To get connecting room or not.... that is the question

[dudspizza]

We will be at POR for a week with another family in June. When I made the reservations, the CM asked me if we wanted to request connecting rooms and I said, sure.

The more I think about it, connecting rooms might be too close and make it harder to get away for some family only time.

What are your thoughts on getting connecting rooms for two, unrelated families?

Duds

 

[Sammie]

I would just ask for rooms near each other but not connecting.

There really is no need to have them connecting to still stay in contact with each other and families that book 2 rooms with children need these rooms. If your friend asks; that is your perfect excuse for not requesting them. :0

 

[Disney Doll]

I'd go with rooms in the same vicinity of the hotel but not connecting. You need a little space form each other.

 

[buckeye]

I would keep the connecting rooms. We've done this many times. We just agree at the beginning that when you need private family time, you keep your connecting door closed. If you want to visit, you crack it open. Several times in the evening or on a rainy afternoon, the adults could sit in one room and have beverages, while the kids played and watched TV in the other room. Worked great and made it really fun for both the adults and the kids.

Either way, you win! You're at DISNEY!!!

 

[Nolcrest]

I would not request a connecting room. When we went one year with my parents we had adjoining rooms (side by side - not connecting) and it worked out great. It let each of us have our own time and it gave my paretns a break from the kids after a day in the parks.

Like someone else posted. Leave the connecting rooms for those families that really need them.

 

[lclark0621]

The doors between your room can stay closed & locked. It really is no different then having a room next door to the other family. If they knock on the connecting door or the outside door, it is the same thing. Just pretend you are not there & don't answer...LOL!

 

[Liz]

We are in the same situation and I've been debating the same thing. I guess if they give us connecting rooms then fine and if they don't that's fine too.

You'll probably all think I'm awful . . . . but when we went to Disneyland a few years ago with my DSIL and her family we had connecting rooms. It was kind of a bad trip because we found out we have vastly different ideas of what's fun and what isn't. We were always afraid at night when we were talking about them that they would be able to hear us so we kept our voices real low!! I was really wishing we didn't have connecting rooms then!!!

 

[dudspizza]

I think I will call back and take the connecting rooms off of the request. If they give them to use anyway, no big deal.

The family we are going with is a really great group, but they do have a 2 year old who will need to nap. My family is beyond the napping thing and having our own space without the chance of someone knocking on the connecting door would be nice.

This is also our first time traveling with this family and it is their first family trip, anywhere beside going to their cabin. There may be times where we need to get away and times they need to get away. We travel all of the time, so we are used to everything. WHo knows how their kids will react to the rigors of keeping on a schedule at Disney..... we are very much Disney Commandoes.... we are up, out the door and stay at the parks all day...... we get back late and sleep hard..... not sure how they will be, but we already have the agreement that we will go our own ways if needed...

Thanks for the replies...

Duds