HOTEL staff work hard to ensure guests enjoy their stay and have every demand satisfied - but sometimes that can be a tall order.

Travelodge has revealed some of the strangest requests made by travellers who booked rooms at hotels in Swindon and Wiltshire within the last 12 months.

There are nine Travelodges around the county and 581 across the UK as a whole, welcoming millions of customers each year.

Central Swindon guests appear twice in the top 10 weirdest questions asked in Wiltshire.

One asked: "Can someone help me navigate the Magic Roundabout?" - a question some Swindonians seem to struggle with too, to be fair - while another wondered "When is the best time to spot the Moonrakers? I hear Swindon is James Bond’s favourite town."

The town centre hotel's bar cafe team were lost for words when asked "Where is the Finger fish caught?"

An employee in the West Swindon branch of the hotel chain had to impart an important lesson to one gentleman whose wife asked: "Can someone teach my husband how to make the bed? He doesn’t do it at home."

A Chippenham guest had an ambitious idea for the staff to sort out: "Can you set up my room to look like a Christmas grotto? I want to surprise my family."

An animal lover in Warminster wanted an unusual - and possibly dangerous - experience with wildlife: "Can you arrange for us to have tea with the lions at Longleat Safari Park?"

In Devizes, a sports fan got the wrong end of the stick and asked: "Where can we see the Wiltshire tatties play? We’ve heard they are good."

Last but not least, a visitor to the Amesbury Travelodge seemed to think staff had god-like control of the night sky, asking them: "Can you arrange for a full moon to appear tonight in front of the hotel?"

Spokeswoman Shakila Ahmed said: "Following a very difficult two years, Britons have taken full advantage this year to enjoy everything they have missed during the pandemic and this includes holidays and business trips.

"We have experienced a significant increase in bookings across our UK Travelodge hotels this year, with Britons taking more short breaks and turning a concert or sporting event into a Mini-cation.  

"With more Britons holidaying on British shores than ever before, our hotel teams have received a high volume of interesting requests and questions, especially around attractions, locations, local dishes, customs and traditions across our diverse British regions.