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Daily Record
a day ago
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- Daily Record
Jason Manford takes swipe at hotel chain's 'ridiculous policy' after being forced to share room
Comedian Jason Manford has slammed a popular hotel chain for making him share a room after giving his room away to another guest. Jason Manford has lashed out at a 'ridiculous' hotel policy after he was forced to share a room with a friend as the hotel was overbooked. The 44-year-old comedian was in Bournemouth on Saturday for his A Manford All Season show and was absolutely disgusted by the hotel. Staff at the Village Hotel told Jason the place was overbooked for the night, and that his room had been sold to someone else as he arrived so late in the day. Due to the issue, the comedian was forced to share a room with his friend Steve, the Mirror reports. Jason took to social media to blast the popular hotel chain. Sharing a video on X, formally known as Twitter, he said: "So we got to our hotel tonight in Bournemouth and it's fully booked. We were like, 'Fine, that's good - well done you'. They went, 'No, no, as in like without you'. So me and Steve, obviously [we're] in separate rooms. And then we just discovered that basically if it's fully booked it means that, [you have to share]." "Okay, don't worry, it is what it is, these things happen - all that b******t! I mean we spent all day together! Oh, well, at least we've got a nice view of the car park. Oh well, these things happen and all that. Worse things happen at sea. But Village Hotel, just beware, if you are booking and it's a busy day in a busy city..." Clearly getting wound up by the situation, he continued: "I mean, we're lucky that [our booking] was two rooms because that fella coming behind us, a doctor as well, and no room for him. He just had to walk out, and like and there's no rooms anywhere in Bournemouth tonight. Naughty that, naughty. I've heard of aeroplanes doing it, but I've never known in 25 years of touring, a hotel doing it. That's not on, that is not on." Jason then went on to show the bedroom the pair had been given, adding: "So we've managed to make best of our situation. But that poor doctor, maybe he could sleep on the floor! Anyway, good night." In the caption, he said: "What's your minimum expectation when you book a room at @Villagehotelsup? Staff were lovely but policy stinks!" The next day Jason returned to social media to reveal the hotel management had been in touch and asked him to remove the video. However he refused to take it down, saying he wanted to warn people about the company's practice. Additionally, Jason expressed that it wasn't the staff's fault but the company itself. "What I will say is it's not the staff's fault. And this is the problem with these big companies. That is somebody in an office, making a policy that makes them more money, but they don't have to deal with the s**t," he said to the camera. "I didn't kick off, but I can imagine people would. So the staff then have to deal with upset customers and getting vitriol in heightened emotional situations. So I'm not going to take the video down, because I think it's right that people know that's what your company are doing." "And I'm going to leave it up as a bit of support for the staff, who aren't being paid as much as the person who made the decision is and how much that person is making out of this ridiculous policy. So bear that in mind if these things do happen, same with an aeroplane. We've all been there, we've all been in a moment where the person we're in contact with is the person that's going to get it." He concluded, saying: "But we have to take a step back sometimes, just remember that person is just doing their job and they don't like it either. In fact that's what the manager said to me last night, 'I don't like this either, I hate it'. It takes a video like this and us talking about it for them, hopefully to have a little look at their policies and think maybe this is not in the best interest of our staff and certainly not of the customer."
