When we began, we had a very strong same room preference. For us, being able to lie next to each other in a bed while playing with the other couple allowed us to look at each other, see each other pleasuring and being pleasured, hold a hand, steal a kiss, give a gentle caress with a free hand. It was the ultimate "we do this together" experience.
Then we had a chance to play with a couple in a condo where me and the other wife played on a couch in the living room while my wife and the other husband were in the bedroom upstairs. That allowed each of us to be solely focused on each of our partners. The cool part is it was an open loft, so we could hear faint sounds of each other giving and receiving pleasure.
After an hour so, we went upstairs and joined them on the bed for round two. It was the best of both worlds.
So we will play same room or separate room with equal pleasure. Depends on our partners, the situation, and the furnishings. When we travel, we always try to find a hotel with a king bed and some sort of couch or pull out in the room to keep all options open.

