Stairs in the living room as a hype - Pros & Cons?

Of course, it is also significantly louder upstairs due to the open staircase in our living/dining area. If the staircase were accessed from the hallway, there would be more space (due to the additional hallway) between the children's rooms and the living room, and usually you also have a living room door, so there would be 2 instead of 1 door in between. This disturbs the children when they are sleeping. Especially annoying when we are sitting downstairs with guests and it naturally gets a bit louder because of it. I then basically can't get my older child to go to bed.

If I summarize everything so far, most homeowners prefer the staircase variant in the hallway. The main reason is more peace for the sleeping children upstairs, so the parents downstairs can have fun with wild drinking parties with strip poker or similar activities.

If I summarize everything so far, most homeowners prefer the staircase option in the hallway. The main reason is more peace for the sleeping children upstairs, so that the parents can have fun downstairs with wild drinking parties involving strip poker or the like.

Not quite. Only for the first 16 years. After that, the parents sleep upstairs and the kids have their parties downstairs.