O/T Metropole Hotel Blackpool, Full of Refugees

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

Stayed in Blackpool Monday to Friday last week, stopping in the Strand hotel, situated
at the northern end of the resort.
We passed the Metropole Hotel located on the promenade, near the North Pier every day,
which is now being used for refugees.
Been reported over 270 refugees stopping in the hotel, we saw the windows were full of
young kids, the windows were filthy & the hotel looked run down.
The Metropole hotel is owned by the Brittannia hotel group, who got permission for the
hotel to be used for refugees, after a Blackpool MP & some Blackpool councillors being
against the move.
Reported Blackpool people saying, that the hotel getting good money from the government
for the refugee's stay, so they can use it to give the hotel a upgrade, which it needs.
Took notice going around Blackpool, there were loads of homeless people sleeping in door
ways, some begging for money, why not sort some of these out, at the same time.

[uttis]

Totally agree with this charity begins at home

[BramleyMiller58]

Ibis @ Bramley also being used for refugees

[Kevin291269]

Your only about 3 months late with this news..I live 2 mile up the coast at bispham but agree its turned into a shi*ehole...there's a foto going around taken outside of the metropole of a ex soldier sleeping in a tent and in the background you see "asylum" seekers tucking into there lunches

[gm_gm]

They get really good money for housing migrants, 4 or 5 times more than your standard paying guest, you can se wht its attractive to Britannia group who own the "Grand" at Scarbados which also is housing migrants

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Ibis @ Bramley also being used for refugees

and Holiday Express at Wath

Dump them up North

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

Your only about 3 months late with this news..I live 2 mile up the coast at bispham but agree its turned into a shi*ehole...there's a foto going around taken outside of the metropole of a ex soldier sleeping in a tent and in the background you see "asylum" seekers tucking into there lunches

Refugees went in the Metropole hotel in September, I just have witnessed the refugees in the hotel, with being in Blackpool
last week, like I said kids sat in the windows.
It was reported last year that refugees were given just over £12 a week to spend on personal items, while food, housing
etc were given.

[griff]

Asylum seekers are given a basic amount for clothing and food, aren’t allowed to work, and accommodation providers get a fair payment which is nothing like the 4 or 5 times more than a standard guest suggested above - thaey make their money from having their rooms largely full. They don’t get anything else.

[John2]

They get really good money for housing migrants, 4 or 5 times more than your standard paying guest, you can se wht its attractive to Britannia group who own the "Grand" at Scarbados which also is housing migrants

Where did you get this figure from gm?

[ragingpup]

Where did you get this figure from gm?

Not sure where GM gets his figures from but the National Audit Office estimates that it costs £560 per month to host an asylum seeker. Lets say thats about £135 per week.

So if GM's aource is correct, your standard paying guests would be expected to pay around £27 per week for their hotel room.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/14...-accommodation

Sounds like good stats there GM