How would you split this holiday?

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3 generations holiday in cottage complex thing

Mum and Dad (one double room)
DD1, husband and 2 kids (one double, one twin)
DD2, husband and 2 kids (one double with cot, one single)
DS no kids no partner (one double)

How should the cost be split if they're all sharing one house?
Should the cost be different if they have to split across 2 houses (ie. 1 DD2, husband and kids in one house; rest in other house)

Does it make a difference is DS is in a single room instead of a double?

I think the easiest way is 6 bedrooms so split it by bedrooms being used.

7 adults- so one seventh each adult but in reality mum and dad would just pay for everything.

Ps- sounds like hell on earth.

I would split cost by room, I think. So if the house cost £1200,

Mum and dad pay £200
Dd1 pays £400
Dd2 pays £400
Ds pays £200.

I would split Food differently though. Really DS should pay half what the parents are paying but the kids would depend on their ages?

We used to do similar holidays and each adult (or pair of) would take it in turns to do an evening meal and would buy and cook the stuff required.

Everyone would also buy loads of wine/breakfast/lunch to share.

I think DS 15% , DPs 25%, other two familes 30% each

Ah but thats if you're all in the same property. if one family has their own, then they pay the list price for that and the others share the cost of other cottage.

I'd split it per room

By rooms used as above.

Could split per adult then with each child as 0.5?

So DP pay 2/9
Each family pay 3/9 (or 1/3)
DS pays 1/9

Split by room, either 6 bedrooms or 5.5 bedrooms with the single as 0.5. I wouldn't make it different depending on which cottage you're in.

Per room. Why should single brother with no kids subsidise the children's rooms?

Thanks
Was hoping (stupidly) for any easy answer! Currently being split by room but DS not happy about that (as he's just one person) but he would be less happy splitting by adult.

What about if they have to split across 2 houses? Would it still be price per person/per room or DD2 &fam paying for 2nd house alone?

If it was two houses would be
Big house: 700
Small house (DD2 family) 500
How should that be split?!

Sounds a bit of a nightmare TBH, but each to their own.

I have no idea how it should be split, it would give me a headache.

But in the unlikely event it was my family, split the cost evenly, cost of cottage divided by number of rooms.

If anyone starts a moan, it is not a good omen for sharing a property.

But I hope you enjoy it all anyway.

I would split per room

Thanks for those on saying it's a nightmare
The nightmare for us is always the sorting out of this bit! We do this fairly regularly but DS used to have a partner to bring so was happy to split by rooms!

My mum and dad would probably pay for the entire house tbh!

Which is partly why I go on family holidays in my mid thirties.

DS used to have a partner to bring so was happy to split by rooms!

Ask him what he thinks is fair?

Why are you taking responsibility for the logistics of cost splitting? Let someone else do it, and present you with the result!

Honestly, if DS is not happy to chip in and just pay evenly like everyone else, he can always stay at home. Sorry to sound so harsh. But I really take my hat off to people who all go away together like this, and then have money splitting and food buying issues etc. to deal with.

It really does sound nightmarish to me! But I hope it works out for you.

Why would he be less happy to split by adult? That way he pays less...

So I still think separate cottage pays separately.
For the shared cottage DS gets a bit of a discount on his room so DPs £200,Family using two bedrooms £400, DS £100.

rookiemere ‘s split seems the nicest to DS

That's a new level of cheekyfuckery - "i'm single so you should all compensate for that!"
it isn't any fault of yours that he's single!

He pays for the room he has the sole use of - basic common sense.
If he wants someone to split the cost of the room then maybe he should invite a friend?

So I think DS wants to pay per person. I can see why

DM&DDad could not afford to pay for whole house. We wouldn't ask them to as we all earn and they're retired.

Food never seems to be a problem..I get a delivery and we split it by adults as it's got alcohol etc in it and seems roughly fair. Everyone tops up food as and when and no one really gets annoyed once we're there! We are not in each other's coat tails - can go off and do own thing or hang out together. Kids get on well.

Why me? Well that just seems to be my role.. I'm the organiser! I don't really mind as long as everyone's happy. I'd rather stay somewhere I know is nice and reasonably priced than somewhere expensive (my Dsis's choice) or unresearched (what parents would find). DS has no input generally because he just waits on others. But he's not stingy when there.

If you stay at a hotel as a single person you don't get the room for half the price as what a couple would. On that basis I would split the cost by room and your brother will have to suck that up.

I'd split 1/7 per adult or 1/9 per adult and 0.5/9 per child as someone else suggested.

If one family has a whole separate house, then that family should pay for their own property.