odd sleeping arrangements in 1 Bedroom

[Ed T]

We are trying to take our two nieces to WDW and want to stay at BWV in a 1 bedroom however our nieces ages 6 & 7 are not comfortable sleeping in another room. It's a situation they experience when they travel. We thought about having one of us sleep in the master with one niece and the other in the pull out with the other niece but I don't think they would feel comfortable sleeping with my husband if you know what I mean. Here's the question. Can you fit 2 blow up twin bedrooms in the master bedroom at BWV?

Thanks for your suggestions and comments

JoAnn

 

[Doctor P]

Why not put one blowup mattress in either room, and you sleep with one niece in the bed and the other niece can sleep on the blow up (or they can both sleep in the bed and you can sleep on the blow up). That way you will only need one mattress, you eliminate the DH problem, and the girls get to sleep in the same room.

 

[Chuck S]

Sorry, I know you want to do what is best for your nieces, but at 6 and 7 I'd give them the choice of sleeping together on the foldout (bring some night lights), or not going. They sleep alone at home (I assume), so they can make do at Disney. It is your trip, too. If they went as part of a group outing they wouldn't be given any options.

 

[chris1gill]

We've dealt with this for a very long time... We have two children, one aged 6, one just turned 4... What we have ALWAYS done, is to take the couch cushions & pillow cushions & put them in the master bedroom... We set both children up on either side of the bed & they are happy as clams... little kids don't mind sleeping on the floor, believe me!!! We once tried a 2 bedroom, but it was a total waste for us... I just also want to say we probably spent 28 or so days a year in a hotel, so they are used to sleeping in hotels, but we always run into this problem... having them on the floor in the master bedroom always works out well....

As for BW, there is PLENTY of room for two air mattresses... but I think I'd just use the couch cushions & extra blankets, they will do just fine....

Have a GREAT time!

 

[ErinC]

Unless the Kitchen is an absolute must, why not consider a studio, that way you wouldn't have to mess with bringing matresses, or moving couch cushions. Just a thought.

 

[Lesley]

Perhaps you could sleep with the 2 girls in the king in the bedroom and your dh could sleep on the fold out? It really shouldn't be too crowded...we regularly have 3 in a queen at home and that's with 2 adults. There were lots of other good ideas too. Our family generally uses the boys in one bed, girls in the other approach when on vacation but we have a boy and a girl. If we had 2 girls we'd probably have the older with her father...but in your situation and you dh being the uncle that may be uncomfortable for him, the girls, or their parents. i

I applaud you for taking your nieces' needs into account! You must be a very loving, caring aunt and uncle!

 

[donald@home]

There is not much distance between the bed in the bedroom and the pull out bed in the livingroom. If you leave the bedroom door open and leave a light on in the bedroom or master bathroom, they might be ok. You can run it past them when you get down there. If they don't go for it, one of the other suggestions should work.

 

[babylisa4]

You guys stay in the living room with them until they fall asleep and then promise you'll leave the door open. I agree its pretty close. At OKW the bedroom seems much farther away but BWV is very close. I'd just try putting them to bed and you stay in the living room watching TV or something until they fall asleep.

 

[Halle]

I like the idea of bringing one or two inflatables for the bedroom. I know how my kids were when they were young, why ruin their trip (and yours) because they are worried. I don't want anyone to be upset with me but I don't like the idea of using the couch cushions. I think that is unnecessary wear and tear on them. Have a great trip.

 

[CaptainMidnight]

I'll bet they'll be so tired from running around the parks all day it won't matter to them, and they'll easily fall asleep while your sitting with them in the living room, before retiring to the bedroom.

You could also tell them how badly dh snores..... ;-D

 

[babylisa4]

Letting them pick a small Disney Stuffed animal to accompany them at night. (you'll probably have to get them something like this anyway!) Sometimes its the idea of it that is more scary then when you actually do it. And you help them conquer a fear! Of course if they are petrified I wouldn't push it but it might just be a fear of the unknown and once they see the layout it might not be a big deal at all. My boys always thought it was fun to have their own spot with a TV and everything. Get them bedded down watching something they want and they can be in control of and they might think its great. It might be ok so even if you take blow up mattresses along I wouldn't automatically drag them out unless the other just doesn't work. Have a great trip!

You didn't say- do you have kids of your own or are you trying to work through this with no experience in this sort of thing?


It's like some kids spend the whole trip down there saying they're NOT going to ride such and such and then you can't get them off of it! You just never know.

 

[Terry S]

We took the tour first before our childern ages 4 and 5 (they were being babysat) and I was really worried about the fact that they would be in a different room. We have been to WDW 3 times and always stayed in a regular WDW resort room. So, I was coming up with all these alternatives to sleeping arragements and then we took our kids back through the models. At the time we were looking at a 2 bedroom and my kids were saying "so do we get to have our own room over here?" They were so excited to have thier own room and I was worried about them being on the couch, just one room away, and they were excited about being in the 2nd bedroom which would be 2 rooms away.

I know you have said they had this situation with traveling before, but you might just want to wait and see what happens when you get there. I would take the mattresses just in case.

 

[CaptainMidnight]

I confess, I feel more secure when all our children are sleeping in the room with us, even though the extra bed is available in the couch from the other room, but they are still small. The living room then becomes a place my wife and I can retreat to during naps and after the kids have gone to bed. Or, on those nights when one of us stays up. I don't think I'd give up the one bedroom, it will be nice especially when changing clothes, etc. Even if you don't cook, think of all those late night snacks. The arrangement with the tub and the toilet might be nice as well, while one group is taking a bath, the toilet is still available, the whole bathroom doesn't get tied up.

Your going to have a fabulous time, I think the sleeping situation will work out just fine. Worst case, dh gets the balcony, girls get the master bedroom.