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jason Manford hits out at hotel's 'ridiculous policy' after having to share room
Comedian Jason Manford hits out at a Bournemouth hotel for selling his room to another guest after he arrived 'late' Jason Manford hit out at a hotel's 'ridiculous policy' after he had to share a room with a friend because it was overbooked. The comedian, 44, was in Bournemouth on Saturday before his A Manford All Seasons show but the staff at the hotel told him the place was overbooked for the night. Staff at the Village Hotel told Jason his room was sold to someone else as he arrived late. Because of the issue, he was forced to share a room with his friend Steve. "So we got to our hotel tonight in Bournemouth and it's fully booked. We were like, 'Fine, that's good - well done you'," he said. "They went, 'No, no, as in like without you'. So me and Steve, obviously [we're] in separate rooms. And then we just discovered that basically if it's fully booked it means that, [you have to share]. "Okay, don't worry, it is what it is, these things happen - all that b******t! I mean we spent all day together! Oh, well, at least we've got a nice view of the car park. Oh well, these things happen and all that. Worse things happen at sea. But Village Hotel, just beware, if you are booking and it's a busy day in a busy city... "I mean, we're lucky that [our booking] was two rooms because that fella coming behind us, a doctor as well, and no room for him. He just had to walk out, and like and there's no rooms anywhere in Bournemouth tonight. Naughty that, naughty. I've heard of aeroplanes doing it, but I've never known in 25 years of touring, a hotel doing it. That's not on, that is not on." He then showed the bedroom he was staying in and added: "So we've managed to make best of our situation. But that poor doctor, maybe he could sleep on the floor! Anyway, good night." In the caption, he said: "What's your minimum expectation when you book a room at @Villagehotelsup? Staff were lovely but policy stinks!" Jason returned to social media the next day to reveal the hotel management had been in touch and asked him to remove the video. He refused to take down the video and said he wanted to warn people about the company's practice. Jason also reminded fans it wasn't the staff's fault, but the company's itself. "What I will say is it's not the staff's fault. And this is the problem with these big companies. That is somebody in an office, making a policy that makes them more money, but they don't have to deal with the s**t," he said to the camera. "I didn't kick off, but I can imagine people would. So the staff then have to deal with upset customers and getting vitriol in heightened emotional situations. So I'm not going to take the video down, because I think it's right that people know that's what your company are doing. "And I'm going to leave it up as a bit of support for the staff, who aren't being paid as much as the person who made the decision is and how much that person is making out of this ridiculous policy. So bear that in mind if these things do happen, same with an aeroplane. We've all been there, we've all been in a moment where the person we're in contact with is the person that's going to get it. "But we have to take a step back sometimes, just remember that person is just doing their job and they don't like it either. In fact that's what the manager said to me last night, 'I don't like this either, I hate it'. It takes a video like this and us talking about it for them, hopefully to have a little look at their policies and think maybe this is not in the best interest of our staff and certainly not of the customer."
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jason Manford takes aim at hotel chain's 'ridiculous policy' after being forced to share a room and refuses to delete his video rant so 'people know what your company are doing'
Jason Manford has hit out at a hotel chain's 'ridiculous' and 'fundamentally wrong' policy, after he was forced to share a room due to overbooking. The comedian, 44, is currently on tour with his show, A Manford All Seasons, but ran into a spot of trouble after arriving in Bournemouth on Saturday night, ahead of his show at the Bournemouth Pavilion the following evening. Arriving at the Village Hotel, he discovered that the hotel had been overbooked for the night and that as he had arrived late his room had been sold to someone else. Jason took to X to blast the chain over the error, explaining to his followers that he had no choice but to share a room with his pal Steve. Filming himself walking to the hotel room, he explained: 'So we got to our hotel tonight in Bournemouth and it's fully booked. We were like, "Fine, that's good - well done you!" 'They went, "No, no, as in like without you". So me and Steve, obviously [we're] in separate rooms. And then we just discovered that basically if it's fully booked it means that, [you have to share].' The comedian, 44, is currently on tour with his show, A Manford All Seasons, but ran into a spot of trouble after arriving in Bournemouth on Saturday night, ahead of his show at the Bournemouth Pavilion the following evening (seen in 202) Arriving at the Village Hotel, he discovered that the hotel had been overbooked for the night and that as he had arrived late his room had been sold to someone else The funnyman couldn't help but laugh at the situation, sarcastically quipping: 'Okay, don't worry, it is what it is, these things happen - all that b******t!' 