6 bedrooms - 4 families
family 1 -- my mom and dad (2 people)
family 2 -- me, dh, 2 kids (4 people)
family 3 -- friends (couple with 1 child = 3 people)
family 4 -- friends (couple with 1 child = 3 people)
I'll do the math ... that's 12 people. But, what you need to know is it started out an all family trip. However, MIL and FIL bailed due to financial issues and my sister and her family bailed (4 people) due to the possibility of her losing her job (mortgage industry). So, I had to backfill, since I'd already sent the deposit, and we I feel we got a great deal on the house (6 nights/7th free cuz DH is firefighter), house on double lot, lots of room, etc., etc., etc.
So, I didn't want to cancel this ressie and try to find another house. Now, my family was supposed to use two bedrooms and my sister's family two bedrooms. Each set of grandparents would use one each. We had initially decided on $450 per family of 4 (2 bedrooms) and $325 per couple (1 bedroom). Oh yeah, there's only 4 bathrooms.
So, now the scenario is there's still four families, but the one family's son is bunking with my boys because there's a twin over full bedroom and they are buddies. The other family will use two bedrooms cuz hubby snores so loudly, he'll knock the paint off the walls, so she'll share a room with her son and he'll take whatever's left over. Whew.
I technically could invite another couple to join us, but right now, there's four families and four bathrooms. If we were all related, it would be one thing, but we are not. So ... I think cost per person may be the way to go, even though I'm gonna get stuck paying the most. That's what I get for trying to plan a great "family" vacation, huh?
BTW, when we went to Myrtle Beach 2 years ago, we took two bedrooms and had to pay almost $800 and other couples/same room families only paid $400. I guess I shouldn't complain over $69 more dollars versus what I was initially going to pay, right? Need your good thoughts here ... cuz I got into an argument with my mom about all this. Somehow, she's now paying $66 less and I'm paying $69 more. I know it doesn't sound like anything to argue about, but it seems like this trip is getting more and more expensive! (Just a little stressed at work, can you tell???)
Ok, done venting now. Thanks for listening .. and for your advice.
P.S. CarolA -- I/we DID have this decided when I booked the house -- until the plans fell through the floor when 3 bedrooms were suddenly vacated (MIL and FIL didn't even TELL me--I overheard them telling someone else they weren't going).