Easy Surcharges

[LondonManc]

Which Stelios surcharge amused you the most?

I stayed at an Easyhotel for a few days when in between hotel bookings for other gigs - thought I'd give them a go out of morbid curiosity as much as anything else. The two funniest were that you had to pay extra for....
A TV remote: you got the TV in your room but had to pay extra for the remote. Don't think they realised that you could turn the TV on with the buttons.
A window: yep. That's right. £5 extra for a room with a window.

[d000hg]

A window: yep. That's right. £5 extra for a room with a window.

Just like on a cruise then.

[SimonMac]

Which Stelios surcharge amused you the most?

I stayed at an Easyhotel for a few days when in between hotel bookings for other gigs - thought I'd give them a go out of morbid curiosity as much as anything else. The two funniest were that you had to pay extra for....
A TV remote: you got the TV in your room but had to pay extra for the remote. Don't think they realised that you could turn the TV on with the buttons.
A window: yep. That's right. £5 extra for a room with a window.

When I was in Woking I would have paid an extra surcharge for a room WITHOUT a window

[seanraaron]

Just like on a cruise then.

No doubt the view would be just as inspiring!

[LondonManc]

No doubt the view would be just as inspiring!

Yes, it was the one near Heathrow so not exactly breathtaking.

It seemed odd because I'd never staying in a hotel room that didn't have a window before.

Won't be staying there again though, window or not.

[seanraaron]

Yes, it was the one near Heathrow so not exactly breathtaking.

It seemed odd because I'd never staying in a hotel room that didn't have a window before.

Won't be staying there again though, window or not.

My holiday in New York I stayed in a hotel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at the Hotel Newton. Not the fanciest, but affordable and across the street from the subway and walking distance to the Natural History museum. Had a private bathroom (surprisingly rare for £100/night hotels on the island) and a window. Of course the view was of surrounding buildings and a ventilation duct. The buildings were so tall you couldn't tell what time of day it was, so not much use.

My no-frills hotel chain experience in the UK has been limited to that purple one that Lenny Henry was shilling for a few years ago. I stayed there before wifi in hotels became the norm and laptops still had modems. I'm there on business and there's no in-room phone - not even to call the front desk. Also no complimentary flannel - the hell with those guys!

[I just need to test it]

I stayed here once.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTo..._Scotland.html

[NotAllThere]

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A window: yep. That's right. £5 extra for a room with a window.

Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice, there a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut

[seanraaron]

I stayed here once.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTo..._Scotland.html

Fab. Worst dive was a hotel in Girvan I didn't realise was above a pub and not a nice one at that. I was taking my daughter for a weekend of fossil-hunting and only needed the room for one night. Needless to say I wouldn't do that again, but my kid was all about the novelty of staying in a hotel and didn't mind, what a trooper. Then just in December I took her to Israel and stayed in a cheap hotel the first and last night in Tel Aviv which turned out to be above a disco, ugh.

[LondonManc]

My holiday in New York I stayed in a hotel on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at the Hotel Newton. Not the fanciest, but affordable and across the street from the subway and walking distance to the Natural History museum. Had a private bathroom (surprisingly rare for £100/night hotels on the island) and a window. Of course the view was of surrounding buildings and a ventilation duct. The buildings were so tall you couldn't tell what time of day it was, so not much use.

My no-frills hotel chain experience in the UK has been limited to that purple one that Lenny Henry was shilling for a few years ago. I stayed there before wifi in hotels became the norm and laptops still had modems. I'm there on business and there's no in-room phone - not even to call the front desk. Also no complimentary flannel - the hell with those guys!

Must say, the purple one has improved a lot; definitely better than the cheaper blue alternative. The kids don't deserve more so we tend to use them when visiting family.