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[darbry]

My husbands cousin and wife are coming with us next June and we are getting a 2 bedroom to share with our points. She wants to pay us and has a number in mind but wants me to tell her my number first. It's for a week at AKL savannah view. She's a logical person like me and knows that if she isn't staying with us then she would have to pay oop. Why is this stressful? lol any suggestions?

 

[DizBub]

My husbands cousin and wife are coming with us next June and we are getting a 2 bedroom to share with our points. She wants to pay us and has a number in mind but wants me to tell her my number first. It's for a week at AKL savannah view. She's a logical person like me and knows that if she isn't staying with us then she would have to pay oop. Why is this stressful? lol any suggestions?

If you were going to take them and expect no compensation then I wouldn't take anything from them.

If she insists I would ask for the value of the dues on those points used for the booking. This would be a good deal for you and a great deal for them.

 

[darbry]

I didn't want anything but she is insisting. Good idea.

 

[luckyman_apd]

I didn't want anything but she is insisting. Good idea.

We had friends that took us and expected nothing before we were owners. We set up an account on gardens grocer that they could add to, and we paid for so we were stocked when we arrived....we paid for a dinner....and did a make up thing at the pirates league (mermaids) with our daughter and their daughter.

My mother came with us when we purchased and she insisted on paying the value of rented points. So we went with $10 a point for the difference between 1 br and 2 even though we usually stay in studios.

 

[DVC-Don]

I've never charged or taken payment from guests that stay with us. Take us out for a nice dinner is all I hope for.

 

[darbry]

Yeah I never thought about it and told her it wasn't necessary but she is relentless. Maybe I will suggest a dinner. If not I will use a combo of the suggestions here. We just took my niece and her family this month and didn't charge.

 

[holula]

We usually just ask for a nice dinner from our guests if they insist on paying for something!

 

[AnnaS]

Same here. I refuse to take any money. Tell them they can treat you to dinner one night.

 

[dsneygirl]

We have had many friends/family offer to pay. We usually tell them to pay what it would cost at a Value for the night.

 

[crisi]

If she insisted, and resisted the "you can buy us dinner" suggestion. I would do dues on the difference between a one bedroom and a two bedroom.

 

[jade1]

If she insisted, and resisted the "you can buy us dinner" suggestion. I would do dues on the difference between a one bedroom and a two bedroom.

Be about $500-very worth it IMO.

 

[Dean]

My husbands cousin and wife are coming with us next June and we are getting a 2 bedroom to share with our points. She wants to pay us and has a number in mind but wants me to tell her my number first. It's for a week at AKL savannah view. She's a logical person like me and knows that if she isn't staying with us then she would have to pay oop. Why is this stressful? lol any suggestions?

This is tricky because if whatever number you end up with is significantly more than theirs, they may be insulted. When we take guests, we don't charge them. However, if one must assign a value, it's the difference in points between what you would have gotten without them compared to what you're paying now for those nights. Usually that's roughly 1/3 of the points for a 2 BR. Then you chose a number of either the dues or a rental amount which I'd max out at $10 a point. Personally, if I had invited them and didn't expect compensation, I'd either say thanks but no thanks or thanks and if you wanted to plan a meal as a thank you, that's fine. If so, let them plan the meal including location. Then whatever they do, be thankful and appreciative.

We do family trips now about once a year almost. We plan the trips and we don't accept compensation. I insist on one group meal which we do dutch and after that they're on their own to do as much or little with the group as they want. That way I'm not controlling other people's vacation and everyone can relax. We don'ts do drama and I simply wouldn't invite those again who create drama. Fortunately we haven't had issues and everyone is appreciative and seem to understand the value and effort that we put into it. I must admit though that when people say thanks and clearly understand what we're trying to do for the family, it makes us feel really good about it. It's my way of giving back to the family and getting people together that probably wouldn't otherwise consistently. But the other benefit of doing it the way we do is we don't have to wait on others or rely on them for payment or commitments. We chose times when people are likely to be able to go, set the dates and offer invitations a full year or so out.