Hate sharing hotel rooms (except with dh)

I hate sharing a hotel room. The only people I have ever shared with have been my ex husband (when we were still together obviously!) and my DD when she was much younger. I like my own space and I'm quite a private person. I'm also a very light sleeper and any snoring is guaranteed to keep me awake. I also like being able to use the bathroom as and when I want,can't be doing with waiting around for someone else to finish in there! A good friend of mine wants us to go on holiday together later this year, and says 'It will be fun' to share a room. I said it's not happening 😂

Nope, never. Even with my sister on a cruise.

Two adult couples sharing a room just makes me want to throw up. I just assumed they were super big beds in a twin room!

I shared a room with my sister recently - ear plugs and nytol worked a treat.

Yanbu at all. Sharing a hotel room is only something I used to do when it was the only way to afford something and I had too much fomo to pass on things I couldn't really afford. Nowadays I will happily pay for a single room if I can afford it or will stay at home otherwise.

100% agree! Came out of a long-term relationship last year and even that was a struggle. Other people snoring makes me want to batter them because even with ear plugs and white noise I can still hear the snoring.

I can just about share with DD, but only for a very short time as her chaotic mess gets to me after a while and DS is like an old squeeze box. He wheezes and whistles and snuffles away and then starts up a conversation while he's asleep. Definitely battering territory!!!! When we go away together, he has to be in a separate room.

i think sharing a room with a good friend is fun. But then I’m both a good sleeper and happy to make it clear re my rules on keeping the room tidy 😆 Especially would do it if it means we can then afford a nicer hotel by sharing. Also - always have earplugs in your toiletries bag!

Nah. I'd rather sleep in the car.

I’d rather stick my head into a mincer than share a room with anyone except my partner.

We are all different.

i am happy to share a room with my friends. My sleep doesn’t get disrupted but mostly, we all live a few hours apart so paying for a room each would make it unaffordable to meet more regularly.

I will only share a hotel room with my partner and child. I won’t even share with my own mum! I need personal space.

I'm not sure I could even be friends with someone who leaves their used socks next to the kettle! How old is this woman?!

YANBU I struggle to sleep in new places anyway but I feel conscious of moving too much or breathing too loud with other people in the room. I was recently invited on a Airbnb trip with a friend, some of the attendees hadn’t met each other before and the plan was for everyone to share double beds! With a stranger! I would rather have had a blanket on the living room floor

100% agree. I refuse to share a bedroom with anyone but DH and DC. When away with friends we usually book an apartment, but all have separate rooms. It’s a deal breaker.

Even with DH, we always get a 1 bed apartment, because he wakes early and can go into the lounge area without bothering me.

I haven't shared with friends for over 20yrs. The last was a hen do, but I only knew the bride and 1 other- who ended up in a different room. The rooms were supposed to be adjoining, but ended up on different floors. Unknown to me till we staggered in at 2am, they'd overbooked to save money and expected 3 of us to share double beds. I slept on the floor! Never again.

@Sartre I could never share a dorm in a hostel, the thought of ending up on the top bunk terrifies me and would be massively unfair on the person below with all my nighttime wees.

Conversely I don’t mind sharing a room at a hostel for 4 with one friend. The beds are set up as far apart as they can be on the basis you may not know the other person and I find the school dorm feel very comforting although I have never boarded.

Agreed! Up until recently we had to share rooms with colleagues on work trips (I once had to share a double bed!!) but a new manager has thankfully put a stop to it.

I'm a private person by nature, and would not wish to share with anyone except DH

I’m going to a conference down in Oxford for a few days next month and DH suggested I stay in a hostel to save money! I would rather spoon my eyes out. Cannot imagine anything worse than not only sharing a bathroom with lots of strangers but also a bedroom. Even in a female only dorm I’d be terrified someone would rob me in my sleep. DH thought I was insane but there’s just no way I’d be able to sleep.

YANBU.
Why would people share/be expected to share hotel rooms is beyond me.
Obviously bar my husband.
I know, expenses and blah blah.
Happy to pay for my own.

Sharing a room with anyone but DH or kids is a big no for me.

I would never share with anyone except DH, no exceptions, so OP I totally get you!

I quite like a Premier Inn and yes I agree, unless the hotel has some nice features like a spa area and the shared room is a particularly big one, I would rather my own room in a modest hotel
over sharing a posh one. Quite often as well the single mattresses are pushed together so it’s almost like being in the same bed which is a total
hard pass from me.