'I mean we spent all day together! Oh, well, at least we've got a nice view of the car park.' Jason then issued a warning to his followers about using the hotel, before calling the chain out directly and reprimanding them as 'naughty'. He said: 'Oh well, these things happen and all that. Worst things happen at sea. But Village Hotel, just beware, if you are booking and it's a busy day in a busy city... 'I mean, we're lucky that [our booking] was two rooms because that fella coming behind us, a doctor as well, and no room for him. He just had to walk out, and like and there's no rooms anywhere in Bournemouth tonight. 'Naughty that, naughty. I've heard of aeroplanes doing it, but I've never known in 25 years of touring, a hotel doing it. That's not on, that is not on.' Panning the camera around to reveal the two single beds in the room, he concluded the video by saying: 'So we've managed to make best of our situation. But that poor doctor, maybe he could sleep on the floor! Anyway, good night.' He captioned the clip: 'What's your minimum expectation when you book a room at @Villagehotelsup? Staff were lovely but policy stinks!' The next day, Jason returned to social media to give fans an update on the situation, explaining that hotel management had been in touch, and that they'd also asked him to take down his first video. He captioned the clip: 'What's your minimum expectation when you book a room at @Villagehotelsup? Staff were lovely but policy stinks!' However, the 8 Out of 10 Cats star flatly refused to delete the post, explaining that he wanted to leave it up to warn people about the company's practice and to offer support to the hotel staff that had to face the umbrage of upset customers. He began: 'This is the final word I'll say on this. I know the general manager of The Village Hotel's got in touch with the manager at the Bournemouth one and came and found me and have a word with me and it was very nice to speak to them. 'For people who don't know, I got to the hotel last night and the hotel was overbooked. So it meant because we arrived late - we always arrive late because of the two late shows - our room had been resold to somebody else. 'Now we dealt with it, it was fine, we kept our humour. What can you do, you know what I mean, it's nobody's fault in that building, so me and Steve had a laugh and had a shared room and it was fine.' He went on: 'Now they asked me to take the video down, politely, but I'm not going to because I think it's important that people know that this is happening for one. 'What if it was a wedding or you had kids with you or a million other situations that were much more serious than mine. It's wrong, fundamentally it's wrong.' Jason stressed that the Bournemouth hotel's staff were not to blame for the situation and urged his followers to save their anger for the people at the top making the 'ridiculous policy'. He said: 'What I will say is it's not the staff's fault. And this is the problem with these big companies. That is somebody in an office, making a policy that makes them more money, but they don't have to deal with the s**t. 'I didn't kick off, but I can imagine people would. So the staff then have to deal with upset customers and getting vitriol in heightened emotional situations. 'So I'm not going to take the video down, because I think it's right that people know that's what your company are doing. 'And I'm going to leave it up as a bit of support for the staff, who aren't being paid as much as the person who made the decision is and how much that person is making out of this ridiculous policy. 'So bear that in mind if these things do happen, same with an aeroplane. We've all been there, we've all been in a moment where the person we're in contact with is the person that's going to get it. 'But we have to take a step back sometimes, just remember that person is just doing their job and they don't like it either. In fact that's what the manager said to me last night, "I don't like this either, I hate it". 'It takes a video like this and us talking about it for them, hopefully to have a little look at their policies and think maybe this is not in the best interest of our staff and certainly not of the customer.' Fans were quick to praise the TV star for bringing awareness to the issue and his 'nice balanced approach'. They commented: 'Spot on. Another angle is that a family could book the room, have an emergency and not be able to come. Be told it's a non refundable booking, with the room double booked and paid for by someone else anyway. It's all greed, let's be honest.' 'Well said, shame for the staff having to deal with the fallout from this ridiculous policy'; 'Nice balanced approach … and thank you for thinking of us people at the 'coal face'.' 'Good on you'; 'Glad you got it sorted @JasonManford! Welcome to Bournemouth and have a great gig tonight!'
