We had to stay in a hotel room in the city last year when sophie was 6 months old. ONce we put her in at 7pm, we drapped a blanket over the top of the porta cot, and was very quiet for 15-20 mins, once she was asleep, we could watch tele with the lamp on...she slept thru it all - i dont know if i could do it more than one night though....

We had a baby THEN got married....so our first DD came on our honeymoon... It was only a 1 x bedroom apartment, but we found when she was sound asleep we would move her into the loungeroom when we were ready for bed....worked a treat.

I found with my girls if we were out and about and there was no where for them to sleep, and it got way, way past there sleep time, they would eventually sleep anywhere. He may be so buggered by the reception time, he will sleep in the pram with music blazing and all !!!.