To ask how would you split this cost.

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Two families are going to Center Parcs.

Family A - 2 adults (couple) and 2 children (age 2 and 4)
Family 2 - 7 adults (incl. extended family), 1 child(age 2), 1 baby
9 people in total but baby doesn't count booking.
We have booked 2 x 3-bed lodges at £900 each.

How much should each family pay?
I think Family A pay £600 (2 rooms), family B pay £1200 (4 rooms)
DH thinks split between adults only as young kids shouldn't need to pay so £200 per adult (Family A pay £400, Family B pay £1400)

How would you split it?

I agree with you. Price per room

I think I would personally do it based on rooms, as i feel like at center Parcs that’s what you are paying for.

total cost for 6 bedrooms -- £1800
Charge each family according to how many bedrooms they use - (at £1800 for six each bedroom costs £300 if you are using two bedrooms - one for you one for your kids, that is £600)

I agree by room is the fairest way to split the costs here.

Splitting the cost of accomodation based on the number of rooms each family is using seems fairest to me, so on this information alone I would say your suggestion is most sensible.

Children use beds and need bedding laundered just the same as adults (arguably, maybe more so if they have accidents due to age or excitement! - although I guess the same could be said about the adults )

Split by room definitely.

By room is the fairest way I think.

Agree, we would split by room.

Thanks for the replies. We are part of Family B and will be paying all of that element (which includes two sets of grandparents who we are also paying for).

DH's reasoning is that every time we have done something with this other family (restaurants etc), we split by adults - and generally I agree that kids shouldn't need to pay. But that's when the cost per head is usually lower and kids don't usually cost much. For Center Parcs you basically are paying the same for anyone over the age of two.

Price per room which is the same as price per person minus baby.
Can't get fairer than that

By room.

Center Parcs charge per room over 2 so that's how it should be paid.

Center parcs are charging based on number of rooms used, that's how you should pay.

If you intend to stick to your usual arrangement when it comes to paying for food (which seems sensible since this works for you), that is entirely separate from the accomodation.