Question about sharing a room

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Totally ok as long as he doesn't partake in the group outings

Not ok but if no one finds out...

Definitely something that should be discussed and approved by group guide

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I'll be traveling to Europe in August. I'll be part of an organized group tour. I have a friend that lives in the country I'll be visiting, but is from outside the city I'll be in. We would like to meet up. Would I get in trouble for allowing him to share my room if he's not part of the group?

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twiigss · M

I have a serious question about this first. How many people are in the group, and, does everyone in the group have their own room, or would you have to share with someone in the group?

Here's what I'm thinking. If your friend comes and the group sees that, there's gonna be questions about why is another person in the room with you.

I think if you ask the group guide, it's probably going to be no. That's like, if I had a friend living in Annapolis MD., and we went on a field trip and I asked my friend to meet up, it wouldn't work because I can't just go off where I want, and if this random person shows up, the chaperones are gonna say, who is this person? They shouldn't be here etc. etc. and I'd get in trouble.

uniqueness1 · F

@twiigss To answer your question, he would not be participating in any group event, not even the breakfast which is included in the hotel price. Second, I have my room to myself. Also, there are lots of blocks during the trip that I am free to visit what I want or to fill that block how I want. Are you still of the same opinion?

twiigss · M

@uniqueness1 So with the information you've given, I think you would be perfectly fine to have your friend hang out with you during the day. Because you have blocks where you are free to use that time how you want, I'd say take advantage of those free time blocks. As far as the friend staying with you in your room, it sounds like the hotel has already been paid for.

I would still ask the group guide about the friend staying in your room with you. While the friend isn't participating in breakfast or any other group event, the hotel was paid for, for so many people. The addition of another person might have to be paid for then.

uniqueness1 · F

@twiigss my hotel room was paid by me. I had paid the hotel with a supplement of 900CAD for being alone. Hotel and flight was included in the package, but trip differed in price depending what type of room I was booking.

uniqueness1 · F

let me edit that: on a two-week trip, with about a total of 10 hotels, I had to pay a supplement of 900CAD in order to have the room as ''one person'', if not, not only I would have had a group member share the room with me, but my flights would have been booked as though I was 2 people instead of one.

twiigss · M

@uniqueness1 I've been in a situation where I went to pay for a hotel room in the past, and was asked at time of purchase, how many people? And I always say 1, because I feel like if you say 2, it raises the price. So really, I see nothing wrong with bringing in the friend.

I do think asking the group guide would be a good thing to do though. What if the group guide or someone with the group tells the guide about your friend, and you didn't say anything about the friend?

I've also been in the situation where a friend had a business in a shopping mall. He wanted to have live music, but didn't want to ask mall management, he just wanted to do it. He told me, "The mall management is gonna say no" So he did it, and never asked management. Well, because he didn't ask if he could do it, the management felt like he went behind their back, and now the management was angry with him. I talked with a security guard who worked at the mall. The security guard said to me "If he would have asked mall management, they would have allowed him to have live music"

So I just think it's best to ask the group guide if it's okay.

uniqueness1 · F

@twiigss thank you. It makes sense. Ugh. More things to think about.

twiigss · M

@uniqueness1 you're welcome :)

uniqueness1 · F

@twiigss 👍