Max Occupancy in DVC Resorts

[Deb & Bill]

Having stayed in a one bedroom villa with three adults and one 11 yr old, I can truly say that we were very uncomfortable. We tried to get a two bedroom, but one was not available. I can't imagine trying to squeeze three adults and two children into a one bedroom. You had better be extremely close and loving. Even if you think you will not be in the room much, you will be sleeping, changing and showering in the room. Those are the most uncomfortable times, especially if you are not totally familiar with the other adult's morning routine. Most of the DVC one bedrooms just are too small for total comfort.

 

[Johnnie Fedora]

1-BR reservations for families of five come with the disclaimer on the confirmation:

"No towels or linens provided for the fifth guest."

IMO, OKW 1-BR units are the most comfortable for families of five. There is ample space for an aerobed in the living room.

 

[MiaSRN62]

I can't imagine trying to squeeze three adults and two children into a one bedroom. You had better be extremely close and loving.

After considering all the years of staying in 1 hotel room (the ones that sleep 5) or just this past November cramming into those tight staterooms on the Disney Magic for 7 nights, a 1 bedroom at OKW felt like a castle for our family of 5. We had more than enough room for us. We did try to get a 2 bedroom but after being on a waitlist for 60 days with no results, I can tell you we weren't nearly as bad off as we thought we'd be in the 1 bedroom. My youngest is now 12 and MS knew this when the reservation was made. We didn't feel the towels were a bother because I just washed the ones we had and also brought extra ones (which I always do because we like oversized towels). My son slept on the aerobed in the living room next to the pull-out couch. Fit fine with plenty of room to spare.

 

[jarestel]

Everyone has their own comfort requirements, but having done the 5 in a 1-BR multiple times, I didn't find it to be any type of hardship and in no way did it diminish our vacation experience. Of course, depending on the personality types of your family, YMMV. Everyone knows their own families and is better suited to make this call for their personal situation than we are here on the "net".

 

[DrBond007]

Everyone has their own comfort requirements, but having done the 5 in a 1-BR multiple times, I didn't find it to be any type of hardship and in no way did it diminish our vacation experience. Of course, depending on the personality types of your family, YMMV. Everyone knows their own families and is better suited to make this call for their personal situation than we are here on the "net".

This makes sense.

 

[debbyLL]

we have just decided to let dd1 have friend come with us, we had already booked 1 bedroom villa there would have been 2 adults(me & dh) dd1 15 dd2 11, we thought dh and i in sofa bed and ddx2 plus friend in king size. will this be a problem. oh we are at the boardwalk btw, all advice/help wecome
debby ll

 

[Chuck S]

If you call MS and they say OK, that is fine. However, since the stated occupancy of a 1 bedroom unit is 4 plus a child under 3 years old, I would certainly call MS and make sure it is OK with them. Effective this year, everyone in the room will have their own name on the room keys, not just the name of the owner...so they would need to show this for any early entry day or extended hours admission to the theme parks for on site guests.

 

[carol1231]

Besides the fact of being over the room occupancy, those sofa beds are not the most comfortable. I would rethink giving the king bed away!

 

[Chuck S]

.... those sofa beds are not the most comfortable. I would rethink giving the king bed away!

Oh, that's right, the Boardwalk doesn't have the newer sofa beds, yet...they'll be added whenever the rooms are rehabbed.

 

[DebbieB]

My boardwalk view room last month did have the new sofabed (room 5051).

I would consider bringing an aerobed, DH and you take the king and let the girls take the sofabed and aerobed. They could probably sleep in it more comfortably.

 

[redmonster]

On our recent trip (last February) we purchased SSR DVC. When we took the tour I am sure the guide told us we could have 9 people in a two bedroom but they only supply bedding for eight. We have reserved a two bedroom for our usual mid winter break in february and was not sure which relatives we were taking with us (gotta spread the disney magic). My brother and his family are joining us so I need to add theire names to the reservation-total of 4 adults(if you can call us adults), 5 kids (14, 12, 9, 7, 5)-Am curious if anyone has had this issue/if allowed/and any issues getting in with early entry. I don't see any reason why there would be a problem-We feel there is plenty of room for everyone had previously rented someone elses points so we know what the rooms are like. Any input appreciated.

