This one might give you a better idea Wrex.
http://www.hotelscombined.com/SearchResults.aspx?destination=place%3aLlandudno&checkin=2014-05-02&checkout=2014-05-05&Rooms=1&adults_1=2&languageCode=EN¤cyCode=GBP&sortProfile=0
At those prices, I cannot understand why every hotel and guest house in Llandudno is not sponsoring the Extravaganza.
That is the question Bri,why do none of them even thank the extravaganza for helping their buisness let alone dipping into their pockets.There are a handfull who do,but the word handfull lies the problem,but i dare;nt moan.
I think this is worthy of an explanation and might just bring some enlightenment to some of our out of touch forum members.
From Hollins list (13 Hotels) I’ve removing the Imperial and St. Georges Hotels who always charge in excess of the smaller Hotels plus the Broadway who have put their rates up beyond belief, just for the Extravaganza week-end, the average cost of a double room over the May Bank Holiday is £81:66p (10 Hotels)
From that 20% is to pay the VAT (£16:32p), 15% commission to Late Rooms, Expedia, Booking.com etc. (£12:24) Staff Wage Bill, Gas Electric and Water charges, Rates Bill, Food Bill, Hotel Insurance x 2 (Mostyns for Fire Cover and Private for the rest), Laundry costs, Commercial Rubbish collection,Employers Non Contributory National Insurance Tax on Profits at 8%, Income Tax at 20%, Mortgage repayments or Overdraft payments if you were unfortunate enough to need them plus a myriad of other overheads that crop up all the time.
Operating a Hotel in the 21st Century is not a licence to print money like it was back in the 50’s and 60’s. From a personal perspective (16 years running a promenade Hotel) we were charging £80:00p a night back in 2009 and look at how overheads have risen since then. Just as an aside I truly believe we would have been full that week-end with or without the Extravaganza.
I hope my explanation shows why the financial support from the smaller establishments can’t be there and possibly why Llandudno is now losing so many smaller operators. ££$