families of 5 do you really book two rooms?

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Anonymous wrote:You do realize that hotels have a maximum occupancy for safety reasons. Now of course your one extra kid isn’t a problem but if everyone does that it becomes a problem. I know you are special but this the exact kind of behavior that ruins so many things for the rest of us.

I don’t think that’s really the reason.

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Anonymous wrote:You do realize that hotels have a maximum occupancy for safety reasons. Now of course your one extra kid isn’t a problem but if everyone does that it becomes a problem. I know you are special but this the exact kind of behavior that ruins so many things for the rest of us.

This is a a bit dramatic. Unless they are hosting a families with triplets convention they’d never exceed the building capacity in this way.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand all these posts to "hide" your children and not all approach the desk together. There are legit rooms that will fit 5 (or even 6) guests.

I'm a pp with a family of 6 that has stayed all in one room. When we booked springhill suites, embassy suites, etc. with 2 queens and a sofa bed, we ALWAYS were truthful when we booked the room (online) about how many people would be staying in the room.

Not in all areas, not in all hotels, not all locations, different price points, etc.

I don't think you have to "hide" your kids. But just to avoid any issues, we won't all go to the front desk together. Usually I'll park the car while the others are checking in. No big deal.

But they don't care, anyway, as best I can tell.

+1. It’s not always possible to get a suite at every hotel. And in some locations the type of hotel is limited.

Then you don't go on that vacation. Choose a different place that has hotels that can accommodate you.

Nah. We'll just use one room. But you do you.

Cheap.

Well hotel rooms are expensive these days. We have a family of four but even booking one room is expensive. I can’t imagine booking two rooms, and I’m sure most families outside of DCUM just try to fit in 1 room.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand all these posts to "hide" your children and not all approach the desk together. There are legit rooms that will fit 5 (or even 6) guests.

I'm a pp with a family of 6 that has stayed all in one room. When we booked springhill suites, embassy suites, etc. with 2 queens and a sofa bed, we ALWAYS were truthful when we booked the room (online) about how many people would be staying in the room.

I gave that advice and I’ll give my two examples. One time we were staying at a chain hotel near phoenix airport for an early morning flight. They wouldn’t let us check in with the 3 kids who were all under 5 including a cosleeping baby. She made a big deal about it and said they didn’t have any other rooms nor did any of the other airport hotels. I under up saying I would just sleep in the rental car and she could check the rest of the family in. She then caved and said she would check us in but gave me a long lecture. The other time was a Hilton in Honolulu where we were staying for 2-3 nights before moving on to another island where we had a 2 room condo. She also gave me a problem but I can’t really remember how that resolved. I don’t think 90% of the hotel clerks care, but you just never know if you are going to get that one person who is a stickler for rules. I would feel dishonest doing this at a resort where there are activities or food included in the price but at a standard hotel where they are basically renting you two beds in a defined space, it doesn’t seem to me dishonest to apportion that space how you prefer. We generally prefer 2 rooms but sometimes it just doesn’t work out or make sense for whatever reason. At least Hilton now will guarantee connecting rooms which does make life easier.

Ok, well then in your Phoenix example, we just would have stayed in another hotel that DID accommodate all of us. I know you said there were no hotels like that close to the airport--so we would have stayed further from the airport. As far as it took until we had a legit, honest reservation.

As to your Honolulu one--I guess I don't understand why you think you were an exception? Surely you planned this trip to Honolulu? You didn't go to bed in your home in Washington DC and suddenly wake up in Honolulu, and had to figure out a plan?

People like you give "big families" a bad name.

Genuine question. Do you never exceed the speed limit?

Not intentionally. Yes, there are times where I notice I have accidentally gone too fast, and I immediately correct it. Are you insinuating that these families "accidentally" have a kid, and only realize it as they are pulling into the hotel parking lot?

Oh, you're the person going 1 under in the left lane of the interstate.

Yes, that's me! Next time you see me please wave hello!

