Holiday payment

[SaphiraBlue]

I’m interested to know how people would split the cost of a family holiday: It’s approx £3000 for a family of 4 (2 small children 5 & 6), a parent and their teenager (13) and another couple.

It’s a lodge. The family of 4 have 2 bedrooms. The couple have their own room with double bed, the parent will be sharing with their teen in a twin room.

Suggestions that have been made are:

• family of 4 pay half, the couple and parent with teen pay a quarter each.
• each party pay a third
• Everyone pays a seventh per person except that the two little ones get classed as one seventh together. (So family of 4 pay 3/7)

There’s no issues or arguments or hard feelings. Everyone is happy to pay whatever they’re going to pay. If anything everyone is trying to be the “bigger person” and pay the suggestion that costs them more 🙄

I would just like to know what other people’s thoughts are.

TIA

Split by room is the only fair way to do it. Otherwise the parent with teen is doubly penalised by firstly having to share with their DC which other family isn't doing and paying more for the privilege.

Also the main double room is usually the nicest at these properties and the parent with teen will definitely not be having that room because they need a twin.

Option one. And the family with kids are probably more likely to take over the living space so them paying the most isn’t a bad thing! (I don’t say this as a veiled criticism - just experience of when our family were young or when we’ve stayed with other similar ones).