Originally Posted by
seamaster73
great question. i too am planning a big international trip next year. i thought about this too...domestically i have never had an issue with 5 in a room(kids 8,5,2). i wonder if it is the same internationally? i know if you try to say 5 on the website it wont allow you without booking 2 rooms but if a family with 3 kids show up they really would make you get 2 rooms with young children?
In most European countries, they simply won't allow it. I recently contacted a Cat 6 SPG hotel in Spain regarding this matter and they said I couldn't have 2 adults and 2 kids in their standard room, but that they would be happy to move me up to a larger suite (at the larger suite rate, of course) that accommodates all four. If I only had one kid, they'd be happy to add a rollaway for 70EUR/night to the standard room.
A lot of these hotels have standard rooms that only include 2-single beds OR 1-king (which usually is the two singles strapped together). I've seldom found the 2 double bed setup like most hotels in the US.