Too many people, too few bedrooms. What to do?

[Awks]

At Christmas, we will have us, my parents, his elderly mum who is just discharged from hospital, our dd1 and partner and dd2. We have 3 bedrooms for 8 people, and our guests comfort is important to me. Dh and dd2 are able to sleep anywhere and are night owls so a blow up/sofa in sitting room is fine but but I need to lie down, quietly in the dark to sleep, plus I'm so knackered by all the cooking, entertaining and bloody smiling that I normally am in bed at 10pm (which I love). I said I will make up a bedroom in our freezing but adequate office room at the end of the garage and will be quite happy - dh says that's ridiculous because its a] baltic and b] miles from a loo . I've told him to mind his own business but omg I just want to sleep in my own bed so much :) How does everyone else squash in and how do you hide the seething rage at forfeiting your bed?

definitely expect dd1 and partner to slum it. Get a fan heater and blow up mattresses and loads of extra blankets. Warn them they will need warm layers.

single dd in living room, rest in bedrooms.
We do often give up our bedroom for my parents, but in the circumstances you describe, you are essentially giving up your bed so dd and her partner can have a bedroom at your expense, well, thye are the right age for sleeping on the floor, and you are doing all the hosting and need a bed.

Am I the only one a bit 😮 at the idea of letting other people sleep in my bed? I would always try to make guests as comfortable as possible, but nobody gets to pinch my bed!

You are clearly much kinder that I am op

Agree flump, I don’t give up my bed, and there’s no need for rhe op to, it’s only eight inc the op and her husband, so it’s fine, both sets of parents can have a bed room each, and the op and her husband keep their room, the kids can sort themselves.

I’ve 11 staying on Boxing Day, and we do it regularly, everyone finds some where to sleep and Husband and I always sleep in our own bed. We occasionally have more than 11 when someone’s elderly parent also stays, and our rule is always the oldest folks get a proper bed and bedroom. The younger get blow up mattresses, blankets and pillows.

Oh and we also make the younger ones sort their own bedding 😂

When we stayed at my aunt's for Christmas it was all girls in one bedroom, boys in another, gran and grampy in the main room and God knows where the rest of the adults slept possibly Inthe lounge and dining room