POR Pull Down Bed For Adult? Time for another 3 adult reservation experiment.

[KrazeeK120]

Ergo my acknowledgement that it would be easier to settle for a less enjoyable 2-queen room at POR, and easier to just pay 3x the price and take a king room at a deluxe that's rated for 3 adults.

You can’t just take a king room at a deluxe, though. They’re by request only. The only way to guarantee one (in a standard room, anyway...I’m not sure about suites, etc.), is to book one at a moderate, where they are a bookable category.

 

[maxiesmom]

It is out of the norm for 3 adults to share a bed. That is where your problem is. And room occupancy is set by things other than bed size. You can't make it make sense by doing the math, it doesn't work that way.

Honestly, this is one to let go of. The room set ups are what they are, and how many people are allowed in the rooms is what it is. You have to pick from what is available, and stop wishing it were different.

 

[Lilsia]

This isn't about stretching the number of people on one reservation. You can't have a rational and fairly determined policy that says (all else being equal) 4 adults can fit on two full sized beds, but three adults are too many for a king bed. In fact, three people on a King is almost exactly as crowded as two on a Full. Two people on a full get 42.2 sq. ft. each. Three people on a king get 42.2 sq. ft. each. So let's not pretend this is about preventing people from packing a room full warm bodies. It's fine to pack 4 adults into a 260 sqft value, but if I want to put three of those people in a 314 sqft moderate we can only do so using specific sleeping arrangements?

They go by the industry standard. It is not "normal" to have 3 adults sleeping together in one bed, even a king sized one. Personally, I think it is outdated to have full size beds for 2 people. They are just too small. I hate the hotels in Europe that give an adult a twin size bed as if we are all child sized. It's like sleeping in a coffin. I think that your with your situation, the best thing to do is just get the 2 queen beds. If you stay at POR and do get the murphy bed that you friend can sleep on, that leaves 1 bed for each of you, no sharing. That should make everyone sleep happy. I rather do that then cram 3 people onto 1 bed.

 

[kaytieeldr]

What I said was... "A policy stating that children 11+ yrs old shouldn't share beds"

No such policy exists.

You know what works just as great and is the final arbiter at nearly every hotel chain? Setting a maximum occupancy based on some percentage of the room occupancy limit. Setting a maximum occupancy based on the size of the room even.

What works even better is setting room occupancy based on the number of persons for which the bedding is designed - one of two persons. Take it up with mattress companies.

It's fine to pack 4 adults into a 260 sqft value, but if I want to put three of those people in a 314 sqft moderate we can only do so using specific sleeping arrangements?

Room occupancy is determined by multiplying the standard number of persons typically using the bed times the number of beds. Twin bed = one person (and yes, not at Disney but there actually exist hotels with single-occupancy rooms); mfull/queen/king/California king = two persons.

 

[seashoreCM]

For a "small" bed such as a pull down, I was going to suggest dragging the mattress off onto the floor (and refolding/leaning the frame on the wall), in order to have a bed lower to the ground so as not to need rails.

But since Disney has rails on hand to give out to guests, no need to do the above.

I disagree that Disney is obligated to provide something extra, such as a free room upgrade, because a bed without rails, say, large enough to build dams out of pillows, might be considered more magical.

It should not be an experiment. When you simply book three adults, the hotelier (Disney) knows (should know) to charge you for one* extra person and to assign you to a room with bed complement that does not violate their policies when occupied by 3 adults, or to tell you almost immediately that what you requested is not available.

* Two, where double occupancy costs more than single.

 

[Disneypro1]

Man. I would just be sleeping on a cot and be done with it. This is way too complicated and it need not be. lol. Floor is better than the stress of figuring this out.lol
I have spent a few nights on a cot at a Resort. I survived. Just ask for extra sheets and all. Always extra pillows.