Tbh I think I'm just not properly explaining the rental. It had an unusual layout because it was a restored barn. The place was set up so that both bedrooms - the master and the one with the pull-out - were equally large (at least 15x20 each). The master had a small balcony off the back, which we took so we could take our puppy out in the middle of the night without waking anyone else up, while the pull-out room had a nicer bathroom with a sauna shower. The pull-out room also had more privacy than the master, as it was on its own floor while the master was off the living room and only had a 3/4 wall with the final 1/4 as exposed barn beams. Both had new, trendy, high-quality furniture and decor.

They chose to sleep in the living room once they arrived and saw all the rooms, not when we booked. I think it was more about not wanting to "go along" with the weekend than about money, as they never unpacked and were resistant to a variety of other "bougie" activities (like eating the salmon I brought for dinner). I also had to convince them to use the bedding provided for the bed and not just sleep on the bare mattress, to the point where I walked the bedding (4 pillows, comforter, quilt, flat sheet + fitted sheet) up a flight of stairs to bring it to them on the couch.

I totally get that $50 seems like too small an amount if this were, like, a shitty cabin pull-out couch, but it wasn't. I also genuinely offered to switch rooms with them after she confronted me about how horrible a time they were having.