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?

We’ve always split by room. I don’t think my sister should have to subsidise me for wanting two rooms. It means we pay double what she does which is worth every Penny to not hear my kids moan and mutter and roll over in the night. We split food by number of people though (kids used to be half when little but now they eat more than we do)!

We would split it between adults.

So 6 adults £250 each. We never include children in the calculations and would always get a place with at least one more bedroom than we need anyway, even if we were going alone.

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People saying why should family 1 subsidise family 2- the grandparents and family 1 couldn’t get a lodge together for £750 so actually everyone is subsidising everyone else.
This has been a really interesting discussion because we go to centre parcs with friends/family a fair bit and I’m now trying to remember how we split the room.
I’d probably suck it up this year but remind family 1 in future that it’s pay per room if next year family 1 and 2 went anywhere together it would then be 50:50 split.

Under twos are free tho - on the CP website. So why should couple 1 pay extra for a child that isn't even factored into the overall cost by CP anyways?

Family 1 and family 3 could get a two bed for £1000.

If my choice was splitting a four bedroom three ways for £500 with a mix of adults and children, or getting a two bed for £500 and it just being with extra adults and my toddler, I’d go with the latter.

I’d rather have a lodge without the extra kids than with when I have an 18 month old (I’m saying that as a mum of a 6 y/o, a 4 y/o and a 15 month old). It’s really hard to be in confined spaces and trying to keep the older two calm and quiet enough to get the little one to sleep.

Even worse if the kids aren’t mine and I can’t control their noise etc.

We would divide it by 3 however my friends family would divide £1500 per head so by 9 in your case and multiply for per head.

Family 2 might not be that keen on the 18mth old waking their kids either.

Everyone needs to be considerate of Everyone else on that type of holiday.

Two separate lodges might work much better all round.

We simply work it out over head, where children count as half as adult.

that way, larger families who take up more beds do pay more, but extra kids don’t make it punitive. It seems fair. Larger families usually do expect to pay a bit more, especially when kids are bigger and basically take up the same space as adults. However, usually, smaller families don’t mind essentially subsidising the larger families a bit…..but there should be some recognition of different sizes, especially if one family has 1 kid and the other has 4.

We've always seen it as a group on holiday together, rather than three separate families striving for absolute financial fairness

This pretty much hits the nail on the head for us too. The most important part for us would be that we are all in one place, the children play with their cousins and have their grandparents company. And this sentiment runs in all directions.

It can be viewed as the family with younger child and grandparents save money by splitting a 4 bed vs having their own….or looking at the additional cost of the 4 bed vs 3 bed for the family of 4 to pay but we would never think of either case in our family.

Holidays like Center Parcs are usually split by the 2 families with children 50/50 and we cover grandparents irrespective of how many rooms anyone occupies. Other holidays are paid for by grandparents in full because they want to treat their children and grandchildren now while they are here and well. And if splitting between all 3, it’s split 3 ways as there are 3 family groups irrespective of bedrooms

Staying in separate accommodation would never be an option - we are going away to enjoy each others company. This is same when we go with friends - if we can’t fit under one roof, we don’t go there

If I was family 2, I'd tell everyone to jog on and find another idiot to subsidise their holiday.

A 2 bed will cost each of the other families $500 each, now they get a bigger house, presumably and extra bathroom etc at a lower price? No thanks, I'd rather hire my own accommodation and pay a bit more for a private space.

If I was in any of the other family's situations I would happily split 3 ways. I am not going away with family or close friends and watching them pay double.

I'll be going away with friends at the start of next month, by chance, there is 2 single beds and a double, we will draw straws and the lucky one will get the double, the others will sleep on singles and we will happily split evenly.

I don’t think it’s fair on family 2 - we do this every year and split equally as when we calculated doing it all separately, it would code far more than 375 for the 2 adults and 1 child. So I would defo not expect to pay 375 whilst another pays 700 !!

Yes, and the two bedroom family have more people using those facilities. A holiday with 2 kids is always going to cost more than one with a baby.

Personally we have always done based on number of families evenly. However on occasion we invited bil and partner they have no children. They did not contribute, but did watch kids for an evening for us to have a night out.

That's my logic too. Family 2 are getting a rotten deal.

I wonder how many bedrooms have ensuits. Is family 2 going to be getting one of them?

Let's not forget that these type of holidays are often driven by grandparents wanting 'everyone' together and play happily like a John Lewis Christmas advert. The Family of 4 shouldn't be paying double every else for the same facilities.

Let's not forget that these type of holidays are often driven by grandparents wanting 'everyone' together

It’s a nice idea and we’re planning one for a big wedding anniversary. Difference is we’re paying, nobody else is spending a thing. Well, except for the petrol to get there.

That's fine. Family 2 have two rooms.

I go to CP with a friend. We have a 3 bed lodge. DS and I have one room, my friends have two rooms (2A 2C) so they pay 2/3 of whole cost as they have 2/3 of the lodge.

There are no en-suites. CP four bedroom houses are the same as two bedroom ones but with a slightly bigger living room and more cutlery. There is one bathroom per two bedrooms.

If family 2 insist on splitting it 3 ways, families 1 and 3 may as well rent a villa on their own. It's exactly the same price.

And frankly would probably be a much more pleasant experience.

That's a different scenario I'm reading that as you are single parent and they are family of 4.

So dividing between the adults would still be 2 thirds and 1 third.

But I think in this scenario take the 3 kids out the equation and divide between the adults or at a push charge a half for the 3 kids.

If they split 3 ways, families 1 and 3 are subsidising family 2. This way everyone gets a discount from sharing a & bed house.

Family 2 are taking up half the lodge, and the couple are in their own room (as opposed to cramming in with a toddler).

I think OP is fair, and it's worth noting that in CP a 2 bed lodge is usually 1/2 the cost of a 4 bed.

I did it this way recently and I was the person paying for two rooms for us and the kids. It felt fair to me.

Op how are the GPs and Family 1 suggesting it should be split?

I really do think you are being very unfair to yourselves as Family 2.
Remember too your kids are at an age where they are likely to want to have paid for activities too.

I don’t think that’s fair on family 2 (you?) at all. It should be split 3 ways between the 3 families, or maybe you pay slightly more, but definitely not double what the others are paying.

The OP has confirmed this.

2 bed lodge = £1000
4 bed lodge = £1500