To take a bath mat when I stay in a Travelodge?

[WanderWomble]

I travel a lot for work, and normally stay in a Travelodge (company has a budget for travel for the year, and I'd rather stay in a basic hotel in the UK then splurge on a great one for our year end conference that's usually overseas.)

I always take a bath mat to put outside of the shower. (I've yet to find a shower curtain that doesn't leak in said hotel.) My best friend thinks I'm bonkers for doing it. I do have a good reason- my right ACL is hanging on by a thread and it's surgery if I slip and tear it.

Bonkers or not?

I would say not!

Not bonkers but why not just ask for an extra towel for the floor?

Not bonkers - but, I noticed when browsing the manual in the chalet at Center Parcs that they hold bath mats at reception for people who would like them - I wonder if Travelodges might do the same?

At the time I thought it was a strange thing to say, but perhaps there are lots of people like you who need a bathmat to be sure of not slipping?

I think it's bonkers but in a really nice way :) x

It's a tiny bit eccentric, but as little bear says it a nice way.

Travelodge provide a towel-like mat for the floor though?

I used to work away loads and would take all sorts of random stuff - extension cable and my own pillow for a start. Go for it I say!

I used to use a towel, but they get soaked and then you're stuck with a soggy towel in the bathroom. The bathmat is rubber backed so it doesn't soak the water up from the floor. Plus they can slip.

(I should point out that I stay for at least five nights, so it's not like I'm taking it for one day.)

Nope, you get two big towels and a hand towel.

I also take my own pillow and extension cable. (Last trip was 15 days!)

There was one in my TL last week, and last month. Might vary between places.

I've never had one, and I stay in at least 8 a year. Last one was in Leeds.

My longest stint was 3 months in a travelodge in southport. The reception staff were my best mates by the end of it

I have always had a towelling bath mat in travelodges i have stayed in. Not rubber backed. Then I put wet towel in bath. When kids have showers in a row I use hand towel as bath mat.

Two weeks is bad enough!

Yanbu, but sensible!

I've only had a bath in a TL a couple of times. The rest of the time it's been showers. Wonder if that makes a difference?

Ha! I misread the subject - I thought you were going to argue for stealing a bath mat from a Travelodge (more exciting than stealing towels perhaps).

If I recall, the floors are extremely slippery when wet, so YADNBU. I suppose it would be better if Travelodge provided rubber-backed bath mats, but then people would probably steal them...

Have you requested one? There are often notes in family rooms that they can be requested for safety.

I am having a similar problem and never thought of this. You are an absolute genius and I am so, so happy you posted this.

YANBU

flora717, no I haven't. I'm usually travelling on my own so I've never stayed in a family room. I will next time though. (Mostly to see what happens.) :)

Meloria. I'm really glad that this thread helped you. :) I use one of these: www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50225356/ because they're not too huge and dry quickly.

There has always been a bath mat in Travel Lodges I have stayed in.

I used to work in a hotel and remember when a man slipped in the bath and the bath broke! The man was fine but we always supplied rubber bath mats after that.

I used the hand towel on Sunday when we stayed in the one at reading. Thank god I did as when I got out I'd flooded the place. The new curvey shower curtain pole doesn't really keep the curtain in the bath. Towel helped prevent a disaster!

I thought this thread was going to be about stealing bath mats from Travelodge :o I'm slightly disappointed it's not. I was looking forward to telling you that you would be unreasonable to nick a bathmat :o