Originally Posted by
meester69
I chose the Residence on the basis of the slightly larger (25%) room with us having 2 children...
Are you Gold or Plat elite? If so, give MR a call and see if the agent can contact the hotel for you and request a free upgrade to a 2 bedroom suite.
While suites are not a guaranteed elite benefit, I have found that having the MR agent call the hotel for you to ask about a possible upgrade, the hotels have been surprisingly willing to give the upgrade if they aren't too booked. ^