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Anonymous wrote:You do realize that hotels have a maximum occupancy for safety reasons. Now of course your one extra kid isn’t a problem but if everyone does that it becomes a problem. I know you are special but this the exact kind of behavior that ruins so many things for the rest of us.

This is nonsense. It’s possible they have to impose occupancy limits to comply with municipal fire code regulations, but as a practical matter, compliance doesn’t make people safer, and noncompliance certainly doesn’t “ruin” anything. If you’re worried about being trapped in a hotel fire because of too many families of five — rather than all the old/obese people who can’t use fire stairs — then maybe you shouldn’t travel.

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They don’t even look or care. I always book our rooms for 1 person because I’m so lazy I don’t feel like filling out the drip down with the adults/kids and ages. As along as you are staying at a normal hotel (Marriott, Hilton brands, holiday inn, etc) the number of people does not change the price. I confirmed this and therefore no longer bother. So every time we check in now it says 1 person even though DH and our 2 kids are standing right there with me. Nobody says boo. This is across many chains and many locations.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand all these posts to "hide" your children and not all approach the desk together. There are legit rooms that will fit 5 (or even 6) guests.

I'm a pp with a family of 6 that has stayed all in one room. When we booked springhill suites, embassy suites, etc. with 2 queens and a sofa bed, we ALWAYS were truthful when we booked the room (online) about how many people would be staying in the room.

I gave that advice and I’ll give my two examples. One time we were staying at a chain hotel near phoenix airport for an early morning flight. They wouldn’t let us check in with the 3 kids who were all under 5 including a cosleeping baby. She made a big deal about it and said they didn’t have any other rooms nor did any of the other airport hotels. I under up saying I would just sleep in the rental car and she could check the rest of the family in. She then caved and said she would check us in but gave me a long lecture. The other time was a Hilton in Honolulu where we were staying for 2-3 nights before moving on to another island where we had a 2 room condo. She also gave me a problem but I can’t really remember how that resolved. I don’t think 90% of the hotel clerks care, but you just never know if you are going to get that one person who is a stickler for rules. I would feel dishonest doing this at a resort where there are activities or food included in the price but at a standard hotel where they are basically renting you two beds in a defined space, it doesn’t seem to me dishonest to apportion that space how you prefer. We generally prefer 2 rooms but sometimes it just doesn’t work out or make sense for whatever reason. At least Hilton now will guarantee connecting rooms which does make life easier.

Ok, well then in your Phoenix example, we just would have stayed in another hotel that DID accommodate all of us. I know you said there were no hotels like that close to the airport--so we would have stayed further from the airport. As far as it took until we had a legit, honest reservation.

As to your Honolulu one--I guess I don't understand why you think you were an exception? Surely you planned this trip to Honolulu? You didn't go to bed in your home in Washington DC and suddenly wake up in Honolulu, and had to figure out a plan?

People like you give "big families" a bad name.

Genuine question. Do you never exceed the speed limit?

Not intentionally. Yes, there are times where I notice I have accidentally gone too fast, and I immediately correct it. Are you insinuating that these families "accidentally" have a kid, and only realize it as they are pulling into the hotel parking lot?

Oh, you're the person going 1 under in the left lane of the interstate.

Yes, that's me! Next time you see me please wave hello!

You're dangerous and rude and not a very important person.

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Anonymous wrote:You do realize that hotels have a maximum occupancy for safety reasons. Now of course your one extra kid isn’t a problem but if everyone does that it becomes a problem. I know you are special but this the exact kind of behavior that ruins so many things for the rest of us.

I’m guessing you never went on spring break in college? 5-6 kids stuffed in a room. Somehow we all survived. That I can see hotels caring about. Your extra toddler won’t even raise an eyebrow.

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Anonymous wrote:Duh, this is why people stick to 2 kids, OP!

If that's actually the reason, that's pretty sad. Trust me, nobody has ever tried to kick us out of a hotel because of my third child.

When I was growing up as the oldest kid in a family of five, it would have been the second child that prompted the hotel to want to kick us out, not the third.