Requesting Non-Adjoining rooms??

[NeverlandClub23]

We're staying at WL for a week and traveling with my parents. We reserved the rooms in one phone call requesting king size beds for both rooms. During my last trip to WDW we were always in the room right next to my parents with the adjoining doors. Now, I love my parents and spending time with them but at the end of the day I don't want them in the room right next to me. The walls are very thin at all WDW resorts and I don't want them able to hear every conversation we have. My question is can you call and request NOT to be next door to the other group on the reservation? I'm thinking because the WL is booked solid this may not even be an issue but I don't want them cancelling out our king bed requests because they think we want to be right next to each other. TIA!

 

[mmmears]

I would call and request it. It would be easier for them to find you your rooms, too, since they were probably trying hard to put them together. A note on your reservation should be enough to do the trick, but if not, say something at check-in.

Have a great time at the WL!

 

[thunderbird1]

At least at some of the resorts, I don't think it would be possible to get adjoining king bed rooms because of the way the rooms are set up (at POFQ I've heard that the corner rooms with 2 windows contain king beds). Still, I'd put your request on the reservation, and fax a second request a few days before you arrive (that's when the specific room assignments are made). More because of the 2 rooms with king beds request than the location request.

Which I totally understand, and agree with you about. We've done many extended family trips with both my dad and dh's parents, and we've always asked for rooms nearby, but not connecting. My dad gets it (he snores--loudly, and stays up late watching tv--with the volume way up), but dh's parents want the connecting doors. Since we make all the reservations we just tell them we were able to get rooms on the same floor, but not connecting. Togetherness is a great thing, but too much togetherness, not so much.

 

[NeverlandClub23]

Thanks so much to both of you!

If my Dad had his way we would all be sleeping in the same room. He's a fan of being joined at the hip at all times. You're right, there is definitely a limit on togetherness!

 

[fall08CP]

Remember that the king bed are a request and not guaranteed. Make sure it is noted that these are the most important request, above being near each other. Room assigners usually work harder at keeping groups together than anything, so if only one king room is available then they may put you connecting. As others have said, king rooms don't connect so if they can accomodate that then you should be fine. However, king rooms are not always right near each other so you may be in different sections/hallways. HTH

 

[PeachesDoesHair]

I requested not to be put near my in-laws room because I wanted some privacy/down time. We each had seperate requests for our rooms. All of those requests were overlooked in favor of putting us in connecting rooms. At that point I didn't feel it would help our vacation to ask not to be next to them (they were right there).

 

[quasar4legs]

If you ring and put a request on your reservation for non adjoining rooms will your parents get to hear or see this as you check in??
My parents would be sooooooo sad if they thought I didn't want to be right next door every minute of the vacation.

Good luck and have a great trip.
Trish

 

[disnut8]

Thanks so much to both of you!

If my Dad had his way we would all be sleeping in the same room. He's a fan of being joined at the hip at all times. You're right, there is definitely a limit on togetherness!

Totally agree. You can definitely request not to be next to each other. Remember that connecting rooms have the door inside between them. Adjoining rooms do not, they are just side by side.

 

[Mocharilla]

We got conjoining rooms at Pop, and it was such a good/bad thing.

Good because my grandparents were there to watch my son, so we could just leave that door open, and they could get stuff out of our room. Plus, when we wanted to leave on the one day we didn't take our DS with us to the park, we just left him in his pack-n-play, and they heard him wake up. It was also a bigger area for him to crawl around in.

Bad because, I love my grandparents, but DF and I wanted some space, too. You know, for things that just can't be done with my grandparents in the next room with the door open. But, then, my dad decided to stay the week there instead of driving back to Tampa every night (which I suggested, because it would be such a waste of gas and the extra $10/day was much cheaper than gas to get back and forth, and then you figure in time) so it was a moot point.

In the end, it ended up better for us, but I can definitely understand you not wanting conjoined rooms. You could maybe call up and explain that you want non-conjoining AND king beds, but you'll probably have to pick which one is more important, and hope for the best.

You can always ask at check-in. We got assigned to the 90's when we stayed at Pop, and I was like "I reaaaaaaaaaaally would like to stay in the 50's. I grew up in the 90's, and I just don't want to relive it" and she went over and typed some stuff up, and came back with conjoined rooms in the 90's. It'll probably depend on how busy the resort is.