Aibu to think some should pay more?

[Ohfurflipsake]

Going on holiday next summer. Group of us. 4 adults 4 kids. Kids will share rooms in 2s. Adults all need own rooms, all single women.

How do you divide the cost? Total price divided by 8 so price pp? Or should it be price per room? Rooms vary massively.... One has four poster and an en suite and another is tiny with two little single beds.

I just want it to be fair. What would be reasonable?

If it’s four adults with one child each, surely just splitting it is the easiest?

What’s the situation?

@MatildaJayne ha thanks! I couldn't get my head round the sixths and twelfths but it makes perfect sense now!

Cross posted.

Total price divided by six
Single adults pay one sixth
Adults with children pay two sixths

It's really hard to know, without knowing the full dynamic. A few years ago my family went on a huge group holiday. A few of us had no kids (inc me) but cost was just split between the adults. I didn't mind, but it does seem to be the way in my family. We have a large family party coming up in Dec and are getting catering, me and DH will pay the same as DS + BIL + 3 (teen DC). But as it has always been this way I figure when I do have DC I will get the same treatment.

Per room, so split cost into 4. Two pay for 1 room, 2 pay for two,

Divide by the number of rooms (6).

Each adult pays 1/6th for their room and 1/12 for each of their children.

Draw straws or something to decide who gets which room.

@Chloemol

Per room, so split cost into 4. Two pay for 1 room, 2 pay for two,

There are six rooms not four

@Ohfurflipsake

2 adults both have 2 kids. Other two adults have no kids.

So most people think kids pay 50% adult price and names in hat for the big room unless someone wants to pay extra for it?

I think this seems fair too.

So the two adults with two children pay one third each. Adults without children pay one sixth each.

Children have "children's rooms" i.e. with bunks/2 singles. No adult gets priority for any room. Adult names put in a hat and drawn out. First name out of the hat gets first choice, second name out the hat gets second choice, last person gets remaining room.

That way all is fair.

Let’s assume the six bedroom property is £960 for the stay.

If you divide the cost by 8, that’s £120 per person - so the adult with two children (who are sharing a room) would be paying £360 for two rooms, while a single person would only be paying £120 for one room - how would that be fair?

It should be per room.

@Ohfurflipsake

2 adults both have 2 kids. Other two adults have no kids.

So most people think kids pay 50% adult price and names in hat for the big room unless someone wants to pay extra for it?

I think this seems fair too.

Yes - this As the DCs are sharing rooms anyway, so makes sense they are half adult price

Names in a Hat selection for "best rooms" in order seems fair for choice of room, in order . As long as everyone is arriving together at same time and not days apart.

Next time flip it so that last person out of hat this time gets first choice next time etc

I'd give kids the smallest rooms (with twin beds).

This might be controversial, but I'd give the nicest rooms to the non-kid adults tbh. Their holiday is inevitably going to revolve around the kids more than if they were away on a child-free holiday. Though this presumes you're planning to muck in together as one big group and do many of the same things together (with the kids) rather than the single adults going off on their own.

Sorry you updated as I posted.

The fairest thing seems to be price per room. So if the cost is €600 for six rooms, then each adult would pay €100 and each child would pay €50.

price per head.

You divide by 8 and pay per person. So if the total cost was £800:
Single adults pay £100 each.
Each family of 3 pay £300 each.

Only paying 50% per child would be very unfair. The size of accommodation needed is determined by the number of people who need a bed. It doesn't actually matter if the kids are 8 or 18 - they need a bed and that would have pushed the price up by the the same as if it had been a group of just adults.

Assuming 6 rooms all good friends, kids pay 50% as sharing, draw lots for the adult rooms unless someone have specific health reasons why an en suite is needed

i would perosnally pay extra for the ensuite-its private bathroom where others are sharing why shouldnt you pay more

In terms of who gets the biggest and nicest room - names in a hat. There's no way to assess the value on a room by room basis and trying to will be difficult, stressful and very likely to leave someone's nose out of joint.

Do it per room but split the room costs per size.

But the kids are sharing rooms.

The price is pushed up by the adults needing their own rooms.

Otherwise, they could just get somewhere with 8 beds, dormitory-style/sofa beds, which would be cheaper.

Pricing per bed doesn't make sense if you have adults who aren't willing to share rooms.

Flat price per room. Organiser gets first dibs on bedroom. Done.

So if it's one DC per adult, the whole thing is divided by four (1.5 rooms each). An adult with 2 DC would pay for two rooms.

It is impossible to provide equal sized bedrooms, that's not what's available, so don't bother trying to control something you cannot. So long as everyone has a bed and access to a bathroom, all is well. (Then remember who was lucky and not, for next time).

Single adults pay £100 each.
Each family of 3 pay £300 each.

Only paying 50% per child would be very unfair.

The children are sharing a room. Why should the adults with children pay £150 per room they’re using instead of £100? The children are likely to be in the smallest rooms. That seems really unfair.

@SamosaSammy

You divide by 8 and pay per person. So if the total cost was £800: Single adults pay £100 each. Each family of 3 pay £300 each.

Only paying 50% per child would be very unfair. The size of accommodation needed is determined by the number of people who need a bed. It doesn't actually matter if the kids are 8 or 18 - they need a bed and that would have pushed the price up by the the same as if it had been a group of just adults.

Ridiculously unfair for a child in a shared room to pay the same as an adult with a room to themselves.

50% per child is the only fair way. Why on earth would you expect children to subsidise the single adults?

Personally I think those with kids should pay them and their kids, the two women not bringing kids jist pay for themselves.

WTF? Unless I have misunderstood YABVU not to have agreed this already.

@Bluntness100

Personally I think those with kids should pay them and their kids, the two women not bringing kids jist pay for themselves.

Well, yes, that's exactly what's been suggested.

And since the children are sharing a room, and the adults have a room to themselves, the children pay half the rate of an adult.