I was browsing booking.com earlier for May half term breaks. My eldest is now 13 so the options that came up defaulted to two rooms rather than one which obviously doubles the price, argh!
There's a hotel in Dorset that we've been to twice. The first time our room had a double bed and bunk bed. The second time we were allocated a two bedroom apartment with a double bed and two singles. Both perfectly adequate for my family now. But I can't book that now.
I know I call them directly but I'm not sure I'd get the "free cancellation" option that I really like.
AIBU to be annoyed or should I just suck it up?
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Suddenly we need to book two rooms as DS is 13?
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deltapips · 19/03/2023 12:15
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Miadi ·
20/03/2023 16:37
Mirabai · 19/03/2023 21:08
With parents.
imnotwhoyouthinkiam · 19/03/2023 20:58
What's "grim" about sharing a room? 
Mirabai · 19/03/2023 20:51
And it’s not just about yours. Some families with an only child take a friend or cousin for their entertainment.
It’s true that if you’re going to share a tent you might as well share a hotel room but both are a bit grim tbh.
Okunevo · 19/03/2023 19:38
This isn't just about your family though. You were saying there are other options to sharing a room, like a cheaper hotel. If you already book the one room at the cheap hotel then the next step down is camping. If you would share if camping then you may as well share the hotel room.
Mirabai · 19/03/2023 19:30
I can understand why 1 kid wouldn’t want to sleep in a tent on their own. But there were 4 of us, 2 kids in each tent, our parents in another.
Okunevo · 19/03/2023 19:19
DS would rather share with me than put up and take down a second tent and would prefer not to sleep alone in a tent as he doesn't feel safe. They share on DofE and in Scouts, he doesn't need his mum but wouldn't be comfortable alone.
Mirabai · 19/03/2023 18:51
At 13 I would rather camp than share a room with my parents. Even as kids we had our own tents.
Okunevo · 19/03/2023 18:04
And if you already do this to afford one room? I do. The next step down is camping, where DS is happy to share a tent anyway.
Mirabai · 19/03/2023 17:13
If you read the thread, that point has already been covered. You can go for a cheaper hotel, B&B, flat, cheaper area etc.
budgiegirl · 19/03/2023 16:07
Can you not understand that some parents give kids their own rooms because they don’t want to share with them either? “Demand” never comes into it.
Teenagers don’t have to stay home alone, they can stay with friends, relatives or go on their own holiday
And do you not understand that some people can't afford to have two rooms? It's not rocket science. And some families would rather have their kids with then on holiday , than leave them at home. Or have no-one to leave them with. Horses for courses, isn't it? Just because your family didn't share, doesn't mean that no families should.
Spanky123 ·
20/03/2023 17:02
unclebuck · 19/03/2023 17:09
No, it doesn't. Camping pods and vans sleep 4-6 and premier inns are in robust good financial health. We all pay for breakfasts and go back to the same places again and again, where we are welcome guests.
The utter nonsense on this thread is an eye opening into the small mindedness of many women. Just because it wouldn't work for you, doesn't mean it is wrong.
I have just booked a family room in Bangkok for us all - lancasterbangkok.com/room/family-rooms/ - it would only let me book for up to 12 yo on the website - so I emailed and they sent a lovely reply saying that any age of persons could share the room which has a double and twin beds, but we'd be charged for 2x extra adult breakfast. They also offered a free pick up from the airport. Lovely. There is no need for all this weird negativity about other peoples holidays, just do what suits you and trust that hotels are quite capable of not hosting guests they do not want.
Spanky123 · 19/03/2023 16:34
That's terrible form. Penny pinching like this puts small businesses out of business.
unclebuck · 19/03/2023 12:23
I have taken DS18 and DD17 and styled it out when booking a room with them listed as 12 yo's. I just can't afford to go otherwise. I have never been challenged and we are very clean/tidy/polite and tip the housekeepers.
Spanky123 ·
20/03/2023 17:14
Ted27 · 20/03/2023 17:07
@Spanky123
why exactly should hoteliers be ‘ wary of guests like you’
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