Travel lodge charges

[Hard@it]

Booked a night for two at a travel lodge near Manchester Airport for what was a real bargain at �26, then on arrival was asked to pay �5 to park the car. Why did they not just say �31 all inclusive and have done with, it would still have been a good price ?
The other thing was that the food and drink was reasonable and good, so why spoil it ?

[THECORBYLOON]

If someone had driven you there, you'd have paid only �26. Surely not everyone who stays there has a car do they? If the price was good value anyway, what's the problem?

[missmoore]

I have stayed in a travelodge and not driven there, so if I'd been charged an extra fiver for parking that I'd have no need for i'd have been pretty annoyed. That's probably why it's not inclusive.

[Hard@it]

OK then Corbyloon, say I had travelled there in my car and had no money to pay the fee, what happens then ?. What I am getting at it is an unneccessary add on, which makes a lie of the advert to get you there. Natuarally not everyone has a car, But whether in ones twos or threes people mainly come by car, and the foot passengers must be a minor percentage. Furthermore missmoore has the right idea, but they should at least make a mention of the fact you have to pay.
By the way, this is the first time I have come accross it ! Cheers Hard@it.

[THECORBYLOON]

On the Travelodge website it says about the Manchester Airport Travelodge

"Parking:
100 barrier controlled car parking spaces. Chargeable as follows:

1 night - �5,
2 nights - �10
3 nights - �15
and there after �15 per night."

so it's not as if it's a hidden charge. Would you think it right for me to pay an extra �5 for a facility I haven't used if I don't have a car?

As for having no money to pay for the parking, no doubt they would make a note of yir details and send a bill through the post or debit you via a credit or debit card.

[Dassie]

Agreed Corbyloon. I don't know what the fuss is about. It's there for everyone to see.

If there was no charge for parking, can you imagine the number of people who would just leave their cars and go flying to avoid paying airport parking fees!

[Hard@it]

sorry to upset you all over this, but we did not do it through the net. However thanks for your replies.
Cheers Hard@it

[pagey3]

go to be honest if i was staying in central manchester i would expect to be paying for parking, at the travellodge or anywhere else. pretty standard for city centre hotels to charge for parking facilities