Would you go on this weekend away

[ThedaBara]

Just curious what you would make of this.

My parent have booked a cottage for the coming week from this Saturday and there's a spare room so they've invited me and DC to come down. Because of work/ school we'd only be coming for the weekend, this is 3 hours away.
Just found out that their plan is to head out after lunch an arrive around 5/6pm. I asked why they aren't going earlier in the day, first thing, and they said that they've got some bits to do around the house and would like to have a leisurely lunch at home first.
It's their holiday and they should do what they like, but I'd much rather set out after breakfast, have lunch in the local pub, do some walking and sight seeing, esp as I'm going back the following day.
It's not an option for them to let me go on ahead with DC, so now instead of a weekend away it'd be arrive, eat dinner, put DC to bed, wake up and start getting ready to go home. Don't think I fancy it anymore.
Would you still go?

Probably not.

I would imagine they can't book in until late afternoon. Why can't you go ahead of them?

As they have the full week there, it isn’t unreasonable for them to take their time arriving on Saturday. But from your perspective, this makes no sense at all, so no, I would not go if I were you.

Do you see your parents often or would this be a chance to catch up?

If you do, I couldn’t be bother, unless you & DC go down in the morning and do those things but don’t check in until the afternoon when your parents arrive.

why can't you just go ahead. Do the local pub and walk and then meet them for dinner on the Saturday. Then Sunday have the whole day and put kids to bed in the car at 7pm and drive home

and at the moment lots of cottages won't let you check in until 4 because of cleaning.

But no reason for you not to go earlier

What time do they have access to the cottage? We have booked one and have been told we need to arrive after 5pm and leave at 10 on the day of departure. Extra cleaning time for Covid apparently.
Why don’t you go early, spend some time in the area exploring and then go to the cottage once your parents arrive?

What's stopping you setting off after breakfast and having lunch and a walk on the way, aiming to arrive at 6pm to meet them there?

No I wouldn’t

Not a chance

Thank you for the responses!

They'd be allowed to pick up the keys from 1pm, but they will only release them to the person who made the booking, my dad.
They live 10 min away so we see them every week.
It didn't occur to me to go in the morning and hang around in the village before they made their way down, I'll have a think about that!!

I’d definitely go earlier and just keep the overnight stuff in the car! Enjoy a pub lunch with DC and do the sightseeing. Sounds good!