AIBU to not want to leave my nine year old children alone overnight in room separated from the main accommodation?

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Would love your thoughts on this matter. My partner and I booked a tailor made holiday to Cambodia with a travel agent that claims to be a experts in its field. It cost a small fortune. We made some specific requests, interconnecting rooms or a two bedroom suite, so the children (9 year old twins) could sleep together and we could get some privacy in the room next door. All was fine until we hit the beach resort where we had been booked into a two bedroom villa for nine nights. The second bedroom was totally detached from the main part of the villa. You actually had to go out of the front door, through the garden and around the swimming pool to get to it. Whilst it was only a stones throw away from the main part of the villa, I just wouldn't feel comfortable leaving my children in a separate building overnight, let alone for nine nights. AIBU as when I spoke to the travel agent to try and rectify the situation, he didn't seem to understand the problem? 😧 In fact he made me feel like I was the one with the problem. I have drawn a diagram to explain better and attach a photo. Would welcome your thoughts on the matter.

Why does everyone say this. They are triple her age, not responsible for younger siblings and presumably they're parents won't be eating tapas and drinking leaving them alone all night in an unlocked apartment. They'll be right next door.

None of which are reasons why people might not be reminded of a case where children too young to defend themselves were sleeping alone and the consequences were tragic. If someone had ill intentions or a child tripped going past a pool the absence of tapas would not be instrumental.

No way. Assume a parent took a child each instead.

YANBU. Anything could happen in or near the kids room and you wouldn't hear a thing. Especially that close to a beach.

In the words of many a MN response. I'm sorry, that won't work for us. What we need are interconnecting rooms or a 2 bedroom suite. I look forward to seeing your alternative recommendations.

I can see it's probably just modelled after a traditional style of housing but I wouldn't be happy with it - my son is a bit younger but he would be uncomfortable in a different building. So might some nine-year-olds; I think that's reasonable enough.

Exactly, a 9 year old is no more able to fend off an adult male than a 3 year old.

Um, nope.

Hellllllllllll no

No fucking way.

I would absolutely not be ok with this. He does know what the problem is, he's just playing dumb to try and avoid dealing with it. Keep on at him.

Like hell is this ok

Absolutely unacceptable. I'd sue the travel agent.

This is just my personal opinion - your travel agent is an incompetent idiot. No way in hell is this acceptable. I wouldn't settle for this with my older teenagers.

That's not a 2 bed villa.
That's 2x one bed villas

In a word, no. I would be anxious about this.

@LaurieFairyCake

He's just pretending he doesn't know what the problem - that's not standard 'family' accommodation

Tell him to get his arse into gear and find proper family accommodation

This 100%

I would be fuming, there is no way anyone would think that is acceptable accommodation for 9 year olds! 😡

I would not be okay with this, I would be fuming with the travel agent and would certainly be getting a piece of my mind!

In your situation, if you are already there and if they cannot move you, the best bet in my opinion would have to be 1 parent per child in each room. Not ideal at all, hope thr travel agent resolves this for you OP.

Just no

Nope too young and I'm pretty chilled generally. This must be costing a lot of money and it's important it's correct.

That's a major safeguarding risk OP. Of course you're not overreacting.

No chance. I'm also lazy pretty relaxed but no.

Absolutely not acceptable! I would expect a partial refund.

Only solution is one parent with one child in each room.

Sorry, just seen you have twins, I thought it was one 9 year old. Even less chance - I've got twins and they are still capable of creating mayhem at 10. They'd probably be in the pool at 6am.

You could (maybe) sleep 1 adult and child in each room for 1 night, but 9 nights? No way! That wouldn't be a relaxing holiday.