Hi There,
I wondered if anyone has had any dealings with asking for discount for a wedding when the views have been affected?
We have our wedding booked this year at Kings Street Townhouse in Manchester and their selling point is the balcony with views over the city. This USP is what allows them to ask for big money!
Over the last year the Town Hall which is behind the building has had scaffolding erected.
This is the biggest scaffolding project in Europe (according to their website). So you can imagine the scale. It is also covered in white sheeting which means you cant see the building at all. On research this project has been in planning since 2017, and was started in 2019. We booked our wedding in 2020.
There is also another building in front which is being demolished to make way for a new Malmaison Hotel.
I understand building works are out of their control but these are huge council projects. I find it hard to believe they didn't have prior knowledge about the scale/disruption due to the proximity to their business.
The Hotel did not warn us about either of these huge projects which have almost deemed the terrace/balcony unusable. It will also effect the table/isle layout because we don't want the view of the scaffolding to appear in the background of the photos.
They are aware we are not happy and am sure they have had other couples which will be heartbroken. Im just not sure what is a fair discount to ask for.
Any advice would be much appreciated, I have attached some images just so people can see on booking and now.
Thanks,
