If your boyfriend promised you a nice night away and took you to a premier inn.....

[neettfeet]

Would you be disappointed?

You sound like a bit of a snob. If you'd set your heart on a particular place YOU book it and pay for it then and he can organise the activities. It's about who you're with and what you're doing.

I'd be delighted. I stayed in malmaison Newcastle, it's nothing special.

It's only for one night, Saturdays are usually quite expensive in any hotel, is it a treat away, could you owy the difference if you really want another hotel.

He said the less money he spends on the hotel the more he will have for nice food /drinks.
Which I do understand
I had set my heart on the malmaison or hotel du vin

He is exactly right.
You can book Malmaisson when you book and pay for your next short break.
In the meantime dont be so mean spirited and enjoy your stay.

@neettfeet

He said the less money he spends on the hotel the more he will have for nice food /drinks. Which I do understand I had set my heart on the malmaison or hotel du vin.

So he is paying for it all?

Stop being so bloody ungrateful.

It would be absolutely fine for me but I'm pretty low maintenance

But as I'm not you I don't see how my thoughts would help you. Are you going to change your mind because strangers tell you they don't care

It has a bed and a toilet doesn't it? That's all I need. Why spend £££ on a room when you're going to be asleep in it most of the time?

I had set my heart on the malmaison or hotel du vin.

How weird. I stayed in a £280 hotel room the other day and I wish I'd been in a £33 premier inn. Comfortable beds, decent size rooms, baths, good breakfast. The bars and restaurants are crap, sure, but presumably you'd not eat there and it's just for after?

So pay for it yourself.

You sound quite spoiled.

Unless you’re staying in some 6* hotel (yes they exist and I’ve stayed in some) really most hotels are much of a muchness. There’s probably more room in a Standard Premier Inn room than an expensive showy one.

@neettfeet

He said the less money he spends on the hotel the more he will have for nice food /drinks. Which I do understand I had set my heart on the malmaison or hotel du vin.

Perhaps you should pay then ?

He sounds lovely , you sound not so

The PI is probably about £250 cheaper, that's a lot of spending money.

Wow you sound spoiled, do you know how much the du vin is? 😂

Yes fancy hotels are lovely but but least you can’t go wrong with a Premier Inn, you know what you’re getting, they’re clean and comfortable. If budget is limited I’d rather spend the extra on dinner and drinks. Go out for a nice breakfast the next day.

A bed and a toilet. So has my house and most folks. Whats the point of paying extra to stay in a worse place than your own home if its meant to be a special weekend away. Tell him to find somebody else. It really annoys me when you look forward to something and then it ends up a big disappontment. OP was promised special.

Premier Inns are absolutely fine if you're just looking for clean & functional, and somewhere to just sleep. We always book them the night before a flight for example. Infact I'd have much preferred a Premier Inn to the 4* independent boutique B&B we recently stayed in - £225 per night for a wafer thin mattress and a rubbish shower. No thanks.

But if you're hoping for romance and some indulgence, then no, I wouldn't be happy with a Premier Inn.

What else you are doing over the weekend ? We have used premier inn for lots of nice breaks. Good with kids especially in some of their family rooms. Me and DH have often used them in London, when I would regard them as better than the average London hotel, especially the ones close in to the centre.

@Viviennemary

A bed and a toilet. So has my house and most folks. Whats the point of paying extra to stay in a worse place than your own home if its meant to be a special weekend away. Tell him to find somebody else. It really annoys me when you look forward to something and then it ends up a big disappontment. OP was promised special.

He promised her a special night, not a sleepover in an expensive room.

Given that they're eating and drinking and this is just a base for sleep, washing, dressing and sex there's no logic for spending hundreds extra.

If op only wNts to be with a man with money to waste then she's entitled to see this as a reason to dump him and move on, but it doesn't make her sound less spoilt.

The plan is to go to Newcastle next Saturday for the day /night.
It's the one on the quayside.
Going for food and cocktails around Newcastle.
He said he booked as it's in a good location.

Bloody hell. Spoilt much?? Maybe just be grateful you have someone who wants to treat you OP?

I'd rather he took me to a Premier Inn than didn't take me anywhere.

I stay in Premier Inns regularly and they are okay but the beds are not actually that great especially for two people. All depends on location and context.

@tinkywinkyshandbag

I stay in Premier Inns regularly and they are okay but the beds are not actually that great especially for two people. All depends on location and context.

I find Premier Inn beds really comfortable. They are all king sized now, so I don't understand what the issue could be.

I expect that any hotel on Quayside in Newcastle on a Saturday evening now that the students are back will not be overly quiet. I hope you have a room on a high floor.

Is there context @neettfeet to make him unreasonable? Are you hoping he pops out a ring? Does he normally spend hundreds on fancy hotels for weekends with his mates but not for you?

I just googled Hotel de vin…crazy expensive. £300 a night?

Love…you need to date a banker as your values and expectations will be the same.

We stay in Premier Inns or cheap Airbnbs when we go out for Michelin starred meals 😂😂😂. Our thinking is the same as your boyfriend's, it's a clean, well positioned, sensibly priced room for one night. Which means you have more to spend on nice food and nice wine!

Stop being a brat and go and enjoy yourself!!!!!