Family of 5 staying in a room with max 4

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Anonymous wrote:I've never seen anyone in a U.S. hotel attempt to enforce occupancy limits except when it's an obvious problem situation, like 10 college students trying to cram in a single room (and even then a lot of hotels don't care).

That said, I wouldn't attempt it overseas. Hotels in some places are more strict about occupancy limits and you don't want to run afoul of the rules in an unfamiliar location.

I’ve had it happen twice — once in Hawaii and once in Phoenix. Our baby was sleeping in pack and play at time (which we brought with us) and two preschoolers sharing second bed. The Hawaii lady just made nasty faces and told me she should call the manager etc etc. The woman in Phoenix actually was not gojng yo let us check in—the hotel was fully booked and she could not find us a room in any nearby hotel. I finally said she should just check my family in and I would sleep in the rental car. (We were only staying one night before flying out on an early morning flight.). She then caved and said we could all sleep there. Some people are just really rigid about rules. After that, I would always check in with just one or two kids and have my husband park the car with the third or take them yo the bathroom or something, so it’s possible it would have happened more than twice. You never know when you will find an obsessive rule follower so just don’t all go to the checkin counter together.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way you “fit easily” in these rooms. You’re throwing a kid on the floor or cramming 3 people in a bed which is nuts. You need 2 rooms. Parent in each room, split up the kids.

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Just because nobody complains doesn’t mean nobody is uncomfortable.

We do this. Three kids (8, 10, 10) in one bed, my boyfriend and I in the other. Our kids can’t be in a different room. They are too young.

We don’t have a lot of money but love to travel. Our kids have never complained, because they love to travel!

Are all of the kids yours, all his? Or a mix?
Of course the kids are too young to be in their own room, but you and your boyfriend should each sleep in a room. You with your kids in one room, your boyfriend with his kids in the other. Or all the females in one room, all the males in another.
At ages 8-10 they are way too big to all share one queen size bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never seen anyone in a U.S. hotel attempt to enforce occupancy limits except when it's an obvious problem situation, like 10 college students trying to cram in a single room (and even then a lot of hotels don't care).

That said, I wouldn't attempt it overseas. Hotels in some places are more strict about occupancy limits and you don't want to run afoul of the rules in an unfamiliar location.

Supposedly Disney does. Never experienced it myself because we don't go beyond the occupancy limits, but that's what I've heard...

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Just don’t Check in all together

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Which country? Many countries around the world aggressively monitor this and you would not be allowed to have 5 people at check in.

Singapore

Omg no you'll end up in jail
They don't play

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which country? Many countries around the world aggressively monitor this and you would not be allowed to have 5 people at check in.

Singapore

I would especially avoid breaking rules and laws there.

Singapore enforces all rules and laws consistently and quite strictly. Do not even jaywalk there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way you “fit easily” in these rooms. You’re throwing a kid on the floor or cramming 3 people in a bed which is nuts. You need 2 rooms. Parent in each room, split up the kids.

This

Just because nobody complains doesn’t mean nobody is uncomfortable.

We do this. Three kids (8, 10, 10) in one bed, my boyfriend and I in the other. Our kids can’t be in a different room. They are too young.

We don’t have a lot of money but love to travel. Our kids have never complained, because they love to travel!

Are all of the kids yours, all his? Or a mix?
Of course the kids are too young to be in their own room, but you and your boyfriend should each sleep in a room. You with your kids in one room, your boyfriend with his kids in the other. Or all the females in one room, all the males in another.
At ages 8-10 they are way too big to all share one queen size bed.

Two are mine; one is his. We compromise on space so that we can travel more. No one complains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which country? Many countries around the world aggressively monitor this and you would not be allowed to have 5 people at check in.

Singapore

I would especially avoid breaking rules and laws there.

Singapore enforces all rules and laws consistently and quite strictly. Do not even jaywalk there.

They arrest you for chewing gum in public.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no way you “fit easily” in these rooms. You’re throwing a kid on the floor or cramming 3 people in a bed which is nuts. You need 2 rooms. Parent in each room, split up the kids.

This

Just because nobody complains doesn’t mean nobody is uncomfortable.

