How do you book a hotel room for a family of 5?

[Anonymous]

When I use online sites and apps to book rooms, my family of two adults +3 kids frequently prevents me from moving forward with a room rental.
- do you just list 2 kids when you book? Will I get ‘caught’ with a 5th human in the room, if I booked for 4?
- where do you put your 3rd kid? (We are past the age of pack n plays, etc)

When we stay in driving distance, we bring a foldable cot. This time I am looking at flying, and no cot is an option.

[Anonymous]

You don't lie, that's what you do.

[Anonymous]

You need a family suite, with 2 queens and a fold-out sofa bed.

[Anonymous]

Also, call the hotels you are interested in and ask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need a family suite, with 2 queens and a fold-out sofa bed.

This! But I can’t imagine any hotel until it’s a small tiny one ever noticing or caring if you have an extra child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't lie, that's what you do.

Don't be silly. I have never encountered this because we are a family of 4 but if listing 5 people meant I couldn't rent a double room where I was planning to bring the pack and play, then I would select 4.

[Anonymous]

Your family has outgrown a single hotel room. You need a second room or a suite.

[Anonymous]

You don’t. You get 2 rooms or an Airbnb. My kids are way past the age of sharing a room with us. We get 2

[Anonymous]

We get two rooms. Sometimes the kids are across the all, sometimes they're next door. We ask for adjoining rooms but if we don't get that, it's fine.

[Anonymous]

You get two rooms. 5 people in a room is hell.

[Anonymous]

You get a Suite or 2 connecting rooms.

[Anonymous]

There are some hotels that have suites that accommodate this.
There are some blogs that have good links.

[Anonymous]

Lots of hotels have rooms with 2 queens and a sofa bed. They usually aren’t fancy ones though. It’s also much harder out of the US. Where are you trying to go OP?

[Anonymous]

It depends. In Europe, you may be confronted about it. They are very strict on maximum number of people for accommodations. I wouldn't chance it. If you can't afford for 5 people to travel, maybe plan a cheaper trip.

[Anonymous]

When their little youngest kid slept with mom and dad (Velcro child who always wanted to sleep with us anyway). Older, two queens and a pullout, and fudge the numbers for online booking.