UK Hotel Prices - per person v per room
Dec 30th 2005 | 9:38 pm
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UK Hotel Prices - per person v per room
Is the UK the only country on the planet that charges hotel rates per
person, as opposed to per room, which seems to be the norm on the Continent.
Makes UK travel bloody expensive in my view, and I'm surprised anybody wants
to come here because of this system.
person, as opposed to per room, which seems to be the norm on the Continent.
Makes UK travel bloody expensive in my view, and I'm surprised anybody wants
to come here because of this system.
Dec 30th 2005 | 11:04 pm
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Re: UK Hotel Prices - per person v per room
On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:38:47 GMT, "Oscar the Cat"
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>Is the UK the only country on the planet that charges hotel rates per
>person, as opposed to per room, which seems to be the norm on the Continent.
>Makes UK travel bloody expensive in my view, and I'm surprised anybody wants
>to come here because of this system.
The reason it's advertised as per person, rather than per room is
because it's so expensive, it's not what makes it expensive.
The cheaper places in the UK also list per room - it's all down to
making the advertised price appear not pyshcologically too high.
Jim.
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Is the UK the only country on the planet that charges hotel rates per
>person, as opposed to per room, which seems to be the norm on the Continent.
>Makes UK travel bloody expensive in my view, and I'm surprised anybody wants
>to come here because of this system.
The reason it's advertised as per person, rather than per room is
because it's so expensive, it's not what makes it expensive.
The cheaper places in the UK also list per room - it's all down to
making the advertised price appear not pyshcologically too high.
Jim.
Dec 31st 2005 | 12:01 am
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Re: UK Hotel Prices - per person v per room
Oscar the Cat wrote:
> Is the UK the only country on the planet that charges hotel rates per
> person, as opposed to per room
Not true in my experience. This is (was?) also true of Japanese ryokans, and
was true in parts of Germany or some hotels there some years back (may not
be true any more though).
>I agree with poster that it's very discouraging (and as a consequence I
don't go to the UK that often...)
Bernard Higonnet
> Is the UK the only country on the planet that charges hotel rates per
> person, as opposed to per room
Not true in my experience. This is (was?) also true of Japanese ryokans, and
was true in parts of Germany or some hotels there some years back (may not
be true any more though).
>I agree with poster that it's very discouraging (and as a consequence I
don't go to the UK that often...)
Bernard Higonnet
Dec 31st 2005 | 1:01 am
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Re: UK Hotel Prices - per person v per room
Oscar the Cat wrote:
> Is the UK the only country on the planet that charges hotel rates per
> person, as opposed to per room, which seems to be the norm on the Continent.
> Makes UK travel bloody expensive in my view, and I'm surprised anybody wants
> to come here because of this system.
That's the norm in both Germany and the Netherlands.
Walter Gildersleeve
Freiburg, Germany
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> Is the UK the only country on the planet that charges hotel rates per
> person, as opposed to per room, which seems to be the norm on the Continent.
> Makes UK travel bloody expensive in my view, and I'm surprised anybody wants
> to come here because of this system.
That's the norm in both Germany and the Netherlands.
Walter Gildersleeve
Freiburg, Germany
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Jan 2nd 2006 | 3:44 pm
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Re: UK Hotel Prices - per person v per room
On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:38:47 GMT, "Oscar the Cat"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Is the UK the only country on the planet that charges hotel rates per
>person, as opposed to per room, which seems to be the norm on the Continent.
>Makes UK travel bloody expensive in my view, and I'm surprised anybody wants
>to come here because of this system.
I've seen a lot of Swiss hotels advertising a price per person.
It does get confusing sometimes trying to figure out what basis
someone is using.
Stan
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Is the UK the only country on the planet that charges hotel rates per
>person, as opposed to per room, which seems to be the norm on the Continent.
>Makes UK travel bloody expensive in my view, and I'm surprised anybody wants
>to come here because of this system.
I've seen a lot of Swiss hotels advertising a price per person.
It does get confusing sometimes trying to figure out what basis
someone is using.
Stan
