HOW long does my 24-hour parking last? Can you read me a bedtime story? These are just two of the strange questions that staff at Bournemouth hotels have been asked.

The findings are from Travelodge, which three hotels in the town.

It has revealed its most bizarre requests over the past year across its 513 hotels around the country.

Shakila Ahmed, from Travelodge, said: “Our annual bizarre requests audit of 513 hotels reveals over 200,000 unusual requests by our business and leisure customers, with some of the more unusual ones coming from our hotels in Bournemouth.

“Our hotel teams will always try their best to accommodate customer requests but there are just some requests that we just can't help with, such as changing the weather or counting the stars in the sky.”

One visitor to the Bournemouth seafront hotel asked whether they could jump in to the sea from their room, while another asked how long their 24-hour parking lasted.

At the Cooper Dean site, staff were asked if they could read a guest a bedtime story.

Away from Bournemouth, other strange requests across the UK have included the hotel team at Stafford Travelodge being asked by a customer: “Does my pet jaguar count as a cat in your pet policy?”

The receptionist at Lutterworth Travelodge was asked by one customer: “What time does the 24-hour reception close?”

At Gatwick Airport Travelodge, a customer asked the hotel manager: “Does the plane pull up outside of the hotel or do you drive us to the plane in the morning for my flight to the Caribbean?”

Here are the oddest questions from Bournemouth...

  • How long does my 24 hour parking last?
  • Can I jump into the sea from my room, or do I need to go to a beach to go in?
  • Can I borrow a bed?
  • What time is the best time to get up if I want to feel wide awake?
  • Can you check I'm not snoring?
  • Can you read me a bedtime story?

Do you work in a hotel? Ever been asked anything odd? Let us know in the comments