Hotels too expensive?

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lornemalvo

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2,990 posts

81 months

Wednesday 21st May
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This may have been mentioned before but has anyone else noticed how expensive hotel rooms now are? My first thought is that it may be due to so many hotels being turned over to house immigrants, less supply, higher prices.. No idea if the statistics support that though.

shirt

24,124 posts

214 months

Wednesday 21st May
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Depends what you’re looking at and when I guess.

I stayed in the native Manchester the other week. Quite a low fuss / low amenity place but very nicely done and a 1br loft (large bedroom with separate kitchen/living area) was £108 a night. I thought that was decent for a Friday booked the week before.

It was miles better than the saltmoore (Whitby) a few days later which was £250 and felt poor value, but then not many choices in that location.

Bo_apex

3,533 posts

231 months

Wednesday 21st May
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Any statistics results would depend on sample size and area.
Would need correlation with high immigration zone impact.


chrispmartha

18,682 posts

142 months

Wednesday 21st May
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lornemalvo said:
This may have been mentioned before but has anyone else noticed how expensive hotel rooms now are? My first thought is that it may be due to so many hotels being turned over to house immigrants, less supply, higher prices.. No idea if the statistics support that though.
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

I think prices are just very dependent on location and date!

The massive increase in utility bills will be s huge factor also.

chrispmartha

18,682 posts

142 months

Wednesday 21st May
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shirt said:
Depends what you’re looking at and when I guess.

I stayed in the native Manchester the other week. Quite a low fuss / low amenity place but very nicely done and a 1br loft (large bedroom with separate kitchen/living area) was £108 a night. I thought that was decent for a Friday booked the week before.

It was miles better than the saltmoore (Whitby) a few days later which was £250 and felt poor value, but then not many choices in that location.
Just stayed in Saltmoore last week, I thought it was lovely but it is expensive

KAgantua

4,622 posts

144 months

Wednesday 21st May
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Been like this for about three years. No more cheap lm deals

bennno

13,587 posts

282 months

Wednesday 21st May
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chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

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Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.

Hoofy

78,402 posts

295 months

Wednesday 21st May
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Dunno. You can still get good prices. For hotels that I liked to go to, I notice they've increased the prices by about 20%. Maybe this is to cover energy price rises?

Bo_apex

3,533 posts

231 months

Wednesday 21st May
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bennno said:
chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

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Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.
= £15.3bn


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2720n2kkjo


s p a c e m a n

11,243 posts

161 months

Wednesday 21st May
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Can't remember the last time I stayed in a hotel, Airbnb places are normally way better for the money.

chrispmartha

18,682 posts

142 months

Wednesday 21st May
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Bo_apex said:
bennno said:
chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

.
Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.
= £15.3bn


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2720n2kkjo
Which has got nothing to do with the question posed.

dontlookdown

2,123 posts

106 months

Wednesday 21st May
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Bo_apex said:
bennno said:
chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

.
Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.
= £15.3bn


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2720n2kkjo
If the 58,000 people get a room each, that's about 8% of the UKs total stock of hotel rooms. I would think that's enough to bump prices up a fair bit, even if not as big factor as utility bills for example

Bo_apex

3,533 posts

231 months

Wednesday 21st May
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chrispmartha said:
Bo_apex said:
bennno said:
chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

.
Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.
= £15.3bn


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2720n2kkjo
Which has got nothing to do with the question posed.
You'll be pleased to know the £cash is going to a couple of well connected company directors.
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CLEARSPRINGS (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

The combined cash at bank value for all businesses where RANDLE holds a current appointment equals £111m, a combined total current assets value of £286m with a total current liabilities of £181m and a total current net worth of £104m.

