Holiday Inn

[Soph01]

Hi,
Can you just walk into the above hotel and book a room for 1 night? Do you have to make a reservation before the day of check in? I dont have time to call them so was just going to turn up!
Thanks

[rockyracoon]

Of course you can, but they may not have a room available.

[ummmm]

Like Rocky says, yes, if they have spare rooms.

[VHG]

But you are likely to pay the full rate for the room.

[Buenchico]

Holiday Inn accepts 'walk in' customers at the full 'rack rate'.

However some other hotel groups don't. For example easyHotels require customers to book online in advance (as I found out when I tried to get into the one in Luton!).

[mushroom25]

I've been at the holiday inn near Northampton this week - it was booked 3 weeks ago and cost £75.00. last night 2 random travelers rocked up; they could only accommodate one of them, and had he stayed it would have cost him £159.00.

[Prudie]

I book Hol Inns in advance regularly, they are often full. It's just pot luck - although I'd have thought the time you've saved by not ringing first will be lost hundredfold by turning up and then having to leave!!

[Buenchico]

When I was phoning around on behalf of a stranded rail customer looking for immediate accommodation over 10 years ago the Holiday Inn in Ipswich quoted £160 per night.

[Prudie]

Yes, like Hiltons they used to have that 'upmarket' tag yonks ago, not really now at all.

[mastercraft]

How long did it take you to write this post? I just called them and -"yes you can sir, providing we have a room available" - was the answer.
All done in 35 secs!

[Gavmacp]

Yes of course you can. But and this is, to me a big but, you will pay premium prices. In the time it took you to write the question you could of easily booked a room. Please do not waste your hard earned money because you don't have time!