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

[neettfeet]

Would you be disappointed?

[liveforsummer]

@pelosi sounds like the hotel choice is more important to OP than her DP tbf

[SkinnyMirror]

For nights like that, location is key!
It's not like you'll be spending much time there.

[pelosi]

[quote liveforsummer]@pelosi sounds like the hotel choice is more important to OP than her DP tbf[/quote]
True, but if she’s constantly paying for Malmaisons that he gets to stay in for free whilst he pays for Premier Inns, then she will grow resentful.

It wouldn’t be right to expect him to book expensive hotels so OP can only change her response - which is to match his budget.

[BoredZelda]

Nope. I’d love it, and I speak as someone who has spent plenty time in Marriott, Hilton, Fairmont hotels and the like. I love a premier inn.

[BoredZelda]

so it will just be me on the morning having breakfast etc

Can’t beat a premier inn breakfast!

[rosy71]

I haven't been away from home since Feb 2020 so I'd be thrilled to go to a Premier Inn!

[MrsPsmalls]

I won a break to the Malmaison Manchester and it was great. I enjoyed it. The bathroom bits were very scented and the breakfasts were great. Bizarrely I like a premier Inn just as much as once you have a clean room in a good location everything else is just window dressing. I would never pay for the Malmaison as to me it doesn't really offer much over a premier Inn. And lucky for me, neither would DH.

[notacooldad]

True, but if she’s constantly paying for Malmaisons that he gets to stay in for free whilst he pays for Premier Inns, then she will grow resentful.

It wouldn’t be right to expect him to book expensive hotels so OP can only change her response - which is to match his budget

Well clearly communication is the key.
Why dont they just talk to each other about expectations rather than let things build up!
As a side I bet he isnt even fussed about staying in malmaison and would have been just ad happy elsewhere.

[Solongtoshort]

I would just be glad to be away, the room’s in the other hotel may be nice but you aren’t going to be up all night looking at it are you, unless you sleep with your eyes open. Hope you have a lovely time.

[AnnaSW1]

Not really we do expensive hotels and premier inns

[IloveJudgeJudy]

As I was reading this I was thinking about another thread where the poster wondered where all the 'normal men' had gone.

If this is the way 'normal men's' ideas of a weekend away are thought of, no wonder they're in hiding!

I think you're very ungrateful, OP, and can't understand some people's thinking.

[DerAlteMann]

Most of our trips away are spent in a Premier Inn. Leaves more cash for the good/fun stuff. It's only a bed and a loo anyway.

[AuntyMabelandPippin]

@neettfeet

Sorry everyone I fell asleep 🙈
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.

I've stayed there, it's great.

[DiscontentedWoman]

I've also stayed there. It's really very nice and the staff are lovely. We booked for 2 nights and ended up extending it to 5.

[rc22]

@Sprostongreen21

Me and my partner feel the same about hotels: mostly a base so we stay in cheap and cheerful and actually have stayed in lovely places. We stay in B&Bs when we visit the lakes each year. Even stayed in hostels ( own room). For city breaks we would rather the spending money to be honest. We aren’t high earners so it works for us and we can have more breaks/trips away.

We’ve stayed in nicer/expensive places as one offs but I’m not that fussy over hotels. As long as it’s clean, reasonably modern and good location!

Myself and two friends stayed in a hostel in York for a couple of nights a few years ago. We has our own room which was very basic but spotlessly clean and perfectly comfortable. It had a telly and a kettle and tea and coffee. We even got biccies which are often sadly absent in hotel rooms these days!!

[whynotwhatknot]

So is this because youve booked the malmaison and hes chosen premier inn that youre pissed off?

[Kite22]

Trying not to waste money or use credit card.

So why on earth would you want to spend 4x the amount you need to on a bed to sleep in for one night ?

I do have to say, despite your protestations, you do sound ungrateful.