Center parcs - how would you split the cost of a lodge?

[Northpolesouthpole]

Room A: Single parent with 3 kids
Room B: Single adult (may possibly have one of the three kids in with them)
Room C: Single adult

For a three bedroom lodge, would you just split the cost per room, so a third each per adult and completely disregard the kids? No bitter feelings about anything, we've just never done it before and seek advice from people who have!

3 adults + 3 kids = 6 people , fine for a 3 bed lodge.

The big room can be plenty big enough, there is a wardrobe+ bedside table worth of space down each side of the bed and full width of the room at the bottom . Camp bed and travel cot from home, all kids in room with their parent.
Then split accommodation 3 ways.

@BeyondMyWits not all double rooms are that big in my experience, especially in the older lodges

@toomuchlaundry , oh...OK... we tend to go to Longleat, executive 2 or 3 bed and we'd have had no problems. The third room is pretty small though.

I'd have said split equally three ways if not for person A's children needing more than one room. She should pay more and the person sharing should pay less.

@Rugsofhonour

You pay for the number of rooms you have. I’m not sure why this always seems to turn into a debate. If you are using 1/2 of the house you pay for 1/2 of the cost. If you are using 1/3 of the house you pay 1/3 of the cost. Simple.

So how does that work when one of them has three children, one of whom will need to share with someone else?

If purely three rooms and no none household parties sharing then I’d say pay per room. If anyone has to share then per person including the children.
Each family paying for their own food and activities.

We are going away with family next year.. 6 adults (3 couples) and 4 kids.

The kids are sharing a room with en-suite (family suite).

PILs are having the master bedroom (which is lovely!)

Then there's one double room with en suite and one double next to the bathroom so it's agreed that the bathroom is reserved for those in the double room as all the other rooms have en suite.

We are paying the same per couple.

(Purposefully chose a 4 bed/4 bathroom place!)

I know little about Center Parcs, but firstly (and I know this does not apply to you OP), I would not like to share accommodation like this. Ever.

Two separate two bed lodges would be ok (for me!). One family with the kids in one, and a bedroom for each single adult in the other one. I know it will probably add significantly to the cost, but having your own space is invaluable in order to escape lol. Otherwise a four bed four bathroom lodge sounds good as described above, but not sure if they are available in CP.

Otherwise a three way split. Although one bedroom does not sound ideal for one adult and three kids though.

Two adults share single beds in one room. Two older children share a double bed. Single parent shares with baby.

Single parent pays for 2 rooms cos thats how many beds they need. So 2/3 of cost. Two adults share rest of the cost.

Or mum in with younger child and baby, one adult in with older children and miserable adult gets room on own.

Then single parent pays for 1 and a half rooms, sharing adult pays for half room and miserable adult pays for 1 room - so splits half, 1/6 and 1/3.

Single mum sharing with 3 kids is a none starter as one child doesn't get a bed then.

Everyone pays for a room share.

I'd do it differently.

3 kids in one room (youngest in travel cot).
Single parent and one adult in another room.
Badly-sleeping adult in the third room.

Leave the baby to sleep in the second room until the adults go to bed to avoid disturbing the girls and then move the travel cot through to their room for the rest of the night.

Patent pays for 1.5 rooms. Neither of the other adults has to share with a child.

Parent

When we've planned holidays with others we've shared the price equally amongst the adults going but it does need to be agreed by everyone as you could argue paying per room used too

The single adult with the possibility of getting the child is getting a raw deal. I think it would be better to do the following:

Room A: parent and 20 month old
Room B: 2x kids
Room c: 2 single adults.

With the parent paying a greater share.

I would divide the cost by the number of people and pay per person....assuming you wouldn't need such a big place if it wasn't for all the kids

I think you should get a 4 bedroom lodge and stick all the kids in the extra room.

No way will CP let you in a 3 bedroom lodge with the children.

No way will CP let you in a 3 bedroom lodge with the children

People keep saying this but it's 3 adults and 3 children and a 3 bed lodge.

Surely they accommodate 6 people?

I would split it at 50:25:25

I think that it would be petty not to just split it in three. You pay for the break, not just the room. If you are close enough to have one of the children in your bed, then surely you wouldn't resent the split?
Everyone pays for their own food. Then it's up to the two other adults if they want to treat the children, in any way.

I would split cost per person, and I say this as a parent who regularly splits CP lodge costs with child free couples.

"The single adult with the possibility of getting the child is getting a raw deal."

My grandchildren don't fart or snore to the point that it bothers me and I get up to go to the toilet during the night. I find that adults who live alone don't do getting up etc quietly. So sharing with the child could be the better deal.

The twin rooms are much too small for 2 adults to share comfortably in my experience. The fairest thing would be a 4 bed lodge, with each single adult paying 25%.

If I were adult C with no children I'd be making a run for it 🤣. But otherwise would probably suggest splitting it 3 ways and they ones with kids will probably buy more food?

Three ways between the adults

Thank you all for your input. For those that suggesting that the 2 single adults share, this really is not possible due to one of them being a bad sleeper and wanting the room to their own.

Parent + single adult in one room will also not work because the parent would be up in the night seeing to the youngest DS as he wakes up a lot, so this would be unfair on the other adult.

I think I will suggest what many PPs have said: Split accommodation 3 ways, but everyone pays for their own food (ie no bill splitting), as the kids are little piranhas going through a growth spurt and eat a LOT of snacks!

In our family, children count as half of an adult for kitty (meal costs and accommodation)- so you have 2.5 adults to everyone else's 1. The family with 3 kids would pay 55% of the costs. Each single adult 22%.