Anywhere To Leave Baggage

[granny grump]

Granddad G will be marching with his shipmates at the cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. As he will be travelling down on Sat and and changing into his blazer and slacks he will need to leave his mufti while he is marching. He is staying at the Travel Lodge @ Kings Cross. I have tried to get a direct telephone for the hotel to ask if he can leave this and collect it before he gets the train home. I'm sure that if I ring head office they will say no but I thought that the hotel itself might be more obliging.

Or are there any other places that he could leave his civvies?

[jno]

left luggage at Kings Cross

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/london-kings-cross-station/facilities/

[granny grump]

Thank you jno ideal

[Buenchico]

Sorry but Kings Cross left luggage facility doesn't open on Sundays. It's only open (from 0700 to 2300) Monday to Saturday.

However St Pancras station is just across the road from Kings Cross (which is why they share a common Tube station) and has left luggage facilities open from 0700 to 2200 on Sundays.

http://www.left-baggage.co.uk/index/locations

Grandad G should ensure that everything is put into a single bag as left luggage is charged on a 'per item' basis (and, at £11 per item per day, it's not cheap!).

Should you still need a direct phone number for the Travelodge, it's 0871 984 6256.

[granny grump]

Thank you for your help Buenchico I'd love to give you best answer as well

[jno]

you can easily change it, granny - just click on "Best Answer" for Chris's post, which was obviously more use than mine!

[jd_1984]

Some hotels will oblige for a paying guest, especially in these circumstances. I realise some hotels have a no left luggage policy and will suggest you pay a "late check out" fee then hold your bags in the room. I would think a big chain like Travel Lodge have a fixed policy, smaller hotel chains and privately run hotels would likely oblige.

[jd_1984]

I have done a bit of "googling"
The issue has been raised on several other forums, suggesting Travel Lodge will not hold baggage for guests after check out.

[granny grump]

Thank you jno I thought that that would be the case with Travel Lodge Which is why I thought speaking to the hotel directly might work. GrandadG is quite happy to pay at St Pancras as it is the easy option and it fits in with the timetable

[mushroom25]

bear in mind, though, the location of the left luggage facility at St Pancras, which is in "The Circle", on the lower level, right up near the access to the "southeastern" platforms. it's a fair step from the Euston Road end, so just need to allow time to do it - but the northern line entrance is at the same end, this will take you straight to charing cross. :-)

[granny grump]

Thank you mushroom he will be coming from Travelodge London Kings Cross Royal Scot Hotel 100 Kings Cross Road

[jennyjoan]

grany - havent read of the other posts but I thought my American friend had a wonderful idea. She travelled frequently from New York to Florida and just posted her clothes - she travelled so lightly. maybe you could do this.

[granny grump]

Brilliant idea jennyjoan thank you. Unfortunately it wouldn't work in this instance. He is travelling down on Sat; stopping Sat night at travel lodge; needs to be at Cenotaph @ 9.15 in Blazer etc so needs to leave his civvies somewhere while he is marching on the Sunday. He is then travelling home on the Sunday so won't be able to get to a post office

[diddlydo]

Isn't someone travelling with him who could take care of his clothes?

[granny grump]

No they are both marching diddly I'm not going