Splitting villa costs

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We have a villa booked in France next year. The cost is £2300 for 10 nights. Me, DH and DD. My sister and her family are also going. They are in another villa so there will be a mix of family stuff and doing our own thing. Sister and I have a mutual friend who might like to come for a long weekend with her DH. We have space and can accommodate them in our villa for 3 nights. What contribution to the villa costs would you take?

£180

£250

Assuming 3 bedrooms… villa is £230 a night, each room is therefore £76 a night, so a couple staying three nights and using one bedroom should be charged £230 in total.

Well it's £230 a night for your villa...so I'd say half of that per night they stay. I wouldn't count your dd into the calculations. £345. Or maybe round it down to £300.

depending on your DD age, we tend to split by bedrooms, so £230 a night divided by 3. Times 3 nights is £230

Another vote for £230

This is where I came in - but self catering isn’t like a hotel as you can’t then use the room for someone else without changing bed sheets/cleaning etc. And you have all the risks of damage etc. So maybe £300?

I assumed it was a 3 bed villa and the third bedroom wasn’t being used

Thanks. Yes, it’s a 3 bed villa.

We thought £300 for the 3 nights.

I think this depends. Did you book the villa before inviting the other couple? If so, whether they come or not won’t impact how much the villa costs you. Will they get the same in terms of room facilities as you? Eg if your room is en-suite and theirs isn't should they be charged the same?
When we once booked an apartment which was 2 bed, we invited another couple to join us for 2 nights. Our room was the master and nicer than theirs. We would have booked this apartment anyway. They ended up buying us dinner on both nights of their stay rather than paying for the room. We were more than happy with this.

It’s 230£ a night for the villa

and you have 2 adults and a chil, a couple coming would be 2 adults

so know if £30 for the chil

£300 for the 3 nights

child sorry not chil

Agree with this!

I think £300 for 3 nights is fine, OP.

Given that you are already paying for villa whether friend comes or not I'd tell her to take you all out for dinner and buy a few bottles of wine.

Nothing, I’d just suggest they buy a big food shop and cook one or two nights or pay for a meal out. Can’t imagine charging friends to come along for a few nights on a holiday we’ve already paid for when it’s no extra cost to us!

Agree with this

Given that OP’s sister is also on the holiday and is friends with the guests too, £200-£300 may be less than the cost of a meal out.

actually that's a good point!

if it were me and I'd booked and paid for the villa, I would not ask additional guests (who presumably weren't part of the original discussions around planning) to contribute towards a per-night fee. If I were one of the extra guests, I would offer to pay for some food for the villa or food out.

I also wouldn’t want to get a big shop in if I was only there three days - assuming that would involve a drive to a decent sized town and a troll round Lidl.

i guess, for me - time and flexibility are more valuable on a holiday than cash so I would rather a straight “£300 for your room and some extra food ok? We will hit the supermarket just before you arrive - any requests?”

Nothing, anymore than I’d charge them if they came to stay at our home. I’d be hoping they’d buy some nice wine, food etc and maybe cook a meal.

“I’d be hoping they’d buy some nice wine, food etc and maybe cook a meal.”

This might depend on if they are hiring their own car and making their way from the airport past a supermarket, though.

I have been in villas with amazing kitchens and villas with barely any, some within walking distance to a village store and some not.

Just be careful in case they thought as no additional cost to you it would be free and you lose a friend for life. Whenever I have invited anyone to a villa or I have been it has been FREE by the way but that might just depend on the people I know.

What's the room set up?

To be honest, if you'd already booked the villa anyway and have plenty of spare space without eg you sharing a room with your daughter to free up a room for them, then I wouldn't ask them for anything. If they ask, I'd suggest paying for a nice meal out. If they really want to pay, then £300 if they are effectively taking half the villa, £200 if more like one third of the space.