I’ve definitely had requests like this in the past from extended family that for some reason would rather reach out to family they barely know than get a hotel room.

I’m far too weak of a person to just outright say no, so I just make up excuses about why they can’t lol

Some people just have the mindset of if someone is family, then that’s enough. I can’t wrap my head around that. To me they are still strangers and we just happen to know some of the same people.