Post by mandapanda18 on Aug 27, 2015 17:09:56 GMT -5
So you are picking up the difference? She didn't offer to pitch in at all? I would say you can't afford the difference and that you will plan a family vacation at a later date.
"Mom, we're really not comfortable with so many people in such a small space. We'd love to have you, but it's got to be a 2 bedroom. If you don't think that's worth it, we can always try for another vacation in the future, and we'll take the pricing into account before deciding where to go."
Oof. I don't really have any good advice but I will say that I wouldn't want to share a one bedroom suite with my mother, DH and kid. I am not sure if all of the suites have the same set-up, but the suite we had at Beaches TCI (we stayed in the Caribbean village) had the bathroom inside the master bedroom and there wasn't a door separating the two - just a stall for the toilet. So your mom would have to come in your bedroom every time she needed to use the bathroom, and you'd need to leave the room if she wanted to take a shower. Not really ideal...
If you told her this is the set-up, would it convince her you need a two bedroom suite?
I understand not wanting to hurt her feelings, but that's a lot of money to spend to have a less than ideal vacation. I would go with Moxie's wording. Even if your mother was paying for the entire room and offering to sleep on the sofa so you could have the bed, I would decline the offer.
"Mom, we plan on having sex on our vacation so we don't think it is appropriate that you share a room with us. Here is the price for the second bedroom: $$$$."