To want a UK hotel room which sleeps a family of five

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Dishwashersaurous · 08/01/2022 09:47

So, thinking about having a break in another UK city for a couple of days over half term just to have a break.

We're a family of five, three children primary age.

I envisaged a hotel room with two double beds, like those you get in US motels. Kids more than happy to share a bed.

We've only camped or cottages in UK before.

Now, despite searching and searching it seems that it is impossible to get a hotel room to sleep five. Which means two rooms, which obviously is much more expensive, when literally going to just be sleeping. We all happily sleep in one room in a tent.

So, good people of mumsnet, AIBU to hope someone can help me find a hotel room which sleeps five. Or don't they exist

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Corneliusmurphy · 08/01/2022 09:57

We’ve used youth hostels when it’s just for a night or two - they do family rooms with private bathrooms; you’re not in a dorm - or caravans.

It is definitely a problem, possibly if you contacted the hotel directly you might find one with interconnecting doors but it is a faff.

Idontbelieveit14 · 08/01/2022 09:56

Oh it’s such a pain!! We have 2 teens and a 5 year old, we stayed in a youth hostel for a night in summer - it had 3 sets of bunk beds We stayed in a place in Edinburgh where we booked 2 rooms but one of the rooms would have fit us all in it had 2 huge beds and a sofa! It was on booking.com - Allison House

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Dishwashersaurous · 08/01/2022 09:56

Thanks all. I've previously been through all the ones listed on both those blogs and none of the hotels do rooms for five anymore.

Hence asking mumsnet.

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BluebellsGreenbells · 08/01/2022 09:54

fivegotravelling.com/

BluebellsGreenbells · 08/01/2022 09:53

It’s possible!

Hangin I’ll see if I can find the site

Palavah · 08/01/2022 09:53

sleeps5.com/destinations/british-isles/england/

Username7521 · 08/01/2022 09:52

Hi OP

Three kids here. We struggle to find any hotel that we can all be in one room. We generally need two. We Airbnb it mostly due to this.

Some jury inns have that set up but they don’t all like three kids in there unless they are under 2.
Other friends who are a family of 5 sneak one child in to premier inns family rooms!

Sorry. No real advice. If you find any that do take 5 please let me know

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