Disney Explorers Lodge
The Disney Explorers Lodge is the largest hotel at Hong Kong Disneyland. It features a mystical travel adventure theme based on the Age of Exploration in the early 1920s. The lodge is divided into four themed lands: Asia, Pacific Islands, South America, and Africa.
China's first Disneyland opened in 2005 at the northeastern tip of Lantau Island after a successful cooperation between the Hong Kong government and The Walt Disney Company. It took over a decade for China's second Disneyland to open in Shanghai, making HK Disneyland the go-to theme park for millions of people.
To avoid cultural insensitivity, the park was constructed with careful consideration of Chinese cultural characteristics.
Designers adhered to the rules of feng shui, and the lucky numbers of Chinese numerology were used as often as possible (especially the number 8). The number 4 was avoided as much as possible, even going so far as to label the fourth floor as the fifth floor in hotels.
Walt Disney Imagineering designed Hong Kong Disneyland, which was based on the original 1954 plan for Disneyland in California. The project included four lands: Main Street USA, Fantasyland, Adventureland, and Tomorrowland.
Over the years, extra theme parks were added: Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, Toy Story Land, and World of Frozen.
The resort offers three hotels for adventure-seeking visitors: the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, Disney's Hollywood Hotel, and Disney Explorers Lodge. The third and largest hotel to open was the Disney Explorers Lodge, with 750 rooms spread over seven floors.
The 5-star Disney Explorers Lodge in Hong Kong is less than a 10-minute walk away from the entrance to the park.
The building is organized into four wings of seven floors around a central core housing the three restaurants.
The hotel embodies the theme of adventure and exploration, which is associated with Adventureland. As is often the case with Disney hotels, the Disney Explorers Lodge has a backstory: In 1920, four explorers constructed a hotel to display craftsmanship and exhibit specimens they brought back from around the world.
Dragon Wind is a table service and buffet restaurant that serves provincial and Chinese delicacies inspired by the Five Elements in both culinary styles and layout.
Chart Room Cafe is a bar that offers specialty coffees, breakfast, and fast food, including custom salads, sandwiches, and different kinds of pasta.
World of Color is a table service restaurant that offers a mix of new and old-world flavors, spices, herbs, and cuisines, focusing on sea-inspired textures and flavors.
The Trading Post is a store that sells artifacts and souvenirs that celebrate travel and exploration.
The hotel's 750 rooms spread across the four wings of the building.
There are four room types:
• Standard Room with a garden or sea view
• Deluxe Room with a garden or sea view
• Premium Room with a garden or sea view
• Sea View Room with a sea view
The Themed Gardens consist of four uniquely themed gardens that border the four wings of the hotel.
These include:
• Rafiki: An African Savannah garden themed after "The Lion King" (1994)
• Hathi Jr. Garden: An Asian garden themed after "The Jungle Book" (1967)
• Little Squirt Garden: An Oceania garden themed after "Finding Nemo" (2003)
• Kevin Garden: A South American garden themed after the movie "Up" (2009)
The outdoor swimming pool is called the "Raindrop Pool" and is located at the end of Pool Garden, adjacent to the walking trail, overlooking Ping Chau and Discovery Bay.
