Anonymous
Post 02/06/2017 10:55     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
We have 3 elementary aged kids and only ever get one room. We bring a portable cot for kid #3.
We've travelled the world with our kids---Europe, Asia, all across the US. We don't spend any time in the hotel room.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2017 08:12     Subject: Re:3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Anonymous wrote:Legally, per the Uniform Fire Code, hotels can only allow 4 per room. The only person that will know is the maid and most maids won't care. It's not like you have 3 teenage kids with you. Just leave a few dollars each day for the maid instead of doing it at checkout.


We leave $5 the first morning and a note asking for extra towels and shampoo.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2017 08:11     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:3 little kids and parents in one room is fine. It's when they get to be teenagers that you need to spend the extra money for another room. Enjoy the savings while the kids are little!


Depends. We will still do a basic hotel room for dh, me and our two teenagers if we are just passing through, won't be in the hotel very much and will be leaving early in the morning.

I wouldn't necessarily want to spend a vacation like that but overnights on the road - fine.


Depends on how you vacation. We are going to the Caribbean for spring break, and we have a hotel room with two beds and a couch for six. We only use the hotel room to shower and sleep. We never just hang out in the room. We are on the beach and exploring the island. We probably won't return to the hotel until bedtime most nights. Our suite will be bigger than the cabins we've had on cruise ships, so we will be fine.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2017 07:00     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The issue is fire safety for the hotel. If there's a fire, how fast can they herd how many people out of the hotel? And, when the firefighters say "Is everyone out?" if you snuck someone in, the hotel will say yes even if one of your kids is not counted for, because you booked for two kids when really there were three.

You think they are not going to allow everyone to leave the hotel if there's a fire? Nobody is going to be looking at the ledger trying to account for adults and children. Everybody who can leave will leave.


Oh my god, NO! What I'm saying is that the hotel can't make sure everyone is out if they don't know all the people they're trying to account for.


I am sure the families will know if they are missing anyone
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2017 02:06     Subject: Re:3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Legally, per the Uniform Fire Code, hotels can only allow 4 per room. The only person that will know is the maid and most maids won't care. It's not like you have 3 teenage kids with you. Just leave a few dollars each day for the maid instead of doing it at checkout.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2017 00:40     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
I've never had a problem in the USA. In other places, such as Tokyo or Paris or Amsterdam, where hotel rooms were a bit smaller, they were much more strict on how many were in the room (especially Tokyo).
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2017 21:49     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Anonymous wrote:3 little kids and parents in one room is fine. It's when they get to be teenagers that you need to spend the extra money for another room. Enjoy the savings while the kids are little!


Depends. We will still do a basic hotel room for dh, me and our two teenagers if we are just passing through, won't be in the hotel very much and will be leaving early in the morning.

I wouldn't necessarily want to spend a vacation like that but overnights on the road - fine.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2017 21:48     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The issue is fire safety for the hotel. If there's a fire, how fast can they herd how many people out of the hotel? And, when the firefighters say "Is everyone out?" if you snuck someone in, the hotel will say yes even if one of your kids is not counted for, because you booked for two kids when really there were three.

You think they are not going to allow everyone to leave the hotel if there's a fire? Nobody is going to be looking at the ledger trying to account for adults and children. Everybody who can leave will leave.


Oh my god, NO! What I'm saying is that the hotel can't make sure everyone is out if they don't know all the people they're trying to account for.

In case of a fire, the fire department will search every single room and will not rely on the hotel's records.


+1 Unfortunately, I can confirm from personal experience. We were in a very nice hotel that had a small fire break out in one of the ballrooms / kitchens at about 1:30 am. We all evacuated. The fire department absolutely did begin to do a room-by-room check before they gave the all clear and the hotel folks, including the manager, were out in the pool area with us. The fire department did not want anyone in the hotel, including the hotel staff. The night staff was too busy escorting us all to the pool and parking areas to do anything other than that. No one ran off a list for the fire department. I know because the manager was over by me because I was alone with 4 little ones and the manager was fussing at his one of his staff to make sure my kids were okay/warm/not crying. In the end it all worked out but it was really, really scary.


We are a family of six. We had squeezed into one room. Some jerk pulled the fire alarm and the hotel was evacuated in the middle of the night. There's no protocol. Most folks got in their cars to wait for the all clear. We actually drove to McDonald's so our kids could use the restroom. The trucks were gone when we returned, and we walked in the lobby and went back to our room.

Squeezing a baby in isn't an issue.


