We spent a few nights at Explorers last week, but don’t think we would return. There’s nothing bad to comment on, just a bit basic and as a base for Disneyland, I would prefer to stay somewhere closer.
We arrived late on our first night, but there was no hassle with check in etc. There is a shop in the hotel but this was closed when we arrived, so we ordered a few bits from CarreFoure supermarket via UberEars after arrival - water, milk, snacks. Courier met us in reception and delivery was less than 30 minutes.
The room itself was ok. Clean enough, comfortable and roomy, however a few issues with room furniture - wonky wardrobe door, loose handle on the bathroom door, draughty window. Otherwise clean and comfortable enough for us all to sleep really well! We travelled as three adults and two teenagers and the rooms was plenty spacious for us all.
Breakfast was decent, not a great variety of choice, but enough to keep everyone happy. Choice of a few cereals, a few types of bread, mixed fruit salad, but only one choice of cold meat and cheese which was a bit disappointing to be labelled a ‘continental’ breakfast. We all had plenty to fill up on though and everyone left satisfied. I wouldn’t recommend upgrading to a cooked breakfast, it didn’t look all that appealing and really there was enough to keep most people happy with the basic breakfast.
The shuttle into Disney runs from the hotel every 10 - 15 minutes and takes about 10 minutes. Explorers is one of the first stops so we were able to get on no problem. Although, we didn’t get the earliest buses as we weren’t fussed about being there for the park opening, so maybe we missed a bit of a crowd.
My biggest tip: I would NOT recommend using the shuttle bus to get back to the hotel from Disney if you’re staying for the fireworks/light show. Especially if you’re travelling with kids. It was carnage when we tried - adults pushing kids out the way to shove onto the bus and actual grown adults fighting to get on. Unfortunately we were too late to try to get an uber/bolt so had to just wait it out a bit til the aggressive crowds dispersed. We planned in advance the next few nights got an earlier bus or booked an Uber - around €16 from Disney.
All in all, we didn’t have any reason to complain about the hotel, it was good as a base and we didn’t spend a lot of time there being at Disney from dawn til bedtime. Yes, it was a bit basic, and breakfast could’ve been better, but it was decent, clean, comfortable. We didn’t have any interaction with staff other than checking in, but all staff seemed friendly and helpful.
I don’t think we would return, but not because of any fault with the hotel, just personal preference - mainly because we’d prefer to stay closer to the Disney parks. The hotel is designed for families with young children, there are many facilities and activities for children, but mine were just too old to appreciate it. All that said, if my kids were younger we would absolutely come here again, and probably spend more time to appreciate the facilities.
