"Both sides of this argument have some logic, which is exactly why you should have sorted it out before anyone unpacked their bags. But here you are, so let's work through it."
"I realize now that we should have confirmed how to split the cost beforehand, but I just assumed that we'd split the suite three ways. Now that it's come time to settle everything up, they want to split the suite 50/50, because they shared a room and I got my own."
"They also said that they only agreed to split the suite as a favor to me, and that it makes no sense for them to pay two-thirds because that would have been the same price as them just getting their own room. I thought we had all agreed to the suite because it was bigger and nicer!"
"I should also mention that their combined salaries are triple what I make. I don't expect them to pay my way or pay more than their share, but the extra $500 makes a much bigger difference to me than it does to them. I feel like the fair and polite thing to do is split the cost in thirds, but they aren't budging."
A traveler shared a two-bedroom suite with a married couple after initially planning separate rooms. The suite cost about $3,000, and the traveler assumed the cost would be split three ways. When settling, the couple requested a 50/50 split, arguing they shared a room while the traveler had a private bedroom, and claiming they agreed only as a favor. The traveler believed the suite was chosen because it was bigger and nicer, and noted the couple’s combined salaries are much higher, making the extra $500 more significant to them. The question is how to split the cost fairly after the trip.
Read at Slate Magazine
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