When to stop sharing room on holiday?

[GeorgieWorgie]

We have DS (8) and DD (5). At home they have their own bedrooms. When we go on holiday we get a 2 bedroom apartment, with a double room for DH and I, and a twin room for DC. They have also shared a double bed before. They love sharing a room and it adds to the excitement of being on holiday.

Obviously as they get older this won’t be ok anymore and they won’t want to share.

When does that happen? And do most people get a 3 bedroom apartment, or DH shares with DS and DM with DD?

There is absolutely no way I could afford a 3 bed apartment. I have 2 DC, 16 year old girl, 13 year old boy. 2 years ago we were in a hotel room with all the beds in one room. Last year I got a 2 bed apartment.

My kids always share a hotel room on holiday. If we do self catering we get DD (21) her own room but in a hotel she shares with her brothers( 19 and 15). She gets changed in the bathroom. Obv share a room not a bed.

Our two have always shared a room and take it in turns to change in the bathroom. When they were little, we used to have interconnecting rooms or an apt.

DS and DD are in their early twenties and still happy to share a room on holiday! I think you only need to consider different room arrangements if one of your DC starts indicating that they are uncomfortable with sharing a room with their sibling.

With 3 young adult DC of different sexes, holidaying is expensive enough without individual rooms in a hotel. They are all ok with sharing a hotel room if it means they get to go somewhere nice.
As they have got older, I’m happy that they still want to come with us and we have some family time with us and their siblings. Yes they have to change in the bathroom but that’s ok with them all!

We’re going away soon with DD and DS who are both 11. Booked a family room, but the kids’ sleeping area is partitioned and they have separate beds. They always share a room on holiday, I can’t see them not sharing unless we win the Euromillions! They’re always just so excited to go away anyway that they don’t mind what the room setup is.

My boy/girl twins share a hotel room on holiday (they’re now 18). They change in the bathroom (the last room had a frosted window into it so they each sat on the balcony while the other showered). It’s only for a week at a time, a 3rd room would be too costly.

I’m going away for a few nights with my 20 year old son. We will share a room with twin beds. It’s the only way I can afford it. I don’t see a problem. We will have a bathroom. My kids always shared a room when we went on holiday. We camped for many years where one does not have the luxury of different rooms.

My two are 12 and 14, last year I booked a family room for the three of us which was fine. We may get to where DD and I share but at the moment they’re just happy we’re on holiday.

As long as I pay they share. That’s normal. Obviously I ask for twin beds rather than a double. 2 boys and a girl. They’re late teens and 22. They’ve never suggested they wouldn’t and they have a bathroom to change in

15 and 13yo here of opposite sexes. In a hotel room we'd all share, in an apartment they share and I sleep alone - they stay up late chatting and watching Netflix then sleep in, I fall asleep quickly and get up for breakfast early, so it suits us fine. They either get changed in the bathroom or tell the other not to come in.

I shared with my older brother my entire childhood and teenage years on holiday. Even into my early 20s. We just used the bathroom for getting changed away from each other. My parents would never have booked us separate rooms on hols.

we had our own bedrooms at home

We've just got back from a holiday with our 23 and 20 year olds still sharing. I think as long as they have an en suite it's fine. We couldn't afford it any other way 🤷🏼‍♀️

I have different sex teenage DC. We still share family rooms on holiday. Premier Inn do 2 x single pull out beds in family rooms, so it still works ok. Everyone changes in the bathroom.
They shared double beds (eg Holiday Inn which only offer a double sofa bed in a family room) until they we’re about 8 & 10 I think.

I have DD 14 & DS 17 and they shared up to around 9&12 ish. Then they complained, mostly

Oops posted too soon. It was DD mostly who complained, DS breathing loudly waa the complaint.

I would still share a hotel room with my brother now if circumstances required it!

We still share hotel rooms with 17 year old DS. Saves £££ and he says he'd feel lonely in his own room.

DS 18 & DD 19, still share a room, in fact for our upcoming holiday, we are all sharing a room.

If it were a Hotel we would probably do two rooms with DS in one with DH and me in the other with DD. But if it's an apartment for more than a couple of nights i book three rooms. Gives everyone more space too. Makes it harder to find places though