question about two rooms

[mirmartinez]

we are already thinking about a 09 spring trip, and we want to try a new resort.
Pop and poly are the two we are debating.

my question is, the time frame we are going down in will have me solo with my children for two days. their ages will be 9 5 3 . we want two rooms (dh and ds snore, really really loud and I am a very light sleeper)
Since my husband will be arriving later I want/need adjoining/connecting rooms.
reason being, I am not comforable nor to I believe its safe, to have my two ds
in a room that is not connecting/adjoining.

will my request even have a chance of not being granted?

 

[gamamalovesdisney]

Have you considered the family suites at all-star music? Its 2 rooms with 2 bathrooms and a kitchenette. My family just got back from staying in one and really enjoyed it. You could also stay at the wilderness cabins or one of the DVC resorts.

 

[minnie61650]

The Family Suites start at $184 a night duing value season 2008..
Most of the Disney resorts (excluding DVC) charge extra for more than 2 adults in a room.
The Family Suites do not charge extra for extra adults.
1-6 adults can stay in the Family Suites for the same et price.
The Family Suites have discounts available also so if you keep your eyes open you just may snag a great deal.

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Family Suite info:

DH and I stayed in a Family Suite at All Star Music ( a value resort) in Sept. of 2006.

We really enjoyed the Queen size bed, the kitchenette with the microwave, having a sofa and cushioned chair to sit on and relax after a day at the parks before retiring for the evening.

I thought the pullouts very comfortable.

They are designed so the back cushion and seat cushion of the pullout support the pullout. There is no metal bar to hurt the sleepers back.

Info thread--Pullouts in Family Suites at ASMU with photos of how the pullout is supported.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=18100990#post18100990

Here is the layout of the Family Suites:

They:

-Sleep up to 6 (plus one child under age 3 in a Pak-n-Play crib)
-Studio amenities and separate sleeping areas giving more privacy than a standard room.
-Queen bed, full-size pullout sofa, convertible ottoman & chair sleepers
The pullout chair and large ottoman each pull out into standard size twin beds.
(4 separate sleepers)
-Private master bedroom and family room have 27” flat CRT TV and high speed Internet access.
-Kitchenette with microwave, small refrigerator (4.3 cu. ft) and coffee pot
-Two-full bathrooms


Here is my review of the Suites:

www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=17640774&postcount=7

For more photos and info please see this info thread:

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1392879

Have fun at Disney wherever you choose to stay!

 

[mirmartinez]

I know about them, and all star music seems nice, but the theme does not appeal to me
and we are staying in a cabin in sept

I just really want to try out pop and/or the poly
because of the theme and food court at pop
and poly, due to monerail and theme

so if you want two rooms that are connecting/adjoining are you limited to fw, asm, villas, and suites (the last two could blow my budget)

 

[minnie61650]

Connecting rooms are not a seperate booking category at WDW.
You can ask for connecting room and chances are good that will get them but there is slight chance you will NOT get them.
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As a mother of 4 (All grown now. My oldest is in her 30's and my youngest is 22) I often wished Disney had more options for larger families.
When the children were younger and we would go to Disney they did not have DVC or the family suites. In fact Disney did not have a Moderate until CBR opened in the late 1980's so if we wanted to stay onsite we either rented 2 rooms at a deluxe or stayed in the cabins.

I wrote to Disney many times over the years asking for more options for families so when I heard they were building the New Family Suites at All Star Music it just made me so happy!

In the late 80's I booked 2 connecting rooms at CBR for my family.
When we checked in there were no connecting rooms left but we were able to get rooms next to each other on the second floor.
Our two oldest were teens so I put them in one room and the 2 little ones who were 5 and 7 stayed with us. It worked for us because our older children were able to stay in a room without us but if they were younger DH and I would have had to split up.

Disney may say they guarantee connecting rooms but in reality Disney does not guarantee connecting rooms.

If there are 2 adults Disney can split the adults and children into two rooms that are not connecting. They try hard not to do this but it can and does happen sometimes. If however it is one adult with 5 children Disney should try harder to find connecting rooms since some of the children cannot be left in a room without an adult. But if you look at the threads posted below you will see that sometimes even Disney mixes up.


It does happen. Far too often IMHO.

From this thread;

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1145289

Just wanted to re-iterate what others have said:

We requesting connecting rooms at CBR in January--not really a busy time & we were early for check-in. They did not have us in connecting rooms. They said they could accommodate us, but it would be smoking rooms--which was our #1 request non-smoking.

We were side-by-side, so we just went outside to go next door, so it wasn't a huge deal for us. But if you definitely want to be together--I would go with a suite. You could also look into renting DVC points for a villa.

Here are a couple more threads about guests not getting connecting rooms:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1095679

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=785797&page=1&pp=15

From this thread:

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=13528958#post13528958

One of the threads that Linda posted a link to was my experience last March. I had many conversations with the higher-ups at Guest Services and was told that even if it says "guaranteed" it is not truly "guaranteed." It just has higher priority over the "requests." Because on a given day, there might only be 25 connecting room sets opening up, but 27 "guaranteed connecting rooms for families" ressies checking in. 2 of those families are not going to get their "guarantee."

