Would you follow this rule?

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Staying at a holiday house, the rules mention 'no food or drink to be taken upstairs' - would you follow it?

YABU - I'm on holiday, I'm having a cup of tea in bed and I'm old enough not to make a mess

YANBU - rules are rules, I'll do as I'm told

I would still take a glass of water upstairs, but nothing else.

It's a completely ordinary rule. Eating in bed is not the norm.

I wouldn't eat upstairs but i always have a glass of water by my bed at night and i always have a morning cup of tea in bed. I would still do both of those things. I have never spilled a cup of tea in the many years i have been doing this.

For you maybe - breakfast in bed is a thing that some people do.

Yes, I think it does depend on if the rules were communicated before booking.
I think assistance dogs are exempt from these sort of rules by law.
Places that allow dogs often say not upstairs.
If a dog is used to sleeping with its owner then most dog owners would take their dog upstairs regardless of rules.
This is why I try and book somewhere that is dog free.

This should have been made clear before you booked it.

I wouldn't book somewhere that had that rule.

But if it wasn't made clear pre-booking I wouldn't follow it; I need my morning brew in bed!

My husband has managed to spill coffee when taking 2 cups up the stairs so many times. We have beige stair carpet so it won’t show so much.

If I knew this before I wouldn’t book. If I go there and saw this rule I would ignore it. I have had a cup of tea. In bed every morning for decades and never spilt it yet.

No of course not, what a silly rule.

A cup of tea or coffee in bed is entirely reasonable, assuming you take responsibility for any spillages.

A takeaway pizza eaten in bed, completely unreasonable.

Agree. If owners give all the rules before you book, you've got the chance to look elsewhere. We rent a lot of cottages and sometimes you get pissed off by being presented with a rule you wouldn't have accepted before you booked.

The worst was when we rented a "dog-friendly" bungalow and arrived to find a sign telling us to restrict the dog to the "conservatory" - it was a sort of unheated porch thing. If we'd know that, we definitely wouldn't have booked. We ignored it and never booked it again (we often repeat bookings if we've enjoyed a place).

I don't eat in bed but I might have a cup of tea. Other people are different. The point is that, if you're letting to the general public, you need to expand your idea of "the norm" beyond just what you personally do.

This thread is reminding me of my late MIL who was advised by her holiday letting agent to buy a DVD player for her holiday let. She did this and advertised the cottage as having a TV and DVD player, despite the fact that the TV was so ancient you couldn't actually connect it to the DVD player, then when someone complained she was baffled- what sort of person goes on holiday to watch DVDS? 😂

well if it was made known before I rented the place I wouldn't rent it, but if the place has load of stupid petty 'rules' that weren't made known prior I'd ignore them.

I don't go away on holiday to be treat like a 2 year old.

I agree with you

I'd hope that rule was obvious before booking. I don't take food upstairs but I do have a cup of tea. I wouldn't book it. If expect more rules as well and an unreasonable leaving policy as well. It doesn't sound holiday friendly or relaxing .

Other peoples inability to behave like capable adults isn't me.

That’s quite reasonable - food and drink spills can cause damage to beds and bedding etc

I like a cup of tea or coffee in bed - I take a cup of tea up with me when I go to bed, too. So I would ignore that rule. I don’t shell out ££££ for an Airbnb to be denied my usual comforts.

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I don't take food and drinks upstairs in my own house so I wouldn't do it in someone else's.

No, I wouldn't follow it. I'm paying for a holiday home, I want to enjoy my holiday there and if that involves eating and drinking upstairs, I'd eat and drink upstairs.

If on my own, I wouldn’t follow it. I know how neurotically careful I am.
If I was in company, I would follow it and expect them to do the same, as I can’t vouch for them!

Oh god, you can just imagine the parents swearing as their child throws a massive tantrum after being promised their favourite dvd after boring journey/sightseeing/in bad weather/early morning etc.

I'd take a glass of or a bottled water to bed but would otherwise follow the rules.