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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Right now, we are trying to figure out how long we'd want to stay, whether we want to try to make a mini-vacation out of it, etc. I'm thinking a condo in the area or just another hotel would do the trick, and maybe they will come to understand our thinking as the day gets closer. Probably not, but maybe. We are close to our niece and our kids adore her and vice versa, so we must go and the kids must go.

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I know it's difficult, but you need to tell your niece and her clueless father as nicely as you can that three or four nights at a $400 per night hotel is just not in your budget. I would be upset at the "you haven't stayed in a hotel recently" comment, which is really offensive and insensitive. A wealthy friend of mine visited me recently and wouldn't tell me where she was staying. She kept ducking the question until I finally got her to admit she was staying at a very expensive hotel. She didn't want to flaunt her wealth, but of course she has a perfect right to stay in the type of hotel she's accustomed to. I appreciate that she didn't want me to feel badly. You niece's father sounds boorish, and your niece is just clueless about how real people live. Don't feel badly about enlightening her. She won't be offended you are staying in a cheaper place you can afford.  If she's a nice person, she will get it, eventually. [/quote]

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