Hotel booking and Lockdown

thebullsback

I booked a one night stay in a Hotel at the beginning of the year but now due to Government Lock down I am not allowed to travel.The hotel was booked through Bookings .com and has a none cancellation clause ( Hotel was booked in March and Pre Covid).
I have today checked the Hotels web site and they are still taking bookings for the date i was due to travel but Hotel states that you can only book if you follow Government Guidelines.
Bottom Line is am I entitled to a full refund as the date was booked to attend a now cancelled event.
Thank you for reading.

ssparks2003

If the hotel is open and guests can stay why would you be entitled to a refund? That is not to say that they would not offer you a refund if you asked.

montyrebel

just because the event you wanted to attend is cancelled that has nothing to do with the hotel, its a seperate thing so no, you are not entitled to a refund

thebullsback

I will take your comments onboard . Many Thanks too you both.

born_again

You can but ask, given the statement that we are supposed to stay local.

PragmaticMoneySaver

ssparks2003 said:

If the hotel is open and guests can stay why would you be entitled to a refund? That is not to say that they would not offer you a refund if you asked.

The only way you could possibly stay at the hotel and comply with the law is if the stay was connected to essential business.

MobileSaver

PragmaticMoneySaver said:

ssparks2003 said:

If the hotel is open and guests can stay why would you be entitled to a refund? That is not to say that they would not offer you a refund if you asked.

The only way you could possibly stay at the hotel and comply with the law is if the stay was connected to essential business.

That may be true but is irrelevant as to whether the OP is entitled to a refund or not...

Andy_L

PragmaticMoneySaver said:

ssparks2003 said:

If the hotel is open and guests can stay why would you be entitled to a refund? That is not to say that they would not offer you a refund if you asked.

The only way you could possibly stay at the hotel and comply with the law is if the stay was connected to essential business.

There's a number of other legal justifications for staying in a hotel eg
Attending a funeral or
Moving house 

jon81uk

Do you have any travel insurance?

mattyprice4004

PragmaticMoneySaver said:

ssparks2003 said:

If the hotel is open and guests can stay why would you be entitled to a refund? That is not to say that they would not offer you a refund if you asked.

The only way you could possibly stay at the hotel and comply with the law is if the stay was connected to essential business.

That's not even slightly true, there's a raft of reasons.