Holiday and sharing a room with toddler

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I have a two year old & I’m going on a uk break soon. My child has slept brilliantly since turning 1 but only in the cot in there own room. Naps on the go have always been tricky. So now I’m really worried about us all sharing a room on holiday , has anyone had experience of this and what was it like ? It will be me partner and child all sharing a room, child will be in a cot that’s supplied there(hoping they’ll fit). I wake a lot in the night for the toilet aswell so I think I’m constantly just going to be disturbing them. Will i be coming home very sleep deprived ? 😄

We have done one night with DS in our room since he was a toddler and none of us slept well at all. Every time one of us got up for a wee he was up. So sorry OP, but I don't think you'll be getting much sleep

It all depends on the room layout. We try to make a dark cosy corner for the dc where possible. If there’s a walk in wardrobe, we’ll put the cot in there with the door open so that it feels nice and cosy and quiet, but we can still hear and they get air. That’s the dream, but usually there isn’t a wardrobe that size. Basically, If possible, put it in a spot where your toddler can’t see you as soon as they wake up. We’ve learned that if the dc can see us, they pop up even earlier and want to party super early in the morning. If we’re hidden from view and they wake up at 5am, there’s a chance that they’ll go back down.
In the past I’ve had to take some munchies, a good book and go hide in the bathroom to wait for them to fall asleep (you could even put a white noise machine in the room so they can’t hear you). They seemed to fall asleep quicker knowing that mummy and/or daddy weren’t in the room with them. If you plan on sitting on the floor, then take something comfy to sit on! If the bathroom is too pokey, then you could stay in the room but try to pretend to sleep. Your toddler might then think “well mum is sleeping, so I will too” (fingers crossed!). Just hope that you don’t actually fall asleep as if you are like me then you will be wide awake at 2 am!
Try to stick as close to your regular routine as possible. Pack things that will create some familiarity.
Before your toddler falls asleep, make sure that all of your necessities are out of your bags and where you can find them.
Take a torch (or use the one on your phone) so you don’t have to turn the lamps/light on. And don’t turn the bathroom light on as the extractor fans can be really noisy.