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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are downsides to a hotel too though. It means you have to be back at the hotel for the kids’ bedtimes, and then have to keep the room dark and quiet after they fall asleep. In my family that would mean missing out on the most fun part of our family get-togethers - after dinner when the kids are asleep and the adults drink/play games/chat/watch a movie etc. [/quote]

Great point.  [/quote]

Excellent point. Which is why we always tough it out.  The parents get the bed, with one or two little kids in with us.  Then all the other kids are in sleeping bags and air mattresses on the floor.  If they're old enough then a bunch of kids can have a sleep over in the family room and parents take individual shifts to be up and make sure they are all okay.  I dunno why but it works for our family.  We'd rather be all together even if it is a little physically unconventional or uncomfortable.[/quote]

I totally agree about the downsides to a hotel and we toughed it out for a while.  Then my parents downsized and the 3rd bedroom is actually an open-air loft.  Considering my mom is hard of hearing and is banging pots and cupboards around without a care in the world, and wouldn't turn off the TV until after the 11pm news, whoever slept in the loft just didn't sleep.  So we started alternating with my sister's family so that every other visit we could stay at my parents and then the next time at a hotel/airbnb.  It's been a worthwhile compromise.[/quote]

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