I know, I was shocked that we had to fight so hard to get put in rooms that had just been fumigated for lice (they were taken out of the inventory, but re-opened because we insisted we needed rooms.) I sort of assumed that if they didn't have the rooms for us, they'd find rooms elsewhere on Disney property. For that stay, we were sometimes 2 adults and sometimes only 1. Now we will book offsite if we need to do that again. If there are 2 of us adults, we book connecting and hope for the best. Otherwise, we'll split the kids.

My point is to make backup plans if you are depending on connecting rooms.

That is one of the main reasons if my family were young I would choose a Suite over 2 connecting rooms or I would be prepared that I may need to split the family up and sleep in a different room than DH.

 

[disnut8]

we are already thinking about a 09 spring trip, and we want to try a new resort.
Pop and poly are the two we are debating.

my question is, the time frame we are going down in will have me solo with my children for two days. their ages will be 9 5 3 . we want two rooms (dh and ds snore, really really loud and I am a very light sleeper)
Since my husband will be arriving later I want/need adjoining/connecting rooms.
reason being, I am not comforable nor to I believe its safe, to have my two ds
in a room that is not connecting/adjoining.

will my request even have a chance of not being granted?

Yes, as snoring is not a reason for needing two separate rooms. I don't even see the reason for the two solo nights. One child would need to be in a room by himself.

Personally, I'm glad my husband snores (and I do too). I know he's there.

 

[maxiesmom]

I don't even see the reason for the two solo nights. One child would need to be in a room by himself.

Personally, I'm glad my husband snores (and I do too). I know he's there.

I think your comment is a bit out of line. Maybe she wants some time alone with her kiddies. Why do you care that she is going to do two solo nights with her kids? The OP was not looking for you to approve her vacation, she is looking for advice on her rooms.

And if you are arriving alone with 3 kids, and have booked 2 rooms, then yes you will be guaranteed connecting rooms. Disney will not put your kids in one room, and you in another, without a door that opens between the two.

Now if the whole family was arriving at the same time, that would change things. If you would be able to have an adult in each room, they could possibly split you into 2 rooms that don't connect. But that won't be possible in your case. So you are fine.

 

[minnie61650]

I think your comment is a bit out of line. Maybe she wants some time alone with her kiddies. Why do you care that she is going to do two solo nights with her kids? The OP was not looking for you to approve her vacation, she is looking for advice on her rooms.

And if you are arriving alone with 3 kids, and have booked 2 rooms, then yes you will be guaranteed connecting rooms. Disney will not put your kids in one room, and you in another, without a door that opens between the two.

Now if the whole family was arriving at the same time, that would change things. If you would be able to have an adult in each room, they could possibly split you into 2 rooms that don't connect. But that won't be possible in your case. So you are fine.

But taximomfor4 had 1 adult with 4 children for part of the stay and they were given rooms that did not connect.

So it can & does happen once in a while.

At the All Stars, we had "guaranteed connecting rooms for family)...half of our stay was 2 adults, 4 kids and the other half was 1 adult with 4 kids. We waited for our rooms to be ready, but they did not connect. (We did pre-checkin at 4:30am, and called after 3pm for our room assignments, as instructed.) We will never again count on getting connecting rooms. We book them, but if it will ever be only one adult again, we will get a suite, probably offsite. It was very stressful, trying to figure out what we should do. All my kids were under 11.

 

[mirmartinez]

Yes, as snoring is not a reason for needing two separate rooms. I don't even see the reason for the two solo nights. One child would need to be in a room by himself.

Personally, I'm glad my husband snores (and I do too). I know he's there.

the snoring that is, really really loud, I will know he is there one room over with earplugs.

I would not feel comforable with my child in a room by himself, unless there was a private door connecting the room. Hence the question.

I would leave the doors open.

And the reason we are considering going solo for two nights is simple.
I did not include this originally because I did not think it would be a issue and its private.
But since you cant "see the reason" here it is
My husband will be flying done with us, then he will get a rental car and I will go to disney with children on magic express. He will then go to tampa, to visit his grandmother who has altzeimers and is easly aggravated (which is why the children and I are not going) for two days and then joining us

and the reason for two rooms is we are a family of 5, and when my dh does arrive we will be over occupany limits.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Honestly, it doesn't matter WHY you're not all staying in the Disney room(s) for the entire trip.

You can MOST LIKELY get connecting rooms - but you need to be prepared for the possibility that Disney will be unable to accommodate your request. See minnie61650's post, above, for quotes demonstrating actual experiences.

Some suggestions:
. . . Rent DVC points, get a two-bedroom unit. Renting points is cheaper than paying Disney for the same unit, but still expensive.
. . . Rent ONE room for the first two nights, reserve a second room starting the night your DH arrives, make "connecting rooms" your ONLY request. Remember, you won't actually need the second room until he checks in.
. . . Rent the two rooms from the outset, again making connecting rooms your ONLY request. Advantage: if Disney cannot accommodate this SOLE request when you check in, you still have 48 hours during which they would likely be able to find you connecting rooms (and yes, you might have to move).

Do not even MENTION the word 'adjoining' when making your request. It means something ENTIRELY different from what you want.

