It’s our third time to stay at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel. First in 2009, followed by 2011 and 2014.
From The Upper House, we hired a Hi-Ace van to take our party of six + tons of luggage to the hotel.
We arrived at 2 PM and had to kill time for an hour before checking in at 3 PM. The boys spent that hour in the labyrinth, while I checked out the Disney store at the hotel.

We had two connecting rooms on the 5th floor with a view of the lawn, and amazing how everything looks the same.
The rooms and bathrooms are well-maintained, except my standards have changed. I can no longer stand small bathrooms and shower curtains.



Amenities exactly still the same in 2009

and 2014

Here are our two rooms. My bed was delicious


The furniture is purposely old-fashioned


There were invitations to the New Year countdown at the hotel

The boys spent the afternoon playing basketball.

I love this place. I specifically asked for a room fronting the lawn because I miss Baguio.


Redrum. Redrum.

I love the cold air and the quiet, and I love taking delicious naps in the middle of the day. I love napping in cold weather more than anything.
That night, on New Year’s Eve, we had dinner at the hotel’s Enchanted Garden Restaurant. It was a bit expensive and we had to prepay in advance.
The place was packed and the spread looked fantastic.

Look at this cheese

Some of the food looked cartoony. I have only seen this kind of ham in comic books


I don’t eat ham, but the sight of it really felt festive. It made me miss my Dad back home.
After dinner we took the shuttle to the park and hit the rides.


At 9 PM we watched the fireworks. That plus the cold weather, being with my boys, and the magical Disney music brought tears to my eyes.

We had a nice long walk back to the hotel, and just plopped into bed with no intention to go down for the countdown. So at 12 midnight, the only boys awake—Jeroen and Ben—kissed me happy new year, and at 12:01 I closed my eyes and woke up in 2015.
what a beautiful way to spend New Year’s Eve. I can relate to what you said about having tears in your eyes wstching the fireworks. I spent mine at a Hotel resort and casino with a view of the mountains and laguna de bay from afar. Still near Metro Manila but just in a secluded area. anyway, they had this whole dinner, entertainment, and fireworks display. The Christmas chill in the air ( aside from the area being a mountainous one, it was quite a rainy/cloudy night) and the beautiful fireworks display was so amazing made me sentimental and I… Read more »
It’s beautiful how you told this New Year’s Eve story. Ganda.And that last statement was like a fairy tale ending. =>
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CVS Reply:
January 10th, 2015 at 10:39 PM
thank you 🙂
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thank you 🙂
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Natawa ako sa cartoon ham!
My family went to Disneyland when I was 5. I was so excited at the restaurant because every dish was taken from, or at least named after, a scene in a Disney movie. I ordered spaghetti and meatballs. When it arrived I was convinced it was exactly the same spaghetti and meatballs that was in The Lady & The Tramp 😀
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CVS Reply:
January 10th, 2015 at 11:35 AM
lol. lovett!
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lol. lovett!
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Hi Miss C, off topic. Do you have a birthday calendar at home? Just curious. I just read that a Dutch person’s home is never without a de verjaardagskalender.
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CVS Reply:
January 9th, 2015 at 2:55 PM
i don’t have hehe. I read the Dutch hang it in their bathroom or something 🙂
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i don’t have hehe. I read the Dutch hang it in their bathroom or something 🙂
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Glad to know I’m not the only adult who cries at Disneyland fireworks! My first time to see it I was already 27 and by the time they got to scenes from Beauty and the Beast tears were full on flowing 😀
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CVS Reply:
January 9th, 2015 at 2:56 PM
oh yes. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite, all-time
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Alleycat Reply:
January 9th, 2015 at 8:44 PM
Are you watching the Beauty and the Beast musical at CCP this January, then? 🙂
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oh yes. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite, all-time
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Are you watching the Beauty and the Beast musical at CCP this January, then? 🙂
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Fireworks + Disney music always makes me cry, too! Actually, kahit parade lang sa Disney, naiiyak na ako, lol (to think I’m at the happiest place on earth – but tears of joy naman!)
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love your post ms. C. natawa ako sa redrum!
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Christian is so cute with that picnic basket!
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