Out on the piss tomorrow to watch the Euro cup final in Leeds city centre so rather than taxi home and have to get up early Thursday decided to book myself into a city centre Travel Lodge.

So been trying to book online for two days - put my credit card details in the website and, selected room and date which was fine but everytime I got to to confirm screen I get the old 'Page cannot be displayed' and the thing just crashes and can't go back etc...

So sod it I thought I'll walk up at lunchtime to the actual hotel and book there. So I just walked up there and told them couldn't book online so could book for tomorrow night

And I get the response : "sorry sir we can't do advance bookings here, you can only do that online or via phone through our national central reservations"

Am thinking WTF ?!?!?!?

So I say "hang on, I'm stood here in your hotel. THE ACTUAL HOTEL I WANT TO STAY IN TOMORROW NIGHT and you're telling me you can't book me in ?!?"

She replies "That's right sir though I can tell you there are still a few rooms available for tomorrow at the moment"

For fuck's sake !!! I have another go get same response so I walk out in disbelief....

So I come back to work and just tried online again - it still don't fucking work ! Will ring central reservations later if no joy and wait in queue for half hour nop doubt - or however long it takes.

Now I know I'm getting old here nut what the fuck is the world coming to when you can't book in at a hotel fucking reception !!!!!


Tell me I'm not going fucking mad here please..........


Just needed to get this off my chest.......