families of 5 do you really book two rooms?

[Anonymous]

We are a family of 5 and have always just booked one room. We like Springhill Suites the best, in general. And no one cares if a room for 4 has 5 people in it. My daughter works front desk at a Marriott. They. do. not. care.

[Anonymous]

We always stayed in one room as a family of 5. It was never a problem.

[Anonymous]

When kids were little, I would book one room. We could ask for a crib and not use it.

Then we booked suites. Then Covid hit and we only rented houses. Now we book 2 rooms or a suite. My kids won’t even share a bed anymore. For short trips, Dh and I sometimes split up if rooms are not adjoining. On our most recent trip, we had 2 rooms 3 doors apart and we let our 11 and 13yo sleep in the room alone.

[Anonymous]

We always do two rooms or a suite. There is suite hotel in Times Square (can't remember name) that is very comfortable for families.

[Anonymous]

We’re a family of 4 and we have trouble finding hotels with 2 queens sometimes- we just use Air B&B now.

[Anonymous]

We travel a lot with my parents. And a kid goes to stay with them. They rotate which kid and the kids think it’s a huge privilege. Lol.

When we’re by ourselves we have one bedroom. Our kids are close in age though and way too little to be in their own room.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where’s your integrity? Do the right thing and book 2 rooms.
It’s sucks, but we do it because it is the right thing to do.

Why is it the right thing to do? This isn’t like an airline where paying to sit together is a courtesy to the whole plan

Exactly. If you don't feel like you're on top of each other in one room, go for it. There is no right and wrong here. It's a comfort level. Do what you're comfortable with.

There is right and wrong. Fire code.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where’s your integrity? Do the right thing and book 2 rooms.
It’s sucks, but we do it because it is the right thing to do.

What makes it “the right thing to do “?

If a policy states it only sleeps a certain number of people, then there is a reason for it. How is breaking a rule "ok"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're a family with four kids and in NYC, we just booked one room and squeezed in. In general, when traveling in the US, I try to book suites or connecting rooms if we can, but sometimes, we just survive in one room, and we're all fine.

When we travel to Europe, if we don't get an AirBnB, I always book according to the room occupancy, including getting two rooms if needed. Every hotel we've stayed at in Europe requires to see the passports of everyone in the room.

+1. We've always been checked in Europe. I just defer to 2 rooms or renting a house/apt because I like the space. Travel with a family of 5 is so expensive. Guess this is why people only have one kid

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a fire code issue...get a suite

We usually do this but it’s nyc there are no suites!

When I was booking for NYC over the holidays I found at least one room for five. Can’t remember where. But usually we will stay outside the city and use the Path train or a bus. It’s easy to find a suite in the close in suburbs.

I did recently stay at the Bryant and they have connecting rooms.

[Anonymous]

Explain fire code and how it applies to a hotel room. In an emergency wouldn’t every person in the room exit door or window (when available)? There’s homes without windows in Bedrooms, there’s hotels that are the same in Europe.

Plus in the event of a fire guests over for dinner or to watch a movie, etc.. wouldn’t be on the hotel roster? Same with a fire at home or anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a fire code issue...get a suite

We usually do this but it’s nyc there are no suites!

There's always room for exceptions to the rule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where’s your integrity? Do the right thing and book 2 rooms.
It’s sucks, but we do it because it is the right thing to do.

Why is it the right thing to do? This isn’t like an airline where paying to sit together is a courtesy to the whole plan

Exactly. If you don't feel like you're on top of each other in one room, go for it. There is no right and wrong here. It's a comfort level. Do what you're comfortable with.

There is right and wrong. Fire code.

Fire code is not a moral issue. It's not even in the Bible. It's a rule made up by the local government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have only once had difficulty finding a hotel for five. We always stay in one room.

Also, I’ve had hotels check.

Check what? How?

I was traveling with family and we had multiple rooms. When we checked in, they counted. They also checked with us at the pool. It wasn’t a large hotel but was a major name. The staff even checked which kids were in which rooms to be sure we didn’t exceed room capacity. I remember being glad that we hadn’t tried to fake it because there weren’t any other nearby hotels with vacancies.

Also recently on a trip to NYC, I received repeated pretrip communication which reminded me of my guest numbers and the hotel policy. The hotel staff was really attentive and I think they would have known if we were exceeding capacity. Not sure what would have happened.

I don’t think either of these things happen often. But I wouldn’t try it if I couldn’t easily make an alternative plan on the spot.