Disney Sequoia Lodge Golden Forest Club Level Review
Is Golden Forest worth the upgrade at Disney Sequoia Lodge? Our honest Golden Forest Club review.
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Here is our honest review of the Golden Forest Club Level experience at Disney Sequoia Lodge, Disneyland Paris.
Disney Sequoia Lodge Golden Forest Club Review
We have stayed at Disney Sequoia Lodge many times in the past (as we share in our Disney Sequoia Lodge review) but this was the first time experiencing the Golden Forest Club Level rooms at the hotel. There was parts of the Golden Forest service we loved and others parts that were somewhat frustrating - all of which we go into in this review so you can work out if the upgrade is worth it for you.
Disney Sequoia Lodge Golden Forest Summary- ✓ Great service from all cast members involved
- ✓ Extra perks like private check-in and luggage assistance makes a difference
- ✓ Turndown service is a nice touch just as it is on Disney Cruise Line
- ⚠ The Golden Forest Lounge, while lovely to sit in, can be frustrating to get drinks during the day
- ⚠ While Disney Sequoia Lodge rooms are still lovely, there's not much extra in the Golden Forest rooms and they are getting a little rough around the edges
For our review of other parts of the hotel after many stays in a standard room, please see our Disney Sequoia Lodge review as this article will just go into the Golden Forest Club experience.
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About Disney Sequoia Lodge Golden Forest
Golden Forest is the Disney Sequoia Lodge "club level" service which advertises extra amenities and perks over the standard rooms. The majority of the Golden Forest rooms (excluding the suites) are the same as the standard rooms, the only real discernible difference is there's a fridge in the room. As far as I could tell the coffee facilities, bathroom amenities and bed sheets are identical to the standard rooms. These are the extras you get staying at Golden Forest Club: - Private check-in desk
- Luggage service
- Breakfast and afternoon tea
- Access to Golden Forest Lounge
- Turndown service
- Fridge/Cooler in your room
How Much Extra Is Golden Forest Club?
For this 3-night stay in March, our Golden Forest room cost about £1150. The standard room (Near Hotel Facilities) at the time of booking was about £800, so over a 3-night period, the premium to stay in Golden Forest was about £120 a night. However, depending on the time of year, the difference can be up to £200 per night extra. This is based on 2 adults; if you have more in your room, the premium will be higher as the price is based off each person in the room.
Golden Forest Private Check-In
When you enter Disney Sequoia Lodge, instead of going to the normal reception area you can make a turn left and go into the Golden Forest Club check-in section.
There are two desks in there which are usually occupied by 2 cast members checking guests in. One of the guests was just finishing up when we arrived, so we didn't have to wait long until we could take a seat and get checked in. The nice part of this is, of course, a minimal wait and enjoying a sit down while you're being checked in.
We got our room keys and paperwork and were told our room was ready early - what a magical start! The Magic Passes for staying at Golden Forest have a unique design.
At this point, if your room is not ready, they will take your luggage there and then so you can enjoy the parks without having to drag your suitcases back outside to store them yourself. As our room was ready, we took our luggage with us directly to our room, but they did offer assistance taking it up if we wanted it.
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Our Golden Forest Room
While the majority of the Golden Forest rooms are same as the standard rooms, on this stay we were in one of the two end rooms which are quite a bit larger with a balcony and a king bed.
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I have never stayed in such a huge room at this hotel! Although remember you can check out our Disney Sequoia Lodge review to see how the rooms normally look. This room was spacious and the bed was comfortable. While there is a TV, it was super slow - not that we spend much time watching TV while at Disney! There is a coffee machine and kettle with some coffee pods as well as two glass bottles of water, which is expected in any sort of club-level room. However, not once was our water replenished during any housekeeping or turndown visits, which was frustrating. This particular room also features a balcony which we'll get to in a bit.
All rooms in the hotel get housekeeping every day, and that's including Golden Forest rooms. However, in the evening, you also get a turndown service. During turndown, they set up your bed ready for sleep and put a collectible card and some chocolate coins on your bed. It's a very nice touch; guests always love the turndown service on the Disney Cruise ships so it's nice to enjoy a bit of that in a Disney hotel on land.
