Hotel rooms when traveling

[bliz1712]

We are going away this weekend and have another trip in a few weeks that we will be all in one big hotel room.  Ideally Hanna and V will share a bed, H and I will have a bed, and Eliza will be in a PNP.  But how do you handle bedtime?  Do you all just go to bed at the same time?  Do you leave for the hallway until they fall asleep and then quietly watch tv when they are asleep?  I'm most concerned with Eliza going to sleep.  I'm not sure how well she will go to sleep with all the commotion going on and not having a quiet room.  Any suggestions?

[jennmm]

We usually go ahead and get the little ones to lay down. We turn the lights down and try to be quiet. Sometimes, they go right to sleep, sometimes they don't. Depends on how tired they are. My kids are pretty early sleepers, though.

[Riverdong11]

We all do bedtime at the same time. It's not ideal, but Liam won't go to sleep on his own in a hotel room and leaving the room would cause monster-size tantrums. Usually MH and Liam fall asleep around the same time and then I play on my phone for a while and then fall asleep myself.

When Liam was an infant we put him down for bed in his pnp and then hung out in the bathroom until he fell asleep. That was back when he went to sleep rather easily. Our room also had a balcony so we hung out there with drinks MH brought back from the bar.

Can you maybe stick the pnp in a closet or the bathroom to try to give Eliza a little separation from everyone else?

[bliz1712]

Riverdong11, That's a good idea. We haven't even seen the room yet so I'm not exactly sure, but we got a suite so it's a bigger room. I know for our vacation in 2 weeks my MIL rented a huge house so it will be more ideal. We'll just have to make sure everyone else isn't very loud which might be difficult.

[summergirl1211]

We haven't stayed in hotels much with Riley for this exact reason. The few times we did though, we honestly splurged for a larger room with a separate bedroom. That way Riley could sleep in there and we just hung out in the main area and slept on a pull-out bed. Funny the sacrifices we make so our kids will sleep!

We're staying in one room in two weeks and we'll likely just go to sleep together. Or she'll be so tired from spending time with me at the water park that she'll crash and we won't have to worry about watching tv with the lights off.

[mommymadness]

We all camped in the same camper this past week and what I did was to let Benjamin play his leap pad quietly or my mom read to him/ told stories while I got Abby to sleep. Their beds were right beside each other. After she was asleep I layed with B and told him some stories and then went to my bed and played my phone! I probably could have gone and done something else but I was exhausted from camping and went to bed pretty soon after. Plus I had to sleep in Abby on the table bed.

[junkytrunk]

We usually just do bedtime at the same time. We tell him he has to stay in bed if we put the tv on. He would be way too hyper and moving around if lights and all that were still on.

[sarahandeddie]

Bedtime in hotels is hard! Normally we split our girls up because they play around if they're together. We turn all the lights/tv off until they're asleep. Then we watch tv until we're ready for bed. Sometimes we move them to the same bed, just depends on how sound asleep they are.

[sarasansh]

We try our best to get a hotel that has at least a little hallway or a bend in the room and put Robin out of view of where our bed is. We do regular bed time and try to bring things like his nightlight and sound machine to make it seem as familiar as possible. Then we usually turn out all the lights and just play on our phones. Depending on the layout of the room sometimes we'll turn on a little light and play a board game or put the TV on low, but sometimes we just play on our phones until we get sleepy too.

[samelly]

I haven't stayed much in a hotel since DD was a baby.  We usually rent an apartment or something off vrbo.  It's often more affordable than a hotel too.

We've done some overnight stays in hotels though.  I honestly will just fall asleep with her next to me.  Usually after a busy day, I'm ready to sleep.  DH likes to stay up a bit later.  DD can sleep through a bit of TV noise and lights on but it drives me bonkers.

[xanthepants]

Camping, I usually go to sleep with her and H will have a drink and come in later. Hotelwise we usually can put her down first since she conks out and then we either do quiet tv or pass out ourselves. If we are with others we take turns staying with her so at least one of us can still go out or my mom will often watch her so we can have a night out.

[barefoot84]

Usually, H sleeps with Tumaini and I sleep with Liam. That will probably change once Liam doesn't nurse at night. We usually put them down, go have sex in the bathroom, chat in there and then go to bed. It's not the best but it makes us laugh...

