Hojo Question

[going2disneyAZ]

Hi All,

We will be staying at Hojo this summer for the first time. After reading how many people love this place on the boards here I am sure we will enjoy it.

We have two rooms booked a standard double and a standard King.

Two questions if anyone knows the answers I appreciate the feedback in advance.

1. for the standard double is it better to try to request first or second floor and are any buildings better than others?

2. the standard king states it is for two guests only as it cannot accomadate a rollaway. my question is my niece sleeps with her parents in a king at home and they hope to do the same at hojos. Will they allow this?

THanks!!!

[adriennek]

1. for the standard double is it better to try to request first or second floor and are any buildings better than others?

If those are the two-level buildings in the middle you'll want to know that there's a distinct difference between floors: The second story has high ceilings with large windows that do not have blackout curtains on them. Now, there are people who love these rooms. They think the ambiance is great. There are others who hate these rooms because they think they let in too much light in the morning. So if you have a strong opinion either way, this would potentially be a deciding factor for you.

2. the standard king states it is for two guests only as it cannot accomadate a rollaway. my question is my niece sleeps with her parents in a king at home and they hope to do the same at hojos. Will they allow this?

The issue would be fire regulations. I don't know the answer to your question. Based on my previous experience at the Hojos, they probably wouldn't care if you don't need a rollaway, but for a definitive answer you should probably call the Hojos directly and ask.

[going2disneyAZ]

Thanks! Yes those are the rooms in the two level buildings from the video I watched.

I double checked the reservation and we did book it as 2 adults and 1 child so I think we are ok.

[bumblebeeonarose]

I called a few months ago and was told that no, my daughter could not sleep in a King room with us. We had to book a room with double beds, even though DD will not sleep in a bed.

[Leap for Joy]

I never asked for the hotel's permission to cosleep. I figure that the best sleeping arrangement for us is also the one that will make the other guests happy. My little guy would have had a loud opinion of not being close to both DH and me during hotel stays.

[bumblebeeonarose]

I asked because the website specifically said 2 only, and when I put in 2 adults and a child, the king would not be available. We booked the special $59 price, and I didn't want to have an issue when we arrived. Some hotels are okay with it, so I think the king rooms must be pretty small at HOJO. We've done kings at the Ramada Inn (Harbor and Katella) and the Anaheim Plaza. Both places brought us a crib for free to use in the king room. DD won't sleep with us. She won't sleep in a bed at all yet, only in a crib.

[3Princesses1Prince]

I never asked for the hotel's permission to cosleep. I figure that the best sleeping arrangement for us is also the one that will make the other guests happy. My little guy would have had a loud opinion of not being close to both DH and me during hotel stays.

It's not about cosleeping its about firecodes and max occupancy for the room. If they max occupancy is 2 they can't allow a 3rd person stay in the room.

[bumblebeeonarose]

It's not about cosleeping its about firecodes and max occupancy for the room. If they max occupancy is 2 they can't allow a 3rd person stay in the room.

That is what they told me when I called, that they were not allowed to because of fire code. This is why I think their rooms must be much smaller than the Ramada and Anaheim Plaza hotels. Both of those hotels had nice sized rooms. DH really liked the Ramada.

[3Princesses1Prince]

That is what they told me when I called, that they were not allowed to because of fire code. This is why I think their rooms must be much smaller than the Ramada and Anaheim Plaza hotels. Both of those hotels had nice sized rooms. DH really liked the Ramada.

Exactly. Its amazing someone thinks the hotel has a vendetta against cosleeping because they won't allow 3 in a king room. It's really not the issue at all. No one needs to "ask permission" to cosleep, but they do need to follow occupancy regulations.

[Leap for Joy]

Exactly. Its amazing someone thinks the hotel has a vendetta against cosleeping because they won't allow 3 in a king room. It's really not the issue at all. No one needs to "ask permission" to cosleep, but they do need to follow occupancy regulations.

You may be right. Cosleeping is a topic that is sometimes hotly debated (I actually lost a friend over it), so it's a knee-jerk response for me to assume that someone is trying to impose their ideas. Having to repeatedly defend my non-mainstream parenting choices has made me a bit weary I fear. I apologize if my earlier comment brought negativity to the discussion.

[adriennek]

The OP said that they booked the room honestly with the hotel so it sounds like they're covered. We're not talking about cramming 6 or more people in a room designed for 4 to 5 at most.

[3Princesses1Prince]

You may be right. Cosleeping is a topic that is sometimes hotly debated (I actually lost a friend over it), so it's a knee-jerk response for me to assume that someone is trying to impose their ideas. Having to repeatedly defend my non-mainstream parenting choices has made me a bit weary I fear. I apologize if my earlier comment brought negativity to the discussion.

I totally get why you may have that gut reaction...especially of you spend ANY time on moms boards. I didn't want you or anyone else to walk away with the feeling that a hotel would have an opinion about your sleep habits.

