Disney resort for 5 adults???

[rosiebean]

Honestly, I think the family suite at AoA is a great deal for the cost. No extra people charges per room (I forgot about those ), plus two bathrooms and a kitchenette/dining area...for less than $400 per night. Sure, the theming is for kids, but I personally love love love it much better than the rest of the values (though the suites at ASMu are a good price too).

If I were to get two rooms at a mod, I'd get POR or POFQ simply because of the boat to DS. Being able to get there easily might really appeal to your 18 and older kids.

 

[si-am]

The biggest consideration would be bathrooms. We've done 4 adults at a value before, which is fine for just sleeping, but when someone got a stomach virus that trip, boy was the bathroom situation bad! We resorted to using the public bathroom by the pool as a second bathroom!

So I'd look for something where you'd at least have 2 bathrooms. Two rooms at a value or mod might work out best.

 

[happymommy]

Family suite at AOA would only give one real bedroom - the other 3 would be sleeping on a murphy bed and chair sleeper thing. Not ideal to me, when two rooms at Pop are often cheaper with 4 real beds and still two bathrooms and two fridges.

 

[Ensusieasm]

Which resorts can accommodate 5 adults in one room? It will be DH, myself, and our 3 (over 18 Yr.) children.

My goal is to stay under $500 per night. Is this even possible?

We are looking to travel in early-mid December.

Any guidance would be appreciated!!!

Look into renting points at Saratoga Springs for a two bedroom dedicated unit. Two bathrooms including 4 sinks to speed up getting ready in the morning. The kids all get their own bed when you add in the sleep sofa in the living room. A full kitchen and a washer and dryer add to the convenience. You should be able to meet your budget requirement if you go between Dec 1 and 14.

 

[Cloudy]

I can relate to your situation as we are a family of 4 adults (mom, dad, and twin 21 yo boys) all American sized as my son likes to say; he is the biggest at 6'3" 200 lbs. We must have queen beds and have been comfortable but close at OKW (rented points), POFQ, and the Swan, but all of those leave you short a bed with no roll aways available.

We are trying a Ft Wilderness Cabin this May. Has a Queen bed plus 2 twin bunk beds in the bedroom plus a sleeper sofa in the living room for your 5th. I think it would be the most affordable at around $300 or a little less per night. My next choice would be the AOA family suite. If double beds work for you then 2 rooms at a value at third. I think 2 moderate rooms would be over budget especially after taxes and fees x 2.

 

[Babsy]

I would go with two rooms at POP or your moderate of choice (I would suggest CSR, preferred). Request connecting or adjacent rooms, but with everyone over 18, that shouldn't be a problem even if you are a little bit away from one another. Four queen beds (full, at POP), 2 bathrooms and two fridges would be awesome and much better than being in one room even if it is at a deluxe.

For example:
The amenities at CSR are quite good, the rooms are comfortable, the pool area awesome, the food is good and the resort is beautiful. Dec 10 - 16 is showing preferred rooms at $268.50 or standard view rooms for 206.17 per night. If you get any kind of a discount at all, you should be able to get the two preferred under $500. If not, you can get two standard rooms for under $500 at rack rate. (prices from Disney website)

Alternatively, you can get two rooms at POP for as little as $138.33 per night, per room.. This is nearly 1/2 your budget which would give lots of $$ for nice extras.

 

[alex9179]

The twin beds in the cabins are 66 inches long. Something to think about because tall kids wouldn't be comfortable unless they curl up to sleep.

 

[bluezy]

Family suite at AOA would only give one real bedroom - the other 3 would be sleeping on a murphy bed and chair sleeper thing. Not ideal to me, when two rooms at Pop are often cheaper with 4 real beds and still two bathrooms and two fridges.

The AoA suites don't have a chair sleeper. They have a full-size murphy bed and a full-size sofa bed. Both are comfortable.

Which resorts can accommodate 5 adults in one room? It will be DH, myself, and our 3 (over 18 Yr.) children.

My goal is to stay under $500 per night. Is this even possible?

We are looking to travel in early-mid December.

Any guidance would be appreciated!!!

We've done connecting rooms at Pop and a suite at AoA on several trips with our late teen and adult children. Our preference is a suite at AoA though 2 rooms is ok. I would probably recommend bringing (or shipping ahead) an air mattress is staying in an AoA suite so that each of the "kids" has their own bed (unless 2 of them don't mind sharing a full-size bed). There's plenty of room for a twin-size air mattress -- we use 1 or 2 every time we stay there as none of our kids are interested in sharing a bed. One of the advantages to the suite is that the parents have their own bedroom (with a queen-size bed) while the "kids" still have plenty of space in the rest of the suite. When we have gotten connecting rooms, one of the kids has always slept in the bed in our room. We prefer to have our own bedroom since the kids tend to stay up later than we do. In the suite, we just close our bedroom door and go to sleep. We don't even notice when they come in the room. The one thing that is an absolute requirement for us when traveling with 3 or more of our kids is that we need 2 bathrooms. We might try staying in a standard room once we're only traveling with one or two of the kids, but with 3 or more of them traveling with us we need 2 bathrooms.

