How would you go about blagging a hotel stay?

Hammer89 · 16-11-2020 09:01PM #1

I need to stay somewhere for a night next week - and I do mean 'need' by the way - but I'm not an essential worker and nor am I flying anywhere.

I've heard anecdotal evidence of hotel staff not asking any questions to individual people booking in for a night, but I'd like a white lie to have as a back-up.

I do have legitimate reasons for needing to leave my rented accommodation but as I said, I don't know if it's enough to get me a room.

dxhound2005 · 16-11-2020 09:13PM

If it was normal times you could turn up at big weddings and get a free dinner. Both sides will assume you are with the other lot.

un5byh7sqpd2x0 · 16-11-2020 09:17PM

Just book one, you don’t need an excuse.

MrMusician18 · 16-11-2020 09:18PM

Hammer89 wrote: »

I need to stay somewhere for a night next week - and I do mean 'need' by the way - but I'm not an essential worker and nor am I flying anywhere.

I've heard anecdotal evidence of hotel staff not asking any questions to individual people booking in for a night, but I'd like a white lie to have as a back-up.

I do have legitimate reasons for needing to leave my rented accommodation but as I said, I don't know if it's enough to get me a room.

Burst pipe

Hammer89 · 16-11-2020 09:29PM

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Burst pipe

That isn't the real situation but it's something I could use maybe. Again though, the people might think they'll lose their job if they book me in though so I don't know if it's strong enough.

lawred2 · 16-11-2020 09:31PM

Hammer89 wrote: »

That isn't the real situation but it's something I could use maybe. Again though, the people might think they'll lose their job if they book me in though so I don't know if it's strong enough.

Huh?

They won't give a flying shoite.. and to be honest, a burst pipe bad enough to have you out on the street would be a perfectly acceptable reason..

Hammer89 · 16-11-2020 09:37PM

lawred2 wrote: »

Huh?

They won't give a flying shoite.. and to be honest, a burst pipe bad enough to have you out on the street would be a perfectly acceptable reason..

Perfectly acceptable reason to book me? Maybe, if the employee happens to be nice and sound, but there's just as much a chance that they're rigid and by-the-book and if they are, I don't think they'd consider a burst pipe perfectly acceptable reason to let me in. How would they explain it to their boss if I was riddled with the coronavirus and got a lot of people sick.

Gregor Samsa · 16-11-2020 10:41PM

Look, we all know that they won’t ask any questions, and even if they did, the burst pipe excuse would definitely cut it.

But let’s play along.

Tell them you’re a UK Tory MP over for a Brexit fact finding mission, and you need somewhere quiet to auto-erotically asphyxiate yourself. Ask for an orange to be delivered to your room to make it more believable.

Also, “blagging” means getting something for free. All you’re trying to do is book a room that you will pay for. That’s not “blagging”, that’s “booking”.

TuringBot47 · 16-11-2020 11:17PM

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Also, “blagging” means getting something for free.

+1

If you want to blag a hotel room for free just seek asylum.

Jimbob1977 · 16-11-2020 11:20PM

Hotel reviewer or health inspector

hynesie08 · 16-11-2020 11:23PM

Book near a maternity hospital, most of the guests in the maldon parnell Square and jury's parnell St are lads waiting for the call to come into the delivery room.

Porklife · 16-11-2020 11:47PM

hynesie08 wrote: »

Book near a maternity hospital, most of the guests in the maldon parnell Square and jury's parnell St are lads waiting for the call to come into the delivery room.

That's a great idea. My sister recently flew over from Germany and was asked if she is an essential worker and she said yes, she's a teacher here for a seminar/convention. It's not true but it worked.
Say its work related or as above, your partner is in labour and you're on standby. If that were true you would genuinely need a hotel virus or no virus.

ILoveYourVibes · 16-11-2020 11:48PM

I would be honest.

JeffKenna · 16-11-2020 11:51PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

If it was normal times you could turn up at big weddings and get a free dinner. Both sides will assume you are with the other lot.

Any wedding I've been at my name is on the table for the meal.

Your Face · 17-11-2020 12:22AM

If they ask - tell them to get f00ked.
You're paying, handing over money during a very lean time for them.
They shouldn't bite the hand that feeds.

weldoninhio · 17-11-2020 12:24AM

Hammer89 wrote: »

I need to stay somewhere for a night next week - and I do mean 'need' by the way - but I'm not an essential worker and nor am I flying anywhere.

I've heard anecdotal evidence of hotel staff not asking any questions to individual people booking in for a night, but I'd like a white lie to have as a back-up.

