Booking just 1 room for 4

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Got a doo! To go to and it will be my daughter, her partner and myself. They have lived together for a couple years and we all get on great. Have a party/doo to go to in a rural area with hotel and lodges, the lodges only accept minimum of 3 night stay so we looked into rooms in main hotel area, they have rooms available for 2 at £280 (cheapest) or a family room for 2 adults and 1 child for £320, we are all going to have a couple drinks and I can literally sleep anywhere,, anytime so I was thinking was couple to sleep in bed and I crash on floor. We are a very shy/ quiet family so no roudiness from us at all and not planning on breakfast just get head down for night then off in morning to find a local ISH! tea room for breakfast.
Aibu and just pay out for 2 rooms
Or just book the one , chill out and have fun?

The hotel will never allow three adults to book a family room, so it will be a no go

Who's the 4th?

I would check the T&C's before booking though, they might not allow three adults whether you're willing to sleep on the floor or not. And if you book the room without telling them and they find out I can't imagine they'll be best pleased

How big is the hotel and is it possible you can sneak the extra adult in?

I don't condone this though, as imagine if there was a fire and no one knew you were there as they only had the details of your daughter and her partner on the booking and signed in.

My Mum and her 3 sisters often book a family room.

I don't quite understand because your title says for 4 but the detail only lists 3.

But assuming the title is a typo - if your daughter's partner is happy to share and the hotel has family rooms available then yanbu to sleep in the child bed. Ywbu to sleep on the floor of a room only booked for 2 individuals..

Think OP has started the party early 😂

Who is the fourth person? Just book two rooms. Will your daughter's partner really want to share with you?

Surely no couple want their Mum/MIL crashing in the room when they have the chance of a night together in a nice hotel! If I was part of the couple I'd be insisting on having a room for just me and my partner, regardless of the cost.

Agreed! A night to party and chill is fine but having your MIL sleeping on the floor of your hotel room definitely ruins the vibe in all ways. I’d be really uncomfortable and disappointed with this.

Yes sorry typo, only 3 of us, and we have shared room before as 3 adults, they live together so have enough personal time anyway, so that's not an issue, and I will be paying for it all as they are saving really hard to buy and have rent to pay at the moment. They did both live with me a couple years before moved out, they just got offered a place to rent at a good price and in town so saved travelling money/fuel etc. but anyway back to questions, I will struggle to pay for 2 rooms so would then prob drive, I just wondered what opinions were, they are more than happy to share that is not the issue, just what hotel would think/do?

They couldn't afford it and would just leave clearly and drive back (don't like driving in dark that's why they would leave early)

Course they will. Last weekend 6 of us (all women in our 40s) stayed in a hotel. 2 family rooms, 3 adults in each. We didn’t have to smuggle anyone in. We were very open about the number of guests.

I would not go to a party/do or whatever it is that was going to cost £280 for a room before adding in any other costs. That's utter madness.

I would book the family room & you have the single bed. Assuming your dd & partner are happy to share with you!

Depends if the "family room" has a extra bed that an adult can sleep on?