Thursday, April 29, 2010

Disney's Hollywood Hotel

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For the remaining 3 nights of our stay in Hong Kong, we moved to Disney's Hollywood Hotel nearby - also within Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. The hotel is a 4-star hotel - very modern.



We got an upgrade from Garden View room to Park View room. The park view room is on the top most floor and has a view of the Disneyland park. This time, we got ourselves a king-sized bed. Room is not very spacious and the bathroom is half the size of the one at HK Disneyland Hotel. Both rooms are equipped with iron/ironing board/bathrobes/hair-dryer/TV. 


The hotel also has a children's room called Malibu Toy Shop - it's quite similar to the one at HK Disneyland Hotel. There's also a gift shop, swimming pool, playground and restaurants :
1) Chef Mickey (buffet & a la carte)
2) Hollywood & Dine (for quick bites & snacks)
3) Sunset Terrace (poolside)


Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel

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We stayed at the HK Disneyland Hotel for 3 nights. Very beautiful and classy 5-star hotel - full of Victorian charm and splendour - excellent service and a wonderfully magical stay. The current promotion rate for Annual Pass holders is 35% off published rates. We booked a Garden View room which is HKD$1800(published rate). Breakfast not included.

There are 2 double beds in the room on the ground floor which overlooks the garden. Absolutely spacious room with an equally spacious bathroom.

Room decor was Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. Nice details in the mirror frame & toiletries.



Baby cots or bed rails are available upon request. We requested for bed rails so the kids won't fall off the bed. Bathrobes are provided together with towels. Bedroom slippers are also complimentary (or rather it's paid for). Free internet connection in-room as well. 


There's a children's room called Prince Eric room to keep kids occupied. Lots of wooden toys, books and tables/chairs for coloring etc. Bedtime story is read every night by a cast member on duty.

There are quite a number of restaurants here :-
1) Enchanted Garden - featuring buffet meals with Disney characters meet & greet
2) Crystal Lotus - Disney Dim Sum
3) Grand Salon - a la carte dining
4) Sorcerer's Lounge - a la carte dining

There's also a spa, swimming pool and a gift shop. called Kingdom Gifts. Overall, highly recommended hotel to stay in while visiting Disneyland.

I Love.....

I had a blast at Hong Kong Disneyland during my family holiday last week. So....just to share some of the things I love during the short stay there!

It's a great place to go to..... and indulge in all things Mickey, Minnie and Jiminy Cricket! Well..... Jiminy Cricket is the spokes-cricket for Earth Day at HK Disneyland. The entire week I was there - it was Earth Week (Earth Day was celebrated on 22nd April 2010).
There were special activities for kids and adults alike e.g. fun recycling-themed games, green tutorials etc.

 
 Evan took a photo with Jiminy Cricket at Fantasyland.



There are so many places to shop to your hearts content here in Hong Kong Disneyland e.g. in Main Street USA itself, there is a crystal art shop, bakery and  souvenir shops. HK Disneyland also sells reusable shopping bags priced at HKD$20 but during the Earth Week, it was on promo price for HKD$10. So I snagged one of it!


Burns calories and is good for the environment. We took nice and leisurely walks around the gardens of HK Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hollywood Hotel. We also walked a lot exploring Disneyland. We rented a stroller to push Marissa around. Cost of rental is HKD$60 per day. A HKD$40 deposit is required.


Marissa was fascinated with the Stitch bubble machine


Dim Sum and Chinese cuisine are aplenty here in HK Disneyland. We ate dim sum almost everyday and it's soooo yummy! My little girl loves to snack too - the eco-friendly way. All I have to do is eat a little extra food and drink a little extra water and I am able to produce quality breastmilk for her. Breastfeeding is very environmental friendly compared to artificial feeding which adds to environmental pollution in its manufacture, packaging, transport and preparation. I do not need to lug around bottles/formula/water or use up energy to boil water or use any water to wash bottles at all. There's a baby care centre in Disneyland which has 2 nursing rooms, each equipped with a table and rocking chairs. 

Marissa snacked here....

.... while we snacked here : Comet Cafe in Tomorrowland


Spotted lots of recycling bins around the entire park! Extremely convenient to separate rubbish for recycling. Check these out! 

Spotted this recycling bin on Main Street USA. Jiminy Cricket again on the bin!


While on the topic of recylcing..... I would like to mention here that Sloggi has recently launched its Love World Love Sloggi collection of lingerie made from recylced materials (plastic bottles included!). Wow! This is indeed a positive step towards a greener future for all of us. I hope to see eco-friendly nursing bras from Sloggi in the near future! Anyway, in Tomorrowland....

.........another set of recycling bins. 

Finally - my favourite ride in HK Disneyland : It's A Small World

 

The best ever present we can ever give to our kids is a trip to Disneyland ... not!
Actually, the best thing we can ever give to our children is LOVE! 

Love our world - Love our children - Love our planet

Monday, April 26, 2010

HK Disneyland : Character shots

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Famliy holiday 18-24 April 2010 @ Hong Kong.
We spent most of our time at Disneyland.... here are some pics taken with favourite Disney characters. Didn't manage to take any with the princesses though. 
Evan's Buzz Lightyear costume was bought from Mothercare and Marissa's Snow White costume (pre-loved) was purchased online on ebay UK.