... to ask what people do in family rooms?

[Cass168]

DH and I have been invited to a wedding next month and as I can't find any self-catering accommodation nearby we'll probably book a hotel for us and toddler ds.

Since ds was born we've only ever been away in self-catering places where we can put him to bed and then make dinner / watch TV. So my question really is - if we all share a family room in a hotel are we looking at creeping around / reading / have a really early night once he's asleep? The TV would wake him up. What do other people do?

Some people leave the children in the room and go to dinner downstairs. Each family has their own views on these things. I have spent a good bit of time from 6 - 9am in hotel bathrooms doing work on a lap top in many a hotel room with children sleeping in the room itself.

I always let the DCs stay up late on holiday.

We read our kindles in the dark (they have backlights)

I'm happy to do that rather than pay the huge premium for an apartment on holiday.