Do you know if they keep "areas" of the hotels kid-free?

[ElizabethB]

To ensure that we have a king bed at a deluxe, DH and I always book a one-bedroom DVC villa. We have a king bed, a jacuzzi tub and lots of space. Granted the furnishings are not deluxe quality, but the guaranteed king bed and space make up for that.

 

[iluvwesties]

My Nephew and his wife honeymooned at the Celebration Hotel (built by Disney in Disney's model community of Celebration, just across the street from the Main Entrance) They loved the location and the hotel.

Just a thought!

iluvwesties (aka Carol)

 

[dlnsmmy1]

I am going to second the ask for a honeymoon suite. You will have to pay for it, probably dearly, I have never checked into the prices, but I would imagine it would be a more quaranteed quiet room. Maybe a concierge level room would be quieter, I'm not sure. We did stay at the cabins, I have kids but I do remember it being very quiet and peaceful. But fort wildnerness is generally a peaceful trip. We love it there. And with a cabin you get a seperate living and kitchen area as well as picnic table and grilling area. If you are into that sort of thing, try it out. I think you will find the quiet you are looking for.

 

[maxiesmom]

To ensure that we have a king bed at a deluxe, DH and I always book a one-bedroom DVC villa. We have a king bed, a jacuzzi tub and lots of space. Granted the furnishings are not deluxe quality, but the guaranteed king bed and space make up for that.

I think this is a great idea for the OP.

OP-- Disney does not guarantee anything other than you will get a room at the resort you choose, for the price level you choose. Pay for a water-view and get a water-view. Pay for garden-view and get a garden-view. As a king bed is NOT a bookable item at most resorts, it is only a request, and treated as such. Diseny does not block off a room for you when you make your reservation. Which is why there is no guarantee of what you will get.

 

[ducklite]

No one is asking for a child-free resort. I don't understand why some people get their panties twisted over the thought that not everyone wants to be near kids 24/7--even at WDW--a place that markets heavily to empty-nesters and honeymooners, so they obviously try to attract a child-free crowd.

I think it would be a fantastic idea if WDW would make a certain floor/wing/hallway/building childfree in each resort.

I agree that the ability to book a guaranteed king room should also be part of the equation, particularly in the ridiculously overpriced for the level of service provided deluxes.

 

[KarenMom]

Disney Cruise Line does have seperate areas for adults only. On the ship they have an adults only pool area, bars/lounges, health spa, and daily activities that are for adults only. On thier private island where you spend a day they have a private beach for adults only. This gives people the option of spending time without kids if they choose. I have two kids, but I must say it's great to spend a couple of hours by the adult pool with a cold drink in my hand. On the other hand they have kids and teens only areas which are great for the kids.

 

[maxiesmom]

I think it would be a fantastic idea if WDW would make a certain floor/wing/hallway/building childfree in each resort.

Would you have a child free section of each view/room type offered? Child free lagoon view, child free garden view, child free king beds, child free double beds, child free preferred location, and so on? Unless you did this, you would still have people complaining. And Disney has shown that they are not willing to block off rooms ahead of time, so I can't see them blocking of a whole wing/building.

And then what about the people who are disabled but would also like child free? They could claim discrimination unless their needs were met as well. It would be unending trying to accomodate every person who might want child free.

I'm not trying to knock you for wanting an adults only wing, I'm just trying too show how it still would not satisfy some people.

 

[ducklite]

Would you have a child free section of each view/room type offered? Child free lagoon view, child free garden view, child free king beds, child free double beds, child free preferred location, and so on? Unless you did this, you would still have people complaining. And Disney has shown that they are not willing to block off rooms ahead of time, so I can't see them blocking of a whole wing/building.

And then what about the people who are disabled but would also like child free? They could claim discrimination unless their needs were met as well. It would be unending trying to accomodate every person who might want child free.

I'm not trying to knock you for wanting an adults only wing, I'm just trying too show how it still would not satisfy some people.

Face it, some people won't be happy no matter what they do. But I think that they could easily block a section of rooms as child-free--and generally speaking there are HA rooms scattered throughout the resorts, so this shouldn't be a problem. They could even make CF a request, not guaranteed so you could put your requests in order of importance. Those who didn't really care about view or bed types could almost always be able to get a CF room area.

 

[Jaymie]

Would you have a child free section of each view/room type offered? Child free lagoon view, child free garden view, child free king beds, child free double beds, child free preferred location, and so on? Unless you did this, you would still have people complaining. And Disney has shown that they are not willing to block off rooms ahead of time, so I can't see them blocking of a whole wing/building.

And then what about the people who are disabled but would also like child free? They could claim discrimination unless their needs were met as well. It would be unending trying to accomodate every person who might want child free.

I'm not trying to knock you for wanting an adults only wing, I'm just trying too show how it still would not satisfy some people.

I have to agree with Maxiesmom. It would be never ending. Could you imagine calling to book a room in Disneyworld for your family of 4 and being told they only have child free rooms available at this time. I'm sure that would scare off quit a few people.

