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Last year in June, the weather was perfect. It only rained on us one day, and the other days it was in the mid 70s. From past experience though, it can be anywhere between 90 and 50. It is the end of the rainy season, so you take your chances. We were there one year in late April, and the entire trip it never got above 35 degrees, and snowed on us several times in Paris in once in London.

The Disneyland Hotel and the Newport were the only two resorts we saw. The Disneyland is similar to the Grand Floridian in WDW in that it is by far the nicest, definitely their crown jewel. I also thought that the Newport was neat too, very much like the Beach and Yacht Club. Looking at the charts, it looks like the Disneyland Hotel is going to be 52 points per night, weekdays, and the Newport is going to be 34, so there is quite a difference.

I know that they often have very good specials for foreign visitors, and are usually two or three nights, including park passes. Right now they have a deal if you book a stay with your American Express card, arive on a Sunday, and stay 2 nights or more, you get 20% of your resort price, plus discounts to all the restaurants and special access to parades, etc. I think the Disneyland hotel is going to be about $250 per night this way, and Newport is going to be under $200, which includes your park passes and breakfast at your hotel.

For me, I never use my DVC points outside of one of the DVC resorts. It never makes financial sense for me. I know the exact cost of my points, and to stay at the Disneyland Paris resort using points is going to cost me at least $275 per night, plus the cost of the park passes and breakfast, so at least $325. For you, most likely your cost per point is closer to $7, rather than the $5 of mine, so your costs are going to be more like $425 per night. Just something to think about.