Originally Posted by
Winniesbestfriend
You make some very valid points here, yes the entire industry is still struggling after Covid, staff issues are everywhere and costs are rising for all.
Yes CW was popular because of it’s cheap rates Fri-Mon with often a reasonable Thursday, that made it possible for me to often stay there for 10 days, using points Mon-Wed. Those days are all gone, I’m finding it hard to find 3 “cheap” nights now in London and by cheap I now mean £170. I’m wondering when the bubble will burst, people just won’t be able to afford to have a weekend away anymore.
I agree completely - and keep waiting for the bubble to burst. London has never been as expensive relative to other major cities in the UK as far as I remember. I regularly stayed at CW on great weekend rates, sometimes at or around £100/N. In general, there could be good weekend prices at several higher end London Hilton-brand properties. Now Saturday night seems to be the most expensive night of the week. It might suggest that corporate travel is down in relative terms. Added to this that fact of the exec lounges (behaviour, crowds, food, kids, etc etc) which would tend to be worse on leisure heavy days.
LHR is reasonably priced but hardly convenient for a London stay.
Maybe there are lots of visitors from overseas taking advantage of the weak pound but surely not the kind of numbers implied by the prices in October or November? I’m looking ahead for several stays and really balking at the prices. ☺️