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13 Jul 2004, 15:16 (Ref:1035495)
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Warning to those booking "Travelodge" rooms
Travelodge now have a new policy whereas they debit your bank/credit card account when you actually BOOK your room rather than after you have completed your stay.
Just a warning, as I have just seen my bank statement which shows £150 paid to Travelodge for a room that I am not actually staying in until September which now means I am skint earlier than usual! Other hotels/lodges don't debit your account until you check out! |
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13 Jul 2004, 15:48 (Ref:1035526)
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Mark check with Travelodge as they dont normally do that. You have the right to cancel the room up to midday on the day of your stay, I think.
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13 Jul 2004, 16:17 (Ref:1035559)
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I did!
That's how I know! Cancellation policy remains unchanged - my point was that I am now £150 less-off when I thought I wouldn't be charged until the time of my stay! |
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13 Jul 2004, 16:53 (Ref:1035589)
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Moved to Trackside as this will be of interest to spectators as well as marshals
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13 Jul 2004, 18:04 (Ref:1035657)
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I suppose that is to stop people from booking rooms then cancelling at the last minute but what a bummer! I tend to book all the rooms for a whole season on one night in February - eh-ouch that is going to hurt next year.
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13 Jul 2004, 18:24 (Ref:1035675)
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From the 'Booking FAQ' on the Travelodge website:
'If you have booked a £25 or £45 rate room, these are only available online and payable via credit or debit card at the time of booking. These bookings are non-cancellable, non-refundable and cannot be amended. All other rate rooms are payable on arrival at the lodge.' |
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13 Jul 2004, 19:48 (Ref:1035759)
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That's actually very sneaky. That part isn't in their normal terms and conditions. Doubly irritating for me as I book rooms on virtually a daily basis for my staff. Oh well - more work for Travel Inn I think.
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13 Jul 2004, 21:14 (Ref:1035848)
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Travelodge suck big time, Tim. If you're booking for other people stick to Travel Inn or Premier Lodge and they'll appreciate it. That is all I will book my people into - hell even a Formula 1 would be better than a Travelodge!
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14 Jul 2004, 08:57 (Ref:1036149)
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We stay in lots of different travelodges throughout the season but tend to book the "normal" rate rooms so I guess this isn't going to apply for us. I hope not or as like Les we are going to have the most amazing bill for all the rooms we need!!
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14 Jul 2004, 09:31 (Ref:1036183)
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good advert for sleeping in the car
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14 Jul 2004, 11:36 (Ref:1036281)
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I wish there were more Hotel Ibis' around they are very good and great value for money. I always used to think they were like Formula 1 until recently.
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14 Jul 2004, 21:52 (Ref:1036795)
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As long as you don't experience the same problem that I have had two years in a row for Goodwood wit Premier Lodge, when that company contact me nine months after I have booked a room to tell me that i am double booked, and would I like the presidential suite in Outer Mongolia or somewhere equally accesible to the circuit.
The answer is..... I am not double booked buster .... you are! Last year having checkede in I saw some 20 foreign visitors to Goodwood sat in reception on their suitcases wondering where they were sleeping for the weekend. BEWARE! |
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15 Jul 2004, 14:20 (Ref:1037315)
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And if you're talking about the one at Menai Bridge - don't even go there, I know the chamber maids and I've heard some stories
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16 Jul 2004, 18:44 (Ref:1038455)
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Quite a few hotel chains do this now with their cheapest rates, all of the six continents group do it on their web specials (holiday inn, hiexpress, crowne plaza etc). I find holiday inn express pretty good, as they always include breakfast as well, but they tend not to be that close to many race circuits
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