Is this plan for a hotel tonight a waste of money ?

Do it!
I booked t'lodge with free cancellation, in our nearby town weeks ago, in case England finished top of their group and this happened. £40 per room for me and my DS. Taxi would have been £60 for a 20 min ride after midnight.
We are driving in later this afternoon, and even with parking, I think hopefully getting 5 hours solid sleep before midday checkout, plus staying off the roads after the game is well worth the extra £20-30.

I’d probably do it as a one-off. However, I’d also be a bit worried 700 pissed up blokes will have the same idea and turn up at your hotel and you’ll struggle to sleep due to the wanker element.

So if they’re having to get a taxi anyway, then I’d just jump in with them.

I get hotels regularly when I go out and so I’m not against the idea, if you want to do it then do but it seems a waste of time when you’re 15mins away.

I would rather book one when I could actually make the most of it.

If your friends weren’t getting a taxi then I’d definitely stay but as they are then it’s just as easy sharing one with them.

I guess if you do stay in a hotel you would drive in and so it would save you and your friends having to get the bus in.

The easier solution is to get the taxi home.
But if you just want to have a night away then do it.
It’s more just about what you’d prefer to do.

Definitely go for it. You can enjoy the evening without thinking about taxis and stuff.

Sounds great. A little treat and only £25 quid extra. Probably a lot safer too as there might be drunk or bleary eyes drivers around. You could treat yourself to breakfast in the morning too.

Do it, own it, enjoy it!

I think a night in a hotel sounds easy and relaxing after your evening out. Go for it.

I think it’s an absolutely brilliant idea.
For £25 more it would be a no-brainer for me.

I would.

Some years ago, I decided that staying at a hotel after concerts etc was the most sensible thing for me.
It started after I went to a concert in Birmingham (45 mins on the train from me) one evening. Planned to get the last train home. Last train was cancelled, and I was stranded in Birmingham. Managed to get on my phone and book a last minute hotel.
Learnt that lesson, and next time a show happened, I booked a hotel for the night. But being cheap, I booked one a little bit away from the venue. But in the cold light of day, it was further away from the venue than I'd thought, and through a rougher part of town. It was a nervous walk back to the hotel that night.
I learnt that lesson, and next week I'm going to another show in Birmingham. I've booked a hotel that I've staying in before, that I know is only about a 1 minute walk from the venue, across a busy pedestrianised square.
For the sake of about £40 on top of what I'd usually pay, it's worth it for the security and added peace of mind.

I think it's a good idea, we often do this when we go 'into town' for a gig or something as it saves either having to leave early to get the last train home or paying a lot for a late night taxi.

I’d be anticipating having to walk home as taxis will be hard to come by, I can’t imagine many taxi drivers wanting potentially drunk football fans in their cabs so won’t make themselves available. Unless the whole journey is by motorway you can’t live very far away and it’s likely to be getting light - our bus company is laying on a 4am night bus which do not usually run on Sunday/Monday nights

I think staying in a hotel 15mins away from home is silly and a waste of money.

If op has the money to spend on a treat for herself, and that's how she chooses to spend it, it's not a waste of money.

In her place, I'd go and have a nice breakfast/brunch somewhere after checking out, just to round it off.

Seems ok though I'd be watching it at home if I wanted to see it myself.

I think staying in a hotel 15mins away from home is silly and a waste of money.

However, I think taxis will be quite difficult to get so I would ring one now and ask the price and ask to rebook it.

If they’re more expensive or fully booked then I’d go for the hotel but if not I’d just get a taxi home.

How are your friends getting home?

It’s a great plan

This. Plus there could well be some questionable driving from those who've had little sleep, are either over excited, or crashingly disappointed, plus may have been drinking.

The roads are probably worth avoiding in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

I anticipate that taxis will be like New Year's Eve tomorrow morning; you could be waiting hours unless you have a reliable firm that you can pre-book with. The hotel room seems a no-brainer.

Are you the poster who's DH didn't want her to go to the pub to watch the match?

He seems very opinionated about what you do. As long as you can afford the hotel, I don't see an issue if that's how you choose to spend your money.

In that case enjoy your night (well early hours) of peace!!

£40 is very cheap, is it actually a decent hotel where you'll get a good kip or is it a shithole?

If check out is at 11am, what time will you want / need to be up?

Personally I'd pay £25 extra for two more hours sleep.

Is money very tight? Will this add a lot to the overall amount you spend over the afternoon / evening / night? Is it family money?

Would you be 100% happy if it was your DH staying out?

So many questions!!

Sounds like a properly good plan. Of course DH isn’t happy that you won’t be available in the morning. Too bad.
Once got a hotel room and used it for 5 hours when I was massively sleep deprived and had a nap knowing that ex h wouldn’t be able to let the children wake me up.