As I understand the concerns, having two college age kids sleeping in one bed is not acceptable. Have any of you been to a college recently and seen where the kids often sleep? Couches were our youngest sons preference, but he'd take a floor if the couch was full.

Setting aside the fact that college 'kids' - here, anyway - nowadays expect their own ensuite room... Yes, when I was a student I occasionally slept on the floor - for *one* night, after a party. But I wouldn't have shared a bed with my brother.

Well, that's how we have always traveled. My kids do not consider it a big deal or any kind of hardship to share a bed for a week or 2 on vacation. Our travel budget is limited and traveling with four people can be expensive.

ttt

I don't think there should be a problem with 2 college age kids sharing a bed.
Surely they could put up with it like adults and appreciate being taken to Paris by their parents.

Thanks travel_buzzing! Many on this board seem to consider it the ultimate horror to share a hotel room with older kids or to have them share a bed. Since we have always done it, we think nothing of it, especially if it allows us to take more or longer trips. We're probably nearing the end of the years of traveling with them, so these trips have become even more precious!

I often shared a room with my parents and loved it. It did cause quite a few extremely late nights, because we would laugh until we ached about some of the experiences of the day (often over a drink, of course) until the wee hours.

"Civilized" people who retire to their individual rooms often miss out on this.

there is also a lot of apartment info on Slow Travel:

http://slowtalk.com/groupee/