Travelling as a Family Without Booking Three Separate Rooms
Connecting rooms, extra beds, and the practical arithmetic of putting four or five people in a hotel without anyone sleeping badly.
The Suite Is Not Always the Answer
The instinct with a family is to book the largest room available, but a suite puts everyone in the same acoustic space behind one door. Two connecting rooms usually cost less, sleep the same number of people, and give the adults somewhere to sit at nine in the evening. Ask for connecting before you ask for bigger.
Occupancy Is a Safety Limit
Maximum occupancy is set by fire regulation and the number of escape routes, not by how many bodies fit on the furniture. It cannot be waived, which is why we publish it on every listing. Two adults and two children in a room rated for three is a booking we have to correct at the desk, always awkwardly.
Cots, Extra Beds, and What They Do to a Room
A travel cot is free and takes almost no floor. A rollaway bed is chargeable and takes a great deal, enough that in a compact double it blocks the wardrobe. If you need an extra bed, book the room one size up rather than adding one to the smallest room. The price difference is usually smaller than the bed.
Book the Lower Floor if You Can
Families with young children do better low down: shorter journeys with a pushchair, less lift negotiation, and quicker exits when a nap ends badly. Our garden rooms open directly onto the courtyard, which turns the awkward hour before dinner into somewhere the children can simply be outside.
Eating as a Group
The restaurant seats families at the early service without a booking and will serve smaller portions from the main menu rather than a separate one for children. If a proper sit-down dinner is not going to work on a given evening, room service runs until ten and the kitchen would far rather you asked than endured.
Say Who Is Coming
A booking for four adults and a booking for two adults with two children under six produce very different preparation. Tell us ages when you book. It determines the cot, the bathroom setup, the position of the room, and whether we put you next to the couple celebrating their anniversary.