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"per person sharing"

  • 06-08-2004 08:11PM
    #1
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,969 ✭✭✭✭


    Does this mean that there has to be more than 1 person or that no matter how many peeps there are it's a fixed price?!?! It's just that I was going to stay in a hostel in SF but ebookers have a city break for a little bit more that has a 5* hotel!!


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  • #2
    Bah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 395 ✭✭Bah


    tk123 wrote:
    Does this mean that there has to be more than 1 person or that no matter how many peeps there are it's a fixed price?!?! It's just that I was going to stay in a hostel in SF but ebookers have a city break for a little bit more that has a 5* hotel!!

    You'll probably just end up paying a huge under occupancy supplement on the price... sometimes it even works out cheaper to just say two people are going instead.


  • #3
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Errr, if I see a price that says "25euro per person sharing" I understand it to mean 25euro per person, and not 25 for as many as you want in the room.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,785 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Per person sharing means exactly that
    ie €25 per night per person sharing for 3 is a room for €75

    Theres usually a single supplement as an extra to be paid if you are on your own.


  • #5
    elivsvonchiaing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,575 ✭✭✭elivsvonchiaing


    Earthman wrote:
    Per person sharing means exactly that
    ie €25 per night per person sharing for 3 is a room for €75

    Theres usually a single supplement as an extra to be paid if you are on your own.
    This is travel agents just taking the piss. I've done this and paid without question - then seen the room rates on the back of the door - after arrival AND payment- can only say this is definitely true for Portugal and Greece.

    The travel agent or tour operator just pays a supplement for an extra bed in a twin room and it works out less per-person for them. They don't always pass the reduction on apparently - I suspect this is true of most countries.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,785 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Actually
    I've only really seen the per person sharing here in Ireland.
    Anytime I've booked a hotel on line for abroad,I'm asked how many per room and given a room rate.


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