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?

In the UK, unless it’s a single room, they only want to know names of other travellers for health and safety reasons. As you are bringing a baby you should definitely let them know. Having said that are you positive his company will allow this? Most companies don’t allow employees to bring their families along to business trips.

As many others have pointed out Teddybear45 when you book a double, you can do so with just your name even though you are checking in two guests.
I've booked hotels and day rooms, 2 adults and only one name required.

All those saying they can’t understand why the hotel would care: probably because they like making a profit, and charge different amounts according to how best they think they can do that? I believe it is the hotel’s prerogative, and people who sneak people in pretending they don’t understand what they’re doing wrong are CF.

@herculepoirot2 I agree.

And I say that as an employee of a chain hotel who gets paid minimum wage whilst the chain makes millions in profit each year.

I do this loads. My husband always has a double room. Go and enjoy yourself, I've never known any hotel to charge per person unless there's a dinner and breakfast included and if you arent eating it then no harm done.
Hope you have a smashing time

So you don’t use any hot water, towels, tea or coffee etc or charge your phone while you’re there then? Because those things cost the hotel money.

If you've paid for a double room then I'd like to assume it covers the cost for at least 2 people. I've never been asked if there are 2 of us or just one in the room. As for a room list.... Anytine we turn up to a fire alarm/ incident at a hotel. The room list is just a guide. The hotel does t know who is where just what rooms are allocated.

The OP always intended to go, there was never any doubt that she would - she didn't see a problem. One of those posts that wanted to hear her opinions agreed with and others saying the same thing.

As a family room user myself, IME we are never alone but with other families in that area of the hotel. A crying baby is less obvious in a group of similar rooms.

Obviously they're all still making a profit, and if you feel hard done by by your employer you can blame them, not the service users . Don't like your job, work on getting another one.

I always ask for extra towels, tea and coffee, UHT milk, etc. when in a hotel because they never give you enough. My autistic son can easily use what's for 2 as he has OCD and being in a new place sets him off (he's on medication) and he overwashes at least the first night in a new place.

He needs to ask his work.
My old workplace used to be fine if it was per room and no extra for them, but not if it was per person. If I wanted breakfast for him it was cash only so not on the business account. (Didn’t matter we just went to a local spoons).

does your DH know you are coming?

you should tell the hotel you are staying there, although it might not be free.