We do this. Three kids (8, 10, 10) in one bed, my boyfriend and I in the other. Our kids can’t be in a different room. They are too young.

We don’t have a lot of money but love to travel. Our kids have never complained, because they love to travel!

Are all of the kids yours, all his? Or a mix?
Of course the kids are too young to be in their own room, but you and your boyfriend should each sleep in a room. You with your kids in one room, your boyfriend with his kids in the other. Or all the females in one room, all the males in another.
At ages 8-10 they are way too big to all share one queen size bed.

Two are mine; one is his. We compromise on space so that we can travel more. No one complains.

Girl be quiet. Those kids are not happy to be shoved in a bed all 3 together because you and your boyfriend can’t afford a second room.

[Anonymous]

We’re a family of 5 too. It definitely makes traveling together more tricky. Booking.com is the best website I’ve found for finding lodging when traveling abroad, so many other search sites are locked into 4 ppl or two rooms as binary choices. I look for apartment hotels and we’ve stayed in some great ones in Europe with small kitchens, laundry, and multiple bedrooms/bathrooms.

I don’t play with occupancy numbers abroad. I wouldn’t want to deal with the drama should there be an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For all of you people cramming your entire brood into a 2-person occupancy room, I mean, congrats? Sounds like hell to me. Why not get two rooms?

Besides, most hotels want the passports of everyone in the room, not just the person who made the booking.

I assumed hotels checking passports overseas was just for visa/identity verification. I didn’t know it was for verifying room occupancy isn’t exceeded. Those putting five in a room of four- that sounds awful, especially for a vacation hotel. I could see it if it’s just a freeway side hotel on a road trip. Still, sounds cramped and not comfortable. We are a family of four and always try for a suite style room. Like many, when traveling we don’t have unlimited funds for two rooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which country? Many countries around the world aggressively monitor this and you would not be allowed to have 5 people at check in.

Singapore

I would especially avoid breaking rules and laws there.

Guess I can’t go to Singapore. I get terrible coffee breath and need gum.

Singapore enforces all rules and laws consistently and quite strictly. Do not even jaywalk there.

They arrest you for chewing gum in public.

[Anonymous]

Do U.S. hotels check passports of tourists from overseas?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no way you “fit easily” in these rooms. You’re throwing a kid on the floor or cramming 3 people in a bed which is nuts. You need 2 rooms. Parent in each room, split up the kids.

This

Just because nobody complains doesn’t mean nobody is uncomfortable.

We do this. Three kids (8, 10, 10) in one bed, my boyfriend and I in the other. Our kids can’t be in a different room. They are too young.

We don’t have a lot of money but love to travel. Our kids have never complained, because they love to travel!

Are all of the kids yours, all his? Or a mix?
Of course the kids are too young to be in their own room, but you and your boyfriend should each sleep in a room. You with your kids in one room, your boyfriend with his kids in the other. Or all the females in one room, all the males in another.
At ages 8-10 they are way too big to all share one queen size bed.

Two are mine; one is his. We compromise on space so that we can travel more. No one complains.

Girl be quiet. Those kids are not happy to be shoved in a bed all 3 together because you and your boyfriend can’t afford a second room.

The kids can’t be in a room by themselves. They are kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no way you “fit easily” in these rooms. You’re throwing a kid on the floor or cramming 3 people in a bed which is nuts. You need 2 rooms. Parent in each room, split up the kids.

This

Just because nobody complains doesn’t mean nobody is uncomfortable.

We do this. Three kids (8, 10, 10) in one bed, my boyfriend and I in the other. Our kids can’t be in a different room. They are too young.

We don’t have a lot of money but love to travel. Our kids have never complained, because they love to travel!

Are all of the kids yours, all his? Or a mix?
Of course the kids are too young to be in their own room, but you and your boyfriend should each sleep in a room. You with your kids in one room, your boyfriend with his kids in the other. Or all the females in one room, all the males in another.
At ages 8-10 they are way too big to all share one queen size bed.

Two are mine; one is his. We compromise on space so that we can travel more. No one complains.

Girl be quiet. Those kids are not happy to be shoved in a bed all 3 together because you and your boyfriend can’t afford a second room.

The kids can’t be in a room by themselves. They are kids.

Connecting rooms? Split up adults?