Considered to be the flagship hotel the newly opened Hong Kong Disneyland, the aptly named Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel sits on the shores of Penny Bay overlooking the South China Sea.

Inspired by the late-1800s Victorian era of England and Colonial America, this resort bears a striking resemblance to the Grand Floridian resort (read the BellaOnline review) at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, right down to the birdcage-style elevator in the lobby area. The cream-colored buildings are accented in a deep crimson red, with detailed Victorian architecture such as tower turrets and lace-like latticework. As Disney designers like to come up with unique terms for their designs, this theme has been dubbed "Micktorian" (a combination of "Mickey Mouse" and "Victorian").

The six-story hotel features 400 guest rooms in seven room categories. The hotel has fifteen suites, ranging from 1 to 3 bedrooms, including two Presidential suites, on the topmost floor. This floor, the Concierge level, also features 36 deluxe Kingdom Club guestrooms, and offers guests on this floor complimentary breakfast and evening cocktails. The rest of the non-suite rooms are divided into Sea View (171 rooms with balconies, 84 without), Park View (50 rooms) and Fantasia (44 rooms). Eight of the rooms, spread amongst the categories, have been designed to be disability accessible.

The Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel offers three restaurants and four lounges for dining and cocktails. Crystal Lotus is the hotel's signature restaurant, offering a menu of China's finest cuisine in a setting that uses the five elements -- earth, fire, water, metal and wood -- to create a balanced feng shui atmosphere. Guests enter the restaurant by crossing a virtual koi pond, which uses computer-animated fish that scatter and create water ripples when guests walk on top. The bar area features fire effects behind the bar. Wood and metal are used in the furnishings and lotus flowers balance the earth aspect.

The Enchanted Garden Restaurant offers character meet-and-greets with an international buffet dining selection in a setting reminiscent of a Victorian-style garden conservatory. For a light snack, guests can visit the Sorcerer's Lounge. Those looking to just quench their thirst can visit the indoor Grand Salon, the outdoor Sea Breeze Bar, and for concierge level guests, the Kingdom Club is available, as well.

Outdoor recreational activities abound at this resort, including an outdoor pool with slide, two floodlit tennis courts, a children's playground and for kids of all ages, a specially-created British-style botanical maze in the shape of Mickey Mouse.

The indoor fitness center and mural-filled pool can be found at the Victorian Spa, which occupies the first two floors of the resort. The ten spa treatment rooms take their names from herbs and flora -- Jasmine, Peppermint, Lavender and Chamomile, Ylang Ylang, Vanilla Pod, Rose water, Lemon and Lime, Rosemary and Thyme, Eucalyptus and Sandalwood -- and offer treatments featuring luxury skin care lines such as Elemis, La Therapie and Peter Thomas Roth. Signature treatments include the Victorian Wrapture, Victorian Aromatic Awakening and the Victorian Frangipani Ritual (I'm sensing a theme here...). The spa also offers a salon/barber shop for guests of the hotel.

For those combining business with pleasure, the hotel's Grand Ballroom offers 888 square meters ("8" is considered a lucky number in Chinese business) of room, in an ornate setting complete with 15 massive crystal and gold chandeliers. It is the second-largest ballroom in Hong Kong.

Guest rooms at the hotel offer a choice of one king-sized bed or two double beds, a flat-screen LCD TV, complimentary in-room high speed internet access, a complimentary mini-bar (wish the US theme parks did that!), an in-room safe, complimentary use of the Victorian Spa gym and daily newspaper delivery. Cribs are available upon request, as are non-smoking and disabled-accessible rooms. For an additional fee, babysitting and laundry valet service are available to guests.

Nightly rates for Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel depend on the room type and the season, of which Disney has three:

• In the Value season, room rates range from Park View at HK$1600 (US$142) to the Suites, which start at HK$5600 (US$722).
• In the Regular season, room rates range from Park View at HK$1900 (US$245) to the Suites, which start at HK$6200 (US$799).
• In the Peak season, room rates range from Park View at HK$2200 (US$284) to the Suites, which start at HK$6800 (US$876).

For a list of what days fall into what Disney season, as well as all room category rates, please view this chart, and if you want to convert the prices to other currency, please visit www.xe.com/ucc. Interesting to note, all prices already include a 10% service charge, but room tax is additional.

Among the benefits of staying at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel are guaranteed admittance to the park with purchase of theme park tickets (even if it is close to full capacity), complimentary shuttle service to the park and complimentary parking (valet and self-parking).

For more information on Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, or to make reservations, call 852 183 0830 or visit www.hongkongdisneyland.com.

The next article is the finale of the series: a look at how Feng Shui was incorporated into the design of Hong Kong Disneyland.

Other articles in this series:

Disney Opens Its Newest Theme Park In Hong Kong
A Look At Hong Kong Disneyland
Disney's Hollywood Hotel Brings Vintage Hollywood to Hong Kong
Feng Shui Used in Design of Hong Kong Disneyland