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Group holiday - who gets which bedrooms and how to split cost?

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Kess:
DH and I are hoping to organise a short break this summer for us and The Baby Formerly Known As Dinky, plus MIL, and my Father and Stepmother.  I haven't asked DF and DSM yet, I want advice on what would be fair to suggest, accomodation and money-wise, first.  MIL already knows as it was sort of a joint idea but we haven't yet hashed out all the details.

I'm looking at a lodge with two double bedrooms and a twin.  MIL has said she's happy with the twin room, but can DH and I legitimately take the master double and leave DF and DSM with the other double?  The most important difference would be that the master has an ensuite - I don't feel comfortable sharing a bathroom so it means a lot to me, but DF spends forever in the bathroom so I feel a bit mean making the rest of them share with him.  But I would be happy enough in busy times (e.g. if we're getting ready to go somewhere) to let one of them pop into ours.

And how would be fair to split the cost - by room or person - so do we pay a third, DF and DSM pay a third and MIL pay a third, or we pay 2/5, DF and DSM pay 2/5 and MIL pay 1/5?  Or some other configuration taking bedroom nice-ness into account?

Shoo:
I think that if you get the master with private bath, you should pay more.  I don't know how much more, but the master plus bathroom is worth something extra.  Maybe you pay half, and the rest is split between the others, or something like that.

It's good to be Queen:
Speaking as a single person who had done this kind of house share thing before, I think it is fairer to divide the cost into 5ths, especially if it is not just the house rental, but also food, etc.  I have also been in situations where they charge by the room, but usually the single person ends up in the smallest room, so it never seems quite fair. 

As far as the master suite goes, I have seen the organizers have everyone draw numbers to select rooms and I have seen them assigned.  I would just discuss the bedroom options with other participants and see if they mind if you take the master suite.

Outdoor Girl:
Will BFKADinky be sleeping in your room with you?  If so, I think that's enough of a reason to commandeer the master bedroom with attached bathroom.  Let MIL use your bathroom during the day or when you are on a time crunch to get ready to go somewhere.

When I've done these kinds of things, we usually pay by person, unless a single person is taking a premium place.  So if MIL wanted the master suite, then I'd do it by room.

Sophia:
You pay 1/2.  Your parents pay for 1/3.  MIL pays for 1/6

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