Family holiday and rooms

[Beautifulsunshine]

We are tying to book a big family holiday in the south of France, where you can hire a chateaux so we can all stay in one place. Would you charge on a per person basis or per room? We are the only ones with children so there will be 3 of us in 1 room. If we split per person it’s about £350 per adult. There are a few single people (that won’t share with the other singles) and a married couple that don’t want to share as they snore.

Isn't it the case that when you're all in holiday mode, everyone is happy and generous and it all just works out in the end? Whether it's generosity of time or money or effort put in to ensure everyone's having a good time?

If not, why do you want to holiday with these people?

Per adult. As a single person, I would struggle to find it fair that I paid the same price as a family. You say the singles won't share, but if there's more than enough rooms anyway, then that doesn't matter

Do you have to go? Might be better than everyone feeling resentful about a compromise.

Per adult. You're still winning, as your child will stay for free. Since there are spare rooms, you can use an extra room should you wish to. Absolutely not fair at all for your family of 3 to pay less than a couple, you must see that?

As there are spare rooms, I think per adult is fair and make sure you take two rooms, the extra one gives you the option to take turns not having to share with the toddler if the change in routine messes with sleeping patterns!

Since your child is only a toddler and it's a family holiday, I think they're being a bit mean to make you pay extra for him/her at all. A toddler's food is going to cost a fraction of an adult, especially if the adults are drinking. I would have gone with something like under 3 free, 4-11 50%, 12 and over 75% (if my side of the family, my parents would probably insist on paying for all/most of it anyway!)

I'd be worrying people are going to stress if your toddler has an extra banana for breakfast and the like!

Per adult. On a package holiday you pay per adult.

You wouldn’t pay per adult on a package holiday though if you asked for separate rooms. You’d pay some kind of single supplement for each room with only one occupant.
Don’t you want to put your dd in one of the spare rooms?

Ah having spare bedrooms does make a difference here I think. Per adult may be fairer here.

Not very fair that you're expected to pay the same for 3 of you in one room when another married couple are getting two rooms for the same price. If there is a master bedroom that is bigger with an en suite perhaps you could pay by adult but insist on having the biggest room