Sibling backed after “taking” sister’s upgraded room during vacation

A woman is appealing for online verdicts after “taking” her sister’s upgraded hotel room on a vacation and leaving her “visibly upset.”

The original poster (OP), aka user Charming-Muffin3365, explained on the “Am I the A******?” Reddit group this week that she and her three sisters went on a “girls’ trip” recently. The OP noted that she paid for everything—flights, the hotel and all the food.

Tension on the trip arose, however, on the day of check-in, when one of the sisters went to her room, only to find a guest was already in it. The hotel was overbooked.

Thrice the Price

According to the OP, the group went back down to the front desk, where an apologetic staff member said that the only other room available was a royal suite that cost three times as much as the normal room.

That’s when the woman’s sister made an incorrect assumption.

“Not wanting to leave and find another hotel with four rooms available, I decided to book the room, but my sister assumed she should get the suite,” the OP told Redditors.

She continued, in a post that’s garnered 4,600 upvotes and nearly 200 responses as of Wednesday morning: “I disagreed and gave her my hotel key card.

“She was visibly upset, my other sisters didn’t say they agreed or disagreed, just said they understand why she thought she’d get the suite.”

‘All your rooms’

While the OP’s siblings apparently could see why her sister thought she would be the one to get the fancy suite, many Reddit users thought it was obvious that that wouldn’t be the case.

One user, defending the OP, replied: “Person who pays gets to pick the room. The fact that none of your sisters seem to understand this basic etiquette suggests they are entitled and expect to be catered to. Save your generosity for those who appreciate you.”

A second pointed out: “It wasn’t your sister’s upgraded room. They were all your rooms.”

A different user wrote: “Your sister sounds very entitled here.”

A like-minded user offered some advice to the OP: “Your sister can have the suite if she pays for the suite, I wouldn’t waste a nanosecond on this.”

Another also shared a warning: “I would think twice about paying for them like this again, though. They all seem rather ungrateful, especially since you paid for them each to get their own room! You didn’t even make them share.”

Several users criticized the hotel staff for charging the woman for the upgrade when it was their fault they were overbooked.

The OP replied in the thread: “They offered some complimentary drinks and a restaurant credit. But I agree, it should have been booked at the rate of the original room.”

‘Everyone agreed with me’

Speaking to Newsweek on Wednesday, the OP said: “Based on the comments, I probably could have made a bigger fuss about it and gotten the upgraded room for free or received a partial refund.

“But overall, I’m glad [about] my decision to have the upgraded room (…) everyone agreed with me.”

She also quipped: “I didn’t know so many people on Reddit can agree on one thing, but I’m glad I wasn’t TA [the a******], haha.”

Sibling squabbles such as the OP’s often end up online, much to the fascination of Reddit users.

In another family drama that hit the platform, Newsweek covered why a woman was applauded for refusing to help her “close” sister with a baby shower.

Earlier this week, Newsweek also wrote about a woman who was backed for not wanting to spend Thanksgiving with her brother’s “toxic” family.

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