Bo_apex

3,533 posts

231 months

Wednesday 21st May
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dontlookdown said:
Bo_apex said:
bennno said:
chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

.
Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.
= £15.3bn


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2720n2kkjo
If the 58,000 people get a room each, that's about 8% of the UKs total stock of hotel rooms. I would think that's enough to bump prices up a fair bit, even if not as big factor as utility bills for example
Yep, 8% is not without consequence

chrispmartha

18,682 posts

142 months

Wednesday 21st May
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Bo_apex said:
chrispmartha said:
Bo_apex said:
bennno said:
chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

.
Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.
= £15.3bn


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2720n2kkjo
Which has got nothing to do with the question posed.
You'll be pleased to know the £cash is going to a couple of well connected company directors.
clap



CLEARSPRINGS (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

The combined cash at bank value for all businesses where RANDLE holds a current appointment equals £111m, a combined total current assets value of £286m with a total current liabilities of £181m and a total current net worth of £104m.
Again, absolutely nothing to do with the thread

Bo_apex

3,533 posts

231 months

Wednesday 21st May
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chrispmartha said:
Bo_apex said:
chrispmartha said:
Bo_apex said:
bennno said:
chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

.
Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.
= £15.3bn


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2720n2kkjo
Which has got nothing to do with the question posed.
You'll be pleased to know the £cash is going to a couple of well connected company directors.
clap



CLEARSPRINGS (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

The combined cash at bank value for all businesses where RANDLE holds a current appointment equals £111m, a combined total current assets value of £286m with a total current liabilities of £181m and a total current net worth of £104m.
Again, absolutely nothing to do with the thread
How so ?

GetCarter

30,090 posts

292 months

Wednesday 21st May
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lornemalvo said:
This may have been mentioned before but has anyone else noticed how expensive hotel rooms now are? My first thought is that it may be due to so many hotels being turned over to house immigrants, less supply, higher prices.. No idea if the statistics support that though.
Tories filled 220 hotels. Current lot intend to reduce considerabbly. FYI, there are nearly 10,000 hotels in the uk so high prices nothing to do with immigrants. Though I guess there may be local disparities.

Covid made a huge difference to prices, as many more people decided to 'staycation'. My local hotel charges more than double the price it was asking in 2020.

Have to mention, Brexit also meant that most of the European hotel staff had to leave, and they have had to find a workforce from elsewhere in the world, which has increased their costs a lot (and no, there are not enough locals to fill the spaces). Brexit was (and I quote the manager of the hotel)... "A fking nightmare for us... and still is".

chrispmartha

18,682 posts

142 months

Wednesday 21st May
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dontlookdown said:
Bo_apex said:
bennno said:
chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

.
Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.
= £15.3bn


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2720n2kkjo
If the 58,000 people get a room each, that's about 8% of the UKs total stock of hotel rooms. I would think that's enough to bump prices up a fair bit, even if not as big factor as utility bills for example
You think they get a room per person?

There's around 9,850 UK Hotels, 250 hotels is about 2.5%. of those

bitchstewie

57,979 posts

223 months

Wednesday 21st May
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"Hotels are expensive. Must be migrants"

How very NP&E.

chrispmartha

18,682 posts

142 months

Wednesday 21st May
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Bo_apex said:
chrispmartha said:
Bo_apex said:
chrispmartha said:
Bo_apex said:
bennno said:
chrispmartha said:
The percentage of hotels used for housing asylum seekers will be minuscule

.
Its only 58k being housed in 250 hotels.
= £15.3bn


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2720n2kkjo
Which has got nothing to do with the question posed.
You'll be pleased to know the £cash is going to a couple of well connected company directors.
clap



CLEARSPRINGS (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

The combined cash at bank value for all businesses where RANDLE holds a current appointment equals £111m, a combined total current assets value of £286m with a total current liabilities of £181m and a total current net worth of £104m.
Again, absolutely nothing to do with the thread
How so ?
Because the question was why are Hotels expensive - is it because of them being used for migrants, not how much is it costing to house migrants.

I know many on here want to blame absolutely everything on Asylum Seekers but maybe do a bit of critical thinking eh?