Work trip - no food in hotel!

I know this doesn't solve anything tonight OP, but if you have to travel for work regularly, your work really cant expect you to stump up for expenses. I'd insist your manager pay the taxi company with the corporate card or they give you a cash advance. It's not fair on you and your family's finances. We've had similar, and some of my employees just said sorry, they don't have cash, we need to make a plan. They're entirely right.

@Boxingshibes that hotel has been really hopeless letting you down

Shame it's so late. If someone phoned me and said they needed me to order them some food in this situation, I totally would.

I travel a lot for work, 2 weeks at a time and they pay my Meal Allowance 3 days before I leave. I tend to save this as it’s tax free being an allowance, and just eat like I would at home.

Not helpful for you now, but get some pot noodles, Musli bars, snacks and drinks in general. Can you do a shop when at your work location and then buy pre-made foods? Does the room have any cooking facilities?

And that taxi fare, can you not have a hire car issued to you? Or be given prepaid taxi vouchers? The £200 is crazy, I am hoping that for a week?

Otherwise going forward, a credit card you use just for work expenses might be a good idea. In the mean time, drink lots of water with ice and soon enough breakfast will come and you can go full English breakfast 😋

Sometimes i travel for work and have been in a situation similar to op. I travel with a few cupasoups from now on. Doesn’t help now, but still.

This is why I always, always, travel with snacks. If I was dinner-less in a remote hotel I wouldn't be happy about it, but I definitely wouldn't go hungry.

Yes but I misunderstood as it wasn't entirely clear.

But if a taxi company had jumped from £150.to £200 I would be looking around futher, considering a hire car (prob still less even with delivery).

None of which excuses hotels terrible behaviour.

Sorry to hear that.

Your work are unreasonable to expect you to manage that level of expenses.

The hotel are unreasonable to provide no food at all.

I have type 1 diabetes so I have no idea what I'd do in this situation. But if your manager has a company credit card she can book and pay for your £200 taxi, leaving you with money to get a meal.

Ask work to pay the taxi company directly. £200 is a lot of money to be expected to stump up a week before pay day. Hope you get some food tonight too.

That’s ridiculous. As others have said, there will surely be some sort of food in the kitchen that someone with an an ounce of nous could prepare for you.

WTF?

The £200 she wasn't expecting has pretty much cleared her out. Your logic on thinking that anyone who can pay £200 will still have lots of the bank, is ridiculous.

Wow perhaps you'd be better hiring a car next time (if you can drive)
I can't believe they won't even offer you something from the event or a sandwich.. even a bag or crisps! There's no small local corner shops nearby?

Definitely a name and shame moment - or at least a threat to! Make sure you are writing everything down of who you spoke to and who said what for your complaint. Being hangry is the worst
At least you'll be ready for breakfast first thing

Have you read her posts?

You can spend £200 on taxis but not £50 for a takeout or supermarkey delivery? Come on OP.

Bowl of cornflakes at the very least!!

@Boxingshibes how far is the nearest town?? what star rating does this hotel have? most certainly will be lower once you have put in your review through trip advisor or even the association who gives out the stars!! did your employer book the hotel or did you?

If they have provisions for breakfast for tomorrow morning. Surely someone can rustle up an dippy egg and soldiers or something for tonight

Well, I hope it's a magnificent breakfast - but leave a complaint.

No staff whatsoever in a nice otherwise hotel. There will be a night porter or someone . No hotel wortg their salt is totally unmanned. Find out who is on night duty and kick up a an absolute hangry stink until something is sorted. Realise it’s a Sunday but he’ll be able to get something from a 24/7 garage or something. Tell the you will leave the shittest of shittest trip advisor reviews if you go to bed without food.

Surely there must be a staff member in the hotel ? I’d not be happy with that.
They should have bought you snacks from the vbar, extra milk for drinks, and bottled water, and they must have been able to make a sandwich. Or give you cheese and crackers or toast. they will have food ready for breakfasts stored somewhere, even if it’s fruits and pastries.
Pretty disgraceful really

What sort of event is it? Can you crash the food part, grab a few things and go back to your room?

For the future, can you get a personal credit card? I put work expenses on mine and pay it off in full each month - work usually manages to reimburse expenses before the bill is due.

We all want you fed OP! I'll have to check back through your messages to see why a delivery isn't feasible