im thinking....

[Mama2jasminANDcaitie]

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ok.. my family has been planning a wdw trip again this year... only thing. My sister wants to come along....

we planned to stay onsite and include the dinning option in our trip..
only we CANT afford the deluxe room we would need for 5 people.

We are now planning to stay at Seralago resort that allows 5 people in a room.. my dd4 is tiny.. so my sister and my daughters will share a bed or the dd10 will sleep on the floor.

I am BITTER about not being able to stay onsite.

Would i be totally nuts to just go ahead and stay at allstar resorts? even with my sister? She doesnt want the dinning plan.. am I being a lame disney cheater that way? be honest.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

Mama2jasminANDcaitie,

I would say that if your sister wants to come along, she should get her own room onsite at the same place you are and then that takes care of having to move offsite.

 

[trappednabox]

How old is your sister? Is she old enough to help pay? If so, I think it's only fair for her to help cover her own way, I would never expect someone to pay my way.

 

[benedicttw]

Port Orleans Riverside sleeps 5, two full size beds and a day bed. Give it a try.

 

[Stitch Inside]

Have you checked out POR and the trundle beds? It's not that much more to stay there than the All Stars.

 

[BettyCv]

At the very least, make her pay the difference in cost between staying where you were going to - a value resort, I presume - and Port Orleans Riverside (the only moderate that sleeps 5).

Otherwise, leave her at home.

 

[BettyCv]

Port Orleans Riverside sleeps 5, two full size beds and a day bed. Give it a try.

Just to clarify, POR does NOT have a daybed. It has a small trundle.

 

[gigi1313]

can you afford moderate (POR in AB section w/trundle so everyone would have a bed)? or two rooms at value, one for you and yours w/the package and one for sis?

if you do opt to "cheat" and have your sis stay in your room w/out wdw knowing (which i do not advocate in any way shape or form, i'm a "by the rules" kinda gal) will she not eat when/where you eat? i see a big problem for you and yours to be going to a character meal and her eating counter service... and if she is going to eat w/you, then why not get the meal plan as well?

another thought would be to split your stay and invite sis to only join you for three days or some other compromise...

good luck... family certainly makes things difficult! (also, what does dh think of all this?)

 

[MagicKingdom05]

I forgot about POR having the trundle bed and being able to fit 5. If you can pay for this type of room that solves all your problems.

 

[bytheblood]

I back all of these suggestions. If your sister is old enough to work, then perhaps she can assit in paying for the room. If she is not old enough to work, perhaps your parents could assist in paying for the room.

I do not condone and would never suggest having her or your family try to cheat the system. The rules are put in place for a reason. Also, if you tried to fit all 5 of you into All-Stars, I think you would despise your family when you leave.

I would totally go for POR.

Family does make it difficult. We are going with the in-laws and the closer the vacation gets, the more I want to back out.

 

[MermaidsMom]

Tell her to stay home, this is a family break together. You won't be sorry

 

[jckdisneybound]

If she wants to come on a vacation your family was originally planning she can go with your original plans. Have her pay for her stay at the Pop or All Stars and try to get a connecting room. But you shouldn't have to lose out b/c she wants to come. Just my .02

 

[alecam]

Tell her to stay home, this is a family break together. You won't be sorry

I brought my sister with us last year, and NEVER AGAIN!!

 

[Ergens2]

Did she invite herself? If she is able to I would say she needs to pony up some money! Lets be real here. Who's vacation is this anyway?! You are a hard working american and you don't work to take her on vacation, you work for your family!! ( sorry, same thing happened to us when my brother invited himself on our vacation and we ended up footing the bill for the whole trip!) I would think long and hard before you compromise your vacation just for her!

 

[keith-atl]

Mama2jasminANDcaitie,

I would say that if your sister wants to come along, she should get her own room onsite at the same place you are and then that takes care of having to move offsite.

Yah exactly either that or tell her to stay home. Im mean not to sound crass but its your family trip she needs to understand that.