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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m going to have this problem soon with my third kid coming this summer. My kids are all young (not even in elementary school yet). At normal hotels in the U.S. where I can get a double bed I’ll lie and say there are just four of us. I’ll have my spouse hang back with at least one kid while I check in.

I’d rather get two rooms in Europe where the rooms are small anyway, but I could see risking it so long as there isn’t free breakfast. Ha!  I suppose it could also be risky abroad given that you’re often asked for passports at check-in.

For all inclusives or high end hotels, like the Four Seasons I plan to get two rooms or call directly. I’ve had staff remember my kids names days into our stay after only meeting them briefly at check-in so it might be problematic to have more guests than allowed.

We also aren’t afraid to use VRBO or AirBnB. Unfortunately it’s much more expensive traveling with five. [/quote]

Family of five.  We always book hotels.  We always book a room for 5 or 6 - they aren't that hard to find.

Just a word of caution.  At least twice, I've seen families turned away from hotels after the hotel realized they had more than the allowable in the room and there were not other options in the area due to peak travel lack of hotel vacancies.  It was far more expensive for them to have to change their flights than it would have been to just book the two rooms.  Just noting that your strategy of lying isn't without its risks.[/quote]

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