[3Princesses1Prince]

The OP said that they booked the room honestly with the hotel so it sounds like they're covered. We're not talking about cramming 6 or more people in a room designed for 4 to 5 at most.

Yep. Though Hojos has let a family of 6 (including my family) book a room that's supposed to be for 5. Maybe because one was a toddler.

[bumblebeeonarose]

Yep. Though Hojos has let a family of 6 (including my family) book a room that's supposed to be for 5. Maybe because one was a toddler.

Does anyone know if any of the value resorts at WDW will allow 5 people if one is a toddler?

[candles71]

ADK and crew stayed in a room with 5 people. I don't recall what resort though.

[adriennek]

Does anyone know if any of the value resorts at WDW will allow 5 people if one is a toddler?

ADK and crew stayed in a room with 5 people. I don't recall what resort though.

Family Suites!!

We stayed in a Family Suite at All Star Music. I enjoyed it very much. It was AWESOME for our family of 5. Two bathrooms, small kitchenette, and we could close the door to the room with the queen sized bed after the kids went to sleep.

They're building more family suites in the newer value resorts. I'm blanking on the name. It's over by Pop Century.

Now, they're more expensive than the average room at the value resorts. At ASM, all of the Family Suites are in the buildings closer to the main building and the big swimming pool - Bonus! But I think they were about the same price as a one-room at a moderate resort and we got the kitchenette plus the extra bathroom and three beds in the living room/kids room.

[bumblebeeonarose]

Thanks for the info ADK. We won't be going any time soon (hence the curiosity about additional kids), but I was curious. I know the average family only has 2 kids, but there are still so many families that have more than 2; one would think Disney would provide more value lodging choices for them. Especially if you consider that a family with more kids already has to pay more because of additional ticket and food costs. I thought that maybe if one kid was still in a crib, they might allow a family of 5 in a room with 2 beds. They probably have the same firecode occupancy problems that HOJO has. I will keep this in mind when the time comes.

[AVP]

They're building more family suites in the newer value resorts. I'm blanking on the name. It's over by Pop Century.

Art of Animation, and the first phase opened this weekend.

AVP

[adriennek]

Thanks for the info ADK. We won't be going any time soon (hence the curiosity about additional kids), but I was curious. I know the average family only has 2 kids, but there are still so many families that have more than 2; one would think Disney would provide more value lodging choices for them. Especially if you consider that a family with more kids already has to pay more because of additional ticket and food costs. I thought that maybe if one kid was still in a crib, they might allow a family of 5 in a room with 2 beds. They probably have the same firecode occupancy problems that HOJO has. I will keep this in mind when the time comes.

Another consideration for our family, at ANY hotel, is the size of the beds in the rooms. My husband and I can share a queen sized bed no problem, but if the beds are double? No thank you! At Hojos we can get double queen rooms. At value and moderate properties at WDW, when we went, I want to say that the rooms had two double beds not queens. Family suite had that queen bed for me and Doc and each boy had his own bed in the other room.

While Hojos is my preferred property on Harbor, Fairfield Inn next door is my boys' favorite because each room has a chair that turns into a third bed - so we get two queens and a twin fold away. No one sleeps on the floor.

[GORGON]

I'm booked in at the Hojo for October. I got the ap rate $79.00. The rest of my family are now coming. The cost now , even with my AP. is $143.00. Reg $179.00 !!! wow. I can't believe the price increase. Last year reg price was $129.00 without any codes . Anyone know of any other codes for the Hojo?

[AVP]

I'm booked in at the Hojo for October. I got the ap rate $79.00. The rest of my family are now coming. The cost now , even with my AP. is $143.00. Reg $179.00 !!! wow. I can't believe the price increase. Last year reg price was $129.00 without any codes . Anyone know of any other codes for the Hojo?

October is one of their busiest months; they may be near capacity and so no longer offering the deeper discounts. I had to book a block there, and they said they were nearly sold out.

[3Princesses1Prince]

Thanks for the info ADK. We won't be going any time soon (hence the curiosity about additional kids), but I was curious. I know the average family only has 2 kids, but there are still so many families that have more than 2; one would think Disney would provide more value lodging choices for them. Especially if you consider that a family with more kids already has to pay more because of additional ticket and food costs. I thought that maybe if one kid was still in a crib, they might allow a family of 5 in a room with 2 beds. They probably have the same firecode occupancy problems that HOJO has. I will keep this in mind when the time comes.

If one child is under 3 you can book a standard value room (1 child under 3 doesn't count for occupancy). But as AdK said, doubles are no bueno!

[vratiana]

We have stayed in the Hojo Standard King Room (in building 1) before with a baby. I booked it as only 2 adults since it wouldn't give me the standard King as an option when I included the baby. I was wondering if we would have any trouble when we checked in, but they didn't say anything. We brought our own pack-n-play instead of asking for a crib. The rooms are small but we were able to fit the pack-n-play without a problem. Now that we have two kids, a toddler and a new baby, we book the 2 Queen rooms in buildings 2-4. Those rooms are huge. We ask for 2 cribs and there is plenty of space.