So I'm organising the accommodation for DSis's hen - what a load of stress! We're going to a lovely little holiday town by the sea, known for good food, drink and craic. I know she'll love it. She sent a list of 20 people to be invited, for 2 nights, but there have been a few 'no's' already, so I reckon about 14-15 will come, and not all for both Friday and Saturday night.
The other bridesmaid and I have agreed that self-catering is the way to go.
The options are:
- for us all to stay in holiday cottages, which are quite basic, no luxuries, and there wouldn't be enough room for us to gather as a group there for drinkgs, games etc before we go out on Saturday night. There are double and single beds; and they are a 10 minute walk from the town; and we could get 3 or 4 houses depending on the final numbers;
- a large fabulous house by water, with plenty of space for meals and hanging out as a group; we could have games and maybe get someone in to do a cocktail making class in the house before going out on the town. It is a few minutes drive from the town. There are 6 double beds and lots of floor space, so I thought we could bring air mattresses if the group exceeded 12 either of the nights.
The large house is a bit more expensive than the cottages, but not by much, and I think this would be offset by being able to eat in on Friday night when people will be arriving in dribs and drabs. A straw poll of my friends is split between the cottages and the large house. The other bridesmaid is set on the holiday cottages, which would be fine but am I crazy to push for the larger, more fabulous house? So much responsibility 