Just arrived on holiday with sisters kids

[EllyRoff]

They’re driving me insane already. I’ve never known kids so messy. Within 5 minutes of being here a full glass of juice was spilt over the sofa. They wander around with their dinner plates gravy spilling everywhere, potatoes falling onto the floor and getting trod on, squished into the carpet - the place looked like a disaster zone by the first evening.
yesterday morning they had cocopops for breakfast, one whole bowl got knocked off the table onto the floor, chocolate milk everywhere. Sister completely unbothered by it, just scrubbed it with her foot. One of them then got a yogurt out, ripped the lid off - yogurt splattered up their clothes. Lid chucked on floor (naturally landing face down on carpet). She then spun around resulting in yogurt going flying everywhere, all over the sofa and up the glass of the patio doors.

We went to a nature park, everything was pristine, Nephew got a milkshake, it ended up all over the table, all over his hands and face and then when he went to put the carton in the bin he somehow managed to get milkshake all down the front of the bin.

its driving me insane and I have another week of this. I’ve banned them from my bedroom after they trod mud all over my white duvet.

sister thinks I’m being uptight so there is already tension but I’m starting to feel myself feeling really frustrated with the kids. There is no respect for anything.

This does sound terrible. Some kids are naturally more clumsy than others.

When they bill you for all the additional cleaning just make sure your sister pays it.

Any chance you could plead sickness and leave early? Or get a separate cabin?

Did you know she would be like this?

She'll expect you to contribute when you get fined extra cleaning charges. I'd be noping myself out of there today. Do NOT clean up after them - don't be a mug. Sharing a barn yard isn't a holiday! Your sister is an idiot.

Ffs this is abysmal. It’s basic rules that eating has to happen at table and must be sitting down while eating. Shoes off by front door. I’d have to say something, I couldn’t cope.

This is insane levels of disregard. I holidayed with my two nephews yearly from when they were tiny to late teens and they absolutely never did anything like this, and any normal messes that clumsy little ones make were obviously dealt with so quickly by the parents that it didn't even register with me.
They were also quite helpful wee souls and actually helped cook and clean as they got older.

I’ve definitely cleaned a toddler spillage with my foot before 🫣

There seems to be loads on posts like this lately, almost like it's inviting everyone to jump on bad parents and unruly kids and get everyone riled up it's weird

I tried suggesting that they eat at the table, still a bowl of cereal got knocked off the table and they just can’t sit still, last night they were sat eating at the table and one of them saw a raven out of the window - next minute both kids want to eat outside so off they go with their plates, food dribbling off them as they go, forks falling off etc

What is the accommodation? It is normal for kids to get a bit overexcited on holiday but they do need some rules, like eating and drinking sitting at the table, otherwise you will be charged damages and be constantly cleaning. Sounds like you may need a holiday to recover.

What age are they?

How old are the children?

Honestly. I’d leave. This won’t get better and you’ll be screaming by the end of the week.
is your sisters house a shit tip too?

That sounds absolutely awful, it would be driving me mad too. Kids won’t know better automatically so this is all on your sister being useless unfortunately, she certainly doesn’t sound like she’s doing her best to keep the place from becoming a pigsty. Is her home the same?

Is your sister having a week off and just letting them go wild ? Is her house messy?
DD had a play date with a messy child once- sandwiches all over the floor, throwing clothes everywhere. Pop knocked over. Tomato sauce everywhere. Feral. No manners. Awful.

How old are they? have you never been to their house before? I can only assume its a shithole unless your sister is just incredibly disrespectful of a property that doesn't belong to her. I just don't understand how you didn't know prior to the holiday that she allows her children to behave in this manner.

has she ever been in her sisters house? Is it also filthy?

Food is consumed at the table . Who lets their kids walk about with their plate full of gravy ?! That is madness .

How old are the kids? It wasn’t relaxing for me to go on holiday with own my kids when they were quite small so I can’t imagine how unrelaxing it would have been for someone else to endure 😂. But mealtimes and snacks at the table, sitting down to eat etc are really basic parenting, as is clearing up lots of constant messes. What is your sister doing in all of this? If she is truly unbothered I’m afraid I’d bow out as you won’t be able to enjoy it and it may actually cost you in additional fees.

Why didn't you intervene, tell them to sit outside and the carry their plates out? How old are they? Do they just spend all day covered in food? I'd lead by example and start to enforce rules. You've all got to share the space.

Ah well you’ll know not to go away with them again.

This. Absolutely this. Id be gone.

Probably a better idea to make them eat outside if it saves the carpets/furniture from become ruined.

Just checked Hoseasons T&Cs, and their booking conditions unsurprisingly include the bits below, so the obvious question is which name is the booking in and whose credit card link have they got?

Because the sort of damage you've described isn't going to be sorted with a quick wipe-over, and someone could be facing a pretty big bill

"You and your party agree: • to keep the accommodation clean and tidy, and leave it in the same condition as you found it (if, in the Owner’s or the Owner’s representative’s opinion, additional cleaning and/or repairs are required, you will be responsible for the cost)"

"You are responsible for the actions and omissions of all guests staying at the accommodation during the booking and agree to pay the Owner and us for all costs incurred by the Owner and/or us as a result of any breakage or damage in or to the accommodation caused by you, your party or anyone you invite round"

OP several people have asked you if you knew they were like this?