Own hotel room 13 year old

[spottedinthewilds]

We are hoping to go to a hotel later in the year (AI resort in Dominican Republic -if that's relevant).

We have one daughter who is 13. She is quite independent and mature for her age.

I am thinking of getting her her own room on holiday, it doesn't cost more but not alot more. She is happy to stay up late with us but does like to lie in until 9.30ish. Whereas DH and I would like to get up and get coffee/breakfast etc.

Would you book her her own room or would you insist in her sleeping in with you and DH?

I would of course ask for rooms next to each other but it's not guaranteed.

Adjoining rooms only, with the door closed but not locked.

Definitely not otherwise.

What happens if you ask and it's not? I remember going to Sri Lanka at 18 and being the opposite end of the hotel to my Dad. Ok I was an adult about to go to Uni but the point remains it happens. Will they even let you book a room without an adult in it?

Book 2 rooms, one for you and DD one for your DH. Ask for them to be adjoining/near.
If your DH and DD swap no one will mind.

I'm not sure they'd let you. I took my son away this spring and he was in his own room but he's sixteen and 6ft4. I think if he'd looked more childlike they'd not have been okay with it.

If it's same corridor I'd be fine with her sleeping in her own hotel room though.

Absolutely this , i have a child of a similar age and i would not consider anything else .

Absolutely not. If she wants her own space book an apartment or suite.

I wouldn’t let a 13 year old have their own hotel room, sounds very unsafe.

Only if they’re adjoining, if not I think she’s too young

I agree with this and I'm a very relaxed person. DD is 11 and very independent she walks home alone from school etc etc but absolutely not a hotel room alone.

Another no. Adjoining or suite. Not a separate room where she could get out herself and someone could get in.

Book a 2 bed suite.

A completely separate room for her in the DR, absolutely not.

Having recently read a thread where a man walked into a solo lady’s hotel room after he was given the wrong key, I’d say that you have daughter in with you or if they can guarantee adjoining rooms that would be acceptable.

Thanks, I'm going to speak to the travel agent and see if I can get interconnecting rooms.

We normally self cater unless it's a one night stop over. I don't fancy sharing a room with her for a week and she won't either.

Not a chance there

Absolutely not, at 13 I think its mad to even consider this.

When DS was 15 we had adjoining rooms with a door in between.

I wouldn't even consider sharing a room with my teenagers and husband (no provacy for anyone) Recipee for disaster. I allowed by teenagers to have a room together on holidays at similar ages in various countries (admittedly there are two of them) more risky just one lone girl. Interconnecting rooms sound like the best option, if available.

There has been a lot of stories about the DR not being the safest place and some pretty scary thing have happened to tourists in hotels. No way a 23 should be on her own.

13 sorry