If you were us, where would you stay?

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Family of 3. 1 adult. 2 kids ages 7 & 8 at travel. All women/girls. 17 day/16 night stay April 2020. 2 in party will need hearing accessible room. 2 children in party have pediatric wheelchair that is 36" wide. Medical needs dictate 3 "beds" (this part is not flexible, even if we have to have someone sleeping on the floor) Adult needs to keep kids within "line of sight" at all times at night for safety reasons. 2 people are asthmatic/have severe allergies. 1 is legally blind.

My resort experience at Disney is extremely limited. And I'm massively indecisive. If you were working with what we've got going on, where would you pick? Everywhere looks fantastic to me. We do have a budget, but given the advance planning it's pretty flexible this far out. TIA.
 
So I am a little limited on my experience with staying on site as well however I can speak a little your needs. If you request aids for your room in regards to the needs for hearing accessibility (please correct me if I'm wrong but are they Hard of Hearing or d/Deaf?) I've read online when booking rooms that you can request a bed vibrating alarm clock and flashing fire alarms they also have a TTY machine however it is probably better if they can use their cell phones and use their VRS. I'm also not sure if Disney has interpreters for check in and out but if you have it marked that people in your party are Hard of Hearing or d/Deaf then they may be able to provide one.

In terms of room need I want to suggest a studio since the adult needs to be in the line of site however I'm curious if a studio will be large enough for two wheelchairs. Studios also don't have more than 2 beds...I would suggest requesting an accessible room which I believe those are larger as well.

Since you need three beds or space for three-ish beds and the wheelchairs I would stay away from Pop as with the murfy bed it is cramped. I can't really speak to other studio rooms

Make sure you request a deep clean of your room siting allergy reasons (this may be called a VIP clean??) when you book and maybe call back 10 days before you leave to confirm.

---Someone may be able to hop on and have better suggestions in regards to rooms and specific resorts--
 

IMO when we stayed at the Beach Club I felt like it was very handicap accessible. We are not handicap but were put in a handicap accessible room once near the main lobby. The room and bathroom were massive and the three sleeping surfaces were all very comfortable (one fold down sofa bed,and two queen beds). All three bed surfaces were in the same room and would be within your line of sight. The elevators are large and it wasn't a resort that was very busy with foot traffic. You could walk to epcot right next door and a number of other restaurants/ activities. Hollywood studios is much further but walkable. I'm not certain if beach club would fit your budget, but if it does, I think it would be a great consideration.
 
All Star Music family suites will give you 3 beds in the living room area -- a full-size sleeper sofa, twin-size sleeper chair and the ottoman opens into a twin-size bed. I've heard there isn't much room to move about with all 3 opened, but if the wheelchairs don't need to be immediately beside the kids' beds, you could park them in the bedroom. There are wheelchair accessible suites with either a tub or a roll-in shower, depending on the needs; and the suites have 2 bathrooms so would have a regular tub as well.

AoA family suites have 2 full-size beds in the living area - a sleeper sofa and murphy/table bed - and I think I've read of people putting out a twin-size air mattress as well. But that will take up pretty much all floor space, though I don't know if the wheelchair accessible layout has more floor space, so again the wheelchairs may not be next to the beds overnight.

Other value resorts only offer 2 beds, though you could put an air mattress down for the 3rd. That may or may not take up too much space since you need room for 2 wheelchairs as well.

The Fort Wilderness Cabins have a queen and bunk beds in the bedroom, if either child can use a top bunk. And again I think the wheelchairs would need to park in the other room overnight.

Some of the moderate resorts have rooms that sleep 5, which includes two queens plus a smallish murphy bed (smaller than twin size). If one of the kids would be OK on the murphy, that might be an option. Booking preferred at POR will get you into Alligator Bayou which I believe has the murphy in all rooms; otherwise I don't know if you can guarantee the extra bed as families of 5 will take priority for those rooms.

I'm not as familiar with the deluxe resorts but most allow for 5 guests and include a daybed. Deluxe will have the largest single-room options (other than suites) as far as square-footage, which might be important considering you want 3 beds plus space for 2 wheelchairs. They come with the largest price-tag as well.

