Why are hotel rooms so expensive now?
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Has anyone else noticed this, in the UK I mean?
I am looking at a Friday-Sunday stay in Sheffield in June.
Premier Inn is £206 per night.
Jurys Inn is £224 per night
Travelodge is £250 per night
I experienced this last October too, trying to book two nights in Newcastle and it was over £250 per night.
Where the feck are all the bargain hotel rooms, like the days when you used to be able to get a hotel room for £50.
I am looking at a Friday-Sunday stay in Sheffield in June.
Premier Inn is £206 per night.
Jurys Inn is £224 per night
Travelodge is £250 per night
I experienced this last October too, trying to book two nights in Newcastle and it was over £250 per night.
Where the feck are all the bargain hotel rooms, like the days when you used to be able to get a hotel room for £50.
Edited by redrabbit29 on Friday 3rd March 11:28
Assume they are trying to claw back all the lost revenue from the last couple of years. I have also noticed there are a lot less bargains to be had and have done more Airbnb lately.
Not just UK either, we just booked our hotels for trip to New England later this year. I know Boston is supposedly one of the more expensive cities but the cheapest rooms (at non-dive-looking hotels) were £500 plus per night. Outside of the city wasn't much better to be honest.
Not just UK either, we just booked our hotels for trip to New England later this year. I know Boston is supposedly one of the more expensive cities but the cheapest rooms (at non-dive-looking hotels) were £500 plus per night. Outside of the city wasn't much better to be honest.
Recently I was just thinking the same as the OP.
For nearly 4 years now, I have lived my life out of pretty much the same Premier Inn and the same Travelodge (in London), for work, and over the last few months the prices have gone silly.
Whilst I fully understand these places are businesses, and can charge what they want, it is certainly irritating me and others I know who use these sorts of places regularly for work.
Premier Inn, Travelodge, IBIS etc all use 'dynamic pricing' which means they gouge your eyes out if there is any kind of surge in demand for their rooms caused by local events.
For nearly 4 years now, I have lived my life out of pretty much the same Premier Inn and the same Travelodge (in London), for work, and over the last few months the prices have gone silly.
Whilst I fully understand these places are businesses, and can charge what they want, it is certainly irritating me and others I know who use these sorts of places regularly for work.
StevieBee said:
Any big events, sports, concerts taking place then? These tend to knock the prices up a bit.
This is true. Premier Inn, Travelodge, IBIS etc all use 'dynamic pricing' which means they gouge your eyes out if there is any kind of surge in demand for their rooms caused by local events.
Everyone overcharging and ripping us off is seriously pi55ing me off!!
It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
I suppose what amazes me is that it must be working as a business model as they still have plenty of customers willing to pay up.
Although most of my local pubs appear to be ghost towns these days as £30 for 2 wines and two ciders just isn't fun anymore.
For £200 a night I expect luxury not a faceless Premier Inn next to the Sainsbury's in Wandsworth with no parking, but it is opposite the ex Arndale Shopping Centre and Cineworld.
You can hear the drunken fights and screaming girls from your barren tiny bedroom. Lovely.
It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
I suppose what amazes me is that it must be working as a business model as they still have plenty of customers willing to pay up.
Although most of my local pubs appear to be ghost towns these days as £30 for 2 wines and two ciders just isn't fun anymore.
For £200 a night I expect luxury not a faceless Premier Inn next to the Sainsbury's in Wandsworth with no parking, but it is opposite the ex Arndale Shopping Centre and Cineworld.
You can hear the drunken fights and screaming girls from your barren tiny bedroom. Lovely.
Was planning on an overnight in Yorkshire in August for a school reunion. Not in a pretty or tourist area, in fact it's the exact opposite, never been a problem before. Now the nearby holiday Inn is being used for homeless/refugees, so premier Inn have taken the opportunity to try and charge me £140 for a single room for one night.
I won't be staying over, unless I can get a mate to lend me a sofa.
I won't be staying over, unless I can get a mate to lend me a sofa.
croyde said:
Everyone overcharging and ripping us off is seriously pi55ing me off!!
It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
I know what you mean.It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
My partner and I went out for a fairly average roast dinner about two weeks ago. That plus two drinks (mineral water + diet coke) came to nearly £50.
Try having a look at Easyhotel in Sheffield it's in the city centre and was very cheap although you get what you pay for.
I've never paid more than £60 at Premier Inn.
Alternatively book Premier Inn say someone did a knock on run and woke you up so you didn't sleep well and they will refund you the price (or at least they used to)
I've never paid more than £60 at Premier Inn.
Alternatively book Premier Inn say someone did a knock on run and woke you up so you didn't sleep well and they will refund you the price (or at least they used to)
Radec said:
Try having a look at Easyhotel in Sheffield it's in the city centre and was very cheap although you get what you pay for.
I've never paid more than £60 at Premier Inn.
Alternatively book Premier Inn say someone did a knock on run and woke you up so you didn't sleep well and they will refund you the price (or at least they used to)
With regards to the Premier Inn price, I always used to pay about £60 a night, £70ish if their 'dynamic pricing' bumped it up, and over the 2 months this has now jumped to £95-105 a night, for exactly the same tired and shabby hotel. I've never paid more than £60 at Premier Inn.
Alternatively book Premier Inn say someone did a knock on run and woke you up so you didn't sleep well and they will refund you the price (or at least they used to)
croyde said:
Everyone overcharging and ripping us off is seriously pi55ing me off!!
It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
I suppose what amazes me is that it must be working as a business model as they still have plenty of customers willing to pay up.
Well, as a business if people will pay high prices it'd be a bit daft not to charge them.It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
I suppose what amazes me is that it must be working as a business model as they still have plenty of customers willing to pay up.
It could be they're still short of staff so are using high pricing to limit numbers for that reason.
croyde said:
Everyone overcharging and ripping us off is seriously pi55ing me off!!
It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
Those stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages you refer to are also going to impact business costs therefore prices have to rise to maintain profit margin. It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
cuprabob said:
croyde said:
Everyone overcharging and ripping us off is seriously pi55ing me off!!
It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
Those stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages you refer to are also going to impact business costs therefore prices have to rise to maintain profit margin. It's stopping me from doing anything, as what with stupendous rises in energy bills and mortgages, I can't afford their taking the pee prices.
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