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

[Dishwashersaurous]

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

Premier inn and take a blow up bed

Unlikely as it might be that all occupants were rendered unconscious in a serious fire, rescue services would only look for the number listed. An extra child hiding under the bed or the duvet in fear could very easily be missed in chaos.

Because the fire service don't check rooms by looking at a list.

The number of people killed in hotels in the UK in the last few years solely because of a crush in escaping must be near zero.

Yes, because we have occupancy limits.

@User2638483

We stayed in a family room in a hotel in Kenilworth that was like this. 2 doubles plus a double sofa bed. Hotel was cheap and cheerful in some ways but was ok and room was quiet and spacious. And there was a small indoor pool. Just wouldn’t recommend eating dinner there.

It was well located for Warwick castle and Stratford upon Avon.

It was a QHotels one - Chesford Grange
It was well located for

Strangely, I’ve just watched a ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ episode that was filmed there!

Just ask for a family room most places have one even B&B's

They don't always show up on online booking so you'd need to call them directly

We’ve booked Premier Inn adjoining rooms before - cost us £60 per night for both rooms. Functional, clean and doesn’t hit the wallet too hard.

Three kids here and youth hostels are definitely the way forward.

If they're all happy to sleep in one double bed, can't you book a Premier Inn family room, then put the three kids in the double, and you and DH take the two singles?

Or take an air bed for one DC.

Travelodge only sleep 4 to a room

Marking place

Yes, because we have occupancy limits. @BoredZelda

Which going by this thread are routinely broken , you earlier in this thread said the number of people died in fires was large because of over occupancy . I think that isn't true. The reason we have very low deaths in hotels isn't solely down to occupancy limit , as we have seen it can't be.

[quote BluebellsGreenbells]fivegotravelling.com/[/quote]
I did a quick search and this link has several hotels that cater for 5 people.

Aparthotels or air bnb i think are your best option , I stayed in a travel lodge once that had room for 3 kids as it had one of those double bunkbeds too but that was in Wales, booking 2 rooms expensive I understand which is why u want the 1 room, time these hotels accepted 3 as most have thr room , i had 3 kids too ( now grown up) but our holidays either aboard self catering or visiting parents in this country, good luck

I've been in several hotels that has had 2 double beds but it has been considered 2 person room. So I'd call a few places to ask since the kids can share a bed.

@Dishwashersaurous it's a bit long-winded so bear with me! We have at stayed at The Pentire Hotel in Newquay twice now, once in 2019 when we got married, and the following year for our anniversary.
The first year my mum, sister, nephew and daughter were given a family suite that fit 6, (we had a special offer with them as there were loads of us).
The second year me, my husband and then 2 year old daughter were given a family room that had 2 interconnecting rooms. We didn't have to pay for 2 rooms, more so it was the family room price, so probably only £30 more than just a double room

The problem I have with adjoining rooms is you can’t leave the kids in one room anyway as these days you can’t bolt the door from the inside so can’t stop you kid running out in the middle of the night. It’s supposed to be a safety feature but is utter madness. We always end up barricading the doors with whatever furniture we can find even when we are in the room so wouldn’t dream of leaving them without at least one adult in the room.

@olivehater ah, ours are too young to even think of barricading themselves in. But if you’ve got two key cards for each room, could you just walk out of one room and get into the other? But I guess it might not open if the key card is in the slot to keep lights on?!

Sorry @olivehater, we’re talking at cross purposes - you mean from kids opening the doors and running out, not barricading you in one room. Again, ours are too young to think of that but at least I’m alive to it for the future!

Airbnb is better and cheaper

Yes that’s what I mean running out. My are prone to walking around in the middle of the night. They could easily walk straight out of the room. First thing I do is start moving furniture when I get there to prevent this happening.

Just book a premier inn or travel lodge family room and go in separately

Alternatively hostels with private rooms tend to have larger capacity

Re the fire risk - hotels have absolutely no clue which if their residents are currently in their rooms or if someone has brought a guest back so fire brigades don't have lists and they check as they would any other situation where they didn't know who might be present

7 of us stayed at the Taj51 - Buckingham Gate.

Was lovely! Not sure if it's London you're looking for though!