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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2011
- David Mitchell talks about cheap hotels.
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David picks up on British reservations about calling hotels 'cheap'. But cheap is good is it not, so why not say it?
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The correct answer is, of course, that when people think "cheap hotel" it is always accompanied by the prefix "murdered in a".
Yeah that sounds about right
Not in an Agatha Christie novel, surely.
@@kevinfletcher1999 In the erotic fanfic by "Shagatha Crustie".
It's not always murdered, sometimes it's overdosed, committed suicide or simply died tragically.
What I've noticed about English hotels is that if the reviews say it has a great location, it means the bed is awful, the bathtub is a deathtrap, the advertised AC hasn't worked in seven years, a third of the staff doesn't speak english and it's best not to ask why there are bloodstains on the mattress.
And for those of you who think I'm exaggerating, you are correct. There was no bathtub.
We meet again, random-but-not-unwelcome UA-cam recommendations.
they're not that random as you think they are 😉
"Better than you would think" is legit now the tagline for Rustlers Burgers
Im not fond of microwave burgers but those hotdogs are kind of nice. ngl
Motel 6 and Super 8 are American hotels that started in the 1960s and could rent you rooms for $6.00 and $8.00. Not only did they advertise affordability, they put the price in their name.
Super 8, as in the cassette player?
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer No. Back when you could buy a car for $3,000, you could rent a clean but simple hotel room for $8. So, Super 8 was the name of the hotel because of the price.
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer Super-8 was a video format.
@@TheSmart-CasualGamer I guess the name was a play on that, because the motel chain was created 9 years after the film format was released in 1965. Surprised Kodak didn't sue.
I wonder if that was an American thing. Half of Gibson’s seminal guitar designs are just named the price in dollars upon release. The 335, 345 & 355 are all the same instrument with various extra features & gilding
I don't expect them to run me a bath, I just want to eat some chocolate off my pillow like a normal human being.
Darn beat me to it by 2 years.
David Mitchell's vocabulary never ceases to impress.
Redexn same we only understand half of what he says
Chowder Stevens 'We' - maybe you don't you illeterate moron but those of us who read more than our facebook feeds can understand just fine.
*illiterate
the confusion regarding 'we' in this thread is a microcosm of why the English language seriously needs clusivity in it's grammar
Unless you read a damn book for once.
I think express doesn’t actually mean the ‘expressiest nights sleep’ it just means you stay there for the shortest amount of time possible e.g for a business meeting. They are conveniently placed within cities as one isn’t meant to reside there for very long. Hence also not having other ‘proper hotel’ extremities such as swimming pools or spas. Aaaaaanyways I think that’s why it is David
They're a good place to take a secretary, or hooker..
how could they shoot the entire thing out of focus
THANK YOU. I was wondering the same thing.
Not only out of focus, but apparently they didnt even bother to proofread the script... not a big budget on these soapbox videos I imagine
@@GroovingPict proofread the script??
Yup, there's a correction at the end
it's an express video
Oh wow, I remember this gap in David Mitchell's career!
My parents were under the impression that premier meant good value due to it's misuse in things like Premier Inn and they were both technical professionals in the NHS and now in their 60's
I do love it when UA-cam recommends me videos that came out when I was still in primary school
Wouldn't that be back in the 19th Century, Colonel Sanders?
I was staying at a hotel at Preston & the smell was eye wateringly bad, I sprayed the room, got in bed & the smell got even worse, So I realized it was something to do with the bed, taking the sheets off I end up moving the bed out, to find a dead cat underneath that was in the process of being eating by maggots
Fucking hell.
I hope you refused to pay.
@@SpotlessLeopard or at least not leave a tip.
The 'vestigial ballroom" line had me in stitches
I wonder what David's parents think of this. They were both hotel managers. That probably influenced his decision to talk about this.
segould Did they manage an Ibis Budget. Because I think he forgot they exist...
Lol, so glad they added that bit on the end about Premier Inn and Travel Lodge.... I could hear the Lawyers rolling up their sleeves at the very thought of damaging the respective brands.
How have I not found this amazing channel sooner?!
I thought Lenny Henry was Premier Inn.
He is. There's a correction at the end
Lenny Henry should represent a chain of hotels, that feature poorly proportioned rooms, called 'Waste of Space.'
@@heli-crewhgs5285 Huh?
A tenner for a room?
Cheaper than renting a place permanently
You could live like Alan Partridge. Ah-haaa!!!
A room only gives you a bed and a shower, if you're renting permanently you'd probably want a kitchen and such
I heard that its cheaper to live in Spain and travel to London by plane everyday than to rent an appartment in London.
