Vacation rental: how to split bedrooms?

[shaynaatl]

A big group of us is renting a vacation house in Florida for a long weekend. There are 7 couples total- 5 couples without kids and 2 couples with 1 yr olds.
I’m in charge of the handling the booking, and ended up choosing a 7 bedroom/4.5 bath house that is designed like this:

Downstairs: 1 Master bedroom with its own bathroom; one half bathroom.
Upstairs: 1 Master bedroom with its own bathroom; 5 additional bedrooms; 2 additional full bathrooms (neither is located in a bedroom).

What do you think is the best way to allocate the bedrooms? I’ll see everyone this weekend so I want to propose some ideas then.

I’m assuming the downstairs bedroom is not ideal for the two couples with babies- since downstairs will be the late night party area. But other than that, I’m thinking random draw might work out well. Obviously some of the bedrooms are bigger than others, but all are fairly nice (e.g. all have a flat panel TV). I’d rather not set a different price for every bedroom.

How would you assign bathrooms? I’m thinking we could assign 2 couples to each of the 3 full bathrooms upstairs. Of course, the upstairs master gets screwed because someone will be coming into their room to use the bathroom. If we did end up doing this, I think the downstairs couple gets their own bathroom and has to pay a premium (nobody will want to go downstairs to use the bathroom).

If we split it evenly, each couple has to pay $200. How much of a premium is appropriate for having your own bathroom?

[sarahbear]

Honestly, in this situation I would split evenly and do a lottery for the rooms....as long as everyone is on board. However, I agree that the downstairs bedroom would be a nightmare for someone with a sleeping child. So maybe someone would volunteer?

[ijack]

Are all the bedrooms big enough for a pnp? If they are then you should say that having a private bath is worth $50 extra and whomever is willing to pay for that can draw names and then everyone else can draw names for the rest of the bedrooms.

[zarapipe]

yikes. choices, choices.
I would ask everyone for input before you make a decision. If no one cares I would just draw straws. If any of the bedrooms have larger closets I would offer those to the parents with kids since it may be big enough for a pack and play in the closet. The private bath in the master bedrooms could also hold a pack and play (we have done both because DH and I can not sleep with DD in the room and neither can she).

I don't know if I got the master upstairs if I would want people walking through my room to get to the bathroom..

If people did want to pay for the master bedrooms you could have those be $250 each and the regular rooms be $180 a night. That would add up to $1400.

[pedanticwench]

Logistically, I don't think your going to be able to own either of the two master bathrooms even if you're in one of the master bedrooms.

With that many, there are going to be people using the master baths on occasion (at least to pee or poop).

I think drawing straws might be the best option.

[jigsy]

I don't know about the splitting bathrooms as a hard and fast rule thing...I mean, what happens if couple 1 who is assigned to share the master bath but not in the master needs to use it in the middle of the night...I'd hope they could use whatever bathroom is available rather than stomping through a bedroom.

You're all adults, do you really need assigned bathrooms?

I'd ask the other couples if any of them want to pay extra per night to have the masters, if there are some people, then let them. Of no one does, then I'd do random draw.

[Deleted]

I would probably split it evenly and do a lottery for the people without kids to get the Master bedrooms.
And/or make the people who win the master bedrooms bring more booze

[countthestars]

I think you should just split the price evenly and not "assign" bathrooms. Rooms should just be a lottery - maybe say at the beginning "if you think your kid won't be able to sleep through noise downstairs, you can wait to be in the upstairs drawing" and then the kid people can decide if they want to be in or out for the first floor master.

Sounds like fun!

[definitelyO]

I agree to not sharing the master bathrooms nor assigning bathrooms. people will use the ones that are available and gravitate to the one that is nearest their room.

I agree with the drawing names for the rooms. and with a slight upcharge for the master suites. that seems to be the easiest way and then just let the bathrooms figure themselves out.

[SJ]

I also think price should be split evenly and bathrooms not assigned.

[aspentosh]

Split evenly with bathrooms not assigned. I'd also suggest not putting a couple with child in the downstairs bedroom.

[takeonyou]

Split evenly, draw names.

[vegas]

We take group trips all the time. We draw for rooms and split evenly and we've never had an issue.

[Roc A Bee]

Draw for bedrooms. I think it makes most sense for those in the master beds to use the master bath. Then those in the 5 upstairs beds to split between the two upstairs bath without assignment.