To think this is the fairest way to share center parcs cost?

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Am I right that this is the best way to split the cost of £1500 for a 4 bed lodge:

Room 1 - family 1: 2 adults and 1 DC (18 months) pays £375
Room 2 and 3 - family 2: 2 adults and 2 DC (age 4 and 6) pays £750
Room 4 - family 3 (parents/in-laws of adults and grandparents of all DC) pays £375

please let me know if you’d split differently?

In our family we’d just split it 3 ways most likely

Well than answers tha questions didn’t it. The need for a 4th room is because you have a family of 4 so why should others subsidize the price of the extra room?

CP will charge room price for a second room not half of a quarter because you’re the same family and others are using the grounds etc.

Absolutely fair. It's simple mathematics because the cost is split per room not head. I would not be happy to cover someone else's 1/3 of a room

I would divide by 3.

As you're family 2 I suggest you go with the room split, otherwise what happens cost wise when family one no longer wants or can share with their DC.

It either becomes a disproportionately costly holiday for Granny and Grandad, or you have the existing structure in place that people pay for the rooms they use.

If it's any consolation they'll then be paying for 2 rooms same as you, but only one DC.

So if everyone is in agreement why are you asking on here?

Obviously it should be split equally but it’s Centre Parcs so maybe save your money and don’t bother

Divide my the bedrooms. Equal split. Why are family 2 paying so much more?

As I said originally - I think the beds are such a small part of the experience and only a fraction of what you are paying to be at Center Parcs. In a 4 bedroom lodge I stayed at in CP we had a games room, sauna, large living area, hot tub, outdoor patio area, a private parking space for each family’s car. I personally wouldn’t pay 50% of the holiday when I was one of three families staying there. To me the beds are not what you are paying all that money for - it’s everything else.
I would prefer to stay in separate lodges, where I could get a 2 bed lodge for a family of 4 for a lot less money.

I've holidayed in situations like this on both sides of the numerical "advantage" and we've always done per party, so three ways in this instance. I don't see it as paying per room as you're looking for accommodation that suits your party size.

Exactly this. If three families decide they want to go on holiday together, then they are a holidaying unit, so to speak. You're not 3 families holidaying separately in one lodge.

3 way split for me.

Give the children staying costs to their respective families (if it costs more to have a child staying) and then divide the rest by the adults as they are all in double rooms

The other thing that occurs to me, is that surely the 4 and 6 yo children are the main reason for the (more expensive) choice of CP as a destination. The 18 month old won’t get that much out of it comparatively, and the GPS are presumably going along to be with the grandchildren?

Just curious but question to all those that think the grandparents and smaller family should subsidise Family 2.....

If it was slightly different relationships would that affect your view? So
Room 1 2 x female friend
Room 2 2 x male friend (1 just finished uni unemployed)
Room 3 1 couple with baby (mim SAH parent)
Room 4 1 female and her 14 year old daughter (shitty bunk beds)

I would prefer to stay in separate lodges, where I could get a 2 bed lodge for a family of 4 for a lot less money.

A 2 bed lodge costs £1000, so £250 more.

Personally I’d pay the 1k for a 1 bed if the difference was so small. All those people rammed in will be a nightmare.

2 bed even

I would suggest 30% 40% 30% to take into account the 2 rooms but also that you are paying for the other facilities too, and that room one needs specific dates

but I'd be thinking "ouch!" if I was in family 2.

But if you split it by three, and still gave Family 2 two rooms, how is that anywhere near fair? Each family pays £500 but Family 2 get 2 rooms??

This is a good point. Do people go to CP without kids?!

So you're the bigger family and you're happy to pay per room, so pay it?
It seems to be £350 more 4 bed (1500) vs 3 bed (1150) so either way you are paying either £750 or £725 not something I'd worry about.
Also your older children will definitely use more of the activities/facilities than an 18 month old, so that doesn't seem relevant in a more equal spilt.
When the toddler is older and the DC all share a room, split it per head, for now leave it be and pay per room.

That's even worse? Why is family 2 paying £800 for 2 rooms?

Yep I agree- kids go half price. Total up costs and divide based on those half prices.
family with 2 kids will end up paying more still - but not the massive burden

it isn’t, as people say, just about beds and bedrooms - there are I assume other things in the costs

There’s never a fair way to split things like this. I think it would be fair for family 2 to pay a bit more but not half of the holiday. I think counting children as a half is the fairest way so:

family 1: 2.5= £500
family 2: 3= £600
family 3: 2= £400

So all families pay £333 each. Family taking two rooms pays the additional £150.