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To just book 1 room?

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Feelingbad2 · 24/07/2021 21:05

Trying to get a couple of nights away on a very tight budget….WIBU to book 1 travelodge/premier inn room when we have 3 children?

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NewIdeasToday · 24/07/2021 21:24

You could also look at connecting rooms In a hotel. So you can lee an eye on the older kids and have a bit more privacy.

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Feelingbad2 · 24/07/2021 21:24

@signandsingcarols

have you tried the youth hostel assoc? large family rooms, cheap price, we often get a 4 or even 5 berth room,
Yes we have one night booked with them but they hadn’t any more availability either side, I will look for others nearby, thanks
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Feelingbad2 · 24/07/2021 21:26

@Mummysausage36

We just did this in a premier inn. We did check first with manager and they were fine. I suppose it depends on the hotel really our kids are 8,6&4 we had a double and two singles the smallest top and tailed it was fine we even got them to sleep in a bit as the blackout curtains are fab!!
Good to know, thank you
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Mummysausage36 · 24/07/2021 21:26

Ah sorry I've just seen you have teens. I don't think they would allow it tbh sorry op.

TabithaTiger · 24/07/2021 21:28

With young children yes, but not with teens. As others have said, try AirBNB. Are you happy to say where you're going? People might be able to suggest places.

YesIAmAGamer · 24/07/2021 21:29

We got two rooms that connected in a premiere inn. One had a double bed and the other had two singles and they put up a camp bed for the youngest. It was perfect as we were separate but everyone felt safe and happy as the rooms connected and we could all go freely from one to the other

WeatheringStorms22 · 24/07/2021 21:29

We do it often op.
I've done it twice this year already and have three days booked in a PI next month whilst visiting family the other side of the UK. We also have one booked for Oct half term near a theme park we're visiting.

Mine are 13, 11 and 4 op, so sound very similar to yours.

A family room has a double and 2 single beds. Older two dc have a single each, dc3 sleeps between me and dh. The space is fine. Obviously compact but I've never found PI family rooms cramped...we're only in them for a couple of (awake) hours each day anyway so it's perfectly manageable.

It's not allowed, over occupancy and against fire regs before anyone starts. I know this. For £29 a night, I still do it.

And I've never experienced any staff member who's given the slightest shit about it when they see the 5 of us leaving and entering together so I imagine they're well used to it.

MBM18 · 24/07/2021 21:31

I recently stayed at a Premier Inn and booked a family room. It had one double bed and two single beds (not sofa beds) and the room was pretty large. Would definitely accommodate a 5 person family.
I wonder if you could call the hotel and request that room type if it's available. This was larger than any other family room I've stayed in before with Premier Inn, I'm guessing due to the extra single bed.

BoredZelda · 24/07/2021 21:46

It's not allowed, over occupancy and against fire regs before anyone starts. I know this. For £29 a night, I still do it.

You know the fire regs are there for your own safety?

WeatheringStorms22 · 24/07/2021 21:59

You know the fire regs are there for your own safety?

To a point, yes.

An interesting fact is that you CAN have 5 people, genuinely, in a PI. You can have 2 adults, 2 dc plus a cot for an under 2. This is allowed and a valid booking option on the PI website - so obviously within their fire and other regulations. We did this often when dc3 was 2 and under.

As soon as the fifth guest is 3 plus, you can't. Personally I can't see any additional risk - if anything surely an older child is less of a risk in a fire, being mobile and able to potentially escape.

As most PI family rooms I've stayed in are plenty big enough for 5 people, I assume it's more of a money thing than genuine fire risk. Either way, I'm fine with it.

modgepodge · 24/07/2021 22:03

Having recently slept in a hotel room with my husband and one toddler and all of us had a dreadful night sleep, we are trying to work out how old she has to be before we can book adjoining rooms 😂
I wouldn’t do it OP, unless one night for a stop over.

BoredZelda · 24/07/2021 22:16

As soon as the fifth guest is 3 plus, you can't. Personally I can't see any additional risk - if anything surely an older child is less of a risk in a fire, being mobile and able to potentially escape.

Nope. The regulations are about how long it takes a number of people to escape along a fire corridor. Babies in cots aren’t included in the calculations because they will be carried in the event of a fire.

Frazzled2207 · 24/07/2021 22:18

Put the two teens in a separate room. If kids were very small I’d cram us all in

WeatheringStorms22 · 25/07/2021 11:02

@BoredZelda oh I see, that makes sense...i never realised.

However, still doing it Grin

ChunkySloth · 25/07/2021 11:03

I'd do it, it adds to the adventure. It's only one night.

SummerBreeze1980 · 25/07/2021 11:06

You can get 2 singles plus a double but I'd check re: fire regulations as I'm sure I've read max occupancy is 4 due to fire regs.

Anoisagusaris · 25/07/2021 11:07

Interconnecting rooms give you the best of both worlds - altogether but still with space and enough beds.

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