The new ‘budget-luxe’ design includes a number of sustainable initiatives such as a new carpet being made from recycled fishing nets which are part of a project supporting clean ocean initiatives, tackling over 640k tonnes of discarded fishing nets currently impacting marine life. The carpet backing is also made of old plastic bottles. Every ten of these bottles which are recycled rather than being sent to landfill saves enough energy to power a laptop for 25 hours. The other features include low energy lighting, motion sensing controls and aerated showers and taps.

Reception areas now feature a decorative panel design, soft low LED lighting, leather bench seating and wooden style flooring, a next generation room has been devised to create a multi-dimensional space and there is also a contemporary designed restaurant called the Bar Café - that features spaces for guests to work, relax and socialise.  

The group intends to roll out its new budget-luxe design across its UK estate and has kick-started this programme with a multi-million-pound investment to upgrade 60 hotels this year in popular business and staycation destinations across the UK.

Craig Bonnar, Travelodge chief executive said: “Travelodge has been a trailblazer within the UK hotel sector since it opened the UK’s first budget hotel in 1985. Today we are once again evolving by launching a new budget-luxe premium look and feel hotel design whilst maintaining our great value price proposition. This is our most radical transformation to date and has been created in response to ever increasing expectations from customers. Britain is now a nation of budget travellers, with more of us choosing to stay in budget hotels than any other hotel type and thoughtful, stylish design and homely touches really matter in today’s world when staying away for business or leisure.”