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Work trip - no food in hotel!

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Boxingshibes · 13/07/2025 20:27

I'm way for work for the week. I'm staying in a hotel in the middle of nowhere. It took me 4 hours to get here in v hot trains.
Room and hotel lovely but I went down to the bar/ restaurant and asked about dinner- to be told as they have an event on the kitchen is closed.
They offered me a free drink but apologised and said unfortunately there are no takeaways that deliver.
I'm on a meal allowance. I'm pissed off!
And I'm having to pay £200 for taxis for the. Grr
I'm hot hungry and annoyed. Aibu?

OP posts:
PermanentTemporary · 13/07/2025 20:44

I think I would make myself firmly unpleasant at the front desk and point out that you will be advising your work that they are in the hole for a massive extra cost just to get you a meal as they hadn’t communicated that their kitchen would be closed. They really can’t scare up a sandwich and a drink??

EmeraldRoulette · 13/07/2025 20:36

@Boxingshibes it's £200 for a round-trip taxi to the nearest restaurant? Or to the army barracks?

I think the kitchen must have some spare food that they can give you. I appreciate it may not be food that you'd want though.

Original poster
Boxingshibes · 13/07/2025 20:34

Nothing i can get to without a taxi but I've looked Nothing. It's 5 miles to the closest town. I'm working next week at an army barracks. Hotel is 5 miles away so taxi there and back. Just annoyed as it was 120 last year same taxi company now it's 200. So I need to claim it back ASAP.

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Marmalade71 · 13/07/2025 20:31

Tbh I’d be calling work and getting moved. That’s not viable if you’re meant to be productive and not wasting time seeking out food. Work will need to get their money back from the hotel as they should not have been offering rooms without making it clear no food was available

KenAdams · 13/07/2025 20:29

£200?! What are you doing for work somewhere so remote? Is there a petrol station or a corner shop?

WanderleyWagon · 13/07/2025 20:29

That’s pretty awful. Can you get a taxi to pick up a takeaway?