Holiday situation - AIBU?

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6 adults go on holiday. 2 couples have nice double bedrooms. 1 couple has a twin room with two single beds and has to pay the same. Is this unfair or AIBU?

Either find accommodation with 3 doubles (unlikely) or draw lots. Two single beds won't be any less comfortable in theory (unless they are substandard mattresses), bunk beds however I would draw the line at. I had twin beds this summer (travelling with dd and it was more comfortable than ex h taking over a small double!

Twin room has two single beds no ensuite.

@Nandocushion

All my adult life (until 7 months ago) I've shared a double. They don't even sell a size called queen in the U.K. (its an American size)

Is there another bathroom then? So the couple with the twin will have use of main bathroom? In that case you just draw lots. The couple with the double have the worst bed. Would hate trying to sleep with DH in a double, would prefer the twin beds.

Surely the en-suite is the bigger issue then? Although presumably it means you'll have free use of the bathroom as the other couples have their own. It depends what kind of holidaymaker you are tbh. It wouldn't bother me but I'm not someone who wants what I'm 'entitled' to all the time or who really cares that one person has a slightly 'better' room.

I'd want the twin room and fanily bathroom to myself. Wouldn't mind superking, would hate double. Just draw straws and all pay the same.

No en-suite would bother me a lot more unless the twin room's bedroom is right next door.

They're not all the same though are they if two bedrooms have nice comfortable double beds and one bedroom has two single beds.

How do you know the double is more comfy than the single?

The difference in en-suite arrangement would bother me. However if the other two rooms are both en-suite and the twin room isn’t then it’s not so bad having to go down the hall.

I wouldn't want the twin and it would put me off. I am 6ft 2 and my DH is 6ft 1 so we tend to find there isn't enough room in a single bed and we like sleeping together. I suppose you could push the two singles together though.

There's better accommodation keep looking and make sure you read listings properly.

You need to go on holiday with MNers OP! They'd be absolutely delighted to have the kids' single beds and traipse down the hall in the night for a pee!

We had that situation recently on a family holiday and the couple in the singles without ensuite didn’t pay for accomodation.

The family bathroom will get used by everyone “ wanting a quick wee” and is not the same as an ensuite in the middle of the night. I don’t like ensuite’s unless I’m sharing with other adults. Then it’s quite nice having your own space for a poo that doesn’t involve everyone rise knowing about it.

It will only be fair to pay the same if you draw lots for rooms when you get there. If everyone is prepared to “risk it” then fine. Personally I’d think it fair to price the rooms differently. Youwouldn’t pay the same in a hotel for a shared bathroom.

I personally don't like en suites and prefer the family bathroom to myself, twin beds isn't an issue either, you can push them together and they're not "cramped".

You sound determined to be awkward and resentful before the holiday has even started.

If this were a long term rental then the rooms should be a different price, but for a week or two I’d just pay the same and draw straws for the rooms. Or if someone is doing say all the driving they should get first dibs on the best room.

It’s couple with the double that have pulled the short straw.

A U.K. double is 4’6” who wants to share that?

I’d much rather have twin beds pushed together. Have you asked if it can be made up as a double?

The other couples can also have shower sex without being 'caught' leaving the bathroom.
They can walk into the room and fall instantly onto the bed, next to each other.
They have to put something on in the middle of the night as they walk down the corridor to the loo.

I do a lot of walking around naked when alone or with a partner. It's how I feel comfortable. When on holiday I want to be comfortable.

You sound determined to be awkward and resentful before the holiday has even started.

Yeah.

The obvious answer is simply to book a bigger house with 3 doubles + en suites but it would be more expensive.

Me and my partner would take the twin anf main bathroom over teh others! Own duveys for a whole week and a proper bath 😊

Well, don't care about the single beds, but the enquirer is more of an issue for me to be honest!

Enquirer duh!! Ensuite!!!!!

Many years ago DH and I were invited on holiday by his parents. His sister, BIL and their 4 year old were coming too. FIL told us how the rooms would be allocated before we booked.

SIL and BIL (and DC) were allocated the double room. MIL and FIL were taking the twin room. DH and I were given the sofas (just sofas, not sofa beds). The costs of the holiday were to be divided equally between us. FIL’s instructions also informed us that all of the costs would be split equally between the three couples, including all costs relating to SIL’s DC.

We didn’t go.

Before deciding who sleeps where, you should together decide whether there is enough difference (in terms of the whole holiday experience) for the couple in the smaller room to pay less, and if so what the differential should be.

THEN draw straws to see who gets the smaller room (with the agreed discount.

If you all feel no discount is really required, you'd still of course draw straws to allocate rooms.

But two twin beds is technically a king size, so you actually have a larger bed than they do...