That was beautifully conceived and delivered use of "vestigial". 2:38
i dont know why but when he goes "Lennie Henry does it all the time! he doesnt" i lose my shit with laughter
Glad you owned up, Lenny is a premier inn man like me, I love seeing Lenny’s little happy face on the pillow, great hotel chain for the price, ask Lenny x
They've got his face printed on the pillow cases??
I wish so badly that these were still made.
I know I still rewatch all of them every couple of years
The "Express" stands for express check out. As in, folio/receipt is printed out and put under your door in the morning. This allows you to leave without checking out at the front desk.
Thanks for the annotation there at the end, because I was almost jealous that Travelodges in the UK have bars while ours don't.
You could do a whole series on silly marketing euphemisms...
Your raedong my mind all of these soapbox thoughts and analysis have crossed my mind Brava @TheRealDM
2:26 Since this video was published Easy Hotel have actually started doing this! I can see why others don't though there's something off about being told at check in how it's a shit budget hotel but it should be ok for one night. All these "budget" chains are not that much worse than 4/5 star hotels I've stayed at anyway IMO.
Mainline421 I stayed in an Easy hotel. I didn’t want anything nicer than that, it wasn’t a holiday or a mini break, it was fine. Clean, comfortable, hot shower, soft bed, central location etc. Very budget, and very ‘Easy’ they charge for everything, no hairdryer in room etc but I d certainly stay again.
Holiday Inn Express is an interesting design. Usually placed close to existing food outlets, so no room service or evenng restaurant. Breakfast is buffet style with those fumbly toaster conveying devices which neither you or the staff will ever be able to use to satisfaction. Checkout is quick as they don't have minibars and the vending machine in reception has the only food after breakfast. The dual purpose door that fits the toilet cubicle and the bathroom must be closed before showering!
I would love to be able to afford to stay somewhere as "luxurious" as a Premier Inn, Travel Lodge or Holiday Inn Express - you should see some of the shit-holes I've had to stay in on my company's accommodation budget !
I agree with David 100% - we need more honest hotels that can say OK, it's basic, but at least it's clean and it's cheap.
The Bob Ross painting is not okay for cheap hotel decor Mr. Mitchell, that's worthy of royalty
When I went to my first night as a student in Leeds, I got a taxi to the B&B I would spend the night in. The taxi driver took some callous delight in telling me that the street the B&B was located in, was where they found the Yorkshire Ripper's last victim. I didn't get murdered, but I did notice that the fish tank in the lounge had 2" of fish shit swilling around the gravel. The breakfast was reheated sausage and bacon. Again, I didn't die.
Premier Travel Inn Express by Lidl is my favourite.
I thought Lenny Henry did Premier Inn not Travelodge lol. But funny as always David thanks for cheering me up :)
Right at the end a note flashes up saying they meant premier inn 😊
the coffin hotels in tokyo sound fun, and they kinda are, and they are a *bit* cheaper than normal hotels, but they also have shitty curfews so we didnt use them much.
Thing is, they aren't even that cheap anymore. Plenty of times I've looked at the local holiday/travel/premierlodge/inn and found it was more than a £100, sometimes more than £150, for the night I wanted.
I think the reason we don't have truly cheap corporate hotels over here is the inexhaustible supply of slightly suspect B&Bs running out of random terraced houses. Often £50 a night even today *and* you get breakfast. Tax and planning systems are much friendlier to them than actual hotels, so they can afford to charge less, and they're often run as a pension top-up by retirees so staffing costs don't apply either.
Haha I love his rants
Awesome video as always ^_^
I do love a Rustler burger to be fair. I abandoned my standards a long time ago
Yummy aids burger
Ur eating literal cow minge
Nothing wrong with that bud! BBQ all the way.
@@foodfortunefuckingfame6160 BBQ rib all the way, I grill mine so I feel slightly more sophisticated, and add some lettuce. I don't need to visit the confessional just yet ;)
The sauce you get with those things is top class. I wish they sold bottles of it. On second thoughts, maybe it just tastes nice because the burgers are so horrible.
Ah Yes my barometer for knowing if something is posh or not is to see if I can picture Poirot there.
Just one exception - Ibis renamed their cheaper chain (Etap, which was nicely anonymous, even though we knew it was their cheaper chain) to the enticing "Ibis Budget"
2 experiences in " inexpensive " motels: 1.) in the early 1980s I was a bit trepidatious about spending money driving cross the USA but thought I would try a new chain...Motel 6. Not a bad experience, though stays in the same chains motels are ruined by paper thin walls and obnoxious guests in other rooms. 2.) Recently stayed at a chain called Budget Inn. Again, not sure that it would be a good idea to stay at a motel where the rates are 1/2 other motels in the area. Motel was somewhat no frills: no " complimentary breakfast ", no vending or ice machines or a pool. However, impressively decorated room, immaculately clean, inside and outside of the building was well maintained.
