Great 'Best Travelodge Holidays' Hunt: Which travelodge's offer the perfect get away?

cheap_charlie

I really rate the London Marylebone Travelodge - its a great location but not too noisy (except traffic). It was also refurbished during January and February this year so all rooms are fresh and when I stayed in February the only thing that seemed needing doing was replacing the carpet in communal areas.

Other good ones IMO are Newcastle Central, Windsor and Brighton Seafront - all pleasant rooms and all in good locations.

SharonSSS

As others have said, Edinburgh Central is a great location. You can get everywhere you'd want to on foot from there. Good value breakfasts for families in the cafe/bar area as kids eat free - also a reasonable selection cooked, croissants, yogurts, cereals etc. We stayed 3 nights just before Christmas at £19 a night - complete bargain!

madmags222

Apart from Inverness, Bangor was 2nd best so far ... yeah the hotel is a comfortable box, but right on the edge of Snowdonia! A couple of years ago we got 5 nights for £10 a night during a water problem in the area and we got free bottles of water included. It is just off the main road to Holyhead which is really quiet at night! We had a lovely time trolling around Snowdon etc, visiting the headland around Holyhead, Caenarfon castle Llandudno and pictuesque Port Merion (from the Prisoner series). £25 each for 5 nights - bargain!

Brmingham Central I found to be OK although the parking adds up at £5 a day. One visit we had a broken bed but was given another room without any fuss. Very convenient for the city centre and just up from the Ikon gallery and the Brindley Place area which is a nice walk around the canals, although can get a bit lairy with the number of bars there.

luxor4t

My best has been Aust (the old Severn Crossing): quiet but handy for lots of places we visit regularly.

Nastiest: Glastonbury (freezing cold, uber-bleak room & unpleasant staff)

Re: dogs /animal free rooms
Travelodge do not offer the choice on-line, it is just pot-luck whether the room is 'clean' or full of dog-hair allergens. I found out the hard way that our allocated room had previously housed a dog and had to cut short a holiday & return home.

OK, we did get a refund of the room cost I would far rather have had the chance to enjoy my planned activities. Staff had no record of which rooms had been used by dogs and so now we have to avoid Travelodge altogether.

Lorian

Bournemouth/Boscombe is good as long as you avoid it on the busier, rowdy nights. Its by a main road (need room at back), and the carpark is tight and costs extra, but the location is good for a holiday.

3 minutes walk from nice childrens play area and park.
3 minutes walk from the beach (lots of stairs)
Few minutes drive (or longer walk) to the centre of town.
To visit by car
Monkey World
Corfe Castle
Swannage Steam Railway
Brownsea Island
Sandbanks
Poole harbour
Etc

topbargaingirl

Hi
I'm a big fan of Travelodge, basic but always clean, cheap and staff helpful.

Stayed at:
Barton Stacey - small-one level, no meals available, noise from road
Fort Dunlop - Great, tallest, thinnest Travelodge, small dining, food ok
Swindon - OK, brekkie cooked to order!
Bracknell (Central) - Good, nice food
Kings Cross Royal Scott - Best yet, bit old but great bar cafe, food excellent
Bedford - small -one level, no food but next to resuraunt
Milton Keynes (Central) no bar cafe but excellent location
Sutton Scotney - small-one level, no food but little chef outside

Booked some @ £9 so you cant go wrong!

lodds

We've stayed in many travelodge rooms in the last few years, and enjoyed most of them. Easily the best though is the one in Saltash. its on the outskirts of a lovely little town, and is very close to Plymouth and to a number of beautiful seaside resorts, the hotel itself was very clean and tidy, the staff were friendly and best of all it seems to be one of the easiest to get £9 rooms in.
i agree with Birmingham broad st. being the worst, its horrible!

meanmum

We've done a few on the £9 deal. Covent Garden was the best, perfect location for a few days sightseeing & theatre trips - it's slightly run down, but clean & the staff very friendly. An absolute bargain (especially when combined with cheap advance rail tickets, free museums, show tickets from daysoutguide & lastminute.com, & BOGOF meal offers from this site!) We've also stayed in the Farringdon one, a bit shabby & location not as good, but still great for £9!

Justcoll

My all time favourite has to be Eastbourne - not just because of it's fab location (the sea is just across the road) but because some of the rooms are really quirky. Last visit we were put in the 'honeymoon suite' which is right at the top with three different views. The room was a very odd shape and a nice change after the normal clone-type.

Bath Waterside has just been done up and is pretty elegant for a Travelodge. You have to pay for parking but since it is in walking distance of the station it might be worth looking for cheap deals by booking 2 singles on Trainline in advance.

I would be interested to hear of other Travelodges close to the station, please.

Venezia

Wendy_MIller wrote: »

HI

TRavelodge have increased their "PET" charges for dogs by 100% from February 2009.

If you had already booked your rooms before the rate went up, you only need to pay £10 per pet per stay. I had a huge arguement at a certain Travelodge as the "lady" insisted I pay £20. I paid under duress on the proviso that she check with management. I am pleased to say that I was refunded the additional £10 and told that my future bookings (made before the 17th February increase) would all be charged at £10 only. I did not get this in writing, so unfortunately may have to argue it out again next time. I wouldn't mind but he is so little trouble. He doesn't bounce/trash beds, run up and down corridors or be sick etc etc etc like some of the adults/children who do stay there. The poor thing costs £10, in future £20, and doesn't even get a free breakfast. Incidentally, I was told that the extra charge is made due to the additional/specialist cleaning involved. That was when I paid the £20 and got in the lift to the room still laughing.