Heathrow prices for quadruple hotels, where the passengers who were cut off are driving demand

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Hotels near Heathrow Airport were accused of “wearing prices” after walking for four times in the face of high demand from passengers whose trips were canceled on Friday.

The guests of the Sofitel Hotel near the airport complained about their demand to pay 700 pounds for a record room – more than three times the price imposed this morning – while Holiday Inn and Travelodge raised significant prices according to their electronic sites, leaving some of them without reaching nearby residence.

The standard room price on the Holiday Inn London Heathrow Bath Road, which is located near stations 2 and 3, has risen to 379 pounds by mid -afternoon, or more than four times the cost of 87 pounds in the same room within a week.

A standard room at the Budget TraveloDge London Feltham, which is 20 minutes from Station 4, has risen to 99.99 pounds, compared to 37.99 pounds sterling for a week.

Sarah Jones, the retired who was to go to Singapore with her husband on the Orient Express on the anniversary of her marriage, said that the costs of confirmation to stay in Sophie London Heathrow were “really exhausted.”

She was able to reserve an additional night for 199 pounds this morning – but a couple refused his name that the price of the room had risen to 700 pounds a few hours later. This was more than 209 pounds, who paid for a room and breakfast the night before.

“We had to extend our hotel room. We are stuck here, there is no alternative, but to eat at the hotel. So breakfast costs 66 pounds (for two) … and the prices are rising with talking,” Jones said.

She added: “It is blackmail, in fact, isn’t it?

John Norris, a 35 -year -old teacher who was to travel to New York to teach the acting course, said he would have to find a friend of a friend of sleep because he could not bear an additional night in hotels by the airport.

“This part is absorbed when they roam (prices) like this,” Norris said.

“The hotel is currently suffering from high demand with reservation and cancellation requests,” said Arora Group, who owns and runs the Sofitel Hotel, adding that it is expected to be fully reserved this evening.

Although he refused to comment on individual prices, “it will not be unusual for a luxury hotel like Sofitel London Heathrow to sell the categories of higher rooms … at installments,” she added.

Whitbread said that its four hotels, Premier Inn, next to the airport, did not take any new reservations because they were all without electricity. The company added that it was giving priority to the local population who had to evacuate because they also lost power, in addition to the flight crews who were stuck at the airport according to the contract with airlines.

She said that other Premier Inn hotels, 15 miles from the airport, were providing rooms of up to 72 pounds.

Traveloodge confirmed the prices mentioned by FT. Holiday did not immediately respond to a request for comment.