Question for those who need a separate room for your baby/child when you travel

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Anonymous wrote:I'm one of those posters. Thank you for rolling your eyes at me. Super helpful. But to answer your questions: no, I did not take family vacations like that as a kid. My parents didn't have a lot of money and so travel was limited. I have two kids. One can and will sleep anywhere. The baby is a very sensitive sleeper and it's just not going to be a good vacation if we all sleep in the same room. Hopefully as he gets older that will change (he is one) but for now we can afford to do the extra room and make it a relaxing vacation.

+1. OP you sound like my stupid SIL.

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A vacation without sex is not a vacation.

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Anonymous wrote:Often I see on here posters mentioning that they "need" a suite or a separate room for their baby in their hotel. There is no way they can share a room with their child while on vacation for a few days. I have to admit, it makes me roll my eyes a bit. We are a family of 6 and have no problem sharing rooms with our kids (sometimes even all 6 of us in one room, if it has 2 Queen beds plus a pull out sofa!) Our travel budget is pretty limited and I just can't see spending tons of money for separate sleeping accommodations when it's only a few nights.

It was like that for me growing up too--I grew up with 2 brothers and 2 parents and EVERY time we went to a hotel, we got a room with 2 double beds and a rollaway cot.

So my question for those of you who consider it very important to have a separate room to sleep in from your child--was it like that for you growing up? On family vacations, did each family member have separate hotel rooms/large suites with multiple bedrooms? If not, and you vacationed more like me (whole family stuffing in one room)--is it just that you have a much larger vacation budget than your parents did? Are you more "high maintenance" than your parents were?

Curious, OP, how do you manage early toddler bedtimes? Does everyone go to sleep at 8 pm?

I'm laughing...and also worried that DH and I must be older than we are! We have a 4 year old and a 7 month old, and we all go to sleep together at 8 pm on vacation. Many times we end up falling asleep before the 4 year old does. Since the kids wake up at 6 am every.single.day, plus all the night wake-ups from the baby, we are totally fried.

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I was one of 3 kids and when my family traveled we all stayed in one hotel room, usually with me on a cot. I hated every single minute of those nights. My dad snored like a freight train. Usually I would end up trying to sleep in the bathtub. I was perpetually exhausted on vacations and remember crying one time because all I wanted to do was sleep.

So, to answer OP's question, I don't know that I'm more high maintenance than my parents were. I have more money and a clear memory of how miserable I used to be with everyone in one hotel room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up poor and we didn't take vacations that included staying in a hotel (I was one of 8 children).

DH and I are both professionals and now make a boatload of money. When we travel, which is frequently, DH and I almost always have our own room and each kid has his/her own bed. But the idea of you rolling your eyes at me has me in stitches.

At what kind or places do you stay - in 2/3 bedroom hotel suits or do you rent condos... timeshares?

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So OP...was there a real point to your post other than to criticize people who don't do things the way you do them or think they should be done? Grow up.

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I'm assuming you are in a sexless marriage OP?

We have a lot of sex, especially on vacation. Ain't going to happen with 4 other people in the room.

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Anonymous wrote:I like to have sex on vacation.

+1 -- and I have no idea (thank God) what my parents did in this regard or whether DH and I are "high maintenance" compared to them -- don't even want to go there

I'm right there with you. We always get a suite or 2 adjoining rooms.