Help with hotel question.

[DCat1978]

Ok, look folks, when I posted the original question, I was looking for advice from people who may have been in a similar situation. The idea about fudging the numbers came from someone at work, and then was also mentioned on here by someone else. I was not even thinking about fire codes in regards to my kids, because like it or not, I know my kids sleeping habbits and personallities. Even if I did get two rooms, the simple fact is the kids would not sleep away from my wife and I. I was looking for a way to not pay for something I WOULD NOT even use. When the time comes that they all do sleep through the night in their own beds, I will have no problem getting the second room. As far as getting the kids out in a fire, they are small enough that if there were a fire, I would be carring them out anyway. Like I said, in my line of work (not mall security by the way), I have come to fear many other things in this world before I worry about a fire. Like I said, I have found a room which fits my needs and is in the price range I was looking for.

 

[tlbwriter]

I work in law enforcement, so I guess it has made my views on what is "safe" for my kids a little different.

How has it affected your views on what is "legal?"

Even if I did get two rooms, the simple fact is the kids would not sleep away from my wife and I. I was looking for a way to not pay for something I WOULD NOT even use.

I think people assumed that, if you had two rooms, your wife would be in one and you would be in the other. Few people here would suggest you put small children in their own room.

 

[DCat1978]

How has it affected your views on what is "legal?"



I think people assumed that, if you had two rooms, your wife would be in one and you would be in the other. Few people here would suggest you put small children in their own room.

The "legal" question- I once again will say that I hadn't even thought about fire codes. I don't deal with them on a daily basis, and was not even thinking about that aspect. As far as my views of what is "safe," I'm more concerned about sending my kids to school each day and what can happen on the way there, while there, and on the way back home, than worrying about a fire in a hotel room. That is what I meant.

And as far as you assuming we would sleep in seperate rooms, we will be on a family trip. I was trying to make it so we could all stay in the same room as a family, that was the point in the first place.

I apologize to all of you who I have offended. Be safe, drive the speed limit, buckle up, don't text, and use hands free telephone devices while driving.

 

[scrapquitler]

I was not even thinking about fire codes in regards to my kids, because like it or not, I know my kids sleeping habbits and personallities. Even if I did get two rooms, the simple fact is the kids would not sleep away from my wife and I.

I hope you aren't saying that if you had two rooms your wife and you would sleep in one and the kids in the other Even adjoining hotel rooms I would sleep with one parent in each room.

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[tlbwriter]

The "legal" question- I once again will say that I hadn't even thought about fire codes.

That wasn't my first thought either. My first thought was that you were considering lying to the hotel about the number of people who would be in the room. I can't see how that's appropriate, no matter what the reason - especially from someone in law enforcement. That's what I meant.

 

[DCat1978]

I give up, I am a evil, lying, cheating, moron who was trying to find a scam to screw a hotel chain out of $90! You guys caught me. I have little regard for my children's safety. It's a wonder they have lasted this long.

Once again, I DID NOT come up with that idea on my own. Others suggested it, and another poster said they had done the same thing. I still don't consider my two daughters as taking up enough room to warrant being considered adults, but whatever. You are all entitled to your opinions as I am to mine. I hope I have provided sufficient entertainment for you all.

 

[tlbwriter]

LOL! Lots of people suggest things. When you take the step of asking others how they would carry out those suggestions, you are obviously considering following those suggestions. It's a little disingenuous to claim you never had any intention of lying about the number of children in your room when you specifically asked how to do that.

 

[tlbwriter]

Oh, and since we all forgot to do this:

Hello all,
Not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but I need some advice. We will be driving from Ohio to DW in July. We plan on stopping overnight. There are 3 adults and 4 kids(8,5,4,2). Every hotel I try and book at wants to charge us for two rooms, when I know we only need one room with two double beds, as the kids will sleep on the floor in sleeping bags. Especially as it will only be one night each way. Does anyone know of a hotel chain that will let us do this? If not, do I just tell the hotel we do not have as many as we actually do in the room? Thanks.

Thanks guys. I am probably going to just say we have the number needed for one room. The price of a suite would be about the same as two rooms anyway. Like I said, we will just be crashing for a few hours and then getting back on the road, so I won't have a problem keeping them out of sight.

 

[maxiesmom]

I give up, I am a evil, lying, cheating, moron who was trying to find a scam to screw a hotel chain out of $90! You guys caught me. I have little regard for my children's safety. It's a wonder they have lasted this long.

Be honest with us. How can you post about sneaking a few extra kids into a hotel room and expect us to not come to the above conclusion? Especially coming from someone who works in law enforcement?

The whole thought behind your post was how do I get away with something that is wrong. You can't blame the rest of us for calling you out on it.

 

[DCat1978]

LOL! Lots of people suggest things. When you take the step of asking others how they would carry out those suggestions, you are obviously considering following those suggestions. It's a little disingenuous to claim you never had any intention of lying about the number of children in your room when you specifically asked how to do that.

Ok, I didn't ask "how to" do it. I asked "do I." And again, after another poster said they had done it, I considered doing it, up until I found the other hotel. I never in my post claimed I "never had any intention of lying about the number of children in your room." Would I have been nervous as heck that the hotel came and charged me for the other room or told us to leave, yes! But again, I was trying to find a way not to spend what, in my mind, is unnecessary money. Not because I can't afford it, but because, as my wife puts it, I am the cheapest "person" (she uses a different word) in the world.

 

[tlbwriter]

I give up, I am a evil, lying, cheating, moron who was trying to find a scam to screw a hotel chain out of $90! You guys caught me. I have little regard for my children's safety. It's a wonder they have lasted this long.

Once again, I DID NOT come up with that idea on my own. Others suggested it, and another poster said they had done the same thing. I still don't consider my two daughters as taking up enough room to warrant being considered adults, but whatever. You are all entitled to your opinions as I am to mine. I hope I have provided sufficient entertainment for you all.

Ok, I didn't ask "how to" do it. I asked "do I." And again, after another poster said they had done it, I considered doing it, up until I found the other hotel. I never in my post claimed I "never had any intention of lying about the number of children in your room." Would I have been nervous as heck that the hotel came and charged me for the other room or told us to leave, yes! But again, I was trying to find a way not to spend what, in my mind, is unnecessary money. Not because I can't afford it, but because, as my wife puts it, I am the cheapest "person" (she uses a different word) in the world.

I don't mean to be nitpicky, but you're talking in circles. You suggest you're going to do something, people tell you it's bad, and then you get defensive and say "It wasn't MY idea, someone else suggested it." So? Why does it matter that it was someone else idea? You considered it a good enough idea that you were looking into and actually, at one point, decided to do it (see post quoted earlier). So it doesn't matter that it was someone else's idea first. You are responsible for your own actions. And quite honestly, the fact that you're doing it because you're cheap and not broke doesn't exactly improve your case...