Difference in hotel price for 12 and 14 year olds

Lorian

stephb34 wrote: »

I think the general rule is a person over 12 can't really sleep in a foldaway bed/ sofa bed so you need more than a twin room which is normally more expensive, its not all about food and drink.

Yes they can. Even if you book a 10 year old or 14 year old into a a double/twin room with foldaway bed, they still get the same foldaway bed.....

redpete

stephb34 wrote: »

I think the general rule is a person over 12 can't really sleep in a foldaway bed/ sofa bed so you need more than a twin room which is normally more expensive, its not all about food and drink.

I'll have to check that with our 23 yr-old daughter who recently travelled with us and slept in a number of fold-away beds.

stephb34

Sorry obviously didn't explain my self properly, I meant the sofa type bed that also has the drawer in the bottom that you pull out for an extra child. Of course you can get the very sturdy fold away beds that are very much like proper beds which adults can sleep in.

SW17

It's a combination of different hotels offering child reductions to a different age (or sometimes even different reductions to different tour operators, though this is less common), and the ability / inability of websites you are searching to handle multiple / different child discounts in their technology.

As to whether the hotel would do anything when you arrive, you may get away with it, but don't be surprised or outraged if you were asked to pay the adult triple rate.

If you know the hotel you are looking for, the best way is to check directly with them what their policy is for the board basis you want to book.

peachyprice

Have you tried looking on the hotels own websites? Quite often booking the hotel direct will throw up a completely different child limit than if you book through a travel agent.

If the hotel you want has a max child age of 16 (which is quite normal when booking direct) on their website you're unlikely to have a problem when you get there if you book your 14 yo as a 12 yo through an agent.

FBaby

You can't look at it from an individual perspective, ie. one child costing £60 more than the other, it's about having a cut off that applies to everyone.

I just went on a AI holiday with my children. DS was 12, so still under the category of child. However, he is a big boy for his age (taller than I) with a huge appetite, and he certainly ate a lot more than I!

Frustrating when children go over the cut off ages, but it's inevitable.