Please boycott Metro Hotel in Woking - read for more details

brightonman123

and have a search through google blogs... worth a laugh!

Bob63

Nice to see the hotel put its hands up and admit that somebody made a mistake. It doesn't right the original wrong but an apology rather than no comment goes a long way.

If this issue has done anything it has raised the visibility of serving troops and veterans, the need to treat them with respect and recognise the contribution they make to society.

robpw2

good on the hotel for admitting it ,

they have also had a lot of publicity from this and their will be a lot of people who will be booking up know to see if they can be refused etc

any news is publicity

ruggedtoast

blued wrote: »

Just to add to my previous post my most recent experience of squaddies was at a friends party at Christmas. Her brother (squaddie) and his mate (squaddie) beat a friend of mine unconscious because "he was being cheeky". We had to call an ambulance. They got a £300 fine each. I hope the army dealt with them in a more serious way than the courts did.

Two naval officers beat a chap I worked with's best friend to death in a pub in central London about ten years ago. The civilian courts did virtually nothing but the family were assured that they would be properly dealt with by the navy. They later found out nothing whatsoever happened to them.

The guy wanted to testify again and force the police to re-open the case but it was explained to him in no uncertain terms that it wouldnt be good for his health.

I wouldnt want British squaddies in my hotel either.

Paul_Herring

a chap I worked with's best friend

Friend of a friend stories don't carry that much authority you know.

My best friend's maiden aunt's brother in law's manager's friend got abducted by aliens don'cha know...

dribblin

Voyager2002 wrote: »

To correct the story, he was actually visiting a wounded colleague.

Anyway, I would prefer not to stay in hotels patronised by people who have undergone a degree of brutalisation as part of their training. I am sure I am not the only person who dislikes the way in which soldiers frequently behave, and so there are sound business reasons for the hotel's policy. Anyway, it is private property and so they can accept or refuse whoever they choose.

:mad: I'm sorry but do you really have any idea what you are talking about? "A degree of brutalisation as part of their training"? Being a current serving member of the British Military and having done so for nearly 13 years I understand totally the training that all members of our Forces go through. Yes we are taught that in the end the goal is to disrupt and destroy the enemy, however that is planned, and that may result in having to kill another human being but that doesn't mean that we are turning out violent thugs onto our streets. One of the main reasons that there are so many fights between military and civilian people is because civilians like to taunt squadies etc trying to get one over on them to prove something to their mates.
With regards to the hotel itself, it can have an entrance policy but a legal one that must be made available to all people wanting to stay there. They can't just deny somebody entrance on a whim, as another poster said if he was black or disabled everybody would be up in arms about this.
Sadly this just goes to show the lack of understanding that non military personnel have about those that have the balls and honour to lay down their lives for their country should they be asked of it. I'm proud to be a member of our Armed Forces and just wish that everynody could understand what is really asked of us and what we are ultimately asked to give back.

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not_loaded

Wonderful post #43 MoneyHoney! Right on!

Cardelia wrote: »

…a pattern of behaviour which is repeated week after week in towns in close proximity to army barracks.

Yes, this blind prejudice is a real problem isn’t it?

They turned him away because when asked for ID he produced his military ID. Thus they excluded him because he was a soldier. The hotel management have admitted this.

moore493 wrote: »

The amount of soldiers who cause trouble is a tiny percentage.
We are talking about discrimination here arent we? or am I just a really thick ex squaddie who should just go down the pub get !!!!ed and smash it up to fulfil your ridiculous stereotype casting.

I agree 100% with you moore493. I have lived, travelled and worked in military areas nearly all my life. Some of that work involved regularly visiting pubs, clubs and hotels. I can honestly say that not once in forty years have I seen soldiers behaving violently.

vikingaero wrote: »

This area of Surrey has quite a few barrack towns. I suspect the hotel being in the general budget range of most travellers has had its fair share of squaddie problems.

Nightly Rates Starting at £123 aren’t in my budget range…

Cardelia wrote: »

…I have no idea what the actual number of incidents is.

Yes, we can tell that.

cheesy.mike wrote: »

Nice to see the hotel put its hands up and admit that somebody made a mistake.

It’s called scapegoating.

mymatebob

So have the hotel said why they turned him away?

Still a small story to generate such a lot of interest.

Man turns up at hotel and doesn't get in

Hang on - he wasn't Jesus was he?

steven504

It was a slow news day. They even allowed Charles Clarke airtime. :snow_laug

mymatebob

steven504 wrote: »

It was a slow news day. They even allowed Charles Clarke airtime. :snow_laug

I know - for a moment I had to remind myself who he was.

Man says other man not fit for job.
Pot calls kettle black
Bears seen defecating in woods
Pope confirmed as catholic

I wonder if we will get any news on news programmes any day soon