I paid the hotel a significant amount of money to give free parking for all those involved with, or attending the show (so much so that the show actually made a small loss) www.blackpoolmodelshow.co.uk
That is such a shame! AND AM VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT, ESPECIALLY AS IT WAS SUCH A SUPERB SHOW AND WHAT I AM GOING TO SAY NEXT!...
... as the hotel probably made enough from you, through the hire of the area, AND the revenue they made from people staying at the hotel throughout the weekend and that revenue that they took from people visiting the bar during the weekend.
BUT, what annoys me about this business of having to pay for the parking is the fact that the hotel general manager had a duty of care for you and the visiting public, in making the establishment a nice environment for both exhibiters and the visiting public to feel comfortable attending.
This, the general hotel manager on duty did not do, either around the rear area where exhibiters had to pass waste and detritus, including bin bags split open probably by rats, that exposed grime such as spoiled nappies, but more to the front main entrance where there is a ramp for wheel chair access to the front door.
now, before any smoker gets on my back, although I do not smoke and detest smoking, every one has their choice on how to ruin their health...
..mine is nice red steaks and strong beer, and am not complaining about the fact that people need to go outside to smoke
THE AREA WAS AWASH WITH BUTT ENDS THAT HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED OR SWEPT AWAY FOR DAYS, IF NOT WEEKS, THERE WERE SO MANY LITTERING THE GROUND...
...SO MANY THAT WHEN ON ONE OCCASSION I GOT TO MY CAR WITH MY CRUTCHES AND TWO BUTT ENDS WERE STUCK TO MY SHOES AS I GOT IN THE CAR AND REALISED, AND ONE STUCK TO THE BOTTON OF ONE OF MY CRUTCHES...
. B L O O D Y DISGUSTING TBH....
I am complaining that the manager has not seen the foresight to put any smoking bins there so that smokers can deposit their butt ends in a waste bin...
...its not rocket science....BUT,
this is a BIG BUT.....at the last turning of the disabled ramp before you reached the pavement area, someone had before I arrived, and long before the weekend, someone had vomited al over the ramp, and that vomit remained there ALL WEEKEND, even though I personally told two different maids over the weekend, that it was a lousy advert for a supposedly family friendly hotel.
the last thing anyone wants to see when coming to a hotel to either stay for a weekend or to visit a show, no matter what the show is, stale peuke over a 3 day weekend at the main entrance.
I fealt this so disgusting that I actually reported the matter both to the local press and the health and environment of the local council.....it truly was disgusting.
if Stavros and Iain would like to mention this to the management at the Norbreck I will quite gladly state my findings to the management.
it might be a good idea to find other hotels that might do a deal on hotel accommodation and tell the management of the Norbreck that such discounts are available if the Norbreck doesn't remove the charges from the show organisers for parking...
.there are plenty of much nicer hotels to stay in in Blackpool and surrounding areas, that don't have vomit hanging around for days outside the main entrance and garbage at the reat
.Red Lion just down the road for one.