Dd and I are going on our first ever skiing holiday soon, and we are very excited.
Through a family connection, I was able to rent a self catering chalet at a very good price. It is larger than we need (3 bedrooms), but the price/location are more than ideal. I've also arranged free ski equipment rental through an old school friend. So, we have managed some good deals to defray some costs, as I know ski holidays are expensive.
As we we will have more bedrooms than we need, I am thinking of asking a very dear longterm friend (who now lives in another city) and her dh to join us. We have talked about getting together for a long time, and this could be a good opportunity.
They are fairly frugal as both have not worked for several years (by choice). I'm thinking of proposing that I pay for the chalet and rental car if she and her dh would do most (all?) of the cooking (they love to cook, and he even recently considered retraining as a chef).
DD and I will be skiing (with lessons), and also plan on doing some other things (ice skating, cross country skiing, etc). I'm not sure my friend and her dh will want to join us (apart from the money aspect, she had shoulder surgery about 6 months ago), but there are other things they can do in the village to occupy themselves.
It is fine with me if they don't join in with what we are doing, but I don't want to feel guilty about spending money and/or leaving them behind. On the other hand, they have not had a holiday in a long time and this would be a way for us to see each other, and for them to get away to somewhere fab with minimal outlay.
Is this a bad idea? Any advice?
By the way, I am now going out so will not reply for several hours at least. TIA.