I've mostly found adults to be loud & unruly late at night, not so much kids.

Maybe a bar area or lounge without kids would be nice. But a whole area of a hotel? I've never heard of this in any hotel, let alone WDW.

 

[ducklite]

I have to agree with Maxiesmom. It would be never ending. Could you imagine calling to book a room in Disneyworld for your family of 4 and being told they only have child free rooms available at this time. I'm sure that would scare off quit a few people.

When you call to book now if there are no rooms for your group they do'nt tell you that there are only king rooms left. They sinply say it's sold out for your aprty type/size. That wouldn't change.

I've mostly found adults to be loud & unruly late at night, not so much kids.

But kids are unruly and noisy in the early morning. And babies cry all night.

Maybe a bar area or lounge without kids would be nice. But a whole area of a hotel? I've never heard of this in any hotel, let alone WDW.

I guess you don't travel much. Heck some hotels have entire floors only for adult female travelers. I've stayed at many hotels with kid only wings/floors, and that don't allow children into their restaurants after a certain time. It's not as uncommon as you might think for a certain demographic group to be seperated from others, by choice or otherwise.

 

[ktink]

I can certainly see both sides of the fence. I can see how adults that aren't travelling w/ kids wouldn't want to be right beside a very noisy family w/ screaming kids that are so excited to be at WDW. But I can't see that Disney would actually do this as it would be never ending.

I must say that our first stay was at Pop Century and unlike many reviews posted, we never heard the first thing. But on our second stay we stayed at CSR and had three drunken men that were staying in the room next to ours. They stood in the doorway in between our rooms and woke us up at 3 a.m. I called the front desk and management sent someone out and we never heard another sound from them. I know the OP pointed out that adults can make just as much noise and that has certainly been our experience.

 

[rt2dz]

I don't need an adult building, I just wish they would let us specifically book king beds at deluxe resorts.

Its absolutely rediculus to pay $300-400 a night and not get a king bed guaranteed. Our trip is already booked for the end of this month, but next time I think we'll be looking elsewhere.

I know Disney's bread and butter is families, but dollar for dollar we as an adult couple spend as much or more money on our disney vacation that the average family of 4. Face it, extra children cost very little in the grand scheme of things at Disney World. Deluxe rooms can sleep 5 for the same price, and the tickets and meals are greatly reduced for young kids.

We pay the same rate for a room. We are less of a burden on the transportation system and parks/rides. We eat at signature restaurants. We buy their overpriced bottles of wine. We pay extra to go to pleasure island and cirque. We book tours and extra activities that families rarely show up for because of age limits and other priorities.

I don't think so. There is a lot of faulty reasoning here. My kids are extra tickets. We also eat at signature restaurants, with a higher tab. My kids order extra meals while sitting at the same size table in many circumstances; MORE than balancing out that room thing. We also will order drinks or bottles of wine. Kids pay as adults at the ripe old age of 10 for both meals and tickets. My kids don't even like the kid choices, or get sick real quick of the ones they do like so they end up ordering off the adult menu whenever possible. Rides seat the same number of people regardless if that person is an adult or a child.

We get babysitters--or take advantage of those kid clubs--to do shows and go to Pleasure Island. Many times we don't use Disney Transportation at all and have a car of our own. Especially when kids are little since we have a stroller.

Families pay a lot to rent those strollers. Families pay a lot more out in souvenirs than a couple. Most couples don't do autograph books, pens and pressed pennies at all. Try investing in pin trading for each child, where many adults don't do it at all! We do those on top of the same type of upscale souvenirs that couples are buying. Families spend a lot more on snacks than a couple. Families of 5 are even buying double rooms in many circumstances.

I'll give you the tours since there are age restrictions on most. But there are many tours that are not that many a family takes advantage of.

That all being said, I wouldn't be offended if a portion of the resort (a floor/area) was adult only. I would prefer it. I have never been kept up or bothered by a child in a hotel--when I'm traveling with or without kids, even prior to having my own. I have many, many times had problem adults in neighboring rooms. I'm all for it!!

 

[maxiesmom]

Face it, some people won't be happy no matter what they do. But I think that they could easily block a section of rooms as child-free--and generally speaking there are HA rooms scattered throughout the resorts, so this shouldn't be a problem. They could even make CF a request, not guaranteed so you could put your requests in order of importance. Those who didn't really care about view or bed types could almost always be able to get a CF room area.

And we know how great the Disney request system goes over now. The original post here proves that fact. Having another thing to request would not solve anything. It would just cause more frustration for those who couldn't book it, or for those who wouldn't want it and then are denied a room because of it.

 

[Jaymie]

When you call to book now if there are no rooms for your group they do'nt tell you that there are only king rooms left. They sinply say it's sold out for your aprty type/size. That wouldn't change.



But kids are unruly and noisy in the early morning. And babies cry all night.