[vanessalc]

we get a suite so we have a room for Cooper and h and I can be adults who stay up past 9

[justbeth]

We either get a suite where we can hang out in the living room area while she goes asleep or we go to sleep when she does. We don't usually do hotels for more than a night though, because the sleep arrangements are hard.

[britbratjf]

We've only stayed at a hotel a couple times but we got a suite each time. That way we could stay up & watch a movie/have a drink.

[versed]

We just got back from a hotel night. Brought pillows, blankies, friends, white noise and nightlight from home. Boys did well with bedtime, and we played on our phones while they fell into a deep sleep. Tv didn't wake them up.

[bantyrooster]

We also now only will do rooms with two seperate spaces. The plan next trip is a room that has the bedroom off the living area. G will sleep in the bedroom with the door closed and h and I will sleep on the pullout bed or vise versa. E sleeps with us or in the pack ans play and she sleeps through the TV. It took one ruined trip in one room to make us never do that again. I would look online at the hotel or call and ask or request a suit like that.

[roo1582]

We had the kids in a small hotel room with us when we went to Sesame Place last month. I put Andrew to bed (he goes down easily) and then climbed into bed with Kayleigh so I could read her some books. Then I layed there with her while she fell asleep. After she was asleep, I just moved over to the other bed where H was and we turned the tv on low. It didn't bother either of them at all.

[bliz1712]

Thanks for all the responses/advice. Our first night we had a suite, it wasn't 2 rooms but big enough where we were far enough away from her and the PNP. However, by the time we got there and settled it was around 10 and she was just overtired so it wasn't happening to just leave her in the PNP to go to sleep like we usually do. I ended up holding/cuddling with her in our bed and then transferring her after awhile. Since we were forced to move hotels, the 2nd one wasn't as big, but a full day of the zoo and swimming must have wore her out because we laid her down and with minimal quiet fussing she was out. Hanna was a different story that night. Overall it worked out. But I'm reminded why I don't like to travel like that with H.

[summergirl1211]

Aug 3, 2015 8:09:15 GMT -5 bliz1712 said:

Thanks for all the responses/advice. Our first night we had a suite, it wasn't 2 rooms but big enough where we were far enough away from her and the PNP. However, by the time we got there and settled it was around 10 and she was just overtired so it wasn't happening to just leave her in the PNP to go to sleep like we usually do. I ended up holding/cuddling with her in our bed and then transferring her after awhile. Since we were forced to move hotels, the 2nd one wasn't as big, but a full day of the zoo and swimming must have wore her out because we laid her down and with minimal quiet fussing she was out. Hanna was a different story that night. Overall it worked out. But I'm reminded why I don't like to travel like that with H.

bliz1712, can I ask where you went? Not the MN Zoo, right? Because if we were there on the same day and didn't even know it I'll be sad!

[bliz1712]

summergirl1211, no not the MN zoo. It was the Omaha Zoo. It's a good zoo, but this year it was all under construction so not as great in the past. But we hadn't been there since 2007 and it's a bit of a drive.

[summergirl1211]

Aug 3, 2015 13:31:11 GMT -5 bliz1712 said:

summergirl1211, no not the MN zoo. It was the Omaha Zoo. It's a good zoo, but this year it was all under construction so not as great in the past. But we hadn't been there since 2007 and it's a bit of a drive.

I didn't think so, but I had to ask. Boo for all of the construction!

[bantyrooster]

Aug 3, 2015 13:31:11 GMT -5 bliz1712 said:

summergirl1211, no not the MN zoo. It was the Omaha Zoo. It's a good zoo, but this year it was all under construction so not as great in the past. But we hadn't been there since 2007 and it's a bit of a drive.

And you didn't tell me!! I live 20 mins away. Aw you could have stayed here . The construction does suck but will be so cool when its done. Next time let me know! We are also members so I can get the kids in free.

[bliz1712]

bantyrooster, I honestly didn't think anyone was that close, so it didn't even cross my mind to ask anyone on here to meet up. Next time I'll remember to do so. It really is a great zoo, and I'm sure we'll be back to visit it. My H really likes it.