Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

AIBU to share a hotel room with my adult children?

108 replies

parasolnotumbrella · 02/05/2026 17:02

I have been divorced for over 20 years and have had no interest in finding another partner. I occasionally go on holiday with my adult children, DD27 and DS25. We sometimes stay in Airbnbs and sometimes in hotels. AIBU to share a hotel room with them? We each have separate single beds and each get changed and washed in the bathroom with the door closed. I can afford to pay to take them away (I like 5* hotels which my DC couldn’t afford to pay for themselves) but I couldn’t afford to pay for multiple rooms. Everyone is happy with the arrangement. AIBU?

OP posts:
Timeandtune · 02/05/2026 17:31

Not only I have I shared hotel rooms with my 2 adult sons but we shared a cabin on the QM back from New York.
We are all compatible in our different ways.

Confuserr · 02/05/2026 17:32

Nothing unreasonable about it. Although if you're able to afford actual 5 star hotels, I would have thought you'd all prefer the comfort and space of multiple rooms or a suite in a 4 star hotel.
Perhaps you mean hotels with a 5 star rating on booking.com or similar?

Rewis · 02/05/2026 17:33

Totally normal. Don't knwo anyone who would get 3 separate rooms.

Purplewarrior · 02/05/2026 17:57

YANBU. I do exactly the same thing.

TomatoSandwiches · 02/05/2026 18:14

I'm assuming you are their father, if your daughters are ok with it then I can't see anything wrong with it so long as beds are seperate.
Personally I can't sleep with anyone about so I wouldn't go if I had to share with anyone, but that's just me.

SapphireSteel28 · 02/05/2026 18:29

I do the same. It’s fine!

MeridaBrave · 02/05/2026 18:33

I don’t see the big deal. Why is this even an AIBU?

Tel12 · 02/05/2026 18:36

Good grief no! I'm going away with my AC and I'm having my own room.

Cooshawn · 02/05/2026 18:38

If you're all happy with it then why do you need strangers to validate your choice?

Hell would freeze over a million times before I'd share a hotel room with either my brother or my mum, and I'd be seriously weirded out if it were suggested!

SmellycatSmelllycat · 02/05/2026 18:49

No it’s shocking and deplorable and I find it bizarre that you would even contemplate such a scenario.

To have a parent and their children in the same room on a holiday (that I assume everyone wanted to be on) and all agreeing with the arrangement is so obviously unreasonable that I don’t see why you posted.

Next time you go away book everyone their own suite or don’t go and that way no one can criticise.
If you can’t afford it then look for a cleaning job that pays in Tesco vouchers.

The things I read on this site sometimes makes me wonder if I’m living in a different world from everyone else 😆.
Maybe I’m just having a bad day and a bit jealous that my problems aren’t more trivial.

Scoreagoal · 02/05/2026 18:51

Totally fine an unless anyone not happy about it. In which case they stump up for the cost of an extra room.

childoftkty · 02/05/2026 18:51

Obviously that’s fine. If my adult kids want their own room they can pay for it

Shortsally42 · 02/05/2026 18:55

Plot twist... It's their father posting.

There's been some weird posts of late on the step/father theme.

imnotwhoyouthinkiam · 02/05/2026 18:57

Shortsally42 · 02/05/2026 18:55

Plot twist... It's their father posting.

There's been some weird posts of late on the step/father theme.

Why is that a plot twist? Either way the parent is a different sex to one of the adult DC. Either way they are all happy with the arrangement.

Oldraver · 02/05/2026 18:57

I've shared a bed with my 19 yr old. It doesn't bother him at all

We do afford each other privacy to shower get dressed etc.

We regularly share a room. Not Premier Inn as the bastards won't let three adults in a room and we can no longer sneak him in

LightYearsAgo · 02/05/2026 19:00

Why on earth have you started a thread about something that everyone involved with is happy about?

What are you going to achieve?

Contrarymary30 · 02/05/2026 19:04

Can't ser any thing wrong with that as long as everyone is OK with it .

user2848502016 · 02/05/2026 19:09

No it’s fine, if your DC are happy then I don’t see a problem

Shortsally42 · 02/05/2026 20:20

imnotwhoyouthinkiam · 02/05/2026 18:57

Why is that a plot twist? Either way the parent is a different sex to one of the adult DC. Either way they are all happy with the arrangement.

You're right and I misread!

Helpforsummer · 03/05/2026 10:00

I'm 40 and love a weekend away with my Mother. We not only share a room but usually spend an evening drinking wine in the room and complaining about our respective men folk. We love it 😂

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 03/05/2026 10:53

I wouldn’t share a room with either of my parents as they are both such terrible snorers

MrsMoastyToasty · 03/05/2026 10:59

DH and I shared a room a triple room at a Travelodge with our DS (19) only last weekend. The accommodation cost us just over £100 instead of over £200.

Oldraver · 03/05/2026 19:39

MrsMoastyToasty · 03/05/2026 10:59

DH and I shared a room a triple room at a Travelodge with our DS (19) only last weekend. The accommodation cost us just over £100 instead of over £200.

Yep we've end d up in a few Travelodge recently as they still allow three adults

Blanknotebook · 04/05/2026 18:07

It’s only like all sleeping in a caravan. You have your privacy for changing but just share a room. If you are all happy with the arrangement then that’s ok.

nomas · 04/05/2026 18:11

YANBU. I had a weekend away with 3 female cousins. We booked a Hilton and it was 4 adults in one room, with breakfast. It worked out so cheap and great quality accommodation.

As long as you all feel comfortable sharing a room and bathroom it’s fine.