To share a bed with ds12?

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Ds and I are going away for a night just the two of us. I'm looking at booking a travelodge and noticed that if I select an adult and a child it provides us with a family room which is considerably more expensive than a double room. For one night would it be acceptable for us to share a bed? Would the hotel allow me to book it as two adults even though it's really an adult an a child? I feel like I once heard a story where a single dad and his daughter were turned away in a similar situation.

Ds totally happy to share by the way, he still occasionally comes and gets in bed with me in a morning anyway. Although I feel these days might be numbered :-(

I can't see the issue tbh, and I have three teenage boys.

But I've never known Premier Inn prices to vary by either room type or number of guests. So three in a family room or two in either a double, twin or family room, or one in a double - always comes out at the same price. One price per room regardless of type of room or number of guests 🤷🏻‍♀️

Jesus wept, sorry I've just seen you said Travelodge not PI 🤦🏻‍♀️ Apologies!

As a single mum, I’m off on holiday to the US with my two teen boys next week. We’ll be sharing a double double, so unless the hotel will agree to an extra bed (last yr the hotel said no) both of them will take a turn at sharing with me. We don’t cuddle up, and it’s preferable to sharing with each other, so we’ll all cope. It’s just family life! 😉

Why would you need to even question this? Whilst it's not ideal, assuming your son is comfortable with this, there's no problem. You're just sharing sleeping space.

My son is 11 and would have no issues with this

It’s so weird, isn’t it? I’d absolutely do this with my DD but would think twice about my DS (who’s younger than my DD) — but would be even less sure about my DH & DD sharing. I wish it weren’t so. Sorry, that’s not much help, I know. FWIW, I think it’s fine and if your DS is okay with it, and they let you book it, I can’t see it’s an issue.

You're missing the point when talking about sharing with your mum
I would share with dd (18) and have done so multiple times.

Ds used to sleep in my bed every night but once he hit puberty it stopped and i imagine won't happen again. He was 12. It is uncomfortable for a grown boy / man to share a bed with their mother imo. Although he'll share with his older sister.

I agree. It's not a problem with us I just want to know if the hotel will allow it. I do remember hearing somewhere that a single dad with a daughter tried the same thing and was told no. I don't remember her age or anything though.

Of course it's fine.

I shared a bed with my dad at an older age than that when we went on holiday - it was either that or we didn't go 🤷‍♀️

Shared w my 14 yr old DS last weekend. He’s very little still, but it was fine. We watched the Antiques Roadshow in bed then went to sleep.

Of course it's fine - as your DS is happy with it.

My DS12 still asks to sleep in my bed with me at times. I usually say no as he's like a bucking bronco but allowed him one night last week on holidays. It was lovely!

My DS14 would probably pull his limbs off if such a proposal was made!

It's all about the individual DC, their age & preference.