Hotel owners going into administration

escollay

Hello

Sorry if this is in the wrong area but any information would be greatly appreciated.

My girlfriend and I have booked a hotel for our wedding next August. We have paid £500 deposit and a large number of our family members have booked hotel rooms for the day.

Recently the owners of the hotel have went into administration. They are a building company and I am assuming this is because of the downturn in the building market. The hotel is booked solid for weddings next summer, so I assuming the hotel should be turning a profit.

What are our rights with regards to this? ie if the the hotel goes into administration do we lose our money? Can we do anything at the minute?

Thanks
Eoin

visidigi

How did you pay your deposit...

escollay

visidigi wrote: »

How did you pay your deposit...

Cash.........

peachyprice

If the hotel in in administration they will be looking at ways to keep the business up and running so there should be no change to bookings already made. They will try to sell it on as a going concern, so your bookings are valuable to them.

You only need to worry if it goes into liquidation. Depending on how you paid for your deposit you may or may not lose it. If you paid by credit card you can claim it back from the CC company, if you paid cash/debit card/cheque you would become an unsecured creditor and may get a small percentage back.

Hopefully they administrators will save the hotel and all will be well for your big day.

visidigi

Cash.........

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Debit or credit card deposits for rooms etc will be covered under the card policies (although if under £100 some debit companies can be difficult).

Cash, if they have gone under would make you an unsecured creditor - I would keep in contact and see what the deal is, try to find out if an administrator has been appointed and work with them on it.

escollay

Thanks for your help!

So of our guest would have paid by card so I am hoping it will be OK for them.

I am really thinking worse case scenario here, I think the hotel should be fine, as I said it was totally booked for the summer, we were lucky to get our date!

paddyrg

If you have a booking and the hotel is booked solid for the summer, the administrators will be very keen to keep the business going - I doubt you'd even realise if you hadn't been told (if you see what I mean!)

unholyangel

You didnt happen to take out wedding insurance did you?

ShaneUK

I note that so far you have only paid a deposit? How much more do you need to pay them, and will you be paying that cash, or credit card? If you can, ensure that you pay at least £100 on a Credit Card in case the worse does happen.

unholyangel

ShaneUK wrote: »

I note that so far you have only paid a deposit? How much more do you need to pay them, and will you be paying that cash, or credit card? If you can, ensure that you pay at least £100 on a Credit Card in case the worse does happen.

Erm thread is nearly 2 months old and OP hasnt returned to update us

wealdroam

ShaneUK wrote: »

I note that so far you have only paid a deposit? How much more do you need to pay them, and will you be paying that cash, or credit card? If you can, ensure that you pay at least £100 on a Credit Card in case the worse does happen.

Just £1.00 on a credit card will be enough to protect the whole amount.

But as the thread is a few months old, the OP may not see this.