MomOTwins
The Mommy Fairy
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2018
I hate receiving rooms that aren't properly cleaned! I would be annoyed too, but would definitely let housekeeping take care of it and not clean it myself.
That said, I can't blame the resort for not accommodating a room request--it's always clear that requests may not be accommodated. I too have a special needs child and two other kids who are not special needs but too young to be in a room on their own. For that reason, we never book a separate room from them. We'll book a room at a resort with enough space for everyone to be in the same room or suite--Disney has a lot of rooms for larger families. Might be more expensive than two rooms, but not always, and we budget accordingly on other things to make it possible (fewer nights, no park hoppers etc.) As for the supposedly empty room, it could be someone did book that room but they are early riser/late night people and you just never crossed paths during the day, or, more likely, the room was out of commission for some reason (e.g., broken toilet or the prior guest tested positive for Covid and they weren't letting new guests in as a precaution).
That said, I can't blame the resort for not accommodating a room request--it's always clear that requests may not be accommodated. I too have a special needs child and two other kids who are not special needs but too young to be in a room on their own. For that reason, we never book a separate room from them. We'll book a room at a resort with enough space for everyone to be in the same room or suite--Disney has a lot of rooms for larger families. Might be more expensive than two rooms, but not always, and we budget accordingly on other things to make it possible (fewer nights, no park hoppers etc.) As for the supposedly empty room, it could be someone did book that room but they are early riser/late night people and you just never crossed paths during the day, or, more likely, the room was out of commission for some reason (e.g., broken toilet or the prior guest tested positive for Covid and they weren't letting new guests in as a precaution).