Oh, you were smart with the car keys. I learned a big lesson. Got all the kids out but didn't bring the car keys. Yikes. Now I put my purse and the car keys right by the door on top of my shoes. And we line the kids shoes up so if we have to get out fast we can. It took a little longer for us to get back in because it was a real fire. So 3 hours standing around in the dark in our jammies!
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2017 21:45     Subject: Re:3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
We do one room all the time. Kids are 11, 9, 6. No one cares.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2017 17:01     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
We have 4 teens now. Still do one room because I am cheap!
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2017 16:56     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Don't worry about it. Just send one parent to check in (it's easier than getting all the kids out of the car, just to move the car to the closest entrance of the hotel anyway).
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2017 16:56     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The issue is fire safety for the hotel. If there's a fire, how fast can they herd how many people out of the hotel? And, when the firefighters say "Is everyone out?" if you snuck someone in, the hotel will say yes even if one of your kids is not counted for, because you booked for two kids when really there were three.

You think they are not going to allow everyone to leave the hotel if there's a fire? Nobody is going to be looking at the ledger trying to account for adults and children. Everybody who can leave will leave.


Oh my god, NO! What I'm saying is that the hotel can't make sure everyone is out if they don't know all the people they're trying to account for.


No clue why you think a hotel could ever possibly have an accurate headcount of guests. People make friends at the bar and bring guests to their room. People squeeze extras in. Nobody takes attendance.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2017 16:54     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The issue is fire safety for the hotel. If there's a fire, how fast can they herd how many people out of the hotel? And, when the firefighters say "Is everyone out?" if you snuck someone in, the hotel will say yes even if one of your kids is not counted for, because you booked for two kids when really there were three.

You think they are not going to allow everyone to leave the hotel if there's a fire? Nobody is going to be looking at the ledger trying to account for adults and children. Everybody who can leave will leave.


Oh my god, NO! What I'm saying is that the hotel can't make sure everyone is out if they don't know all the people they're trying to account for.

In case of a fire, the fire department will search every single room and will not rely on the hotel's records.


+1 Unfortunately, I can confirm from personal experience. We were in a very nice hotel that had a small fire break out in one of the ballrooms / kitchens at about 1:30 am. We all evacuated. The fire department absolutely did begin to do a room-by-room check before they gave the all clear and the hotel folks, including the manager, were out in the pool area with us. The fire department did not want anyone in the hotel, including the hotel staff. The night staff was too busy escorting us all to the pool and parking areas to do anything other than that. No one ran off a list for the fire department. I know because the manager was over by me because I was alone with 4 little ones and the manager was fussing at his one of his staff to make sure my kids were okay/warm/not crying. In the end it all worked out but it was really, really scary.


We are a family of six. We had squeezed into one room. Some jerk pulled the fire alarm and the hotel was evacuated in the middle of the night. There's no protocol. Most folks got in their cars to wait for the all clear. We actually drove to McDonald's so our kids could use the restroom. The trucks were gone when we returned, and we walked in the lobby and went back to our room.

Squeezing a baby in isn't an issue.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2017 16:50     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
We are a family of six staying in one room at embassy suites (2 queens and a pullout couch). We've squeezed into smaller hotels. It's super easy with a baby: tuck him in between you and your husband.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2017 16:48     Subject: 3 kids in a hotel room where you are only are supposed to have 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The issue is fire safety for the hotel. If there's a fire, how fast can they herd how many people out of the hotel? And, when the firefighters say "Is everyone out?" if you snuck someone in, the hotel will say yes even if one of your kids is not counted for, because you booked for two kids when really there were three.

You think they are not going to allow everyone to leave the hotel if there's a fire? Nobody is going to be looking at the ledger trying to account for adults and children. Everybody who can leave will leave.


Oh my god, NO! What I'm saying is that the hotel can't make sure everyone is out if they don't know all the people they're trying to account for.

In case of a fire, the fire department will search every single room and will not rely on the hotel's records.


+1 Unfortunately, I can confirm from personal experience. We were in a very nice hotel that had a small fire break out in one of the ballrooms / kitchens at about 1:30 am. We all evacuated. The fire department absolutely did begin to do a room-by-room check before they gave the all clear and the hotel folks, including the manager, were out in the pool area with us. The fire department did not want anyone in the hotel, including the hotel staff. The night staff was too busy escorting us all to the pool and parking areas to do anything other than that. No one ran off a list for the fire department. I know because the manager was over by me because I was alone with 4 little ones and the manager was fussing at his one of his staff to make sure my kids were okay/warm/not crying. In the end it all worked out but it was really, really scary.