Originally Posted by
mintcilantro
I have found it easy to redeem Marriott points for double beds in the US for 3-4 adults. However not all hotels in London allow 4 adults in one room. I checked Marriott and some availability disappeared when I changed from 2 adults to 4. Same with Club Carlson. It seems that 4 adults in 1 room is not common as per this thread:
I apologize for the question buy do they actually check the # of people in the room (and if yes then out curiosity when and how) either in the US or in Europe? To be honest I have never travelled in a large party in Europe so I cannot tell, but in the US I have travelled in a group of 3 adults + 2 kids and I have had no issues getting a the cheapest room in the hotel in Marriott-chain/Hilton-chain/Club Carlson-chain hotels. Just check in alone and then get all your group walk to the room? Now when I think about it, one hotel (Park Inn in Dallas) actually explicitly knew the number of people in my party at the time of check-in as they gave us 5 breakfast vouchers.