Singles discrimination

Single travellers, unless it’s a holiday specifically advertised as a singles, have generally drawn the short straw for years.

It's only January. Surely you'll be back on the reserved list by June. People do have to cancel. I agree that it's hardly fair though. Fingers crossed that you can go and have an interesting holiday.

I’ve paid extra for a single room , but I’ve always ended up in a double room ! Maybe I have just been lucky ?
I mean a double room , but on my own !

I’ve been on a few singles holidays and refuse to pay extra so I say I’ll share, about half the time I got a single room anyway, a twin room otherwise. Only once did I bribe the guide to move me, my room mate snored.

It is discrimination.

Hotels that do offer single rooms are rarer now and the rooms are often small, dingy and cramped.

I don't know which hotel it is but some chains do offer stays with no singles supplements.

Freya5

Perhaps hotels for singles only, or perhaps couples and families should paymore to allow for the extra work, cleaning, cooking etc. Just a idea.

That's a very silly me, they already charge more than double for couple and 1 child. No breakfasts either in some places,so of course they'll pick and choose,and not worry about disappointing us single travellers.
Such a shame, and hope you get some compensation, no help I know,but may help you find somewhere more friendly.

Theexwife

The main purpose of a business is the income, single occupancy costs the hotel the same as double, cleaning, linens,maintenance and wages will be the same if there is one or two people in the room.

They also lose income if food and drink are extra and only one person is buying.

Meals are included - well breakfast and dinner. And being a group booking I imagine as much if not more drink might be consumed than by individual couples on holiday by themselves!
If feels like discrimination to me and personally an unwelcome reminder of my status. If the group booking was accepted on a numbers basis, that should be honoured - not last one in, first bumped off!

Perhaps hotels for singles only, or perhaps couples and families should paymore to allow for the extra work, cleaning, cooking etc. Just a idea.

The main purpose of a business is the income, single occupancy costs the hotel the same as double, cleaning, linens,maintenance and wages will be the same if there is one or two people in the room.

They also lose income if food and drink are extra and only one person is buying.

That sounds terribly unfair. Do you know if any single friends have booked this holiday, and if so how they have been treated? I would feel knocked back too.