BUDGET hotel chain Travelodge has revealed a host of bizarre requests made by guests at its Bournemouth hotels.

The company runs three hotels across Bournemouth, and staff have received thousands of strange requests throughout the year.

These include the following:

n Can you tell the tide to come in at 7am as I want to go for morning surf? (Bournemouth Travelodge)

n Can you leave the hoover running outside my room as it helps me nod off? (Bournemouth Cooper Dean Travelodge)

n Can you get me a wedding cake made out of rock? (Bournemouth Travelodge)

n Can you arrange for a donkey to be a ring bearer at our wedding? (Bournemouth Travelodge)

n Can you fish-sit Oranda goldfish Aperol and Sprtiz whilst we go out for dinner? (Bournemouth Cooper Dean Travelodge)

n Can I use your hotel team to practice my sales pitch? (Bournemouth Seafront Travelodge)

n Can you book me a water taxi? (Bournemouth Seafront Travelodge)

n Can you spend the day filming me so that I can create a collection of Tik Tok VT’s? (Bournemouth Travelodge)

n Can you ask the seagulls to stop squeaking? (Bournemouth Seafront Travelodge)

Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge spokesman, said: “Annually we welcome millions of customers from all corners of the UK at our 575 hotels which includes three properties in Bournemouth.

"Throughout the year, our hotel teams receive thousands of interesting requests from business and leisure guests.

"Where possible, our hotel teams will go above and beyond to help customers as they relish a good challenge.

"Interestingly the requests change regionally, seasonally and this year we have even received interesting requests around social distancing.

"However, there are some requests beyond their control such as: stopping the seagulls from squealing, switching off the Severn Bridge fog horn, identifying UFO hotspots and getting a grandmother a honorary degree from Oxford University.”