Sep 26, 2007
Just when it seemed that travel within Britain was hopelessly expensive, along comes Travelodge to save the day!
I'm talking about the British motel chain, not the identically-named U.S. one. If you'll go to www.travelodge.co.uk, you'll find such low-cost lodging bargains that you'll rub your eyes. At numerous British-owned Travelodges in London (outside the city's central area), or elsewhere in England, Scotland and Wales, an average payment of £40-60 a night ($80 to $120) will rent a room capable of housing up to four persons.
My daughter first discovered the Travelodge bonanza when she undertook a trip with her family (husband and two children) to Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland in the month of August. Fearful that she would not be able to find space in Edinburgh during the time of its famous festival, she nevertheless ventured a stab at the Travelodge website and snared a room for a two-night stay at the height of the hoopla. And though her Travelodge had doubled its rates for the Festival period (charging £125 instead of the usual £60), the price she paid was for all four of the persons in her party. On a roll, she then clicked on a "super special" for Travelodge in the city of Dumfries, Scotland, and got a family room for the grand total of £15 ($30) -- a special promotion that still appears on the Travelodge website. Though the Dumfries Travelodge was on the outskirts of the city, along a highway and behind a gas station next to a Little Chef restaurant, who was complaining?
So there you have it: a budget-priced sanctuary for us dollar-starved Yanks. Though some aren't exactly central, they are always of new construction and with Ikea-like furnishings (lots of blonde woods), and perfectly adequate for all but the most demanding of travelers. Viva Travelodge!
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My daughter first discovered the Travelodge bonanza when she undertook a trip with her family (husband and two children) to Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland in the month of August. Fearful that she would not be able to find space in Edinburgh during the time of its famous festival, she nevertheless ventured a stab at the Travelodge website and snared a room for a two-night stay at the height of the hoopla. And though her Travelodge had doubled its rates for the Festival period (charging £125 instead of the usual £60), the price she paid was for all four of the persons in her party. On a roll, she then clicked on a "super special" for Travelodge in the city of Dumfries, Scotland, and got a family room for the grand total of £15 ($30) -- a special promotion that still appears on the Travelodge website. Though the Dumfries Travelodge was on the outskirts of the city, along a highway and behind a gas station next to a Little Chef restaurant, who was complaining?
So there you have it: a budget-priced sanctuary for us dollar-starved Yanks. Though some aren't exactly central, they are always of new construction and with Ikea-like furnishings (lots of blonde woods), and perfectly adequate for all but the most demanding of travelers. Viva Travelodge!
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