The name was exactly what it said...budget. It had the minimum I would hope for in a motel, and I felt quite safe staying there. I was impressed enough to tell the owners and I left a very complimentary review online of their business.
Thanks mate, yeah it would come in handy having one of these. but tell me, for the UK countryside which one is better, a hotel, travelodge or a bed and breakfast?
Lenny Henry advertised Premier Inn, not Travelodge.
gurrrn Was this intentional? Or had you both not looked at the ending and seen the disclaimer by some chance?
3:19
gurrrn yep and unless you get it( if your lucky) 1000yrs in advance it is not particularly cheap. Over a £100 quid a night in most cities. Now those French F1's and there is another type are cheap but are truly horrendous.
gurrrn premier inn is a lot better than travelodge
David named the wrong budget hotel chain and you didn't pay enough attention to the video. We all make mistakes!
this showed up in my subscription box randomly. a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
"Nasty lovely horrible lovely burger."
yo momma's got a nasty burger
I agree. I can picture a hotel advertizing itself as cheap, basic and clean in a touristy area. Im sure many tourists would apreciate it if all they want from a hotel is a bed to sleep on and a safe place for their luggage.
Ibis at least have a brand called “Ibis Budget”
Samuel Coe Is Ibis not already pretty budget? Maybe the Ibis Budget brand is what used to be called something like Formule 1? I’ve stayed in a number in of Ibis different countries - very consistent, but hard uncomfortable beds for more than 1 night at a time. At least they’re generally clean though. Of Accor group hotels I prefer Novotel, Sofitel or Pullman at reasonably affordable prices, although I’ve stayed in a few of their more upmarket hotels too.
I always thought of ‘express’ in relation to how much work they had to do to have it conform to ‘holiday inn’ standards. They buy a run down hole in the wall, do it up really well and it’s a ‘holiday inn’, do it up a bit quicker, and hey it’s a holiday in express....
Best line here is “noted hotel connoisseur Lenny Henry”
For an extra £30, you could stay at a City Inn (eg Westminster) where you get a nice room, fancy bar / restaurant, room service and full Freeview c/w adult channels, plus a Mac in every room with web access.
@skinnysumo34 they pointed it out at the end of the video, around the 3:20 mark.
Well, when I hear the word 'cheap' my subconscious adds 'and nastly'. Especially with hotels. If you've never chosen to stay at the cheapest alternative and discovered your mistake too late.... Well, I am happy for you. Yes, that's how I feel. Happy.
I stayed at a Premier Inn one night. it was a decent night's stay. Not bad at all especially for the price. And a real shower in a country where hotels closets converted into showers and not uncommon in the cheaper independent hotels.
Premier inn destroys travelodge hands down. At least with premier inn you get happy and friendly staff!
Luke Sparrow ok lenny henry we get it
I mean, really depends on the hotel. The Travelodge I stay at a lot has great staff, better then some premiere inns ive stayed in.
"noted hotel connoisseur Lenny Henry" hahaha
best this series
If you can locate a hostel for homeless people and are brave enough to go to the reception desk there, they will be able to tell you where the best cheap hotels are. Just don't stay in the ones which have empty bottles and used needles littering the front of them.
@Epicmelly They say at the end of teh video clip "We meant Premier Inn not Travelodge, but you get the point".
Watching this in a Holiday Inn Express, can 10/10 confirm the accuracy.
@xanatos125 That's true. Even transcribe audio has a knack of catching David Mitchell's voice correctly, but I haven't used it in a while, so it could either be that it's improving or it can pick up David's excellent diction very well...
when I was in london 2012 I stayed in some old mental hospital they turned into a crappy motel..
@finchy4dave Thank you for your comment. We watched the video too!
I believe the "Express" refers to the length of your stay. An "express" hotel is simply a place to bed down for a single night on your way to somewhere else, whereas a proper hotel is somewhere you intend to stay for the duration of a visit.
Exactly. They are generally for people passing through town and you just drop in without booking ahead quite often.
It's just a joke. Don't worry. ^^
Harrison Greeley and that you can check in quickly and don't have to book it in advance
Plus it might refer tot he amount of effort which the hotel puts into the room
Maffoo : Don't take that for granted - it didn't work at Luton!
"Nasty lovely, horrible lovely" Best description of fast food ever.
Made all the more funny by the fact that I'm actually in a Holiday Inn Express now! Lol
Kayleigh
"A murder might conceivably happen here" is a great sales point.
@Tulten This could only strengthen the mood.
