Money Moral Dilemma: How much should I pay towards the holiday home I've rented with two couples?

SStitanic

Pay a third, then make sure to bring a stranger home from the bar each night to fill the void 

Poppymaisie

Should be split equally on the number of people 😊

ShinyStarlight1

MSE_Kelvin said:

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We've rented a house that has three double bedrooms, with the couples taking a room each, and me taking the third. The couple that booked it have suggested we split the cost three ways as there are three bedrooms, which means me paying a third of the total, and the others a sixth each. Surely a five-way split would be fairer? The house includes other rooms and amenities, which we'll all use.

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Each adult should pay the same, whether they are single or in a relationship. Children go free.

Tbreak

LadyBee_2 said:

5 people.........divide by five (I bet yours will be the smallest bedroom......possibly the one without an ensuite)!     The couples, no doubt, will choose their's first.

Quite, I go away several times a year to take part in sporting events and we almost always share a house with friends- I'm sharing a house as I write- it is always a mix singles and couples, always friends but not always the same people, sometimes with partners sometimes without, and I've never heard anyone suggest anything other than a per-person split.
It's exactly as LadyBee says- first dibs to the couples too.

sjaeagle5

Whatever the cost is, it should be split 5 ways (by person).
I'm pretty sure, if the number of bedrooms hadn't been mentioned, that everyone would be saying, "Yes, of course, if it's £1000 (for example) and there are 5 people, it should be £200 each, no questions asked."
I would have seriously considered not going if invited by the couple that booked it as they clearly have an agenda.

ShinyStarlight1

shirleyamj said:

I am in a couple. If this was me. I would expect to pay a 5th. 

Same. It is the rental that is being shared between five adults so those five adults should share the cost of it equally.

FrankieL

Divide by the number of people not by room occupancy. We do this every time we share accommodation and its worked well so far. However if you are in a room to yourself you dont get to choose which room you get if the others are double occupancy, they get first choice. 

Pollycat

Tbreak said:

LadyBee_2 said:

5 people.........divide by five (I bet yours will be the smallest bedroom......possibly the one without an ensuite)!     The couples, no doubt, will choose their's first.

It's exactly as LadyBee says- first dibs to the couples too.

Why?
Why should couples take priority over a single person if they are all paying the same amount?

sjaeagle5

Pollycat said:

Tbreak said:

LadyBee_2 said:

5 people.........divide by five (I bet yours will be the smallest bedroom......possibly the one without an ensuite)!     The couples, no doubt, will choose their's first.

It's exactly as LadyBee says- first dibs to the couples too.

Why?
Why should couples take priority over a single person if they are all paying the same amount?

I would guess that is in case one of the double rooms is a bit smaller than the others as I would naturally expect a couple to need more space.

yp70479

We have been going on group holidays for 30 years (we were all at university together). Numbers have varied from 6-12 people, and we always hire a house. Currently, this year we are two couples and 2 singles. The house price is divided by 6. Everyone pays the same for a room. We try to get houses with doubles and twins, so that everyone has  similar sized rooms, but sometimes the singles have to have a smaller room with a single bed. We rotate around so that if one single gets the duff room one year the other single takes it the next time. It seems fair as I (one of the singles) does the organising - and fining a suitable house an take hours on the internet, and I carry the cost of the deposit until the final payment is required, and the other single does the driving when we go out. When couples had children at home they were allowed to come for free and took potluck on sleeping arrangements (cots, fold down beds etc). It couldn't have been too bad as one came with us until he was 18!!. Food and wine are run on a kitty basis, but beer and spirits are bought individually. Everyone provides receipts for what they have bought and one person (one of the singles) who understands double entry book keeping keeps a spread sheet so at the end of the week we can balance out who owes who and how much. We've never had any disagreements over money - the last major incident was over who unloaded the dishwasher the most (and she wasn't invited again!)