Making sure rooms are together

[stinkyface]

travelling with several other families, what's the best way to get rooms together? Fax room request?

 

[Hakunamatata]

travelling with several other families, what's the best way to get rooms together? Fax room request?

Make sure it's noted on your reservation and hope. There are no guarantees.

 

[Tuvalu]

travelling with several other families, what's the best way to get rooms together? Fax room request?

Call and put it on all the parties' reservations. Faxes are ignored.

 

[FrostyNaples]

Call and put it on all the parties' reservations. Faxes are ignored.

Sometimes its a losing battle either way.

I've had success with fax (depending on the resort) more than phone calls.

I get the feeling over the phone, when they say "your all set", you certainly are .

Terrible luck adding celebration notes to ADR's over the phone. They simply aren't noted when we get to the restaurant. Past two trips i was 2 for 6, really a bummer because its nice when there are a few extra's sprinkled in to the ADR.

Fax request to POR seemed to stick when we went.

 

[daisyduckie]

There is no way to guarantee getting rooms all together. There is no way of guaranteeing they will even be in the same building or same section. At most you can request it, but it truly is a request.

 

[MissingDisney]

Several families? I wish you luck. I couldn't even get 2 rooms next 2 each other right after noting it on both reservations from the start (I made both reservations) calling every couple of months just to make sure it was noted, faxing 3 days prior like everyone recommended, and calling the resort. Nope, we literally could not have had 2 rooms further away from each other.

However, our situation was not just for fun. When I explained the situation (it was the first time my kids were seeing my mom in a year as we live across the country from each other and her first clearance to travel since undergoing chemo and we wanted to be as close as possible) her appearance made it clear we were not making up our story about her condition. I told them all the efforts I had made to try to be close and understood it was a request but geez...literally furthest away from each other? The manger came out and asked to see the reservation and said he saw it all in the system and asked the cast member what other options were available. She was not amused. They had a little chat and we waited. I was hoping for close buildings at best. My mom needed first floor due to her medical situation so really, we needed to cater to her needs. He said if we were willing to wait for rooms until later in the day, we could have 1st floor adjoining rooms because "I'm sure grandma has some hugs to collect on from the last year!" Seriously, we were in tears we were so happy. We could not thank him enough!!!!!!!. My mom still talks about "that nice man at Disney!"

 

[Nemo14]

Also - if you want connecting rooms, specify "connecting". If you say adjacent rooms, they will not necessarily be connected, just (somewhat) near each other.

 

[tigger1968]

I have heard that faxing still can help, and that it doesn't matter. I would go with the "it can't hurt" theory and do it, as well as all the other suggestions. I used to have pretty good success with it in the distant past. Make sure to request it via phone as well and make sure it gets onto all the reservations. I am assuming that this is more than two families and as such more than two rooms. You might luck up and get connecting rooms, but all in the same block would be a miracle. You don't mention what resort, but perhaps look at a map and see if there are adjoining buildings close by? I planned a trip for 13 of us one year, with three rooms in play. We booked ASM and were able to get 2 connecting rooms and one room in the building directly across from us, so we were all close by. It worked out well.

I always looked at it as a matter of asking for a great room, and expecting nothing, that way I was pleased when I got anything at all...lol.

 

[Gabe1]

We've had the request honored and not. Our longest stay with our folks along with my family it was honored, at Christmas for 17 days. The following spring we were at opposite ends of POR Mansions and my Sis in the Bayous.

But not sticking did have its advantages. I was annoyed when we were in a triangle with 3 families, like they put us as far away as possible from each other, but after a day or two it was kinda nice to have some space. Nobody hearing your door click, popping out to see where you were heading, kids knocking on door to see if your up. My immediate family found some space between the cousins a good break after being together so much and kinda the same for the adults. So I went from being annoyed that time to being almost thankful, (cause I really think the CM put us that far away from each other on purpose) We'd meet at QS, Bus stop or central locale the pool deck.