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Jason Manford left furious after being forced to share a hotel bedroom due to chain's ‘stinking' rule
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) JASON Manford was left utterly furious after he was forced to share a hotel bedroom. The 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain is in the middle of his nationwide tour of the UK and Ireland. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Jason Manford was left fuming after arrangements on his tour went awry Credit: Getty 5 He took to social media in a rant video as he claimed he was forced to share a hotel room with one of his entourage Credit: X/JasonManford However, Jason, 44 has run into trouble at his latest stop in Bournemouth. He's currently visiting various cities and towns as part of his 'A Manford All Seasons' string of shows. After travelling all day with his pal, he expected to have a rest at the Village Hotel in the coastal city. However, he took to social media in anger as he was forced to share a room with his pal as the hotel was overbooked. The post on X - formerly known as Twitter - read: "What's your minimum expectation when you book a room at @Villagehotelsup? "Staff were lovely but policy stinks!" He accompanied his angry message with a video rant as he made his way to his hotel room with his pal Steve, who may form part of the touring entourage. Ironically, his pal had the same name as his character in Waterloo Road where he played a corrupt headmaster. In the almost two minute video, he explained: "So we got to our hotel tonight in Bournemouth and it's fully booked. We were like, 'fine. So that's good, well done you'. They went, 'No, no, as in like without you'. So me and Steve, obviously [we're] in separate rooms. Hollywood legend and Brit TV star spotted munching on Greggs sausage rolls in UK car park And then we just discovered that basically if it's fully booked it means that, [you have to share]." Laughing out loud, he sarcastically joked: "I mean we spent all day together. Oh, well, at least we've got a nice view of the car park!" Before continuing: "Oh well, these things happen and all that. Worst things happen at sea. "But Village Hotel, just beware, if you are booking and it's a busy day in a busy city, you could, I mean, we're lucky that [our booking] was two rooms because that fella coming behind us. What's your minimum expectation when you book a room at Village Hotels? Staff were lovely but policy stinks! Jason Manford "A doctor as well and no room for him. He just had to walk out, and like and there's no rooms anywhere in Bournemouth tonight." Reprimanding the hotel in the video, he added: "Naughty that, naughty. "I've heard of aeroplanes doing it, but I've never known in 25 years of touring, a hotel doing it. That's not on, that is not on." He panned round the camera of his room, to show two single beds, as he remarked: "So we've managed to make best of our situation. "But that poor doctor, maybe we could get a little, I think he could sleep on the floor! "Yeah, he'll be alright. Anyway, good night." 5 The presenter and actor had travelled all day and was greeted with a nasty surprise Credit: Getty 5 Jason claimed that a doctor was turned away because the hotel was overbooked Credit: Getty
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Jason Manford left furious after being forced to share a hotel bedroom due to chain's ‘stinking' rule
JASON Manford was left utterly furious after he was forced to share a hotel bedroom. The nationwide tour of the UK and Ireland. 5 Jason Manford was left fuming after arrangements on his tour went awry Credit: Getty 5 He took to social media in a rant video as he claimed he was forced to share a hotel room with one of his entourage Credit: X/JasonManford However, Jason, 44 has run into trouble at his latest stop in Bournemouth. He's currently visiting various cities and towns as part of his ' A Manford All Seasons' string of shows. After travelling all day with his pal, he expected to have a rest at the Village Hotel in the coastal city. However, he took to social media in anger as he was forced to share a room with his pal as the hotel was overbooked. READ MORE ON JASON MANFORD The post on X - formerly known as Twitter - read: "What's your minimum expectation when you book a room at @Villagehotelsup? "Staff were lovely but policy stinks!" He accompanied his angry message with a video rant as he made his way to his hotel room with his pal Steve, who may form part of the touring entourage. Ironically, his pal had the same name as his character in Waterloo Road where he played a corrupt headmaster. Most read in Celebrity In the almost two minute video, he explained: "So we got to our hotel tonight in Bournemouth and it's fully booked. We were like, 'fine. So that's good, well done you'. They went, 'No, no, as in like without you'. So me and Steve, obviously [we're] in separate rooms. Hollywood legend and Brit TV star spotted munching on Greggs sausage rolls in UK car park And then we just discovered that basically if it's fully booked it means that, [you have to share]." Laughing out loud, he sarcastically joked: "I mean we spent all day together. Oh, well, at least we've got a nice view of the car park!" Before continuing: "Oh well, these things happen and all that. Worst things happen at sea. "But Village Hotel, just beware, if you are booking and it's a busy day in a busy city, you could, I mean, we're lucky that [our booking] was two rooms because that fella coming behind us. What's your minimum expectation when you book a room at Village Hotels? Staff were lovely but policy stinks! Jason Manford X "A doctor as well and no room for him. He just had to walk out, and like and there's no rooms anywhere in Bournemouth tonight." Reprimanding the hotel in the video, he added: "Naughty that, naughty. "I've heard of aeroplanes doing it, but I've never known in 25 years of touring, a hotel doing it. That's not on, that is not on." He panned round the camera of his room, to show two single beds, as he remarked: "So we've managed to make best of our situation. "But that poor doctor, maybe we could get a little, I think he could sleep on the floor! "Yeah, he'll be alright. Anyway, good night." 5 The presenter and actor had travelled all day and was greeted with a nasty surprise Credit: Getty 5 Jason claimed that a doctor was turned away because the hotel was overbooked Credit: Getty 5 As he revealed that he was forced to share a room, he gave fans a peek at the facilities Credit: X/JasonManford
