5 runners - how many rooms?

[grk2012]

Five runners. One minivan.

Four running the full marathon, one running the half.

Two of these five are married to each other. One is married; spouse is not coming. Two are single females.

How many hotel rooms would you personally book for this crew? Consider: pre-race rituals (and bathroom stops, let's not beat around the bush), race begins at 8am, five post-run showers, and trying to check out by early afternoon.

A suite-style room is not an option.

[aurora]

I'd probably do 3, but I hate sharing beds with people other than my husband so I wouldn't want anybody else to have to do so. I suppose 2 rooms would still enable that (if the married-without-spouse person slept in the second bed in the same room as the married couple).

But, really it all depends on the preferences of the people coming - how much they're willing to spend, how much they need privacy, how close friends they are, etc.

The post-race shower aspect really wouldn't factor into my decision at all since there are likely other options for showering.

[texassmith]

I think it depends a lot on the dynamic of the relationships between all these people, but my instinct is 3.

1: married couple
2: single females
3: married person

Of course, with my group of running friends, we'd probably all pile into one happy room because we're cheap. Right, katinthehat, finallykrisb and runclt? lol.

[trigal]

2 rooms. Guys in one, girls in the other.

[ebeth]

4

[gt7301b]

I'd be fine with 2 -3 rooms. If I was going on a trip with my girl friends we'd probably see if we could get an extra bed and load up in one room. I'm pretty sure Mr. GT and I have slept in the same room with all of my girl friends at some point.

For the record Mr. GT is running the Va beach half with a friend. The wives are both coming and we are getting our own rooms. The other wife booked the reservation, but I'd gladly share to save $500. (Or booked a condo or something, but that wasn't an option)

[clseale]

Knowing my running group & how well these people would know each other....if we were trying to pool funds & conserve money, two rooms.

Room 1: Married couple 1 bed, married single in the other bed.
Room 2: single w/their own beds

ETA: If you're not asking for cost saving purposes, obviously 3-4 rooms.

[Wines Not Whines]

I'd probably want my own room (or share with DH), but I seem to be in the minority.

[grk2012]

Thanks for the input.

[Brit]

Jul 14, 2013 15:17:17 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

I'd probably want my own room (or share with DH), but I seem to be in the minority.

This. Although I would probably agree to share if I was asked to, but unless specifically asked I would prefer my own room. I would not stay in the room with the dude unless my H was close friends with him because I think that is just disrespectful to my H.

[al320]

3 or 4, depending on whether the two single females want to share a room or not.

[juliahenry]

I would ask single females if they want to share, if not, 4 rooms. Is the married/no spouse m or f? If f, would they want to share with single females or not?

[grk2012]

Jul 15, 2013 7:34:27 GMT -5 juliahenry said:

I would ask single females if they want to share, if not, 4 rooms. Is the married/no spouse m or f? If f, would they want to share with single females or not?

Married no spouse along is M

[clseale]

The bigger question here is, what does everyone want to do? Any of the above scenarios are acceptable depending on what the goal is. Optimal comfort & privacy? Saving some money? It all comes down to what everyone prefers. Are you stuck making this decision without the input of those involved, or has a decision been made and you're looking for validation that it's a good arrangement, or a crazy one? lol I'm assuming you're part of the married couple? Are you OK sharing your room w/the married male?

[grk2012]

Jul 15, 2013 8:37:35 GMT -5 clseale said:

The bigger question here is, what does everyone want to do? Any of the above scenarios are acceptable depending on what the goal is. Optimal comfort & privacy? Saving some money? It all comes down to what everyone prefers. Are you stuck making this decision without the input of those involved, or has a decision been made and you're looking for validation that it's a good arrangement, or a crazy one? lol I'm assuming you're part of the married couple? Are you OK sharing your room w/the married male?

Four of the five are ok with cramming into one room.

I am not.


I value my pre-race sleep (without four others' snoring disrupting me), morning poop, and get-ready time without having to share one bathroom with four other runners also trying to do their own things. No thanks. 

DH and I are the married couple; we have shared a (HUGE) hotel room with the other married male before and it was fine. I've never done an overnight with the two single females, who are ok with sharing a room. Actually, what was kind of discussed is that the two females + married male would share one room--apparently he will use a cot or air mattress--so DH and I would have our own. This is a-ok with me. I'd rather not split boys/girls; DH and I are already paying for at least 2/5 of whatever we get, so I'd prefer to maintain my routines in my own space rather than with someone I've never dealt with before. It's not like this is a one-night stop on a road trip; I will have spent the past 4-5 months preparing for the marathon the next day, and I don't want a crappy night to affect everything. 

I've already told the group I'm not cool with all five in one room. Their priority is that it's cheap; mine is relative comfort and not too far a drive. Race morning is stressful enough without worrying about traffic.  

[clseale]

All very reasonable points, imo. 1 room for 5 people is ridiculous, especially the night before a marathon. Splitting a hotel room 3 ways (married & 2 singles) is still a good cost savings for them. I would not feel bad about getting a room for just you and DH.

[grk2012]

Jul 15, 2013 9:34:56 GMT -5 clseale said:

All very reasonable points, imo. 1 room for 5 people is ridiculous, especially the night before a marathon. Splitting a hotel room 3 ways (married & 2 singles) is still a good cost savings for them. I would not feel bad about getting a room for just you and DH.

AFTER spending 9+ hours in the car with them all. I told DH I might need some space to just *be*... and vent.  

[ebeth]

Jul 15, 2013 9:29:24 GMT -5 grk2012 said:

Jul 15, 2013 8:37:35 GMT -5 clseale said:

The bigger question here is, what does everyone want to do? Any of the above scenarios are acceptable depending on what the goal is. Optimal comfort & privacy? Saving some money? It all comes down to what everyone prefers. Are you stuck making this decision without the input of those involved, or has a decision been made and you're looking for validation that it's a good arrangement, or a crazy one? lol I'm assuming you're part of the married couple? Are you OK sharing your room w/the married male?

Four of the five are ok with cramming into one room.

I am not.


I value my pre-race sleep (without four others' snoring disrupting me), morning poop, and get-ready time without having to share one bathroom with four other runners also trying to do their own things. No thanks. 

DH and I are the married couple; we have shared a (HUGE) hotel room with the other married male before and it was fine. I've never done an overnight with the two single females, who are ok with sharing a room. Actually, what was kind of discussed is that the two females + married male would share one room--apparently he will use a cot or air mattress--so DH and I would have our own. This is a-ok with me. I'd rather not split boys/girls; DH and I are already paying for at least 2/5 of whatever we get, so I'd prefer to maintain my routines in my own space rather than with someone I've never dealt with before. It's not like this is a one-night stop on a road trip; I will have spent the past 4-5 months preparing for the marathon the next day, and I don't want a crappy night to affect everything. 

I've already told the group I'm not cool with all five in one room. Their priority is that it's cheap; mine is relative comfort and not too far a drive. Race morning is stressful enough without worrying about traffic.  

yeah. I'd just tell them that you guys are getting your own room and if the three of them want to share to save money, have at it. I'm not sure why you guys would be responsible for 2/5 in this scenario. you guys pay for your room and they can do what they want. unless this is a condo situation?

[lb2006]

I, too, would get a separate room for my H & I.

We're running MCM in October and are going with another couple. She is my BFF and we'd be happy to share a room together, but the 4 of us know we all value our sleep, pre-run rituals, and space. We'll spend 6-7 hours driving there, then back.

Now...we are getting adjacent rooms so we can booze it up while foam rolling afterwards