Travelodge, UK; quick tip to save money
 

I had to book an inexpensive room in Central London for my son for 3 nights in July so I checked Travelodge.co.uk

I found out it's cheaper to book nights individually online rather than as a block if the price varies over the course of your stay.
For example if Wed night costs 45 quid, Thurs 35 quid and Fri 35 quid then as a block booking you would be charged 45 pounds a night.
Booking individual nights saves 20 pounds but there is a booking charge of 1.50 per night x 3 added for each night.

I did call the hotel and they said it was fine and my son would only have to check in once. I also checked Tripadvisor and found similar stories so it seems there's a quirk in the website.

I saved a total of about 15 pounds which doesn't sound like much but when the room cost a mere 35 pounds a night the % saving is quite high.

I hope this helps someone else on a tight budget... 35 pounds a night is a great deal for London. :)

You might find you have to change rooms especially if the first room is a family or other special room

Alan, to be honest I don't mind as this is for my son (ha ha) but I did call the Travelodge and was specifically told he wouldn't have to change rooms.

He will be arriving quite late the first night (11pm?) so I wouldn't be surprised if he gets put in a 'special room' and asked to move but he's young, travelling light and wouldn't bat an eyelid at moving rooms. Now if they asked for more money it would be an issue!

Thanks for posting. This is interesting to know. I am a huge fan of Travelodges, and have stayed in them all over England now, but never for more than one night. I shall remember this in case I ever need to stay somewhere for longer!

A few years ago I knew a family who had sold their house in South Wales and had the builders in their new house in the South Cotswolds for some months, their son had started school there, so they lived in the local Travelodge. They just had to be aware of when the booking dates became available, and had to reserve rooms on an almost daily basis - this was probably the reason why! The mother told me they stayed in the same room.

julia_t,
I usually only stay one night at Travelodges too.
They're conveniently situated, inexpensive and ideal when you just need a place to sleep with no frills.

I like their email sales. Rooms for 9 pounds a night are hard to beat.