Sun, 18 Sep 2005

A feast for eyes and taste buds

The 126-hectare Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and Park has two themed hotels, the art-deco Disney Hollywood Hotel and the Victorian-style Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, which have a total capacity of 1,000 family-size rooms.

The Hollywood Hotel is all about down-to-earth fun, with Mickey Mouse in every shape hidden all over the room.

Don't forget to try the Chef Mickey restaurant, which offers buffet or a la carte dining for mouseketeers, including chocolate-dipped marshmallows and mango pudding shaped like Mickey's famous silhouette.

The more grandiose Disneyland Hotel is elegant and cozy, designed for newlyweds or visitor groups appropriately called MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events). The hotel also has a variety of wedding packages on offer.

Oh, and you can order your favorite Disney characters to give you a wake-up call.

In the hotel's Enchanted Garden restaurant, children can have their breakfast with Disney characters, which is a good way to start the day.

The Crystal Lotus Chinese restaurant, however, has all the soothing elements of feng shui, with a virtual koi pond on the floor that follows your steps and 2,238 crystal lotus flowers at the entrance.

-- Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak