Comments on: Hotel Rooms for Big Families

By: D Murphy

D Murphy — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:41:27 +0000

This is definately a problem and has frustrated us as a family of 5 for many years. For this reason I have created a website called http://www.roomfor5.co.uk specifically for families of 5 or more in the hope that we have the same freedom of choice as smaller families.

By: Cynthia Colegrove

Cynthia Colegrove — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:16:48 +0000

We have 4 children ages 6,5,3 and 1. We usually never have a problem since most hotels have 2 beds per room. We just had a horrible experience this weekend though at the Quality Inn in Ashland KY. The person who checked me in said it was fine that we had 4 children in the room since they are so small that I obviously wasn’t going to let them stay in another room. The next day on check out, the mgr/owner saw us at breakfast and changed our bill before we checked out. I refused to pay extra saying we agreed on a price the night before and I would not pay something different. She was really nasty and tried to intimidate me by threatening to fire the girl who checked us in or take it from her pay (a sweet little pregnant college girl). I told her that would be between them and refused to pay the different amount. The whole time my husband is in the van waiting with 4 babies, the one year old screaming the whole time. I would not recommend this place. And I really appreciate your webpage with family friendly places to stay. We’ll definitely look into them the next time. Thanks so much for all the effort. I’ll tell all the other families I know. I’m sure they will love it too.

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By: Theresa

Theresa — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:31:46 +0000

As a mother of four, I know how this goes. Where does everyone sleep? So I’ve started http://www.sixsuitcasetravel.com for families of five and six. All listed hotel rooms sleep six and we cover all 50 states!

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:44:19 +0000

I grew up in a family of 6 and we often had this problem. Imagine our delight when we pulled up to some noname motel in OK and they had a hotel room with THREE double beds. I was probably 10 and still remember it today. Other than that lucky incident, we generally just stayed at Embassy Suites whenever possible. They always have 2 bedded rooms plus the sofa bed in the living room. We always got our money's worth at breakfast alone. Summerfield Suites (Hyatt owned) and Towne Place Suites (Marriott) have 2 bedroom suites at reasonable rates, especially on weekends when the business travelers vanish. I live 15 miles outside of DC now and the one down the street from us has 2 bedrooms for $79/night (2 kings, 1 sofa bed, full kitchen, 2 bathrooms!) Monica’s last blog post..Has it really been a week?

By: phdinparenting

phdinparenting — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:24:17 +0000

I often have trouble finding appropriate accommodations for us and we only have 2 kids. A lot of online booking systems will say that 4 people (even 2 adults, 2 kids) is more than they will accept in a room. Usually that is not entirely true and we can get a room by calling them and asking, but it often doesn’t allow us to take advantage of comparing room prices online or taking advantage of deals only offered online.

I wrote a post called “what is a family hotel” where I pointed out some of the shortcomings of the mainstream hotel industry and made some suggestions for things I would like to see done differently. http://phdinparenting.com/2008/06/07/what-is-a-family-hotel/

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By: Holiday Travel Planning | Travels with Children

Holiday Travel Planning | Travels with Children — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:40:30 +0000

[...] will we stay? This is sometimes the hardest for us; not every hotel has rooms that will accommodate the six of us. Sometimes our overnight stops get changed because I can’t find appropriate [...]

By: Bridget Smith

Bridget Smith — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:27:23 +0000

We have the same problem, and I'm ashamed to say sometimes just sneak some preschoolers in. Calling ahead seems like a more reasonable solution. One thing that worked well on our last trip was to bring our own small air mattresses from Walmart. Mom and Dad took the bed and the kids had fun camping on the floor. They were easy to tuck away during the day if ncessary. Thanks for the chain recommendations. We'll look into them. Anyone know a good large family solution for Vegas? We will be there this summer on a shoestring as always. -Bridget Bridget Smith’s last blog post..Over the River and Through the Woods