Villa Sleeping Arrangements for Family of 4 with 1 Boy and 1 Girl?

[mjaclyn]

Hi all! My family of four is staying in a one bedroom at the Boardwalk Villas soon and I was looking at the layout of the room. When we stayed in the Bay Lake Tower one bedroom there was a convertible chair in addition to the sleeper sofa which worked out great. However, I noticed that many of the other one bedroom villas don't have the sleeper chair. My question for any of you parents with one son and one daughter, how do you manage the sleeping arrangements? Will the resort allow a roll away bed so that the kids don't have to sleep in the same bed? My kids are young enough right now that they could sleep together in the sleeper sofa, but in a couple of years that isn't going to be an option. I'd love to hear what other families do in this type of situation.

Thanks!

 

[foostic]

We have used the removed sofa cushions on the floor as a makeshift bed. Some folks bring an air mattress and linens from home. No cots are available.

 

[Desnik]

My kids are 14(DD) and (8)DS. They still sleep in the pull out together! they are so tired at the end of the day they don't care where they sleep or with who!. I know in the near future they won't want to sleep together and I suppose we we just need another add on so we can stay in 2 bedroom units!

FYI, only BLT, AKV Kidani, and OKW have that extra sleeper chair in the living room of the 1 bedroom. DVC will not allow or provide a roll away bed. You are free to bring an air mattress if you'd like.

 

[Granny]

As has been pointed out, no extra beds or bedding will be provided by Disney. And I agree with Desnik that bringing an air mattress is probably the easiest solution to the problem.

 

[vicki_c]

My kids sleep in the pull out together. They don't like it (they are now 13 and 10) but they do it.

 

[jel0511]

We just added on to go up to two bedrooms. My kids are 13 and 10 right now. For the past couple of trips, we've only stayed in villas with the sleeper chair so they wouldn't have to sleep together.

 

[MSUmom]

If it is that big of a deal - My son sleeps with his dad and I sleep with my daughter. Not perfect but when you are trying to save money it works and we look at it as only being a couple of days.

 

[rentayenta]

My kids don't even think about and have yet to even mention it. They are 14, 13, and 10.

 

[Brian Noble]

My question for any of you parents with one son and one daughter, how do you manage the sleeping arrangements?

We limit ourselves to units with enough bedding that they don't have to share, with DVC or any other timeshare. So, at WDW that would mean any 2BR, or a 1BR at AKV-K, BLT, or OKW.

 

[Goofy's apprentice]

Our kids always slept in the same bed. Never really complained about it. They are now 16 and 19 but we haven't been in the position for a few trips since they are now bringing along friends and are in two-bedrooms more often....or the oldest stays at home due to college schedule.

We also go to a cottage in the summer and when that gets crowded there can be much "doubling up". So far we have been lucky that they take the attitude that they are on vacation with family and friends and make concessions for that.

Having said that the sleeper chairs are a great idea and I hope that they are added to the other dvc's (space allowing) when refurb's are done! We had one in the Treehouse and it was so comfortable I wouldn't mind having one at home or in the cottage!

 

[Deb & Bill]

...Having said that the sleeper chairs are a great idea and I hope that they are added to the other dvc's (space allowing) when refurb's are done! We had one in the Treehouse and it was so comfortable I wouldn't mind having one at home or in the cottage!

The other one bedroom villas are too small to add the sleeper chair. Those living rooms are tiny.

 

[Atchley]

DD will be 14 and DS will be 12 when we go on our next trip. They will be sleeping in the same bed. They realize that they will have to do this-but they are are Disney.
Even when we stayed last year at BLT in a two bedroom, we had enough beds for everyone to have their own, DMIL was with us, and DS still slept with DD in the bedroom so they could talk about their day and such. They both said it was too much trouble to make up the couch bed-maybe because I wouldn't leave the room until the couch was a couch again.

 

[dizzneebabe]

We've brought an air mattress with us for several years when staying in a 1 bdrm. Our boys, now 19 and 17, haven't wanted to sleep in the same bed for many years-for various reasons (i.e. "He takes up too much room. "He talks in his sleep, etc). Even with the BLT or AKV rooms, we bring an air mattress for DD, unless we are in a 2 bdrm or the boys have to stay behind for school reasons.

 

[bluenosemickey]

You're not the first to post this question. And sometimes it's for two kids of the same sex even. I guess I just don't see the issue with siblings. Even if they are older. Maybe we just have kids that have grown up sharing each others space a lot. You either stay only at the few resorts with a sleeper chair, or you pay out the points for a 2 bdr. I have had my son "camp out" on the floor with a small air mattress or some extra blankets we might have if we drive. For the most part, I guess I believe there's nothing inappropriate about two siblings sharing a bed on vacation. If we only booked two bedrooms all the time, we would need to skip vacations sometime. With that choice, my kids have no issue with the sleeping arrangements!

 

[MinnieGi]

Ugh! This has become an issue for us now. Our DD is 11 and our DS is 7. They used to have no qualms about sleeping on the sofa bed together, but this year they protested, but dealt with it. We were at BWV this year. Now last Dec. we were at BLT and those 2 bed options is soooooo awesome! They loved that. They are also used to us getting a 2 bedroom at HHI every summer. So we decided from now on if we don't have a reservation for BLT, AKV or OKW then we will get a 2 bedroom

 

[luckyman_apd]

I have a DD at 6 and DS is 2. We are buying a BLT contract so the chair sleeper is making the thought of future trips good, but to be honest, if we stay in a resort without the chair when they are older, they WILL deal with it. My brother and I had to share a bed many times growing up. I'm the younger sibling and he was always a PIA about it. But I had great times on vacations, that the bed issue was really a small one in hindsight. My opinion is we are paying for you to be hear, you will suck it up and deal with it. If you don't like, one will sleep on the floor. I'm not going to tote an air mattress in our luggage, and inflate/deflate it every night.

Easy for me to say when they are small right now, but that's the mentality I was raised with. Today my brother and I are best friends.

 

[Tigger1]

Your kids will do fine. Older DD might make her brother sleep on floor but hey thats part of growing up with your siblings. We have grown children now and they still share a room. We had 2 couples and a baby in the bedroom with 2 full beds on one of our trips.

 

[Deb & Bill]

When the kids start whining, just ask which one wants to stay home this time. They can swap off staying home instead of sharing the bed.

 

[nunzia]

If it is that big of a deal - My son sleeps with his dad and I sleep with my daughter. Not perfect but when you are trying to save money it works and we look at it as only being a couple of days.

Yep..that's what we used to do...I'd just sleep with DD and DH would bunk with the boys

 

[HappyontheLake]

If they complain, the first one to complain loses a privilege or treat the next day. Easy as that -- no complaints.

BTW -- I have 4 kids so we have to stay in a 2 BR, and we try to get the ones with the sleeper chair anyways because with 1 boy and three girls (my teenage boy is 6'6" and oldest daughter 5'8") the two little ones tend to end up with bruises sleeping together they are so restless -- so I understand the worry. But we have this policy and after having to only use it once the next day we had no more complaints (to be the only child not getting a frozen lemonade or ice cream treat at snack time, but an apple from mom's bag -- it hurt)