momofkhm Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Say you are going on vacation with your parents (or your husband's parents whichever you would more likely go with). You are renting a house with enough bedrooms to sleep all of you though the kids may have to double up (2 girls to a room/ 2 boys to a room). BUT there is only one master bedroom. You will both end up with a private bedroom either way. Who gets it? You or your parents? Does it depend who paid for the rental? Just wondering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I'd give it to my parents. I'd like them having some room to themselves for when they get overwhelmed by the kids. Or us. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Goldwater Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 my default would be the 'payer' gets to decide...barring other considerations. DW and I personally would opt for the most 'private' or isolated room, regardless of size...it is vacation, after all :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hana Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 My parents, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I would give the parents the room farthest from the kids and noise, whichever it was. My dad goes to sleep early and is easily woken, so whichever would be the most isolated would be theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) I suppose the payer, but I would not care, and would want my parents to have it, esp my MIL. Unless they feel they don't need as much room as someone with a larger family. Or, if the room is on the first floor , the person with the greatest mobility issues gets it. My dad is paying for a vacation rental for my sibs and our spouses and kids. He is getting the giant master suite, and he is one person. He is footing the bill, so he gets it, although he did not ask for it. There should be some perks for the bill-payer. :) My dad is also an early riser. I would rather he make bathing noises far removed from where the rest of us are sleeping. lol Edited July 27, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 My parents. Even if dh and I payed. I just don't think dh and I would be at peace with NOT giving it to my/his parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquilt Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 We offered the master suite to my parents this summer but it was upstairs whereas their was a bed/bath combo on the main level that they preferred. The kids all slept downstairs in the rec room so it's not like the kids were in the way of either set of adults. It was a nice set up for several families to share space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 We were actually just in this sort of situation. DHs family rented a HUGE vacation home (he has a lot of siblings) and we all chipped in some, but not enough to cover the cost of the house. MIL and FIL paid for the remaining balance and we gave them the master suite. If it's a situation where everyone is paying equally, I think I'd still offer it to the parents, unless there was a pressing need for one family to have a little more room (like a baby in a pack in play). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) We do this every summer and Christmas vacation. Dh and I take the master suite, although the inlaws usually have a bathroom en suite too. We need the space if a kid gets sick or more relatives show up and the kids have to sleep on the floor of our room. We pay for the rental, food and inlaw's air fare, so I don't feel the least bit guilty about taking the most comfortable room. And dh, who's very attentive to his parents, has never even considered not taking the master br. Edited July 27, 2010 by chiguirre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Parents, no question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 We are taking a vacation like that too, but we all pitched in equal amounts. We are giving the master to my grandparents, because the other rooms all have bunkbeds in them for kids along with the adult beds. 5 of us in one room should be fun lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I'd never go on vacation with MIL, so not an issue. My mother would take the best room for herself, regardless of who paid. Dh's stepmom, with whom we have gone on vacation, would decline the master suite and insist upon us taking it, even though I would definitely offer it to her first. For "normal" parents, I think I would offer them the first choice of room and let them decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 My parents. Even if dh and I payed. I just don't think dh and I would be at peace with NOT giving it to my/his parents. :iagree: - doesn't matter who paid, it's a respect thing for us. They're older, they automatically win any ties LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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