So far OT...........Travelodge is missing me!

[David]

Just received a couple of emails from Travelodge saying that they are missing me.

No shit, Sherlock!

We are in lock down,

Cheers

Dave R

[GB]

What has this got to do with DIY.

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[ARW]

But are you missing them?

[Andrew]

Rentokil are going to be busy after the down-and-outs are chucked out, leaving all their fleas and bed-bugs behind

[The Natural Philosopher]

I think to be missed by travelodge is not something I would reveal to anyone.

[Harry Bloomfield, Esq.]

In my long working career, I stopped in many hotels, but I never experienced a Travelodge, I had no idea they were that bad.

[David]

Personal bias, probably.

I've used them for a cheap bed from time to time, along with the other chains.

Nothing special, not for a holiday or luxury, but OK.

Cheers

Dave R

[The Natural Philosopher]

I cant remember if it was formula 1, or travelodge, but it was made of cardboard.

[charles]

they are

[cpvh]

What?s it got to do with DIY?

Nothing.

What?s it got to do with uk.d-I-y?

Plenty!

[alan_m]

I used to get almost daily email messages from a UK retailer offering discounts on goods. I directed these automatically to my junk bin. During the X weeks of lock-down these messages ceased but now they have started to reappear but without any mention of discount.

[Dave Liquorice]

I've not checked what Regulation 5(4) is...

Who was paying the bill? B-)

Travelodge went through a *very* bad patch a few years ago, like not providing soap and a towel! Maintenance went down the pan. Horrible places. Cheap and frequented by stag/hen nights...

More recently they have started supplying soap and towels again, maintaining them better and also doing major refurbishment. They aren't too bad now, especially the refurbished ones. Breakfast is a problem as most don't have any dining facilties and aren't co-sited with a sister chain pub/restraunt like Premier Inn.

But if your not getting to the place until 2100 and out the door again at 0700, provided you can wash and sleep what more do you want...

[tabbypurr]

fwiw my time at a premier inn was surprisingly good. Just expected cheap but got an OTT bedroom, fairly good food & no lack of willingness to assist with the couple of issues that cropped up, neither of which were their fault.

[Adrian Caspersz]

In decreasing order of comfort

1. Premier inn
2. IBIS
3. IBIS Budget
4. Travelodge
5. Prison
6. Park Bench
7. Formule 1

Weatherspoons hotels are reportedly as good as Premier.

[Brian Gaff (Sofa)]

Had they been trying to hit you then? I guess these are computer generated automatic things. Reminds me of the many sci fi stories where travellers are welcomed to a planet by some automated system but there is nobody left. Brian

[Brian Gaff (Sofa)]

He probably goes around and puts in diy kitcheens to hotels?

Brian

[ARW]

Actually it was a TravelLodge we stopped at in London for the night. All I can say is that the Covent Garden one is better than the one in South Croydon.

[Robin]

That's what they can pay tax and NICs free without any bother with HMRC and without any paperwork other than that you were out overnight. A lot of firms use that as "the going rate".

[ARW]

And you cannot be expected to ask for a receipt every time you go to the bar. You remember to ask for the first 5 or 6 pints...

[Andrew]

Croydon facelift = Females with hair tied tightly back to pull the wrinkles flat.