I guess you don't travel much. Heck some hotels have entire floors only for adult female travelers. I've stayed at many hotels with kid only wings/floors, and that don't allow children into their restaurants after a certain time. It's not as uncommon as you might think for a certain demographic group to be seperated from others, by choice or otherwise.

I would imagine Disney would lose money if the child free rooms didn't get used, as I understand that was becoming a problem with smoking rooms. Non smokers won't settle for a smoking room (and shouldn't) and people with kids wouldn't be able to use the kid free rooms. I can't see it being cost effective for Disney.

Some babies cry at night, some don't. It's a chance you take when you stay in a hotel and most people expect that kids be present in Disney hotels.

I travel enough to know that if kids cause a problem for ones vacation, maybe another location would be more suitable. I've been to WDW many times before I had kids and I knew what to expect. Kids get really excited on vacation, throw in Mickey Mouse, Cinderella etc and look out!! When I decided I didn't want to be around a ton of kids on vacation, I took a couple non-disney cruises and went to an all inclusive resort.

 

[lustergirl]

 

[pacew]

I know Disney's bread and butter is families, but dollar for dollar we as an adult couple spend as much or more money on our disney vacation that the average family of 4. Face it, extra children cost very little in the grand scheme of things at Disney World. Deluxe rooms can sleep 5 for the same price, and the tickets and meals are greatly reduced for young kids.

We pay the same rate for a room. We are less of a burden on the transportation system and parks/rides. We eat at signature restaurants. We buy their overpriced bottles of wine. We pay extra to go to pleasure island and cirque. We book tours and extra activities that families rarely show up for because of age limits and other priorities.

I disagree with this. We have gone without children and with children. Once they are 10, they cost as much and sometimes more (depending on what they do and buy) than the adults in our party. Tickets and DDP are adult rates. Once there are five+, you are very limited where you can stay. Since families often need some division between the children and adults and most rooms only allow 4, our room choices can be very limited.

Wendy

 

[melsmom12]

I think this is a really interesting and - so far - respectful debate. Just to clarify my original point, what I was wondering was this.

Let's say on a given week, there were 50 rooms that were just adults and some were pool view and some were "garden view" or whatever. Would they make an effort to block those rooms together so the adults were close together and the families were elsewhere? Not have official child-free areas that couldn't be changed. The rooms wouldn't look different or have different amenities.

See what I mean? Just group them together on any given week or block of reservation times. That's all I meant. But this is a really interesting thread, I'm glad you're all weighing in your opinions!

 

[Jaymie]

I think this is a really interesting and - so far - respectful debate. Just to clarify my original point, what I was wondering was this.

Let's say on a given week, there were 50 rooms that were just adults and some were pool view and some were "garden view" or whatever. Would they make an effort to block those rooms together so the adults were close together and the families were elsewhere? Not have official child-free areas that couldn't be changed. The rooms wouldn't look different or have different amenities.

See what I mean? Just group them together on any given week or block of reservation times. That's all I meant. But this is a really interesting thread, I'm glad you're all weighing in your opinions!

I've often wondered before if they did this. I think it might be pretty hard though, considering you have people checking in and out on different days and such. But then you end up with a guest checkin in with a family and specifically requesting to be in that area. If they have rooms available, I'm sure they'd prefer to grant a guests request. Does that make sense?

 

[ducklite]

I would imagine Disney would lose money if the child free rooms didn't get used, as I understand that was becoming a problem with smoking rooms.

There's a big difference, in that the child free rooms can be added or subtracted depending on demand. Once a room is smoked in, it's smoked in and the resort can't simply make it "non-smoking."

They could do it as a "request" and start the rooms at the far end of the hall working towards the center of the resort, or do it as a guarantee, but have a very limited number and when they are gone, they are gone. I can't imagine that at any given time 10% of the rooms are rented to childless guests who would love a child-free floor. it would be easy enough for them to run thier database quesries and figure out how many childless guest rooms are booked at any given resort during any given week/season and plan accordingly.

 

[maxiesmom]

There's a big difference, in that the child free rooms can be added or subtracted depending on demand. Once a room is smoked in, it's smoked in and the resort can't simply make it "non-smoking."

They could do it as a "request" and start the rooms at the far end of the hall working towards the center of the resort, or do it as a guarantee, but have a very limited number and when they are gone, they are gone. I can't imagine that at any given time 10% of the rooms are rented to childless guests who would love a child-free floor. it would be easy enough for them to run thier database quesries and figure out how many childless guest rooms are booked at any given resort during any given week/season and plan accordingly.

Yeah, but how big a buffer do they need in between rooms for the child free zone? Would you expect Disney to leave rooms unrented in order to maintain a child-free zone? And if they did, shouldn't the child free rooms have to pay a higher rate? And remember that people do not check in at out at the same time. To make the child free zone expand and contract to fit the requests would be a huge pain. And we know that people show up without reservations, or don't show up when they have them. Causing even more problems with the calculations. It would be more trouble than it is worth.