# [Family vacation: ask for rooms that fit everyone.](https://www.trymumm.com/categories/travel/family-vacation) > A family needs more than a room. It needs beds for everyone, a breakfast that works for the kids and a place to leave the car. Tell Mumm who is coming and when. Mumm asks the hotels that fit what they can add, and you pick one or none. - **Updated:** 2026-11-01 ## What helps a family most. - 01 · Connecting rooms, or a room with two beds Adjoining rooms already exist. When both are open that week, holding the pair for you costs the hotel little. - 02 · A crib or a rollaway bed Cribs and rollaways sit in storage until someone asks. Bringing one to your room takes a few minutes of housekeeping. - 03 · Breakfast for the kids, or for everyone A child’s plate costs the kitchen less than an adult’s. Ask whether the hotel can include breakfast for the family. - 04 · Parking for the whole stay A space in the hotel’s own lot costs little when the lot has room. If the hotel pays a garage, ask what the fee covers and whether the hotel will share it. - 05 · Early check-in after a long drive When the room is ready, early check-in costs the hotel nothing. Children settle faster in a room than in a lobby. ## Ask before you pick the hotel. - **Before you choose a hotel.** Not every hotel has adjoining rooms or a room that sleeps four. Asking while you are still choosing lets you compare what each one can hold for your family. - **When your dates are set.** Hotels check availability by the night. Give the nights, and say which can shift by a day, so each hotel can look for a room that sleeps everyone. - **A week before you travel.** Check that the crib, the parking and the breakfast appear on your confirmation. Ask the hotel to add anything that is missing. ## Say who is coming. - **Who is coming, and how old.** Ages decide the crib, the children’s breakfast and which room type fits. Give the number of adults and each child’s age. - **The beds you need.** Say whether two double beds, a king and a sofa bed, or two connecting rooms would work. A hotel can match what it has. - **Whether you will have a car.** Some hotels charge for parking by the night. Say you will drive, and ask what it costs and whether the hotel can include it. - **When you will arrive.** Give the hour. A hotel can hold the room for an early arrival when it knows to expect you. - **Food that matters.** Allergies, and any food your children will not eat, so the hotel can plan breakfast around them. ## What the rule says. - **The price should include the mandatory fees.** A hotel or short-term rental has to show a total price that includes the mandatory fees it can work out in advance, such as a daily resort fee. Government taxes and charges for optional extras can be listed apart from the total. The rule is 16 CFR Part 464 and took effect on May 12, 2025. Source: [FTC, Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees: Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/rule-unfair-or-deceptive-fees-frequently-asked-questions), checked 2026-11-01. ## A family request, ready to edit. Example. Your request: “Five nights in San Diego in July for two adults and two kids, ages 2 and 8. We’d like connecting rooms and a crib for the youngest.” Extras it names: Free parking, Bikes included, Late checkout. ## Family questions ## Do children stay free? That depends on the hotel and on the child’s age. Ask for the age limit and whether it applies to the room type you want. ## How do I know what the stay will really cost? Ask for the total with every mandatory fee, such as a daily resort fee. The FTC rule above says a hotel’s advertised price has to show it, and taxes can be listed apart. Ask about parking separately, since you pay it only if you drive. ## What if the hotel has no connecting rooms? Say which matters more: rooms side by side or one room with enough beds. The hotel can tell you what it has for your dates.