Splitting the holiday cost?

[SharonTheCow]

I am single and childless.

My sister messaged a few weeks ago to see if I would like to go on a last minute holiday for a week in a villa. My sister, her husband and their child.

Its a 3 bed villa, 2 double bedrooms. One single.

She invited me along but said they would need the 2 double rooms as they have to lie with their son to get him to sleep so need both double bedrooms to do that.

Leaving me with the single room.

She said the villa is £X for a week and my portion would be 50%

Do you think that is fair? A family of 3 taking the 2 double rooms VS 1 person in a single room, splitting the cost evenly?

I'm not going (for other reasons) but it rubbed me the wrong way a bit.

Your sister is a CF. Glad you said no! Max I would have paid is 1/3; possibly even suggesting 1/4 given there’s 4 people and you are just one.

You would be completely bonkers to agree to this. You must know that! She wants you to finance half of her families holiday so she can have a big villa at a minimal cost. I suspect this isn't the first time she's been a CF.

I thought so.
I tried to edit as I meant childless as in I have adult children so no children to come with me, so would be travelling alone.

Your sister has some nerve. I expect if you all eat out they’ll expect you to cough up for 50% of the bill too.

No way should you pay 50%… what a cf!!!

Should be split into thirds. Wouldn’t bother me to stay in a single room, both from a comfort and an understanding of their need POV, so that wouldn’t be a factor for me.

At the very most I'd pay 1/3 because there are 3 adults and presumably a very young child. I'm glad you said no.

She basically wants you to pay for her family holiday and also want you as a babysitter absolutely not

I'd pay 1/3, and probably feel a bit badly done to being relegated to the single bed.

They're very cheeky asking you to subsidise their holiday like that!

Of course not. 1/3 max and maybe less as a) you had no choice in accomodation and b) you get single bed - so really there are 5 beds and you have 1 so should pay 1/5 of the villa cost. Hypothetically of course!!
What did she say when ypu declined?

She’s bonkers! That’s in no way fair!

Of course it’s not fair. Why would you even need to ask?

I bet she wants you to be child minder too and cook no doubt.

I'd tred very carefully here op, very carefully indeed.

Just a passing thought, what is you relationship like with the husband? You don't think he suggested taking you as he wants all the cake and and eat it?

Very cheeky

Bear in mind that you'd be Childminding too....

Lol, it should be ⅓ that you pay.

We are a family if 3 and often go on holiday with my sister and nephew. We always split over adult. Hes now 26 and comes with us, he lays his own way.
So 4 adults and a 7 year old.we always split it and round it down, and we pay any extra for DS.

So if accommodation was like...£849, each adult pays £200, and we pay the odd £49 for DS making out total £449.

If you were my sister I wouldn’t take a penny for the room! Maybe suggest you pay for a meal out and pay own travel

She's very cheeky to ask you to pay half and ask for the two bigger rooms...
good you're not going! Hope you told her she was being cheeky.

Your sister is not being fair. Personally it should have been split by beds so 3. You have one so you pay 1/3

Sorry OP, you have a CF for a sister

No, that's certainly not a fair split! Hope you generally have a better relationship with your sister than your post suggests, OP.

No I don’t think it’s fair.

Why couldn't her partner have the single and she slept with their child?
For half the cost I would've wanted a double room . They could've rhen had the double and the single between them.. YANBU.
Least you know to think up your excuses now every year.

Obviously not fair. I'd wrap up a calculator for her for Christmas.

If you went you should pay 1/3 at most.

Even a third would be generous, given you’re not even being given the option of the bigger room. Glad you declined.