We only had one nitpick with the room which was that there's only one wall socket by the coffee machine. That means we could only have the lamp on, use the coffee machine, or use the kettle at any one time, and we had to crawl under the table to change the plugs over whenever we wanted to change appliances. I'm not sure why an extension cable of some sort was not put under there. I'm sure that's something that will be addressed during the 2026 renovation.
Golden Forest Balcony Room
Staying in Golden Forest means you get a room on the top 7th floor. As you can see on the floor map below, there are two rooms on each end, 7248 and 7212. These are rooms with a balcony. (7247 and 7211 do as well, but they're suites.)
The other rooms on this floor are mostly the standard Golden Forest rooms. So it's rare you'll be able to grab one of these rooms. I'm unsure about 7212, but 7248 is a king room, and we booked a Golden Forest Club King Room, and this is the room we got. I'm not sure how many of the other rooms are with a king bed, and while you can try to request this room, I imagine you have to book one of the king rooms for a chance to get it.
You can see across the top of the Disney Sequoia Lodge building from behind and to the side, and off to the front you just about see PanoraMagique and Disney Village. The front half of the balcony belongs to the suite next door.
The balcony has a table with two chairs where you can enjoy your morning coffee if the weather is nice.
Golden Forest Lounge
One of the main features advertised is the Golden Forest Lounge. It's open all day for free soft drinks outside of meal times, and it's where you go for breakfast in the morning and afternoon tea in the, well, afternoon! The lounge is beautiful, quiet, and relaxing.
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The Golden Forest Lounge is table service, so if you want to go sit in there to relax for a bit you just go ahead and a cast member will come over and take your order for complimentary soft drinks, teas and coffees.
However, at quiet times I found the Golden Forest Lounge to be quite frustrating when you want to grab a drink to go - something a cast member told us to take advantage of when we first checked in and sat in there for the first time. All the drinks need to be served by a cast member, but when they're off doing other things like setting up or cleaning up after mealtime, they are nowhere to be seen and you're sat twiddling your thumbs in the lounge waiting for someone to show. I am not blaming the cast members here by the way, I just think it needs to be better managed. At two different occasions there were around 4 other people waiting around just to grab a drink to go. While as a proper Brit I don't particularly talk to strangers, two of them were other Brits and the other two were French and everyone was getting a bit agitated waiting around. There absolutely needs to be a grab and go station of some kind so guests can come grab a couple of drinks. It really takes you out of the magic when you're wasting time waiting around for something that is meant to be a perk of the more expensive service you've paid for. Furthermore, unlike other club level experiences elsewhere where they give you cans or bottles to go, here they have large 2L bottles of Coca Cola and other drinks which they pour into little plastic cups for you to take. The whole thing needs a rethink. I will say all the cast members we met here were all lovely and doing a great job coming to the tables offering more drinks when we did sit in there to enjoy a drink.
Our Golden Forest Breakfast & Afternoon Tea
Breakfast at the Golden Forest Club is included and offers pretty much the same food as downstairs, but it's a little quieter. There's a very good selection of hot and cold drinks to enjoy, and everything we had was fresh and tasted great - we enjoyed it a lot. In the afternoon, there is an afternoon tea where once again you can get some themed afternoon snacks and drinks to keep you going for the rest of the day. It's not enough (for most people) to make a meal, but there's still a good amount of food to satisfy. What's quite amusing is they're a little less trusting here, and while it could have changed over there as well by now, when we stayed in the Empire room at Disney Hotel New York - The Art Of Marvel, we just showed our Empire card and went in. Now they check your Golden Forest card and have a paper list of all the people currently staying and cross-check you against that.
The breakfast overall is lovely, even though they do serve the saddest looking Mickey waffles I have ever seen!
