How would you split this holiday?

[NCforpoo]

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?

Divide by 9? (Make the children 0.5 of an adult)

This is the best option.

It isn’t a hotel so just considering the bedrooms is incorrect. They will be accessing all areas of the property using electricity , water , watching TV, etc etc . why shouldn’t children be included in the costs? You don’t seriously think a family with 4 children shouldn’t pay more than a childless couple?

Children don’t have an income and their parents will have less disposable income . This is family of course they shouldn’t pay more.

Im sorry if i was rude mydcaremarvel though i do think giving unasked for advice is patronising - I am in Scotland for example so will not be looking for my holidays during English school holidays as the prices rise then, child places or no.

Children don’t have an income and their parents will have less disposable income

So the parents should budget for that and not expect relatives without children, or who have self sufficient adult children, to cover to costs

Sorry PercyPig I can see if you are Scottish you would want to go away during the English term time.
Will try not to give unsolicited advice again.

We'd split by room unless any of the rooms were especially small/rubbish.

I agree with Outsomnia that having issues of how to split the costs, before the holiday has even started , would be the kiss of death to me.

Find something else to do or somewhere else to go.

It won't get better

Its just a question (albeit one that was more complicated than I thought). We're not arguing over it!
Ultimately if we didn't all want to go we wouldn't. So if we do then it's all fine. Just one small hurdle to pass first.

Per room, or per adult.

These scenarios used to make me cross when I was the only one with DC in my family, and family wanted to split per person and then shove my kids on the bunks on the mezzanine or in the loft room. No way, they pay, they get equal shout on the ensuite master in my book.

@MargeryB

I think the age of the kids is important with things like this.

I don't think the age of the DCs should matter if they are taking up the same space as others.

It is a point though that some rooms are nicer than others, so maybe rooms should be priced according to size and capacity and then it would be fair to do by rooms.

I would just split the cost evenly between families, so parents, DD1+family, DD2 + family, DS. If my family were that pedantic about cost splitting, I’m not sure I’d want to spend a whole week with them.

I think per adult, that’s less than per room. So 1/7 for ds 2/7 each couple.

I think you need to allocate a price to each room.

Master = most expensive
Large double
Medium double
Small double
Twin
Single = cheapest.

If more than 1 double has ensuite this should be taken into account.

Of course, unless we know weekly rental costs we can't state what costs per room should be and only you will know what facilities each room has.

There does need to be an option for couples/singles to upgrade or downgrade. So you might find couple with baby want a larger double, single wants a medium double etc.

It's a minefield though and the only time we've shared accommodation with my parents we have split it 50/50 with them having first dibs on the nicest room. This was my parents decision which suited my family as 2A 2Ch.

I might be in the minority but I would just split the cost per person, seems the easiest and fairest way to do so.

We are doing a similar thing this summer.
Myself DH and DDog
DS1 and GF
DS2 and GF
DD3 (13)
My DM and dog

We have paid for it all otherwise the kids wouldn't come but if we hadn't, we would have split per person and we would have paid DD3 share as the rest out adults. Seems fair to me, the same as when you go on girls weekends away.

Good luck!