Hotel prices

SummerSun10

Hi all ,

Is there a governing body regulating the hotels.

Premier inn are now charging  around £200 per night in some of their hotels.
I know prices are more expensive in London but over £200 per night not including breakfast is extortionate. 

Check in is later and check out earlier so you do not get value for money in terms of price.

Cleanliness should never be compromised but I cannot help but see customers are being penalised.

Some hotels are charging you if you want to check in or out an hour earlier.

user1977

There's nobody fixing prices, if that's what you mean. It's a free market.

And I'm not sure what search criteria you're using, but even for a room for tonight Premier Inn are giving me central London options from £80 to £135. Nothing near £200.

TELLIT01

Any hotel can charge whatever it likes, it's called the free market.  If you don't like their prices find somewhere else.  You can pay thousands of pounds for hotels in London and other cities, although I accept that Premier Inn aren't aiming for that end of the market.  It may be a case that there are major events in London around the dates you are looking to visit.  That will always create an uplift in prices.

Flight3287462

This is quite easy to sort out, use a hotel that meets your needs.

Hotels are free to have whatever rules they want as long as they are not discriminatory.

ThumbRemote

It's a business and they can charge what they like. No-one is forced to pay that price and usually with hotels there is reasonable competition so you can stay elsewhere. 

There is certainly no consumer right to pay less. 

Flight3287462

The Savoy is £1,400/night first weekend in December.  And there are quite a few extras included that may suit, not sure if breakfast is included though.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

SummerSun10 said:

Hi all ,

Is there a governing body regulating the hotels.

Only supply and demand, there will be a tipping point where higher prices will reduce demand to the point it's unsustainable for the business and they'll have to find ways to lower the prices.

I'd imagine hotels are facing increased staffing costs as there's less cheap labour around plus the current cost of energy must have an impact, most of the hotels we've stayed in have all been lit up light a Christmas tree 24 hours a day and during winter had the heating set high enough to fry an egg on your forehead.... 

diystarter7

SummerSun10 said:

Hi all ,

Is there a governing body regulating the hotels.

Premier inn are now charging  around £200 per night in some of their hotels.
I know prices are more expensive in London but over £200 per night not including breakfast is extortionate. 

Check in is later and check out earlier so you do not get value for money in terms of price.

Cleanliness should never be compromised but I cannot help but see customers are being penalised.

Some hotels are charging you if you want to check in or out an hour earlier.

supply and demand, you could easily book into another place. free market etc.
I've noted that the major players do offer on the whole clean places and that is what counts inc a 24 hour front desk.

Gavin83

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said:

SummerSun10 said:

Hi all ,

Is there a governing body regulating the hotels.

Only supply and demand, there will be a tipping point where higher prices will reduce demand to the point it's unsustainable for the business and they'll have to find ways to lower the prices.

I'd imagine hotels are facing increased staffing costs as there's less cheap labour around plus the current cost of energy must have an impact, most of the hotels we've stayed in have all been lit up light a Christmas tree 24 hours a day and during winter had the heating set high enough to fry an egg on your forehead.... 

Maybe they could start with this. I hate it when you walk into a hotel and it’s boiling hot with no way to control the temperature. Even worse are those hotels who offer air con but absolutely no way to control it. I generally rate hotels on tripadvisor and that’ll always result in a point being knocked off.

baser999

£200 at Premier Inn in London? Are you sure 😂

MarvinDay

baser999 said:

£200 at Premier Inn in London? Are you sure 😂

£200 per night for a central London Premier inn isn't unusual nowadays.
Here's just a few for a rooms for the middle of next week:



but as already mentioned, it's all down to supply and demand and I'm sure that those prices are in line with other similar places in the area.