Yichud with Sister and Aunt
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Question
Is it permissible for a 13-year-old boy to sleep in a hotel room with his 18-year-old sister and aunt?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
During the day it is permitted, but at night another guardian is required, such as two sisters of the boy.
Since it is permissible for a person to be secluded with a woman when there is another woman present with whom he is allowed to be secluded. Therefore, since it is permissible to be secluded with his sister, it is also permissible to be secluded with her when she is with another woman with whom seclusion is forbidden.
The answer pertains only to the law of seclusion, but attention must also be paid to the issue of modesty, which might be compromised by sleeping together in the same room.
Source
The opinion of the Chazon Ish differs from the opinion of "Zachor Le-Avraham" mentioned in Pischei Teshuva (Even HaEzer, Siman 22, Se'if Katan 2).