General Chat

My uncle was talking about this the other day - says that price is only if you books so many weeks in advance!

Just looked, you can have a £19 room at Woolley Edge services on the M1 near Wakefield on Sun-Thurs for the last 2 weeks in July, if that's any help.

We booked at the peartree travel lodge in oxford at the beginning of February this year . Our daughter was having surgery at the John Radcliffe so we wanted to be as near to her as possible. It cost a fortune. No deals for us and we had 10 nights there with a cost of around £560. No breakfast available so we went to the holiday in close by which cost £21 for breakfast each day. This was for 2 people.

THATS A LOT
AND BREAKFAST AT THE HOLIDAY INN HAS ALWAYS BEEN
TERRIBLE PRICES

HOPE YOUR DAUGHTER IS NOW OK

I thought I had found a bargain when I booked two nights at a pub/restaurant with annex near Sheffield, for the Sheffied meet last May.
Well at first I was pleased with the room, it needed updating decor wise but was roomy and clean - until I went to try and sleep. O.h. and I had single beds and each time one of us turned over the springs would twing and twang so loudly we woke the other one up! Can you imagine if a double bed was the same and any action tried, it would have been very offputting for the couple and any neighbours lol

I suppose you get what you pay for, our rooms were £35 a night and breakfast was extra, a fiver I think. We didn't bother on the second morning, had bought in bagels and coffee made in the room as the food wasn't worth the fiver the previous day.

I had looked at the chain hotels etc but they were way more expensive and not so conveniently situated, altho we were nearer a busy road than I had realised.

Mind you, went to a Best Western last summer for a family wedding and that was £78 a night and not that impressive.

Lizx

I did book online but could not find any cheap offers but will do as you have suggested and register with them hopefully they will send me some special offers thanks for all your advice

Carol :-0

We had a really cheap night at Premier Inn near Bristol. The original price quoted was £60 but as we were woken up at 1.30 by shouting and swearing which went on for about 40 minutes (a wedding reception guest could not get into his room) we got a full refund! :-D

nice one sometimes it is worth complaining

reading your replys I see most of you got your brekky for free we have to pay £4.05 for a bag each but lucky for us macdonalds and morrisons is opposite

I've never managed to find one, even searching the less popular places. I just wish they'd publish a list of where the offers are £29.

Just check online the area where you want to stay. There's loads of £25/£29 rooms in Lancashire for the last week in July.

Dizzy, my daughter is doing very well thanks. She had major surgery and although she is 23 we have to travel from yorkshire to Oxford for her surgery as she has a syndrome and learning difficulties. It works out very expensive but it has helped her very much;

XXX

Me and OH are off to suffolk on 18th We are booked into travel lodge for four nights at a total of £105. Do you know there is a separate link for multiple nights. Also the only time I've found Premier Inn for £29 was 1 person staying in a single room in the middle of nowhere.

CC that's not a bad price - where in Suffolk are you going?

Lizx

Hi Crafting Cockney

I didn't know there was a seperate link please tell me more When we book we just put in the date we want to travel on And how many nights for

thanks Carol ;-)

My husband books the travelodge as he is registered with them, he says he put in the dates as usual and then got a pop up asking if he wanted to book for multiple nights. When he said yes, he was sent to a different page where these prices came up. He says it's the first time he's seen it so wether its new or not we don't know.We will be staying at the Stowmarket Travelodge which is ideal for Suffolk and Norfolk.
New offers start 6a.m 14th July for rooms from £10 between 30 Sept and December.

Thanks for the info will look on the 14th cheers

We have only ever stayed single nights in any of these establishments but always try to find a Holiday nn if possible because the breakfasts are usually good.

We once stayed in one place, I think it was near Middlesborough, and they didn't do toast in the morning. You could have a muffin but I find the idea of eating cake when I get up quite unnatural.

Anywhere we stay B&B, we always fill up on breakfast in the hope we will not need to spend as much on dinner.Poor delusioned fools!

CC that's where o.h.'s son and d.i.l. live, and must have been where he spent his last night before he got married last August, with his brother and Mum and her partner.
We stayed at the place where the reception was being held, they did special rates for the wedding guests if required.

Have a good time


Lizx

I had to travel from near Middlesbough down to Truro in Cornwall when my granson was born at 1lb 10oz it was a last minute rush as he was prem and I found a lovely b&b near the hospital she packed me sandwiches for the train home and didn't charge me there was also another lady there she was on her hols and hubby had a heart attack and needed somewhere to stay on I must say the personal service we both experenced was invaluble I can't remember how much it was but I know it was under £35.a night with an excellent breky

Sometimes the personal touch is needed and cost dosn't come into it

Carol
I agree.
We have stayed at some excellent B & Bs and still have plants here after we admired the householder's garden at a B & B in Herefordshire and they insisted we share in some of their products.

Gwyn