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Keep in mind you only have access to mealtimes in the Golden Forest Lounge within your active stay window. For example, you cannot enjoy breakfast on your check-in day (even if you get there early enough) because official check-in isn't until 3 p.m. You can enjoy afternoon tea on your check-in day (as it runs from 3:30pm-5pm), but you cannot enjoy it on your check-out day because after 11 a.m. on your checkout day, you're no longer officially staying in Golden Forest. I hope that makes sense.
Golden Forest Club Checkout
When it comes to checking out, things couldn't be easier! You pack up your bags when you're ready to leave the room. You call down to the Golden Forest front desk and tell them you're leaving. You can then leave your bags in your room, and they will come collect them after you've left. When you're ready to go home, you go back to the Golden Forest Check-in desk and grab your suitcases with a minimal wait. It is quite nice to not have to drag your suitcases and bags all the way down to the luggage storage in the morning!
Is Golden Forest Worth The Upgrade?
For this stay, for us, it was overall worth it, even with the Lounge frustrations. However, the caveat with that is we had an awesome room. In most situations, you won't get this spacious end room with a balcony, so keeping in mind that most people who stay at Golden Forest will get one of the normal rooms, I would still say it can be worth it. While there's nothing obviously different about the rooms except a fridge, you have to work out if you would get value for your extra money with the extras that come with the Golden Forest experience. The turndown service is good, and the little chocolate coins are a nice touch. There is definitely value in some of the perks like the private check-in area (especially if it's busy) and the luggage services.
As I previously said, we paid about a £350 (£120 a night) premium for Golden Forest (for a couple), so I would say it is priced correctly for what you get. We thought (previous to booking) that we'd have breakfast most mornings which costs €25 each to pay for, as well as the afternoon tea and then soft drinks throughout the day, which will save a few Euros each time. If the price for your stay (which you can easily see using the Disneyland Paris Price Estimate Calendar) is around this area and you fancy a little treat, I would say go for it. If it's at the higher end, I would make sure you are able to get the full value out of all the perks to justify the extra cost.
We recommend Disney Sequoia Lodge in general for your Disneyland Paris stay, even though the rooms are in need of a refurb (which it is getting starting in 2026) but Golden Forest upgrade is worth it if you can get value from the extras, which isn't too difficult. I think if they sort out a grab and go for the lounge, replenish the bottled water in the rooms consistently, add a couple more extras to the rooms so they're a bit better over the standard rooms, Golden Forest would be a home run for the extra it costs. I hope we've given you some clarity for you to work out if the perks and extras are worth the extra cost for you when deciding to upgrade your Disney Sequoia Lodge stay.
How To Book Golden Forest Club
You can use the Disneyland Paris Price Estimate Calendar tool to give you an idea on the pricing for the days you want to visit. When you've decided, either book a hotel and ticket package directly through disneylandparis.com if you want to arrange your own transport, of for a full ATOL-protected transport, hotel and ticket package book direct through Disney Holidays.
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Golden Forest Club Common Questions
What meals are included with the Golden Forest Club upgrade? Breakfast and afternoon tea included with Golden Forest. Breakfast takes places for 4 hours every morning, and the afternoon takes place for about 2 hours in the mid-afternoon.
Are Golden Forest Club rooms different from standard rooms? Most the rooms (aside from the one is this review) are very similar to the standard Disney Sequoia Lodge rooms. The main difference is there is a fridge in Golden Forest rooms.
What food and drinks are available in the lounge? Soft drinks with teas and coffees are served throughout the day. The soft drinks served are similar to the drinks they already sell, like Coca-Cola products.
Can guests take food or drinks from the lounge to their rooms? Yes. Throughout the day when the Golden Forest lounge is open you can take food and drinks back to your room.
Are the Golden Forest Club rooms located in a specific area of the hotel? Yes, all Golden Forest rooms are located on level 7 in the main building.
Is Fastpass/Premier Access included with Golden Forest? No. Since Disneyland Paris replaced Fastpass with Premier Access, they are no longer including any complimentary passes as part as your Golden Forest club level stay.
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Our Score 4/5
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