Travelling with Triplets

[Rinstah]

We are planning on a trip with my SIL, her DH and their triplets who will be 2.5 at the time. They’d like to stay somewhere with a separate area for the kids to sleep so we are thinking suites. Besides AoA and ASM what are our other options?

 

[starry_solo]

On property?
There are deluxe properties with suites. 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, grand villa.

 

[sponica]

With a party size of 5, I think you start looking at DVC units if she wants separate sleeping areas.

 

[fla4fun]

Do they want to sleep in the same room as the children, but have a separate space to relax when they are napping? Or do they want totally separate sleeping spaces? Are you sharing the room with them or will you have your own separate room?

One bedroom DVC villas are going to have the same issue as AoA and ASM. If the adults want totally separate sleeping space and room to relax when the children are sleeping, the children will end up in the bedroom with the adults on whatever sleeping surfaces the living room area provides. Some of the suites in deluxe/DVC resorts still have sofa beds and fold out sleep chairs instead of Murphy beds (which I have personally slept on and which feel like a regular bed). I would definitely look for resorts that have been updated to include Murphy beds when viewing suites.

If it is all seven of you sharing the same room, I would strongly recommend the ASM family suite. It is set up to accommodate six plus one under three years of age, so you would be right at occupancy. There are three queen size beds, one in the bedroom and two Murphy in the living room/dining area. There is a door to close off the bedroom. There are two full bathrooms for getting ready. It would mean all of the adults would be sharing the living room space unless the parents decide to sleep on the queen in the bedroom with the triplets.

If the five of them will be in one room and the two of you in another, ASM is still a good choice. You could book a regular preferred room for the two of you and a family suite for them, which would give you plenty of space for the adults to congregate together while still giving you both your separate spaces. They could put the children in the bedroom (which BTW does not have an exterior door - another thing to consider for children sleeping alone) and use one or both of the Murphy beds for themselves.

I have stayed in one bedroom villas in many DVC resorts and while they are nice, I don’t see them as being significantly better when it comes to layout for a large group. Plus your total number of guests would require a bump up to a two bedroom to meet occupancy limits. Although all the triplets will be under three, you can only have one child under three over the listed occupancy. So at a DVC that would mean either a one bedroom with five and a separate villa for two, or a two bedroom villa for six plus one under three.

 

[Mai Ku Tiki]

We are planning on a trip with my SIL, her DH and their triplets who will be 2.5 at the time. They’d like to stay somewhere with a separate area for the kids to sleep so we are thinking suites. Besides AoA and ASM what are our other options?

Depending upon length of stay, renting DVC points for 1- or 2 bedroom villas provides the convenience & cost-saving full kitchen & washer/dryer.

 

[FSU Girl]

The DVC villas would probably work best if wanting on property. If you get a two bedroom villa there will be two bedrooms and then a living room space to hang out in when kids are asleep. Off property will be a lot cheaper. Lots of options off property, I’ve stayed at Sheraton vistanas and they had a two bedroom that was pretty cheap and spacious.

 

[jlstwinmommy]

I have twins and an older child. We are fortunate in that my parents own DVC and we usually travel with them. Since they were small, we always get a 2BR that we split with my parents (or with my sister) so we have a room the kids can sleep in the br while the rest of us can be in the living area and not bothering them. I haven't done the suites. I did stay 1 night in Port Orleans Riverside when they were small (in pac and plays) and that was the limit I could do 1 room with them.

Now everyone is older but still likes their space so we still share a 2br with my parents or my sister when we go and sometimes 1 of them will stay in a 1br with my parents (when i am sharing a room with my sister's family - who also has twins).