Sleeping arrangements for Christmas

[trebleclef101]

More of a who is being unreasonable . . .

We're staying with my parents for 4 nights over Christmas. They have 1 spare ensuite bedroom, and 2 rooms with double sofa beds that share a family bathroom. Me, DH and DD (7) usually stay on the 2 sofa beds, sharing a bathroom, and my sister (also visiting) has the ensuite bedroom with her boyfriend.

The issue this year is that DH is refusing to sleep on a sofa bed again. They are, to be fair, the least comfortable things I have ever had to sleep on. He says he would rather stay in a hotel, but that means leaving early every evening to put DD to bed. We live abroad and only see family once or twice a year so want to spend much time with them as possible. He wants me to ask my parents to buy a new sofa bed or he wants to book a hotel. I get that uncomfortable beds are crap, but I would just make do with the sofa bed, for the sake of 4 nights.

WIBU? How would I even broach this with my parents? Should I just tell DH to put up with crappy sleeping arrangements?

Good to know, thanks. DH was just looking at this one as an option.

It's only because of previous experiences with DD waking up and being upset when in sleeping unfamiliar surroundings. Is it bizarre to want to be able to comfort her should that happen again? But you're right, she's 7, and that hasn't happened for a while.

If the sofa bed is 25 years old I’d ask parents if they’d be happy to replace it and you’ll pay / chip in for a proper bed. Even a decent ikea one is about £250

YABVU.

I can't believe you would sleep on a crappy bed for 4 night over Christmas rather than tell your parents the sofa bed is uncomfortable. Do you realise how ridiculous that sounds?

We have this and have guests ask to sleep on it over our main guest room!

www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/friheten-corner-sofa-bed-with-storage-hyllie-dark-grey-s79297569/

Well yes it’s a bit bizarre

Most kids do this when staying over someone’s house. No harm no foul

Speak to the parents and say how uncomfortable the sofa bed is and you're thinking of going to a hotel. While it's rude to tell people to shell out money, ask them to try the bed for one night. They just might get the message.

It does occur to me that for all the spare rooms, etc. they might be asset rich and cash poor.

We have one too, I think it's quite firm (yes, I slept on my own sofa bed to see how comfy it was) but with a topper it's excellent.

It's also incredibly easy to convert (we don't have the corner one, just a normal one) which might be a consideration for older parents.