – these are available to children age 6 and over.
Royal Collection Boutique
The Royal Collection Boutique offers a fabulous range of Disney souvenirs and hotel-exclusive merchandise.
There are Disneyland Hotel sweatshirts, t-shirts, hotel scent sprays, candles, tea cups, key chains, pins, coins, lanyards and notebooks. There’s also a Givenchy range of attire and exclusive Pandora jewelry. A replica of the Tangled-inspired bedroom mirror and a Royal Mickey Mouse plush are among the most popular items in the store.
With the My Royal Dream salon attached to the Royal Collection Boutique, there’s an abundance of princess and knight merchandise available in store. An entire section is dedicated to dresses, shoes, tiaras, wands, knight costumes, swords and shields.
Disneyland Hotel for Kids
Our three children adore the Disneyland Hotel and love to make the most of all the facilities. The Royal Kids Club caters specifically for younger guests but there is plenty more for them to enjoy including My Royal Dream, the Royal Encounters, the hotel swimming pool with its children’s splash pool, the Royal greeters and the theatrical performances of La Troupe Royal Disney who are often accompanied by the Princesses in the hotel lobby.
Royal Kids Club
The Royal Kids Club is a space aimed at children and is designed in the style of a Royal Library. Kids can colour or read a royal story book (there are shelves full of books covering multiple languages).
2 hours childcare: the Disneyland Hotel is the only Disneyland Paris Hotel to provide childcare with guests being able to avail of 2 hours complimentary for 4 to 11-year-olds. Children are treated to activities including interactive storytelling and creative workshops while their caregivers enjoy the hotel or the parks. Childcare is limited to 2 hours per day and is subject to availability.
Collectible Stickers
One of our kids favourite activities during our stay, there are 6 stickers available to collect from various locations across the Disneyland Hotel. The exclusive stickers include Gus Gus, Pascal and Lumiere and we won’t spoil your fun by revealing the locations we were given them!
Discovery Quest Scavenger Hunt
I did this with my 4 and 6-year-old and we had so much fun! Guests answer a series of riddles each related to a specific part of the hotel. Our hunt took us from the lobby to the Rotunda and all around the public areas of the hotel as we answered questions about the Disneyland Hotel.
Benefits of staying in Disneyland Paris Hotels
As well as the exclusive experiences provided to Disneyland Hotel guests, there is another host of benefits included for guests of any of the Disneyland Paris hotels. We find it is more than worth staying onsite:
Extra Magic Hour: one of the greatest perks of staying onsite. As a Disneyland Hotel guest, you are granted early access to both Disneyland Park and Disney Adventure World. This means you can access many of the most popular rides when queue times are minimal and enjoy the park with limited crowds.
Access to Princess Dining and Character Dining Reservations at time of booking: Princess dining and character breakfasts are hugely popular and reservations can be hard to come by. One of the bonuses of staying onsite is that you can reserve these three extras when booking your package or add them later (you can do this by logging into your account on disneylandparis.com and adding extras). If you are staying offsite, character dining is available 3 days in advance on the app.
Early access to Dining Reservations: Disney Hotel guests can make restaurant reservations as soon as their hotel booking is confirmed. Other guests can generally book restaurants up to 2 months in advance. This is the best way to ensure reservations at the most popular restaurants including Regal View, Walt’s and Downtown in Hotel New York – the Art of Marvel.
Immerse yourself in a Disney bubble: Disneyland Paris is a magical place and a visit is almost like being wrapped in a wonderful bubble of Disney. I always find that staying onsite helps to prolong the magic!
There are also lots of benefits to booking a hotel and ticket package. We always book our hotels and tickets directly with Disneyland Paris:
- Park tickets: Park tickets are included when you book a package through disneylandparis.com. Park tickets are included from your day of arrival to your day of departure and are heavily discounted as part of the package. We’ve always priced up booking an offsite hotel and tickets separately (we need tickets for 2 adults and 2 children) and the savings are minimal – depending on your ticket needs or if you don’t want to go to the park every day you might find it better to book separately.
- price hotels on booking.com
- price park tickets directly through Disneyland Paris and Attraction tickets
- allow for the cost of parking if necessary (Eur 30 per day at the park)
- we usually find that the Disney hotel packages offer better value
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How to Visit the Disneyland Hotel at Disneyland Paris
Access to the Disneyland Hotel is currently restricted in order to preserve the experience for hotel guests.
You can visit the hotel if:
- you are a guest at any of the Disneyland Paris Disney Hotels
- If you have a confirmed reservation for an experience or service within the Disneyland Hotel. This includes dining at Royal Banquet or La Forêt Secrète, booking a treatment at the Disneyland Hotel Spa by Clarins or reserving a makeover at My Royal Dream.
Thank you for this review!
How many nights did you stay in the hotel?
Hi Liv, we stayed 2 nights that weekend.
Elaine
Thanks for the thorough review! In your honest opinion, if you stay one night and get a full day in at Disneyland Paris, can you do mostly everything or do you really need two days to get the full effect?
hi Alexis
It really depends on what you want to do – I have an Annual Pass and still haven’t done everything on my list!!
The Paris parks are a manageable size so you can certainly get a good overview in a day if you plan it well.If you start early and finish late you can achieve a lot.Lines are generally quite long for character meet and greets so I wouldn’t plan too many. If you can squeeze in a show, Mickey and the Magician and Together are both amazing.
Elaine
Loved your recap! My husband and I are staying there in July 2025. A couple questions, if you don’t mind:
1. How close is Disney Village to the hotel? Walking distance or shuttle?
2. Is there places in the hotel to grab food on the go? Breakfast sandwich, yogurt, fruit cup, coffee?
3. What time does the hotel shop stay open until?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Amy
It’s a short walk to the Disney Village, maybe 1 or 2 minutes to the closest part of the Village and probably 8 to 10 minutes to the furthert part (McDonald’s, Rainforest Cafe)
There’s nowhere in the hotel to get breakfast aside from the restaurant. We usually grab something in the bakery on Main Street, there is one open during Extra Magic Hour.
I’m not sure what time the shop closes, the hotel boutiques all stay open relatively late. I’ll be in the hotel this week so will try to remember to ask!
Have a wonderful trip, it’s a beautiful hotel.
Elaine