Travelodges in Grantham reopen this week

Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel chain, is reopening two of its hotels in the Grantham area this week.

The company is reopening Grantham A1 Travelodge and its Grantham Colsterworth Travelodge after they were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The reopening of these two hotels marks the company’s halfway milestone of reopening its estate of 573 UK hotels. The company will continue to reopen around 100 hotels per week.

As part of its hotel reopening programme, Travelodge has invested in a multi-million pound Covid-19 safety and social distance programme called Travelodge Protect + which will feature in all its Grantham hotels.

This includes comprehensive cleaning throughout its hotels using an antiviral disinfectant and additional post clean room checks with digital tracking in place.

There will also be protective reception screens and signage to mark social distance points throughout the hotel including check-in markings. PPE is being provided for all hotel team members and there will be contactless payment and contactless check-out.

Travelodge spokeswoman Shakila Ahmed said: “We are delighted to reach the halfway milestone in our hotel reopening programme with the reopening of a further two properties in Grantham. The hotels are open for business from this week and the team are set for a busy summer season as we welcome customers back.

"With safety at the forefront of our business, we have worked closely with our hotel teams that stayed open during the lockdown, government and industry bodies to develop our new Covid-19 safety programme called TravelodgeProtect+. This safety programme is designed to keep our customers and teams safe and has been implemented into all Travelodge hotels.”