Booking hotel with 9 & 11yo. Share? Separate?

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We've only ever been to villas/apartments before where there've been at least 2 rooms. Are they old enough to be in a separate room together, or too old to share as there's a boy and a girl. What do other people do? Have seen a family suite available, which is cheaper than 2 rooms, but not much privacy for DH and me! . And how can I guarantee (booking on-line) that the two rooms would be adjacent?

Get them sep rooms if you possibley can, they are too old to share - I made that mistake once! Some drop down menus for rooms give option for adjacent rooms, otherwise check directly over phone or something.

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But aren't you then into single room supplements? That would make a massive difference to the overall cost. Surely there must be a better option. This must be an issue for most families at some stage or other.

A family suite often consists of two rooms with a door between them. Might be worth phoning the hotel and asking? Ours are 13 and 10 and tbh when we went away over easter we still got a family room, with them on a sofabed. It was fine, we just ate later, then they went to sleep about 10ish and we crashed out with the papers and hot chocolate!