So I’m currently in Florida on a trip with a group of friends. We’ve been staying at a friend’s family members house this whole time so we haven’t had to pay for hotels, aribnb, etc. We have 3 days left of our trip and we’ve decided as a group to head to another city in Florida for the remaining time left.
So we have found a fairly priced Airbnb and we’ll be splitting the cost. So this is where my question comes in, two friends who came to this trip brought their husbands. Would they pitch in their part of the Airbnb cost as a single person or two because their partners are with them?
In all honesty, I don’t mind at all if they paid as single people instead of two. I’d just like to know what the general opinion is or what others ended up doing in this type of situation.
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I would pay as 2. We invited my mom on a trip and she paid 1/3 and we paid 2/3
It’s so simple just split the bill in 3??
Just divide by the number of people. Ignore the fact that they’re married. That’s irrelevant.
If their partners are coming too, then it is split between the amount of people there. If it originally is a group of 4, and with their partners it’s 6, then the cost should be split 6 ways!
Split it 5 ways, it should be per person
I think it would be easiest to just split it per person.
I’d divide it by the number of rooms/beds being used.
As a married person planning a similar trip with friends, we did per person. My husband and I have two incomes so it makes sense to pay for 2 people, even if we’re sharing a room/bed
I’d split it by room, so assuming the couple shares a room, they’re “one” cost. If a non-couple is sharing a room, they’re each 1/2 cost.
This comes up in roommate situations all the time. No clear answer. If it’s only for a short stay, low cost, the stakes are low. But for a year+ rental situation it becomes a bigger deal. E.g. in a 2 bedroom with 3 people. In those situations the answer is usually something in between.
If the renters are super analytical, then a bidding scheme can work. E.g. if rent is $1000 (ha!), then person one says “I’ll pay $400 for the solo bedroom” person two says “I’ll bid $450”. Sold. Person two gets the solo for $450 and the other two get the duo for $550 / 2 = $275 each.
Price per Person = Booking cost/#people in booking
Personally when we do a group trip we split by household. So my mom my brother and his girlfriend are one household. My boyfriend, my son and I are one household. And my sister her boyfriend and son are the third household. It gets hard splitting cost with kids involved and when one person is paying for the household anyways. But that’s just what we do! I think I agree with what other people commented it would be easiest to do per person and if they want to combine themselves they can but that’s not for you to worry about.
Do the couples get better accommodations such as larger rooms and beds on top of a cheaper price? It would be annoying to get shafted to a couch or futon, even twin bed, etc. as the single person.
I’d split it evenly between each person.
I think as a couple because they’re sharing space but if you’re buying food and drinks they should contribute a little more
Split the cost among the total number of people present. Easy peasy.
Divide by people.
It’s divided up per person. A couple does not count as one person.
You’d need to split it by room if you were staying in a hotel a couple would pay for a room same as a single person
Divide it up by people. Six people, six way split.
I’m assuming the partners are also people. Just divide by the amount of people, getting married didn’t make my wife and I only one person.
If everything is equal, split by the number of people. The problem is, it’s usually not equal. Transportation, food, cleaning, babysitting, actual accommodation ie: master bedroom vs couch, all could make a difference to the individuals involved. Pick your battles and what is more important to you: a friend or money? The longer the arrangement, the messier it gets.
Hmmm as a courtesy I guess I’d go even further and say since everyone stayed at the friends family members home free…the rest of you split the rest of the accommodations. That friend gets a break.
Usually by number of people BUT couples get first choice of bedroom over single people (assuming couples share a room but singles get a room each).
Split according to how nice each bedroom is. Give each room a cost, and whoever stays in it splits it.
Too many responses but to all the “split it by people” people: Seriously? Then you need to rent a six room place instead of three and all pay equal and leave two rooms empty. A couple is one room. And if you want to split bathroom usage percentage I’m glad you’re not my friend. And I’m am the single one and wouldn’t consider splitting per person.
Drives me bananas when it’s split any way except per person. Why am I getting taxed for being single??
Dude, why are you confused and complicating things. Just divide by 6, it’s as simple as that.
I think it’s best to split per person. Some people might say it’s not fair if the singles end up with their own bedrooms while the couple has to share one, but generally the couple gets the best (master) bedroom with bath, and then everyone shares the common spaces, so there isn’t that much difference in “fairness.”
Does the AirBNB charges per person? Or did they start charging per couple?
I would divide by bedroom. If someone has to crash on the couch, they should get to only pay half. I think splitting other things like groceries (if you were cooking together)per person but I think bedrooms makes more sense because a single person is still using a whole bedroom. If they are sharing, then they split the cost of the bedroom.
If they are only taking up 1 bedroom then they should pay 1 part of the bill
To be honest this type of conversation is bewildering to me. I see it all the time on reddit, but every friend group I’ve ever been in has split by ability to pay.
To me, if you’re close enough to someone to want to travel with them, then you’re close enough to care how much costs impact everyone.
Historically we’ve been one of the higher income couples, and I couldn’t imagine discussing a vacation to a lower income friend without taking their budget in mind.
So we typically come up with some sort of contribution/subsidy percentage for everyone based on everyone’s life circumstances and discretionary income, and then we go into everything assuming we’re going to pay 1.5x, eg, for the pleasure of being able to travel and do those activities with the people we care about.