 

[Cloudy]

The twin beds in the cabins are 66 inches long. Something to think about because tall kids wouldn't be comfortable unless they curl up to sleep.

This is not good news for me. How am I to know this? Crap.

 

[alex9179]

This is not good news for me. How am I to know this? Crap.

If changing accommodations isn't doable, can you bring/ship an inflatable bed for the other kid and set the twins up in the living area? Mom & Dad can have the bedroom.
The cabins look like a nice amount of space and so peaceful. Here's a good review of them.
http://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/disneys-fort-wilderness-resort-refurbished-cabin-review/

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Basically, none of the bunk beds at Disney are full-length, if I remember right.

 

[Jules76126]

I think it depends on what is most important to you - space, bathrooms, proximity to the park (s), amenities, etc.

We have done five in a standard room before. It is definitely tight and requires everyone to be organized to keep from it becoming chaos. I went in November with five and stayed in a 1BR at BCV (we are DVC members). I actually didn't find it too bad, even with the one bathroom. We all had a routine on what time someone woudl shower, etc. We utilized the balcony to add extra space and treated the pull out sofa like a couch during the day. For us, we cared most about being able to walk to Epcot and the Boardwalk, as well as taking advantage of SAB so we were fine with the squeeze. But for other people, the space would be most important. Happy planning!

 

[HopperFan]

I can relate to your situation as we are a family of 4 adults (mom, dad, and twin 21 yo boys) all American sized as my son likes to say; he is the biggest at 6'3" 200 lbs. We must have queen beds and have been comfortable but close at OKW (rented points), POFQ, and the Swan, but all of those leave you short a bed with no roll aways available.

We are trying a Ft Wilderness Cabin this May. Has a Queen bed plus 2 twin bunk beds in the bedroom plus a sleeper sofa in the living room for your 5th. I think it would be the most affordable at around $300 or a little less per night. My next choice would be the AOA family suite. If double beds work for you then 2 rooms at a value at third. I think 2 moderate rooms would be over budget especially after taxes and fees x 2.

This is not good news for me. How am I to know this? Crap.

The problem with the bunks is that not only are they bunk/size but they have "footboards" so there is no way to let your feet hang out the end. I think Disney has put in bunks with children in mind, such as opposite sex or those who kids can't sleep with someone. I think subliminally they are not intended for adults. Most the sizing info is on various Disney info sites so you can search them for more details than Disney gives.

From EasyWDW

http://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/disneys-fort-wilderness-resort-refurbished-cabin-review/

"Dave measured the beds as being 66 inches long by 39 inches wide,
but would sleep someone shorter than that with the railings and pillow."

 

[maxiesmom]

Honestly, I think the family suite at AoA is a great deal for the cost. No extra people charges per room (I forgot about those ), plus two bathrooms and a kitchenette/dining area...for less than $400 per night. Sure, the theming is for kids, but I personally love love love it much better than the rest of the values (though the suites at ASMu are a good price too).

If I were to get two rooms at a mod, I'd get POR or POFQ simply because of the boat to DS. Being able to get there easily might really appeal to your 18 and older kids.

If you are trying to go even cheaper the All Star Music suites run around $80 a night less than AoA suites.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

To be fair, having a bunk without footboards screams "bad plan."

 

[HopperFan]

To be fair, having a bunk without footboards screams "bad plan."

Some bunk beds have no "foot" blocking on the bottom bunk. Ours we had at home didn't. Most tops have them but I have seen some where there is not one at the feet because that is where you enter the bed. Possible but not in Disney's best interest.

I have had bunks at Disney at Ft Wilderness, Wilderness Lodge and AKL ... all had foot boards on bottom.

 

[Nancyg56]

I think it depends on what is most important to you - space, bathrooms, proximity to the park (s), amenities, etc.

We have done five in a standard room before. It is definitely tight and requires everyone to be organized to keep from it becoming chaos. I went in November with five and stayed in a 1BR at BCV (we are DVC members). I actually didn't find it too bad, even with the one bathroom. We all had a routine on what time someone woudl shower, etc. We utilized the balcony to add extra space and treated the pull out sofa like a couch during the day. For us, we cared most about being able to walk to Epcot and the Boardwalk, as well as taking advantage of SAB so we were fine with the squeeze. But for other people, the space would be most important. Happy planning!

We do well with 5 in a room also, but organization is the key. Fortunately, I cannot stand clutter at home, and am no different on vacation, so we are good.

WHen my kids were younger I used to vacation with my sister and her kids. We took my brothers children with us so we had a crew. Our favorite destination was Rydin Hy Ranch, and we wodul choose a chalet. My sister would keep all the girls and I kept the boys. The boys, for the most part were neat freaks, so my space, the loft area, was spotless. The girls? LOL! Not so much! My sister is all OCD so those female slobs had her in a tailspin, but not me! LOL! I knew the boys would stow their gear and my floors and beds would be perfect.

You have to know what you can tolerate, and how your traveling companions will treat the space. As adults, I which ones I woudl survice with on a vacation, and its not the all same bunch I managed when they were kids!