I do have legitimate reasons for needing to leave my rented accommodation but as I said, I don't know if it's enough to get me a room.

Is this a thread where in you want people guessing what your “legitimate reason” is?

pgj2015 · 17-11-2020 12:28AM

Porklife wrote: »

That's a great idea. My sister recently flew over from Germany and was asked if she is an essential worker and she said yes, she's a teacher here for a seminar/convention. It's not true but it worked.
Say its work related or as above, your partner is in labour and you're on standby. If that were true you would genuinely need a hotel virus or no virus.

she was lucky she wasnt found out. try that in Ireland and people would admire your cunning. But the Germans take rules very seriously, she is probably lucky she wasnt arrested.

Truckermal · 17-11-2020 12:28AM

Tell them you are a Escort..

WoollyRedHat · 17-11-2020 12:31AM

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Look, we all know that they won’t ask any questions, and even if they did, the burst pipe excuse would definitely cut it.

But let’s play along.

Tell them you’re a UK Tory MP over for a Brexit fact finding mission, and you need somewhere quiet to auto-erotically asphyxiate yourself. Ask for an orange to be delivered to your room to make it more believable.

Also, “blagging” means getting something for free. All you’re trying to do is book a room that you will pay for. That’s not “blagging”, that’s “booking”.

New Trivago ad?

Porklife · 17-11-2020 12:58AM

pgj2015 wrote: »

she was lucky she wasnt found out. try that in Ireland and people would admire your cunning. But the Germans take rules very seriously, she is probably lucky she wasnt arrested.

She flew over here from Germany and I agree with you, wouldn't pull a stunt like that in Germany. I got caught jumping the ubahn in Berlin and didn't have money for the on the spot fine..politzei are there within minutes. They dont dick around ze Germans

Purple Mountain · 17-11-2020 01:03AM

Porklife wrote: »

She flew over here from Germany and I agree with you, wouldn't pull a stunt like that in Germany. I got caught jumping the ubahn in Berlin and didn't have money for the on the spot fine..politzei are there within minutes. They dont dick around ze Germans

That happened me in Paris too but it was actually a genuine misunderstanding of the cost of the fare on my part.

OP, say you are booking in for a night's sleep because you have a teething baby at home.

ILoveYourVibes · 17-11-2020 01:17AM

OP if you have a legit reason....and you do not have to say here.

Just tell them people will understand.

ExMachina1000 · 17-11-2020 01:19AM

Field service network engineer.

Job on in the morning. Need room. What time is breakfast?

Curious_Case · 17-11-2020 01:26AM

This might fly --

A friend is doing late night repairs on your heating as a favour and there's no guarantee you'll have power or water by any particular time.

So, no heat, no toilet, no cooking, no light, no wi-fi.

The wi-fi is particularly important as your job requires it and you have a project to be finished the next day.

Hammer89 · 17-11-2020 04:16AM

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Also, “blagging” means getting something for free. All you’re trying to do is book a room that you will pay for. That’s not “blagging”, that’s “booking”.

No it means "the action of obtaining something by using persuasion or guile" :rolleyes:

JustAThought · 17-11-2020 04:36AM

Hammer89 wrote: »

No it means "the action of obtaining something by using persuasion or guile" :rolleyes:

not for locals.

So you ‘just’ want to cheat the rules and risk the hotel staffs health for some personal reason. Make up any lie - just hope the staff don’t ask you for your HSE essential worker pass.

I doubt you’d be rumbled regardless of what lame excuse you use - unless the staff figure you out and object to their health being put at risk for an unnecessary & spurious reason.

bilbot79 · 17-11-2020 04:40AM

What's your genuine reason?

Grueller Baby · 17-11-2020 07:22AM

JustAThought wrote: »

So you ‘just’ want to cheat the rules and risk the hotel staffs health for some personal reason.

Would you stop.

Hammer89 · 17-11-2020 07:23AM

JustAThought wrote: »

not for locals.

So you ‘just’ want to cheat the rules and risk the hotel staffs health for some personal reason. Make up any lie - just hope the staff don’t ask you for your HSE essential worker pass.

I doubt you’d be rumbled regardless of what lame excuse you use - unless the staff figure you out and object to their health being put at risk for an unnecessary & spurious reason.

The most After Hours post ever.

Andrea B. · 17-11-2020 08:25AM

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

Field service network engineer.

Job on in the morning. Need room. What time is breakfast?

KN engineer for fibre.
What time is lunch?

stoneill · 17-11-2020 08:27AM

I have never been asked "why are you staying here?" by a hotel, ever.

How would you go about blagging a hotel stay?

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