Having been on a multitude of family vacations with 4 small children, I have some incite on the sleeping arrangements at the hotel. If you have
more than 5 people in your party, you will have to get a family suite at one of the value resorts (Art of Animation or All-Star Music)which sleep six, a studio that sleeps 5 at some of the moderate (The Port Orleans's River Side and the Caribbean Beach Resort) and deluxe resorts(The Beach Club, Boardwalk, Grand Floridian, Polynesian and The Wilderness Lodge) all have studio rooms with 2 Queen Beds and 1 Bunk-Size Pull Down Bed. But, for the kids who sprawl out and need extra room, especially when sharing a bed, it can make for some restless nights. I am a very light sleeper, so every time one of them bump, elbow, or take the other's space, I hear it. I am on vacation too, I want to sleep! So, my advice:
more than 5 people in your party, you will have to get a family suite at one of the value resorts (Art of Animation or All-Star Music)which sleep six, a studio that sleeps 5 at some of the moderate (The Port Orleans's River Side and the Caribbean Beach Resort) and deluxe resorts(The Beach Club, Boardwalk, Grand Floridian, Polynesian and The Wilderness Lodge) all have studio rooms with 2 Queen Beds and 1 Bunk-Size Pull Down Bed. But, for the kids who sprawl out and need extra room, especially when sharing a bed, it can make for some restless nights. I am a very light sleeper, so every time one of them bump, elbow, or take the other's space, I hear it. I am on vacation too, I want to sleep! So, my advice:
- If you have two little kids sharing a bed, give them the bed closest to a wall. Push the bed against the wall. Instead of having them sleep normally ( the long way) have them sleep sideways on the bed. Since they are short, it is no biggey. It is like creating a king bed for them, more space to have their own space while sleeping.
- Split it up, one parent sleeps with one kid, the other parent with the other kid. This is good if you, the parent needs more space. Instead of sharing the bed with your partner, you can share with a much smaller being.
- All of the Resorts also offer port-a-cribs. You can make it comfy and ask your smallest to sleep in there. Some 3/4 year olds may think this is a "cool" little fort for them to sleep in. My kids never slept in those, but they are there if you need one.
- I have also found child size air mattresses. So it is great for those families of six that include a child under 3. One kid on the pull down bed, a parent and a kid in each of the queen beds and one kid on the little blow up mattress. This one we found at Walmart for $35 is great!
All of the Value Resort studios have Double beds. All of the Moderate Resorts have Queen beds. All of the Deluxe Resorts have Queen beds.
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