The scenario: For several months me and my kid have been planning on going on vacation with my gf and her 2 kids. We were splitting it 50/50, no brainer right!? NOW, her husband is coming for the week so it is now, family of 4, (2 adults, 2 kids) v. family of two (1 adult, 1 sm kid). Question: Should it still be split 50/50 or divide the rent by # of adults? Thanks for your input|||It should not be a 50/50 divide and hopefully your friend will recognize this on her own. Wouldn't it be best to take the total cost and divide it by the number of people so you get a cost per person? Doing it that way is the easiest way to make it fair. So if the rent is $1800.00 for the week the cost per person is $300.00 that would make you responsible for $600.00 and your friend the balance of $1200.00. I hope it works out for you and you have a great vacation.|||There's different schools of thought when splitting up a vacation rental. I've done it for years with family and friends. The only fair way is by bedroom not by number of people. We have for example some single people that require their own bedroom and a family of 4 that don't mind all bunking up together in one room. So its not fair to charge the family of 4 all crammed together in one room alot more than the one person who has their own room. We also don't charge people much if they are using a pull out sofa. So it really depends on how the rental is laid out and who is sleeping where. Or does one room have a private bath? and the others not? Without getting too complicated, try to simplify it but do take these types of things into consideration when splitting up the cost.|||I like duckwing's answer. I run a vacation rental resort near Starved Rock State Park. We have a two bedroom rental cabin that has a queen bed in each bedroom and a sofa sleeper and fold out futon. It doesn't cost anymore if 2 separate families are splitting it so the price doesn't go up. I could see splitting that 50/50 but doing the 33% on groceries & supplies.|||What would be the logic in splitting the costs 50/50.|||All of you probably worked pretty hard all year for this vacation. You want to have a really good time; and, you want to remain good friends. I suggest keeping the rental costs 50/50. If you want, and especially if you did the work to find the place, you get first choice on rooms for yourself and for your child. Often rental houses have a very nice master bedroom. It may be odd for you to run off with the huge MBR while your friend and her husband are squeezed into a smaller bedroom. So, if you wouldn't take the MBR anyway, bag the first choice idea. When I have shared vacation homes with friends over the years, we took turns in the MBR--this year was for us; next year was for them. The first year we did this, I insisted on paying for the house in its entirety and treated them as guests. This made it easy to determine who got first dibs on rooms and such. But, you may want to agree on a different split for food and other expenses. Your party is 1/3 of the adults, 1/3 of the children, and 1/3 of the total number of people. That is convenient. I suggest splitting groceries, meals, entertainment, and other supplies 33%/67%. So, if you eat out at a restaurant or rent linens or other beach equipment for your stay, you assume 33% of the total. That way you avoid asking for separate checks...unless that turns out to be to your advantage. I suggest agreeing to this up front with your friend. Obviously, if noone drinks beer except for the husband, he could pick up that expense on his own. You collect the receipts and settle up afterwards in an emailed spreadsheet when you are back. Living together with friends is different than inviting them over for dinner. If your friend insists on picking up 67% of the rental, push back; but, I wouldn't fight over it. Give in and let them have the MBR. Have a great time!

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