Budget hotels in the UK 2009
Premier Inn and Travelodge continued to dominate the budget hotel market during 2009 with a tally of more than 30,000 and 23,150 bedroom respectively.
The number of budget hotels in the UK grew to 1,366 in the year to 31 August 2009, with a combined 105,470 bedrooms.
This compares to 1,269 hotels (and 95,762 bedrooms) in 2008 and just 847 hotels (50,392 bedrooms) in 2001.
These facts and figures are reported in British Hospitality: Trends and Statistics 2009, published by the British Hospitality Association.
The full report (which is free to BHA members) can be bought for £250 (for the printed version) or £175 (for a PDF file). For enquiries or orders, phone 0207 404 7744 or contact Philippa Brady. bob.bacon@bha.org.uk.
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THE UK BUDGET HOTEL MARKET BY NUMBER OF ROOMS, 2001 and 2009
Brand | Company | Hotels 2009 | Hotels 2001 | Rooms 2009 | Rooms 2001 | |
1 | Premier Inn](http://www.premierinn.com/pti/home.do) | [Whitbread](http://www.whitbread.co.uk/) | 577+ | 405 | 40,000+ | 23,300 |
2 | [Travelodge](http://www.travelodge.co.uk/) | [Dubai International Capital](http://www.dubaiic.com/) | 372+ | 215 | 26,000+ | 11,600 |
3 | [Express by Holiday Inn](http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/925/en/home)\* † | [InterContinental Hotels](http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/6c/1/en/c/1/content/dec/teaser/6c/1/en/lp/ukmult.html) | 105 | 63 | 12,012 | 5,900 |
4 | [Ibis](http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/home/index.shtml) | [Accor ](http://www.accor.co.uk/gb/index.asp) | 51 | 44 | 7,151 | 4,000 |
5 | [Jurys Inn](http://www.jurysinns.com/) | Jurys Inn | 23 | - | 5,828 | - |
6 | Innkeeper's Lodge | [Mitchells & Butlers](http://www.mbplc.com/) | 96 | 31 | 2,849 | - |
7 | [Etap](http://www.etaphotel.com/gb/home/index.shtml) | [Accor](http://www.accor.co.uk/gb/index.asp) | 17 | 2 | 2,286 | 69 |
8 | [Ramada Encore](http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/home)\* | [Wyndham Worldwide](http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/about/wyndham_hotel_group.cfm) | 16 | - | 1,952 | - |
9 | Days Inn\* (26 run by [Welcome Break](http://www.welcomebreak.co.uk/)) | [Wyndham Worldwide](http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/about/wyndham_hotel_group.cfm) | 28 | 14 | 1,773 | 900 |
10 | [Campanile](http://www.campanile.com/hotel/en/hotel-013252.htm) | Louvre Hotels | 19 | 15 | 1,588 | 1,100 |
11 | [Comfort Inn](http://www.comfortinn.com/)\* | [Choice Hotels International ](http://www.choicehotels.com/) | 12 | 31 | 649 | 2,050 |
12 | [Future Inns](http://www.futureinns.co.uk/) | Future Inns | 3 | - | 495 | - |
13 | [EasyHotel](http://www.easyhotel.com/)\* | [EasyGroup](http://www.easy.com/) | 6 | - | 492 | - |
14 | JDW Lodges | [JD Wetherspoon](http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/) | 16 | 5 | 427 | 89 |
15 | [Formule 1](http://www.hotelformule1.com/gb/home/index.shtml) | [Accor](http://www.accor.co.uk/gb/index.asp) | 5 | 8 | 405 | 590 |
16 | Blueberry Hotels | Blueberry Hotels | 3 | - | 241 | - |
17 | Urban Lodge | Willow Street Hotels | 1 | - | 205 | - |
18 | [Metro Inns](http://www.metroinns.co.uk/) | Metro Inns | 3 | - | 205 | - |
19 | Restover Lodge | [Restover Lodge Hotels](http://www.restoverlodge.co.uk/) | 3 | - | 190 | - |
20 | [Big Sleep](http://www.thebigsleephotel.com/) | Big Sleep | 3 | - | 191 | - |
21 | [Hilton Garden Inn](http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.co.uk) | [Hilton](http://www.hilton.co.uk) | 1 | - | 157 | - |
22 | Nitenite Cityrooms | [Nitenite](http://www.nitenite.com/) | 1 | - | 104 | - |
23 | Yotel | [Yotel](http://www.yotel.com/) | 2 | - | 90 | - |
24 | [Sleeperz](http://www.sleeperz.com/) | [Network Rail](http://www.networkrail.co.uk/) | 1 | - | 80 | - |
25 | Dolby Hotel | [Dolby Hotels](http://www.dolbyhotels.co.uk/) | 1 | 2 | 64 | 130 |
26 | [Lodge on the Park](http://www.lodgeonthepark.com/) | [Shire Hotels | 1 | - | 36 | - |
TOTAL | 1,366 | 849 | 105,470 | 50,397 |