 

[mirmartinez]

Honestly, it doesn't matter WHY you're not all staying in the Disney room(s) for the entire trip.

You can MOST LIKELY get connecting rooms - but you need to be prepared for the possibility that Disney will be unable to accommodate your request. See minnie61650's post, above, for quotes demonstrating actual experiences.

Some suggestions:
. . . Rent DVC points, get a two-bedroom unit. Renting points is cheaper than paying Disney for the same unit, but still expensive.
. . . Rent ONE room for the first two nights, reserve a second room starting the night your DH arrives, make "connecting rooms" your ONLY request. Remember, you won't actually need the second room until he checks in.
. . . Rent the two rooms from the outset, again making connecting rooms your ONLY request. Advantage: if Disney cannot accommodate this SOLE request when you check in, you still have 48 hours during which they would likely be able to find you connecting rooms (and yes, you might have to move).

Do not even MENTION the word 'adjoining' when making your request. It means something ENTIRELY different from what you want.

it wont really matter all that much for the first 48 hrs anyways. I was planning on doing them both in advance, because I am afraid they could be sold out.

I been reading up on villas and trying to figure out renting dvc points.
I am still very confused on the process.
Hopefully, I will figure it out soon, those villas sound delightfil

 

[gamamalovesdisney]

You don't have to rent one of the DVC resorts, you can book them directly with disney reservations. They will be more expensive than a value resort though.

 

[Haley]

and the reason for two rooms is we are a family of 5, and when my dh does arrive we will be over occupany limits.

You can put 5 people in a room at the Polynesian, 5 is the limit.

 

[kaytieeldr]

But the OP's issue isn't just the number of people - it's also getting a good night's sleep

OP: You would need a two-bedroom DVC unit (or two studios, which will NOT connect). See the DVC forums further down the main DISBoards page for more help.

So, anyway, my recommendation: Reserve one room at WHICHEVER resort you choose, for the day you and the kids arrive. At the same time, reserve a second room at that same resort for the day your DH arrives. Request/stress the need for connecting rooms. Expect to spend some time at the resort after you arrive and before/until he checks in, resolving any problem (e.g. you get to your first room and it obviously doesn't connect to another room). You may not NEED to - you may be assigned to a room that connects to the one next door, where those Guests will be checking out the day your DH arrives... or maybe not.

Reiterate your need as you check in.

 

[mirmartinez]

I believe the pop has a lot of rooms, does the poly?
I figure the higher the # of rooms, the more they will have that connect, right?

Thanks for giving me the direction to dvc forums
i am heading there now to read away

 

[maxiesmom]

But taximomfor4 had 1 adult with 4 children for part of the stay and they were given rooms that did not connect.

So it can & does happen once in a while.

Unless I'm reading it wrong, taximomfor4 started her vacation with 2 adults. So there was the possibility of getting 2 rooms that didn't connect. The OP is starting her vacation with only 1 adult. I would think that would make a difference.

 

[sapereaude]

Do not even MENTION the word 'adjoining' when making your request. It means something ENTIRELY different from what you want.

What does it mean? What is the difference?

 

[disnut8]

What does it mean? What is the difference?

Connecting rooms have the interior door that opens up to each room. So, you basically have one big room with a door in between. You don't have to go outside to get to the second room.

Adjoining rooms are rooms next to each without that interior door. You have to go outside to get to the second room.

 

[disnut8]

But since you cant "see the reason" here it is

Calm down. No need to bash. I thought I was answering the question of if you could not be given connecting rooms. Yes, you still can not be given connecting rooms. Nothing is guaranteed. If you were not in connecting rooms, you would have to deal with that when checking in.

 

[PrincessTiffany]

We always get two rooms at a Value resort because we are a family of six. We have done this numerous times and have always been told that we are guaranteed connecting rooms and that is always what we have been given. Also, there has always been a notation on our reservation documents stating "guaranteed connecting rooms." When this issue came up last summer before our September trip, I had a number of people here on the DIS tell me that I was incorrect and that we would not be guaranteed connecting rooms. So, I called Disney reservations customer service and the CM did indeed tell me that since we have 4 young children we would have guaranteed connecting rooms and if for some reason we arrived at the resort and they were out of connecting rooms, we would be upgraded to another resort that did infact have a connecting room for us. Now, I am sure that there is the rare case that this has happened and someone didn't end up with the room that they wanted, but I think you should feel pretty confident that you will get your connecting room, especially if you arrive at the first of your vacation without your husband - the other adult in your party.

As to the other part of your questions: Pop or Poly. I have stayed at the Poly and it is a beautiful and I truly enjoyed staying there. But, we now have 4 kids and it just isn't economical anymore. We stayed at POP last September and we really liked it. Nice clean rooms and very cute themeing. We are staying at All-Star Movies this december for $164 per night for two rooms. Two rooms at the poly would have run about $570 per night. That's a $400.00 per night difference and at 9 nights that would add $3,600.00 on to our vacation. Just not worth it to us, since we spend all of our time at the parks and only sleep and shower in our room. But, if money doesn't play into your decision, then by all means I would pick the Poly.