Wow this is the David Mitchell's Ranting Channel
I stayed in a hotel in Birmingham where there was only the bed and a chair in the room. The complimentary hair dryer, electric kettle and teabags etc were all just lying around on the floor.
i find express to be an effective euphanism, "you're busy, most likely with pressing business in the morning, you want to get in, go straight to sleep, wake up and leave. you're an express customer" - It would be silly and uneccessry to waste resources on nice things (like a 24 hour cocktail bar) that you almost certainly won't appreiciate, so we won't charge you for them
Heard tell of a japanese-style pod-hotel being intalled above the Trocadero in London, and I can't wait. Many's the time I've needed a place to crash in Central London, and it'd be nice not to have to tramp it for once.
Focus !
Lenny Henry wasn't travel lodge he was premier inn
3:20
I came to the comments looking for this lmao
Which goes to show just how ineffective advertising can be,
WHY DOES DAVID MITCHELL MAKE SO MUCH SENSE.
They have Holiday Inn Express here in in America. Not sure if it started here or Britain.
A Poirot in a Travelodge? Surely not!
Lenny Henry advertises Premier Inn, not Travelodge. And where the hell do hotel rooms still cost a tenner?! Apart from that, completely spot on.
Where the hell would you find one of these in London??
I looked for it and never found!!
@hughh20 I guess this shows that I'm not a real fan, but how do I do this?
I'd go to a Travelodge if the advert was pretty much this and the tagline would be "It's a clean bed, it conforms to health and safety: It's a Tenner!"
Please write a book David. I'd buy it.
Easy jet do a hotel for £35 a night in central London. It would have been fine but the light kept shutting off (it was on a timer to save money) when I was revising so I kept having to get the receptionist and sit outside in the corridor to revise while he tried to fix it!
Mr Mitchell is surprisingly influential: search for Travelodge or Premier Inn, and look what you get...
Travelodge | Cheap hotels throughout the UK & Ireland
Premier Inn - Book Cheap Hotels in the UK and Worldwide from 29 ...
They've adopted 'cheap'.
I find that today the cheap hotels like premier Inn are actually much nice to stay in than more expensive ones. You know the bed will be comfy. the room will be clean and modern and the WiFi will be good. More expensive hotels think they can charge more for some grotty room with a shit bed because it has a fancy lampshade and posh cutlery at breakfast.
In that case, express food would be fruit and other meals that require no preparation at all.
Furthermore it would be actual food, not just something hot to eat. Food surely requires nutrition, but David's definition seems to merely require it be heated. Then again, I could be mistaken for not using his definition.
Also, thank you for trying to fit your entire explanation within the 500 character limit. Much appreciated. Analyzing something in great details isn't easy on UA-cam :)
A motel is basically a cheap hotel intended for travellers rather than designed as any sort of resort. You pay very little, stay the night with the mininum ammeneties and continue on your journey the next day. So they're marketed and understood as being quick and inexpensive.
Thanks, i wanted to go camping but it is quite hard to put a bunch o' people in a tent when the weather is a bit unpredictable. A B&B shall be. Thanks mister
I had to have my vestigial ballroom removed
The notable point from this rant is that it would be a great idea if there were hotels that are cheap, and devoid of rooms with space or luxurious amenities, but that has high end mattresses pillows and bed linen.
Many people would pay a bit more for quality sleep but don’t want to pay for the price of the hotels that currently offer the best beds, because they come with all kinds of less necessary add-ons at prices that aren’t reasonable for those who are primarily interested only in a very good sleep.
A chain of top end mattress, electric blankets, top linen, black our shades, soundproofed walls and pillow choices using hotels in clean but charmless box like rooms at two/three star prices would be a very attractive alternative to most other similarly priced hotels offering worse beds in noisier rooms that let daylight in, even if they have TVs, and a kettle and a bit more space.
You may even get to choose the kind of mattress you like - value hotels that aren’t at all offensive but put sleep first.
"... this nasty, lovely, horrible, lovely burger ..." Brilliant.
John Finnemore should appear in these! He's so funny in cabin pressure and jfsp!
So, you ask me for a story about a budget hotel chain.....?
@mei5050 Am I right in assuming you'v never met him and only know that from The Who Do You Think You Are episode he appeared on?
Yep. I was just about to say so, too :)
Exactly!
...isn't that what youth hostels are for? I love those things; the best one I ever stayed in was opposite a sex shop, it had communal bathrooms and you had to make your own bed, but it was bloody cheap and proud of it :P
you do get a certain reliability,from a chain of hotels,such as premier inn or Travelodge that you also get from hotels that when they tell you how much it costs,you would need an articulated lorry to take the towels away to get your money back?
not that I have ever driven an articulated lorry as I find big words difficult,and so stick to ,car,but never had a bad night at the aforementioned.
@MaddiMcMurray hah, must've missed that bit - but I got the point!
Premier Inn T4 Heathrow. 32 pounds a night. One of the best hotels I’ve stayed in.
I think the fact they mixed up the names makes it funnier.