DP and I are planning a holiday to Spain in March and we plan to visit friends whilst we are there.
The last time we visited they took over everything - from what we were going to do during the day, what beaches we could visit, to what restaurant we were going to eat at in the evening. As they were kindly driving us (saved us money on renting a car) we felt like we couldn't object.
They most annoying part was that they insisted on us all renting an AirB&B together because it would be "cheaper" than the budget hotel we had had in mind (which there was no reason for them to have to have accommodation anyway as they lived only an hours drive away)
It basically turned into their holiday, not ours.
We're planning on staying in roughly the same area, a little closer to where they live (and in a cheap hotel!) and we're going to rent our own car for a few days.
AIBU to book it all and only tell them last minute that we're coming?
They are lovely people and I'd really like to spend time with them, but I don't want my holiday to be taken over again.
What's the best way to handle this? I'm not good at confrontation!