Staying overnight in hotel accommodation from w/c 12 April (educational reasons)

Spendless

18yo daughter finishes college this year, has a place at a drama school (not a Uni). all auditions/interviews have been self tape and via Zoom. She hasn't been able to see the place in person (obviously). To travel there will require an overnight stay. Are we able to stay overnight in a hotel for this reason? 

cannugec5

Where is the travel? Does it cross borders England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland all have separate rules. Does it even cross county borders?

Does the distance justify an overnight stay or is that just for convenience? 

Who would be travelling - daughter alone or you also - you say ‘we’, but is it justified to have adult escorts and if so are these kept to an essential minimum?

Sorry I’m not giving you any answers, but these questions might help

Thrugelmir

When does the course start? 

p00hsticks

Assuming England, I'm not sure about hotels, but you should be able to find an air b'n'b that satisfies the relevant conditions from April 12th

'Self-contained accommodation such as campsites and holiday lets, where indoor facilities are not shared with other households' 

Spendless

Both the course and ourselves are in England. It's a 3.5- 4 hr drive from where we live.

The course starts in September, but she has to accept the place within a couple of weeks. Currently we can't find a hotel that's walking distance from where she'd need to go and she doesn't drive, so if she was to go alone would need both trains and taxis, otherwise one of us (me or husband) needs to drive her there.

cannugec5

So, by September I am sure travel restrictions will have eased. If not a round trip of 8 hours is not impossible if accommodation is not easy to get by then. 

It sounds to me as if you are panicking somewhat. Accept the offer, sit back until nearer the time and then plan accordingly. Perhaps getting her to contact others attending the same drama school through social media might help her feel a little more familiar in the mean time. 

kimwp

It's a long drive, but I'd say that would still give you a decent amount of time (4-6 hours?) to look around if you do it in one day. 

[Deleted User]

Do you mean to have a look at the college and not for accommodation?  Which you probably can’t do at present anyway or is accommodation included?  

You aren’t saying where exactly it is, but on the assumption that you have done your homework and have some idea of its reputation and location, then I would forget about traveling there in next fortnight, accept the offer and go as soon as restrictions lifted. Your daughter can always change her mind if whatever you find is totally unacceptable.  Hopefully by June you will be able to spend a week there, without worry 🤞

Spendless

Drama schools unlike Unis often have 'top up' costs involved. This includes, as is the case with this one,  having to pay several hundred pounds to secure the place as you accept. The money is non refundable if you later change your mind  and only returned as and when student finishes the course/year. This is why it's important to have a 'vibe' of where you are going. This is especially the case if you are holding more than one offer or potential offer eg if you are high on a reserve list elsewhere and could do with knowing which would be your 'best fit'. Usually you would get this feeling of the place and area when you audition and/or if recalled and a subsequent interview. In addition the huge majority of drama schools  don't have their own halls. They do however have contacts to local suitable landlords  and will link you up with other students looking as potential housemates but not until you have secured the place.

Thanks for the replies though, I was struggling to understand from what I could find online but I am now aware that you can currently  stay o/night in hotels for certain reasons though education is not listed on the list of examples. You can however go on holiday with your household so long as it is in self contained accommodation. Thanks for the clarification. 

NittyGritty

i thought that from 12th april your allowed to stay in hotels providing its from your household?

yet i see on travelodge websites it states your welcome to stay when we reopen out hotels from the 17th may? 

which is it, are we allowed to book and stay on the 12th april providing its from your own household that stays there?

it clearly shows "domestic overnight stays( household only for hotels)  as well as campsites caravan parks on a separate picture below 

Spendless

NittyGritty said:

i thought that from 12th april your allowed to stay in hotels providing its from your household?

yet i see on travelodge websites it states your welcome to stay when we reopen out hotels from the 17th may? 

which is it, are we allowed to book from the 12th may providing its from your own household that stays there?

Yes, that was exactly what confused me and led to me asking on here. From the responses and then checking the info online it seems that you can stay in a hotel overnight if you have a reasonable reason, some examples are given such as work and attending funerals. Education isn't mentioned as an example though there's also nothing to say this would be considered unreasonable. We would wait until 17th May to do this if it wasn't that we have to confirm the place and pay out several hundred pounds to secure it prior to that date. 

You can however holiday with your household in a self contained let.