Single friend refuses his Europe vacation buddies’ demands he sleep on a couch while couples get private rooms, the couples instantly back off when he suggests upgraded accommodations: ‘I don't like sharing bedrooms, we are not children’

Author image for Etai Eshet
Etai Eshet • Editor
Jun 4, 2025 6:00 PM EDT

If you ever want to watch your adult friends regress to the politics of middle school gym class, just suggest a shared vacation rental and wait for the bedroom negotiations to begin. The couples in this friend group claim territorial rights faster than you can say "queen-sized bed." And single traveling members of the group are handed the couch with the enthusiasm of a consolation prize, and anyone who hints at wanting their own space is accused of threatening group unity, fiscal prudence, and possibly world peace.

The mere mention of private rooms for all will cause these penny-pinching travel buddies,cost-conscious and the self-appointed "trip organizers," to clutch their spreadsheets in horror. Somehow, the concept of every adult having a door that closes is suddenly the height of extravagance, while expecting three grown individuals to stage their own sleepover in a glorified bedroom closet is passed off as "adventure." The myth is that couples are entitled to privacy by default, while singles should be thrilled to spoon with near-strangers if it saves ten bucks a night.

What rarely makes it into the trip itinerary is how these unwritten rules quietly declare that your comfort is contingent on your plus-one status. Heaven forbid you suggest hotels or five bedrooms, because then you're not just picky, you're apparently staging a revolt. 

Advertisement

  • Aith for suggesting different living accommodations

    "The two in a relationship along with their girlfriends are suggesting three bedroom Airbnbs"
    via monkeybusinessimages

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • I'm a man in my 30's and my of group of five friends are going on a vacation for 15 days to Europe from the US. Two are in a
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • relationship and are brining their significant others with them so it makes a total of seven people. The two in a relationship along
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • with their girlfriends are suggesting three bedroom Airbnbs with the two couples taking two of bedrooms and the three single guys taking the last bedroom and the couch.
    via Regular_Bridge_7244

  • Come, sleep on the couch with two other third wheels

    Cheezburger Image 10513760512
    via monkeybusinessimages

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • I don't like sharing bedrooms and my two other single friends feel the same way since we are not children and enjoy our private spaces. I asked that we get a
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • Airbnb with five bedrooms. If not, then everyone figure out their own accommodations. The people in a relationship are
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • Cheezburger Image 10513759488
    via davideangeliniphotos

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • saying it will be more expensive and it is only for sleeping. My two single friends prefer to have their own space but are willing to
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • concede for the sake of keeping the peace. However I refuse considering I like my privacy and prefer luxury hotels over Airbnbs. Also my thought is that couples
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • shouldn't get priority on determining living accommodations and the single people should get equal living
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • accommodations even if it is more expensive. I told my friends the hotels I'm planning on my booking and my two single
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • friends are on board. The two couples are arguing against it and I suggested again that we can get 5-bedroom Airbnbs.
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • Also note that I travel for work and generally stay at Marriott hotels like the Ritz and the W so I need the living accommodations to be nice.
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • Am I the a hle for suggesting equal living accommodations for the couples and the single guys even if it is more expensive?
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • chocolatechipwizard You are totally right. The couples know that, too. They just want to take financial advantage of you and the other singles. They are NOT your friends.
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • Iliketo_voyeur Let's see how this works out. You're all probably expected to pay an equal amount of money for the couples to have the cream of the accommodation. Even
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • expecting someone to sleep on the couch? I don't think so. Five bedroom house or the couples rent separately. Better for the bathroom time too.
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • Darrien2312023 Then tell the couples that they can choose which one of the couples gets to sleep on the couch since it's only for sleeping and you get the bedroom. See how fast they change their tune.
    via Regular_Bridge_7244
  • They're pretty F'n entitled to expect everyone to split the cost of an air BNB without everyone having the same accomodations when it comes to having a room.
    via Regular_Bridge_7244

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

europe boyfriend friendship bad friend hotel booking best friends friends Airbnb girlfriend friend mean girls Party bedroom trip accommodation vacation
Scroll Down For The Next Article