To stay in a hotel without booking?

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My husband is away with work in Manchester from yesterday to Thursday, I had planned on travelling tomorrow to stay with him and then come home together on Thursday.

I’m really worried about staying in the hotel he’s at with our baby as the hotel is only booked for him. Will the hotel say anything? I have looked for other hotels locally and can’t find anything that we can afford, especially once we say we have a baby with us 🙄.

Am I right to be worried or will the hotel staff not care?

Dont travel? She only has a baby. Whats gunna happen? Limbs will not be lost if theres no room at the inn. Enjoy the adventure and get the husband to sort it. Simples.

When I book a double room it only ever asks for my name and when I check in then I'm never asked for my partners details. Go for it.

OP ain’t coming back. Her and her baby are out having it large in Manchester

I’m not at all sure I have ever booked a double without also being asking how many adults/children. Book hotels regularly. I have never stayed in a travelogue or premier inn. Do they have simple room rate ?

Lodge even.

Why would it matter to the hotel? Unless it's a small hotel and they are likely to know who is going in and out I would not bother to tell them. The room is booked and you are not putting them out. If it's a big hotel just go in with him and don't worry about it.

And if your husband's work do find out?

It's not a good idea from a number of points of view, all mentioned above by other posters.

I would think just go but then I suppose I have no morals lol

I used to go with my husband and it was never an issue I was even given free breakfast at one hotel as my husband was there at least once a month. Everyone at his work would do the same. This one trip though, there was a new office manager type person (not entirely sure of her job role as she didn't do much but moan) and she didn't accept my husband's reason for an extra drink on the receipt, he explained I was there and the restaurant forgot to Bill me the drink instead. Wellllllll she told him she called hotel and they said there was a female with him and she just assumed he got an escort for the night 😬😳 not even kidding. She threatened to find a way to contact me and tell me of his secret rendezvous of he didn't tell me 🤦‍♀️ I've not been away with him on an overnight since

As a frequent hotel user with my 2 dc (and a past frequent sneaker inner of people to hotel rooms) the main issue here could be bringing the travel cot. Many of the chains eg Premier Inn/ Travel Lodge etc make you book a family room when there are 3 of you. Ive had to book 2 double rooms before and invent an extra adult (1 adult 1 child in each room on the booking) in order for them to accept the booking then all 3 of us slept in one double room. I couldn’t have just not mentioned one child as they would be with me at check in. I’d imagine cleaning staff will mention a travel cot in a room that isn’t supposed to have a child, or staff may see you carrying one to an area of the hotel that doesn’t have family rooms. Theyvarent always bothered or that vigilant but it’s a possibility

You stay you pay. It's a business.

My husband travels a lot for work. His firm are fine with this as long as no extra costs. We signed up for Hilton Honours points account and credit card as one of the benefits is extra guest in room with no extra cost) and another is free breakfast for all occupants.

Ive had to book 2 double rooms before and invent an extra adult (1 adult 1 child in each room on the booking) in order for them to accept the booking then all 3 of us slept in one double room.

This makes no sense. None. If you are 2 adults and one child why would you 'invent' another adult. To get 2 rooms you just put one adult in each room. Even then; why would you book and extra room you don't need?

@sacope because you need to account for the 2 children you present at reception with. And one minor cannot occupy a room themselves so when booking you have to select 2 rooms - 1 adult one child in each. Turn up myself and both children and tell them other adult will come later. They neither notice nor care that this doesn't happen but gets you round the booking checking in part. Family rooms booked up so this was the only other option. I did it because we had to stay in that location on that weekend and accommodation was limited due to a large event in the city

Just realised you have misunderstood @sacope I am one adult and 2 dc. My point is 3 are not permitted in a double room even if one is a child/baby. They would insist on a family room

Sorry my mistake. For one adult and 2 children you just book 2 adults and 1 child at the PI. You will get a double and a single in most hotels, some of them have 2 doubles.

Most PI rooms are a double and a single county bed which is made up of you add the 3rd person. Very few have actual 'family rooms' - the hotels they have taken over from other companies will not be standard layout so often they have more room differences, but purpose built PI will sleep 3 in the same room you would get for 2 - they just make up the couch.

Double and single COUCH bed

This was at travel lodge, and was the solution suggested to me by the staff member I spoke with on the phone when I called to explain my predicament. (I had a large discount code for TL and everywhere else extortionate that particular weekend) 2 adults 1 dc would have give n the same 'no availability' as 1 adult 2 dc as there were only double rooms left. I've found family rooms sold out frequently on PI too. Many are just doubles, like you say, especially in original PI properties.

I'm writing this because I hope the OP reads this and understands that because she's travelling with a baby, then she needs to register them at reception - because in case of any emergencies, it's so important that the hotel knows there is a baby in your room.

And yes, the chances of an emergency are very slim - but I have been personally involved in a hotel evacuation due to fire. It happens.

I’ve just done a dummy booking on Travelodge and there is a difference of £5 between booking a room for one adult and a room for two. Same night, same hotel.

Good grief, I'm currently in a LDR and when he's in my city for work (~2 weeks out of 6) I always stay with him on the nights we're not at mine. Not once has it ever been an issue. His work pays for the room, they don't care how many people are in it. We've even had breakfast together sometimes!

I’ve just done a dummy booking on Travelodge and there is a difference of £5 between booking a room for one adult and a room for two. Same night, same hotel.

Or you have created demand which has raised the price.

she needs to register them at reception - because in case of any emergencies, it's so important that the hotel knows there is a baby in your room.

Can you explain why?

No because I changed it back to a single occupant afterwards and the price went back down.

@lovemistymornings Even if every guest is registered, in the event of an emergency the staff still wouldn't have a clue about who is in the building. People come and go, they don't stay in their rooms. They don't let reception know when they are leaving. They don't notify reception when they have visitors. If the hotel has a bar, then staff will be even more unaware because anyone can use it.

So exactly why would letting reception know help in an emergency?