To book a 6 person lodge for myself?

It shouldn't have allowed you to book it if you had only selected 1 person. Their pricing needs fixing on their website. There must be loads of times that people book it for say 2/3 people if they haven't fixed their pricing.

I would imagine that the pods are not selling!
All the accommodation we look at seems to come priced per house/cottage.
The 2 of us frequently book accommodation for 4 or 6 people in Scotland because the weather can be terrible. We once booked what was really a bedsit for a week and it poured with rain all the time.

This pricing structure sometimes comes up on Airbnb where the price increases as you up the number of guests. I think it’s done in a similar way to cheap airlines so you’re sucked in by the initial low price and then stuff keeps getting added on. Clearly there is a risk for the vendor of exactly this happening. You’re not unreasonable to book it but it does sound like there’s a risk they are going to cancel your booking.

If you are paying their minimum 2 person price then that's fine, they are obviously happy with that as a minimum price or they wouldn't offer it.

Maybe they think they're helping.

I can understand offering a fixed increase per additional occupant, to cover the additional costs of changing multiple sets of sheets and probably a bit more work on the cleaning at the end. But charging extra per person per night is just a strange business model as it doesn't reflect the additional costs.

It’s no different to owning a bigger house than you “need”, or a bigger car, or more pairs of trainers. It’s hardly depriving other people of a scarce and lifesaving resource, so if you can afford it and you want it, why not? Don’t let their unusual pricing model put you off.

YANBU. Go you for enjoying time alone. I hope they let you stay. If they send a further email discouraging you I think you should tell them to rewrite their advert so that it's clear what they will and won't accept before booking.

Oh goodness no, you're totally fine to have booked it! Maybe it's an unusual way for them to have offered it but that's not your problem. If they want to change it going forward then they can. You've found a little gem of an opportunity, enjoy the whole thing!

YANBU booking it.

Definitely not unreasonable to book a place that can sleep more than you need.

DH and I often book a 4 bed place just for ourselves and dog, as we want the extra living space and facilities that usually comes with it, just like you.

The price is usually the price though, same for 1 or 6 people. With additions on top for dog or extras.

So the owners of your place have shot themselves in the foot by underpricing, if they wanted to actually get £££ for it.

Not your fault at all.

It is a bit weird they charge extra pp in the lodge, though. Generally things are just priced per unit - which seems like a much more sensible model and keeps everyone happy as if a single person wants to pay for a nicer place they can, and the business gets the same amount regardless of number of occupiers.

If it were me, and they had already accepted the booking, I would be telling them "no, it's that lodge I want for the enclosed garden if I bring my dog. If I had wanted a glamping pod I would have booked it. So either it's that lodge or a full refund if you are now refusing the booking"

Good for you!!! What a great thing to do for yourself.

No downgrade for you.

Tell them no politely and have the wonderful time you deserve.

I don't think you're unreasonable for booking it, I also don't think they're at all unreasonable for asking. They have a business to run, not a charity - of course they're going to want to make the most amount of money.

But they would be unreasonable if they cancel the booking now, you've booked it fair and square. If you carry on with the 6-bed rental then they'll have to take it on the chin this time and probably change their booking T&C's going forward. But I can't really fault them for trying.

Enjoy your holiday!

But the table for 6 wouldn’t generally have better facilities.

It's a business arrangement, no emotion needed, you don't have to feel proud/guilty/angry/friendly it's just business.

Lots of UK holiday stuff is, never mind under occupied, empty at the moment.
I feel besieged by last minute availability in Cornwall, Wales and random market towns.

I also think the bottom has slightly dropped out the glamping pod market. The novelty has worn off, many older ones look tired, people have been caught out and they are often not particularly cheap.

I hope you have a lovely time away and definitely take the dog!

Not be long now until someone comes along to tell you you're being selfish booking this property when there are families with children that might want it. If you really must have a holiday a one-man tent in a field will suffice.

They’re cheeky and their pricing model is weird - I’d expect to pay one price for the whole property (with maybe a discount for under occupying in eg middle of February). I always under-occupy holiday accommodation as my children can’t share a bedroom, I’d be unimpressed if a company felt the need to question it.

A glamping pod is hardly comparable. Why should you have less luxurious accommodation just because you’re a single individual not a family?!

It's like a restaurant not wanting a single person to sit at a table for 6 so you can understand why they are asking when they have a per person supplement

That's not unreasonable either as they aren't penalising smaller parties for not using all the rooms and bedding

Neither of you is wrong, you're just coming at it from different directions.

If you wanted the pod you would have booked that.
If it is so busy a time why was it still available when you booked it?

Have they changed the booking conditions since you booked?
I bet it would be very crowded with 6 people.

Stand your ground. I would not be happy about this.

Why should a single person not have a nice sized kitchen, nice views and good facilities including an enclosed garden? Why should these things be reserved for larger groups?

I don't think they will accept your booking. I suppose YANBU to ask but I would expect them to say no, and I think that's fair enough.

If it's very short notice and you refuse the pod then they may decide to take your money rather than risking it going empty. It's a game of chicken.

Most places charge per place rather than per person if in UK, which is why the larger the accommodation the more expensive it is.

We stayed in a cottage recently which slept 6 and there was just 2 of us, so only used one bedroom out of three but the price was per cottage so they still got the same amount of money.

This seems a strange way for the site to operate.