Jason Manford has criticised a resort for reselling his pre-booked room.
The TV comedian, 44, who’s at the moment touring the UK and Eire together with his present A Manford All Seasons, arrived on the Village Lodge in Bournemouth late one night to find that the 2 rooms he had booked for himself and fellow comic Steve Edge, 45, have been not each accessible and just one remained. Telling followers on social media how he was then compelled to share with a pal after the chain’s coverage left company with out lodging, Jason hit out: “That’s not on, that isn’t on.”
In a video posted to Instagram, Jason added: “So we received to our resort tonight in Bournemouth and it’s absolutely booked. We have been like, ‘Wonderful. In order that’s good, properly performed you.’
“They went, ‘No, no, as in like with out you’. So me and Steve, clearly we’re in separate rooms. After which we simply found that principally if it’s absolutely booked it signifies that it’s important to share.”
Regardless of discovering humour within the scenario, he criticised the resort’s coverage of reselling booked rooms. Laughing, Jason mentioned: “I imply we spent all day collectively. Oh, properly, not less than we’ve received a pleasant view of the automotive park!”
He added: “I’ve heard of aeroplanes doing it, however I’ve by no means recognized in 25 years of touring a resort doing it.”
Whereas he and Steve have been capable of make do with the remaining room, Jason highlighted that different company weren’t as fortunate.
He mentioned: “Village Lodge, simply beware, if you’re reserving and it’s a busy day in a busy metropolis, you possibly can… I imply, we’re fortunate (our reserving) was two rooms as a result of that fella coming behind us – a health care provider as properly– and no room for him.
“He simply needed to stroll out, and there’s no rooms wherever in Bournemouth tonight.”
Jason then filmed the 2 single beds within the room and joked: “So we’ve managed to make better of our scenario. However that poor physician, possibly we may get slightly… I feel he may sleep on the ground! Yeah, he’ll be alright. Anyway, good night time.”
In a separate publish on X, Jason wrote: “What’s your minimal expectation whenever you e-book a room at @Villagehotelsup? Employees have been beautiful however coverage stinks!”
The scenario continued the subsequent day when the resort’s supervisor contacted him asking for the video to be eliminated however he refused.
Talking in one other Instagram video, Jason mentioned: “They requested me to take the video down, politely, however I’m not going to as a result of I feel it’s necessary that individuals know that that is taking place.
“What if it was a marriage otherwise you had children with you or one million different conditions that have been far more severe than mine? It’s unsuitable, basically it’s unsuitable.”
He added his frustration was with the coverage, not the resort employees, saying: “The employees have been nice, it’s only a ridiculous coverage.”