Ears to you...

 

[Deb & Bill]

Better bring along some numbers. You'll need them getting in the bathroom with two teens and one pre-teen. You sure your husband will not want his own studio????? How about a two bedroom. The three girls can have one bathroom and bedroom and you get the other.

 

[CapeCodFam]

There is plenty of room in a 1BR. Add the additional occupant via MS and bringing an aerobed would help greatly.

 

[DisneySpence]

That is what we do when we stay in a 1 bdrm with our family of 5 the air bed works out great we have an electric pump one that inflates in 3 minutes and deflates in 2 minutes really easy to set up.

 

[NMW]

I just read a thread on the budget board about "sneaking" extra people into Disney rooms. Some of the posters claim to have had (on a regular basis) 5,6,7 people in value rooms. There are all kinds of tips for the number of room key issues and everything. I think of how some people on this board get so upset at the thought of 2 adults and 3 kids in a 1 bdr villa (which Disney allows, via MS) and it just really made me laugh! I thought some of you would get a kick out of it!

 

[DrTomorrow]

I just read a thread on the budget board about "sneaking" extra people into Disney rooms. Some of the posters claim to have had (on a regular basis) 5,6,7 people in value rooms. There are all kinds of tips for the number of room key issues and everything. I think of how some people on this board get so upset at the thought of 2 adults and 3 kids in a 1 bdr villa (which Disney allows, via MS) and it just really made me laugh! I thought some of you would get a kick out of it!

Which makes me realize that the new MYW ticketing system - and printing individual names on roomkeys - will help enforce several long-ignored rules: occupancy, at least with regard to EMH, and 'transferring' unused park-hopper days.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Better bring along some numbers. You'll need them getting in the bathroom with two teens and one pre-teen.

And Disney will book a family of 5 in a cat 4 family suite on their cruise ships. When we booked our cruise back in 2003, DCL suggested putting my two teens and one preteen with dh and I in one of these rooms. Comes with one tiny bathroom that you can barely move in. The stateroom is about 1/4 the size of a 1 bedroom at OKW. Talk about tight for a 7 night cruise.
Then I think about the "sleep 5" rooms at the deluxe WDW hotels---they only have 1 bathroom. A DVC 1 bedroom isn't really nearly as tight when compared with these other situations. We actually feel we have a luxurious amount of space in comparison to the situations I mentioned above.

 

[DrBond007]

And Disney will book a family of 5 in a cat 4 family suite on their cruise ships. When we booked our cruise back in 2003, DCL suggested putting my two teens and one preteen with dh and I in one of these rooms. Comes with one tiny bathroom that you can barely move in.

Ya, when you work out the points you can do two adjoining rooms in a lower category for a few less points and have two bathrooms and two separate smaller staterooms. Probably a better way to go for a family of 5 especially if the children are older in their teenage years.

 

[MiaSRN62]

Ya, when you work out the points you can do two adjoining rooms in a lower category for a few less points and have two bathrooms and two separate smaller staterooms. Probably a better way to go for a family of 5 especially if the children are older in their teenage years.

Oh.....most definitely (in fact, that's just what we did).....just mentioned it because I thought it was funny how DCL likes to cram 5 into such a tight space as a cruise ship stateroom with a tiny bathroom and that's ok......families do it all the time. If you go to book a Disney cruise on the web site, it will default a family of 5 to the cat 4's.
But then some try and make a family of 5 out to be such a tight fit in an OKW 1 bedroom and I just don't see it ? OKW 1 bedrooms seems huge compared to those cat 4 staterooms where 5 are ok.

 

[Deb & Bill]

...But then some try and make a family of 5 out to be such a tight fit in an OKW 1 bedroom and I just don't see it ? OKW 1 bedrooms seems huge compared to those cat 4 staterooms where 5 are ok.

So many people don't understand the fact that occupancy is based on exit capabilities in an emergency. It's not how much space you have in your living space, it's how much space/exits you have to get out in an emergency. The DCL will only authorize as many people as they have life boat capabilities for. DVC and WDW will only authorize as many people in a room as there is room to evacuate during a fire. Corridor width, number of stairwells, etc, that's what occupancy is all about.