Easyjet to enter Edinburgh hotel market (31 July 2010)
http://news.scotsman.com/news/Easyjet-to-enter-Edinburgh-hotel.6450388.jp
THE company behind the low-budget airline easyJet is to enter the Edinburgh hotel market aggressively with rooms from as little as £12.50 per person.
...the room rate offers little more than a bed, a towel and an ensuite bathroom. A television is £5 to rent for 24 hours, while internet access costs £6 for 90 minutes. And those staying more than one night who want their room cleaned have to pay a £10 charge.
Is EasyHotel going to be a competitor with the hostels?
14 years
With only 29 rooms, I doubt it'll have any impact on the market. To say this is enering the market "aggressively" is a bit far fetched. Reads like a Stelios press release. Plus £25 for a double, while cheap, is no different to such places as travelodge, which must have many hundreds of rooms in Edinburgh, and sell them for as little as £19 when booked in advance. Plus charging for television is ridiculous.
14 years
I received this info as an email, because I stayed in an Easyhotel recently. It was at Heathrow, (well, about 5km away), with modest-priced pickup and dropoff. It cost about £34, which is a bargain for Heathrow area. It was a basic room, very comfortable with all essentials but no non-essentials, and a 'capsule' bathroom. I was there only to sleep a night after a long flight, so I was happy to save £5 by not having a TV. Incidentally Motel 6, the first budget hotel chain in America, was similarly equipped and charged extra for TV.
14 years
£19 seems really cheap. It's cheaper to rent a hotel room in Edinburgh than an apartment in Miami :)
It seems like hostels are still a much better deal for backpackers, especially if they are going to use WiFi which is typically free at hostels.
14 years
Incidentally Motel 6, the first budget hotel chain in America, was similarly equipped and charged extra for TV.
I thought Motel 6 was a hostel chain ;)
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&q=site%3Ahostelworld.com+intitle%3A%22motel+6%22&num=100
14 years
Incidentally Motel 6, the first budget hotel chain in America, was similarly equipped and charged extra for TV.
Would motel 6's still charge for a tv though? Seems like a hangover from a bygone era to me. Stayed in a place in Gran canaria which had a coin slot on the TV once. That was not a high class place though.
I think that Hostels are still better for individual travellers or couples possibly, and certainly for sociability (of which a budget hotel has none). The only way that the hotel can be better is if you're getting 4 people in a room you paid less than £30 for - it'd be hard to match that pricewise in a hostel.
14 years
Would motel 6's still charge for a tv though? Seems like a hangover from a bygone era to me.
I haven't been to a hotel in a while, but I think they make basic cable TV free and then offer pay-per-view content on top of that.
14 years
Considering the amount of available large property on the market in Edinburgh at present this seems a strange move just going for a 29 room place.
I currently book rooms in advance with travel lodge for £19-£29 per room and with the groups we deal with they have 3 or 4 per room which makes it fantastic value.
I think you have different markets those just looking for a bed in a clean functional environment will go the travel lodge, Easy Hotel route, those looking for interaction and community will go the hostel route. I know I use both depending on how I am traveling.
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