Division of accommodation rental cost

[UnaCorda]

I've rented a villa in France for a fortnight for me, my parents, my brother/sister-in-law and niece (8). There are three bedrooms; my parents will share as will my brother's family (so three of them in the largest room with en suite). I will have the third bedroom, presumably the smallest. There are two bathrooms, one of which is the en suite. The villa also has a large living area, kitchen, terrace, garden, swimming pool.

Not sure whether it's relevant, but I've done all the research and booking, negotiated a discount and put the deposit on my credit card.

What is a fair division of the cost? I think per person (although happy to discount niece, so divide by five rather than six or 5.5), my brother thinks per bedroom.

Per person

Divide by 5 is fairest in this situation I think.

Of course your brother would think by bedroom as he has largest and en suite. Split should be Per person but not including DN.

If this situation dies work out ok, all parties may wish to think about division prior to booking so the costs are known upfront and in line with everyone’s budget.

I personly think your brother is being a CF

Divide between the adults

I'd normally do it per room, it depends very much what your room looks like compared to the others. I think in this circumstance a small differential seems fair say 35/35/30.

Per adult

Posted too soon, your brother is getting a 3 person holiday for the same as one person, I think not, any holiday you book is per person.

Dividing between the adults is fairest

A bit late now, but you should have sorted this out before you booked it. I'd split 3 ways (you, your brother, your parents)

I'd do the accommodation per room and then the other costs like food per adult

How in gods name is it fair to charge one person the same as three people? They’ll be using additional hot water , parking their derrières on the sofa and the breakfast table etc essentially having full enjoyment of the property. So no, you do not divide between 3.

Per adult. If it was three single people you'd have been able to stay somewhere smaller and cheaper.

I feel that if DB gets the best room they need to pay the most, plus they have the most people, next your parents, you the least.

Per adult

A bit late now, but you should have sorted this out before you booked it. I'd split 3 ways (you, your brother, your parents).

We have reached an agreement, but I just wondered what the MN consensus is.

If this were a hotel - the charge would be per head not per room. IE you couldn't book a room, then cram as many people as you could fit into it could you? of course not.

As others have said this should have been discussed prior to booking and if it looks like not going in your favour, simply say, as you booked it and got the discounts, you will be having first dibs on picking a bedroom - and make your you have the large ensuite one.

Per adult makes the most sense.

Definitely per adult. Your DB is still getting a better deal since he didn't have to organise this, is getting the better room and his DD goes free. He really has no grounds to argue.

What did you agree on?

What have you agreed on @UnaCorda ? Please say it's per adult!!

What did you agree on?

We agreed to divide by five. I pointed out that we weren't just paying for the bedrooms - and that I would be paying substantially more than anyone else if we did it by room.

I'd definitely be watching your brother on hols as he is showing signs of an illness we like to call CFery . Make sure he doesn't 'forget' his wallet.

Per room? Then your brother can have the small room ;)

We tend to do per person on my friends holidays even though some end up sharing and some get their own room.

@cstaff
A very common illness esp on holidays.

I'd split per person, but not include DN. So divide by 5, that's what each person pays.

Per bedroom