Air-bed = bad option no matter who gets to use it 
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Absolutely
As a homeowner and not a sitter, I find this an extremely unreasonable and inconsiderate request. I canât imagine asking a sitter (especially with a baby) to leave in the middle of the night. Unless you have reasons for really wanting to do this sit, I think youâd be better off declining.
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I suggested an airbed and would be happy to sleep on one. I do when I go camping and I am in my late sixities so not a youngster. An airbed is perfectly comfortable.
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Why? I find them very comfortable. AM always sleeping on one when camping and that is in a tent not a comfy lounge, with electric lights and TV etc.
Once a homeowner returned early because of illness and automatically found me an airb&b nearby. This seems minimally correct. Had they told me to go there at 0200 Iâd have said no, unless they sent a car to pick me up and deliver me and not leave till I was inside the place. Very basic respectful behaviour. I would decline the sit you describe.
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Iâm a princess; I only sleep on Siberian goose down 
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On one of my sits, the HO had a serious accident and returned home early by a couple of days. They offered to pay for a hotel, including booking it for me. I took care of things on my own, but I appreciated that the HO recognized that sitters shouldnât just be shoved out at their convenience, even in emergencies.
What this HO is asking is terrible behavior from anyone. Even in cases where live-in help is paid, it would be inhumane to ask someone to leave in the middle of the night, much less with a baby.
These kind of HO requests (or demands) should be firmly shut down with a âno.â
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Iâd be very careful as if this is the level of their expectation there might be more unpleasant surprises to come when you arrive at the sit. This is a totally unreasonable and thoughtless request which doesnât bode well for the rest of the experience.
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My guess is that theyâre not actually worried about the house being unattended for a few hours, but that they want to arrive home while you are there to make sure everything is OK before you leave. What happens if their flight is delayed, are they going to ask you to stay until 4 or 5am and then leave??? This is absolutely unreasonable and I would NEVER ask a sitter to do this. They should either allow you to leave at a reasonable hour the previous night or make arrangements to arrive at the home the next morning during normal waking hours. I hope you are not so desperate for this sit that you seriously consider this outrageous ârequirement.â Shame on the homeowners if this was not mentioned prior to you agreeing to sit for them. If they will not budge on this, they should not be surprised if you decline the sit.
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Because itâs not a thing you ask of a guest in your home⌠Not how I was raised anyway.
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I personally think itâs unreasonable to ask you to move out in the middle of the nightâŚand rude but I donât have any suggestions for you other than you book into a hotel the evening before and explain that their home will be waiting for them at 2am but you wonât be. On the other hand, you could (I would) decline the sit.
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Hopefully @Jjay is feeling much better and has been able to respond to the homeowner. I am sure the advice given from experienced sitters on the forum will have helped their family come to a final decision.
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Wow! Excuse me while I pick up my jaw! This is rather an unreasonable Home Owner request. I agree with advice/comments from our THS Moderator Kelly.
Completely unreasonable. Just no. HO needs to figure this out a different way.
I find it hard to learn myself, but this vibe is no goof, seems they are nor caring for their parents( its their familiy members you are taking care of, dont they want the best for them and therefor for you?) we had something similar and regret we did agree to that sit⌠Blessings
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I agree these people sound as it they were all about what worked for them without taking into consideration what works for you I would walk away from this sit
If youâre feeling better @Jjay - please can we have an update on what youâve decided to do about your sit and the middle of the night request to vacate? 76 of us have offered advice on the forum as both sitters and owners, and it would be very helpful (& interesting) to learn how it was handled, what the outcome was and if THS offered assistance. Hopefully all in the positive 
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Like others have said
Walk away politely saying that is an reasonable request
Or
They book into a hotel for the night
Or
If you really want the sit. Book a hotel, partner drives you and baby to Hotel for a proper sleep. He goes back and gets a bit of shut eye before the silly oâclock handover. Partner says normally we would have washed the sheets and changed the bed but clearly we couldnât do that at this time of the morning. Partner comes and has a few more hours sleep at hotel.
Sorry typo that should have said unreasonable request not reasonable!