Watch the room descriptions. I don't know if "Florida accessible" rooms would have what you need or not; it likely depends how mobile are the kids. "Wheelchair accessible" rooms will have wide pathways in the room (wide enough for a standard whelchair). Some "wheelchair accessible" include a tub and others a roll-in shower, so watch that description as well if the tub/shower area is important for your family's needs. I believe a Communication Kit can be provided for any resort room to accommodate "hearing accessible" features, though in my searches I think I've noticed most (if not all) wheelchair accessible rooms also include option for hearing accessible.

Feel free to ask questions on the disABILITIES Forum about specifics.
 
Studios at Boulder Ridge Villas, Poly, Boardwalk Villas, Grand Floridian Villas, and I believe Beach Club Villas all have 3 sleep surfaces with queen bed, pull out sofa and pull down single Murphy bed.

Port Orleans Riverside and Caribbean Beach have rooms with three sleep surfaces as well, two queens and a single Murphy bed. POR, it is not all the rooms, just Alligator Bayou rooms, I believe.

All of the deluxe resorts have rooms with three sleep surfaces. At Animal Kingdom Lodge and Wilderness Lodge, it's one queen bed and a bunk bed. At the others, it's two queen bed and a day bed. I believe only at the Poly and Contemporary (maybe Boardwalk too) is it guaranteed that you will have three sleep surfaces, whereas the other resorts it is a request.
If your budget is large, one of the Epcot resorts would be ideal because you can walk (or wheel) to two parks. Also the boats take wheelchairs. Not all the boats at the MK resorts do. Contemporary is nice because you can walk to MK. However, only the monorail with transfer at TTC is available to get to Epcot, unless you use a Minnie Van (extra charge).
 
Studios at Boulder Ridge Villas, Poly, Boardwalk Villas, Grand Floridian Villas, and I believe Beach Club Villas all have 3 sleep surfaces with queen bed, pull out sofa and pull down single Murphy bed.

Port Orleans Riverside and Caribbean Beach have rooms with three sleep surfaces as well, two queens and a single Murphy bed. POR, it is not all the rooms, just Alligator Bayou rooms, I believe.

All of the deluxe resorts have rooms with three sleep surfaces. At Animal Kingdom Lodge and Wilderness Lodge, it's one queen bed and a bunk bed. At the others, it's two queen bed and a day bed. I believe only at the Poly and Contemporary (maybe Boardwalk too) is it guaranteed that you will have three sleep surfaces, whereas the other resorts it is a request.
If your budget is large, one of the Epcot resorts would be ideal because you can walk (or wheel) to two parks. Also the boats take wheelchairs. Not all the boats at the MK resorts do. Contemporary is nice because you can walk to MK. However, only the monorail with transfer at TTC is available to get to Epcot, unless you use a Minnie Van (extra charge).
The upper bunk isn't adult sized, but is smaller than a twin sized mattress (narrower and shorter). My guess is the adult in the group would be the one sleeping in the upper bunk since both children are in wheelchairs.
 
I agree with lanejudy - go visit the disabilities section. Browse the sticky at the top about HA rooms and measurements. There are some that are some that offer 3 beds with what you would need, that may not break the bank. All the HA rooms can have optional hearing impaired equipment added.

Are you flying or driving? Is Magical Express important? I'm asking because I wonder if the Swan or Dolphin offers a suite that may help. They have family rooms, I think it's the Dolphin that has them with 2 beds and a sofa sleeper, maybe they have them with HA. It's a larger room, so more space for the wheelchair. If that is any interest to you, I'd call the resort direct and speak with someone who could assist.

In the past I've stayed in the king/double at Pop, but those rooms are no more, and the All Star is also getting rid of them. Some other resorts do still list that type. Do some searching on that.
 
Many of the deluxe resort rooms have a day bed in the same room. Also the Port Orleans riverside has a pull third pull down bed. So you can all have separate beds.
 
Port Orleans have 2 queens plus Murphy bed in the rooms in Alligator Bayou section. So does Caribbean Beach, but they are having construction right now.

The deluxe resorts except WL and AKL have rooms with 2 queens plus day bed. But not all rooms so you’d have to request and add that it’s necessary for medical reasons.
Also request deep clean for allergies.
There is also a Guests With Disabilities Service that you can phone or email.
For more information, please contact Disability Services at (407) 560-2547 or email disability.services@disneyparks.com.
 

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