Best off-site hotel for family of 5???

[haley's mom]

When we took our first trip we stayed at the Howard Johnson, entertainment rate in October 2010 with a Disney view for $79 a night.

Our oldest daughter will be joining us on this trip for May or June 2013. Looking for suggestions on hotels for family of 5 - either cheaper hotels where we could get 2 rooms, or larger rooms to accomodate all 5 of us.

thanks in advance.

 

[LisainCalifornia]

We are a family of five, and we have always stayed in just one room---but I always make sure there is a rollaway bed option....or a sofabed or daybed.

Howard Johnsons has a rollaway bed option, I believe.

If you need more room, I know that the Embassy Suites offers more space and usually gets pretty good reviews. I haven't stayed there, but our neighbors did. It has a nice atrium with fish and some waterfalls in the middle of the hotel.

 

[blackjackdelta]

We are a family of 6 and like the RI Maingate..2 bathrooms big deal for us.

Jack

 

[kazbar]

We like the kids suites at Hojos or the 3 queen room at Park Vue Inn

 

[LisainCalifornia]

We are a family of 6 and like the RI Maingate..2 bathrooms big deal for us.

Jack

Very true--2 bathrooms can be such a big perk!

 

[limace]

I'm trying to decide, too, and am leaning towards a kid suite at the Portofino. The embassy suites would be my top choice if they were in walking distance, as their free food is always awesome.

 

[poohbear luvs grumpy]

Our favorite so far has been Hampton Inn. The suite fit my family of six very well and I loved the hot breakfast it saved us time and money.

 

[HydroGuy]

The truth is that there are lots of options and not really a clear cut answer. Lots of folks will give you lots of good advice.

We have stayed several times in the mini-suites at the Best Western Park Place Inn. The BWPPI is the closest off-site hotel to the DLR gates and the second closest of all hotels - the GCH being the closest - but the GCH is variable based on where your room is. So in many cases the BWPPI is the absolute closest. However, there are a number of others that are very close too.

BWPPI is nothing fancy. Their mini-suites have two queen beds and a couchbed queen, plus a mini-fridge and a microwave. Only one bathroom. Definitely works better with bigger families with younger kids.

It is clean and quiet. The pool is small but we have used it a lot.

Again, I am not saying that BWPPI is the best choice but it worked for us when our kids were younger. Today it would not work for us.

HTH