Where to Store Car Seats?

[DisneyMommy77]

Hello,
We will be flying into Miami, and have to bring 3 car seats with us because we will be driving to WDW after the cruise for a 2 week vacation there. We will pick up a rental car after the cruise. I am trying to figure out where to keep these 3 car seats during the cruise. Luckily, we are in a 1 bedroom so we will have a little more room than most cabins, but I really wish I didn't have to drag these car seats on the cruise. Renting the car seats from the car rental place isn't an option because they charge $10/day per car seat. We will be staying at a hotel in Miami the night before the cruise. I was wondering if they would store the car seats for us. I doubt it, but thought I would ask if anyone has tried this before or has any alternatives to suggest. It's not that big of a deal, but thought I would look into all my options.

Thanks.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

You can ask the bell hop and if they do tip them. The 1 Bed has plenty of space including wardrobes and under the bed.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Hello,
We will be flying into Miami, and have to bring 3 car seats with us because we will be driving to WDW after the cruise for a 2 week vacation there. We will pick up a rental car after the cruise. I am trying to figure out where to keep these 3 car seats during the cruise. Luckily, we are in a 1 bedroom so we will have a little more room than most cabins, but I really wish I didn't have to drag these car seats on the cruise. Renting the car seats from the car rental place isn't an option because they charge $10/day per car seat. We will be staying at a hotel in Miami the night before the cruise. I was wondering if they would store the car seats for us. I doubt it, but thought I would ask if anyone has tried this before or has any alternatives to suggest. It's not that big of a deal, but thought I would look into all my options.

Thanks.

I've read that many people store them in the shower (when not in use). And, I believe, one would fit in each closet.

Asking your pre-cruise hotel is a good idea. They may not be able to store them for you, but may have a suggestion as to a location you can.

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

In a One Bed room there is plenty of space, cupboards etc and under the bed, no need to pull it in and out of the shower, which ours was wet as it dripped.

 

[mylittlebuttercup]

As the other posters said, there should be space in your room. I would not store them anywhere where I was not privy to how they were being treated and handled, as an improperly handled car seat can be damaged and therefore comprised in the unfortunate event of an accident.

 

[MunFam]

We saved the original packaging from our DD's carseat, so when we travel, we place it in that...I assume that if Britax deemed the packaging safe enough to ship it to us...its safe enough to ship on a plane and I would feel comfortable leaving that with a hotel for storage. Anyways, I work in corporate travel and I ship to and store things at hotels all the time. Typically, they are large enough to have a business center with a S&R department and meeting space and not a Holiday Inn or Best Western. Sometimes, they charge a fee per package per day or they charge a fee based on the cubic inches of space our pallets are occupying times the number of days we are storing the stuff...other times, they let us store stuff for free for up to a week. We always tip the bellman at pickup or drop off when we are utilizing storage.