A popular hotel chain has revealed the weird and wonderful questions tourists ask when they come to sunny Scotland, including: “Can you fill my bathtub with Irn-Bru?”

Other tourists have also asked for their suitcases to be filled with “Scotch mist” and also for private viewing of Nessie.

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Travelodge - which has seven branches in and around Glasgow - also collated some of the most bizarre requests some of its 18 million customers have asked whilst staying in the over the last 12 months.

The 10 strangest oddities in Glasgow:

  1. What do I wear in Scotland? (Glasgow Braehead)
  2. Can you make it sunny? (Glasgow Paisley Road)
  3. How do I get ‘Mac’ before my surname? (Glasgow Queen Street)
  4. Do I need a special visa to come to Scotland? (Glasgow Airport)
  5. Do you drive on the other side of the road in Scotland? (Glasgow Cumbernauld)
  6. Can you iron my suit and polish my shoes ahead of my meeting this afternoon?
  7. Will you write up my meeting notes? (Glasgow Central)
  8. Can you take my pug for a cut and blow dry? (Glasgow Airport)
  9. Will you be my bridesmaid? (Glasgow Central)
  10. Do you offer a tucking-in service? (Glasgow Braehead)


Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge spokeswoman, described how, where possible, hotel teams go “above and beyond” to help customers, so much so, that two of branches were recently asked to deliver two customers’ babies.

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However, she added: “There are some requests they cannot help with, such as arranging a viewing of the Loch Ness Monster, building a helipad on top of one of our hotels, or directing a group of American tourists to see ‘wild haggis’.”

“In addition to the examples already given, a customer staying at Dumfries asked the receptionist, ‘What time do the ghosts come out on the A75’

“And, at Aberdeen Central, a bride-to-be asked, ‘Can you build a castle out of shortbread for my wedding reception?’

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“The hotel manager at Edinburgh Central Rose Street was asked by a customer, ‘Can you arrange for my mother and I to visit Balmoral and have tea with the Queen for her birthday?’”

The 30 strangest requests made in Scotland:

  1. Where can we see wild Haggis? (Fort William)
  2. Will our supper be burnt tonight as its Burns Night? (Aberdeen Central)
  3. Do I need to have a tattoo to attend the Edinburgh Tattoo? (Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place)
  4. Do I need a special visa to come to Scotland? (Glasgow Airport)
  5. Can you arrange for my mother to visit Balmoral and have tea with the Queen for her birthday? (Edinburgh Central Rose Street)
  6. What do you wear in Scotland? (Glasgow Braehead)
  7. Can you make sure it’s sunny when I come to Perth? (Perth Central)
  8. Can you help me trace my Scottish ancestors? (Edinburgh Learmonth)
  9. Can you build a castle out of shortbread for my wedding reception? (Aberdeen Central)
  10. When is the best time to visit Crathes so that I can see the Green Lady? (Aberdeen Central Justice Mill Lane)
  11. Can you teach me Gaelic during my stay? (Carlisle Central)
  12. Can you get me a Highland dress for a black tie dinner? (Glasgow Central)
  13. What time do the ghosts come out on the A75? (Dumfries)
  14. Can you sing Auld Lang Syne so that I record it as my ringtone? (Edinburgh Cameron Toll)
  15. Can you switch on the Northern Lights tonight? (Aberdeen Central)
  16. Can you get my tartan design made into a dress? (Dunfermline)
  17. Can you be my tour guide of the Scottish Highlands? (Fort William)
  18. Can you drive to London to deliver my presentation to my clients? (Aberdeen Airport)
  19. Can you do some vox pops interviews for my presentation? (Dundee Central)
  20. Can you fill my suitcase with Scotch mist? (Edinburgh Central Queen Street)
  21. Can I drive to the viewpoint of Ben Nevis? (Perth A9)
  22. Will we see Nessie at breakfast? (Helensburgh Seafront)
  23. Can you fill my bath with Irn-Bru? (Dunfermline)
  24. Will you write up my meeting notes? (Glasgow Central)
  25. Can you dress up as Santa Claus and knock on our door at midnight? (Edinburgh Haymarket)
  26. Can you take my pug for a cut and blow dry? (Glasgow Airport)
  27. Please can you stop the wind from blowing? (Aberdeen Central)
  28. Can you build a helipad on the top of the roof as my boss is flying straight to the hotel? (Edinburgh Central)
  29. Can you teach me how to play the bagpipes? (Aberdeen Central)
  30. Will you be my bridesmaid? (Glasgow Central)