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If they are already unhappy about things, I can only see this getting worse to be honest. I can already imagine the petty squabbles over food bills and so on.

Yes - it's not based per person. The price is based on the caravan.

Caravan's only start at 2 bedroom. You can't get a one bedroom caravan.

It would be £450 fixed price whether 1, 2, or 3 adults were going.

Why not say £125 for each adult and half for DD (£75)?

YANBU, in our family we split it amongst adults. That is very mean of them, it is an adults holiday.

Has it been booked? I would pull out if it were me, as they are saying 'only to shut you up' - not very kind or conducive to a relaxed holiday.

what about agreeing to pay half for your child?

so you would pay 3 halves, of one person, they would pay 2 halves each.
that's dividing the cost into 7s.

so:
£450/7 = 64.28
you pay 3x (£450/7 =64.28) so £192.85
and they pay
2 x (£450/7 =64.28) each so £128.57

you have to take into account that you have an extra person, but I don't think you should have to pay a full adult share for her.

The price is for a 2 bed caravan

They have one bedroom

You and dd have the other

Costs are half the price per room, unless you and dd are squeezing into a single bed ?

You say you shouldn't pay half as it would be the same cost whether or not your dd was coming? Well it would be the same cost whether or not your friends go too, so that logic doesn't work either.

If it sleeps four people and there are four going then it should be split four ways surely?

I would have expected to have paid twice for me and my DD. I certainly wouldn't have kicked up a stink and pissed them off before we went

We have the same with centre parcs. It's price per lodge not per person.

We are using 2 of the 3 bedrooms and therefore are paying 2/3 of the price. Mil and her partner are using one room so paying 1/3.

I would never expect someone to sub me and my dc.

YANBU because you've have to pay £450 regardless of if your DD was there or not. It's not per person.

Since its by room not person and you are taking half the rooms you should pay half the cost. YABU. Really you should apologise and pay your fair share or you may find your friends won't ask again.

I don't understand why i should have to pay half though. If dd wasn't going, it would still be the same price, and we'd only have to pay a third each. But because i'm bringing dd (who adds nothing to the price at all!), i have to pay half?

Can argue this one both ways, but on balance YABU. Why don't you offer a compromise that you pay £200 & they pay £125 each?

By your logic Whistling why don't you pay for it all? It would be the same price whether they come or not so you should pay the £450 and everyone else can tag along for free.

It's sometimes hard when you socialize with childless friends because you often have a lot more expenses than them and no more income. So I see why you are struggling with this. But they arent BU to think two of you, two of them.

Agree with others - if you're arguing and building resentment at this stage don't go on holiday with them.

The people saying its four peoplair am soooo glad you are not my 'friend' it would cost the same f the child goes or not. The child has no earnings, so is not very kind to expect the child to pay for themselves.

YABU. If one of your friends didn't go then the price would be the same too. Should they use that as justification for not paying as much? If there were agree rooms and you were sharing then you should pay less. But there's not so only fair to pay half.

This kind of holiday is pretty much based around kids though. Unless its just being used as a base and you won't see much of them then it'll probably be more focused on your child and what they want to do. Kids change the dynamic.

Three, not agree. Stoopid phone.

Nickelbabe's suggestion sounds good to me.

Well, that was excellent typing, well done me!

If sharing holiday accommodation you share costs between the number of people going.

If two people were going theyd pay the cost of the caravan between them.

If 3 people were going they split the cost 3 ways.

As 4 people are going you split the cost 4 ways.

As you're responsible for your daughter you pay both your shares.

People book larger accommodation they couldn't afford on thier own and then share it and split the costs to make it affordable. So they fact there aren't any smaller cheaper caravans is irrelevant.

You are basically asking them subsidise your daughter.

Taking kids on Holiday is not usually free.

You should pay half. You will spoil the holiday if you don't compromise IMO. There will be ill feeling in the group.

But you could use your argument to say it would cost the same if you didn't go at all. In which case they should pay £225 each & you go free!

But crash her dd is going so that point is irrelevant. It would be £450 whether one of her friends went or not so should she not have to pay? Because if she didn't go the total cost would still be the same. That's an illogical way of looking at it.

Agree with anyfucker and others, it should be split by room surely?