Asylum seekers living it up at historic UK hotel (VIDEO)
Taxpayer-funded luxury accommodations for migrants have faced scrutiny and protests
Britain’s use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers has come under renewed criticism after migrants housed at a historic four-star property were filmed relaxing in massage chairs.
The footage circulating online was reportedly filmed at the luxury Ramada Hotel in Solihull, near Birmingham – a 16th-century former coaching inn currently used under the British Home Office’s asylum housing scheme.
The 145-room hotel also includes a gym and en-suite rooms, according to the Daily Mail, which cited a source as saying the massage chairs had not been operational since the migrants moved into the building. The grounds include what is believed to be England’s oldest crown bowling green.
The footage drew criticism on social media, with one X user writing: “All on the taxpayer… We are paying for the comfort of people who simply don’t deserve it.” Another questioned government spending priorities, citing the growing number of Britons relying on food banks.
The debate comes amid growing concern over the cost of Britain’s asylum accommodation program. An October 2025 parliamentary report said the projected cost of housing asylum seekers has more than tripled to £15.3 billion ($21 billion), while accusing the Home Office of failing to recover tens of millions of pounds in excess profits from private contractors.
4-star hotel where illegal migrants sit back in expensive massage chairs.
Grade II listed Ramada Hotel in Solihull houses male ‘guests’ reclining in the chairs, which are worth thousands of pounds each.
The UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has faced mounting criticism despite pledging to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029 and blaming the Conservatives for what it described as a “huge mess.” However, plans to relocate asylum seekers to other facilities, including former military sites, have also been met with resistance.
Numerous protests have been held across Britain in recent years over asylum hotels, including demonstrations at the Ramada. Immigration ranked among the public’s top concerns in 2025, with one in five Britons naming it as the country’s most pressing issue in a Gallup survey. Government figures show that more than 200,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since 2018.
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In other words britain’s use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers has come under renewed criticism after migrants housed at a historic four-star property were filmed relaxing in massage chairs. Curious to see how this develops.
The detail about britain’s use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers has come under renewed criticism after migrants housed at a historic four-star property were filmed relaxing in massage chairs is something people should sit with.
If the debate comes amid growing concern over the cost of Britain’s asylum accommodation program, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The footage drew criticism on social media, with one X user writing: “All on the taxpayer. Meanwhile the debate comes amid growing concern over the cost of Britain’s asylum accommodation program.
Reading that britain’s use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers has come under renewed criticism after migrants housed at a historic four-star property were filmed relaxing in massage chairs — hard to argue with the logic there.
In other words the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day. Curious to see how this develops.
So the bottom line is the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day. Wonder how this will land.
What stands out is the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day. That is the part worth paying attention to.
If the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The bigger issue here is the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day. That changes the calculation.
In other words britain’s use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers has come under renewed criticism after migrants housed at a historic four-star property were filmed relaxing in massage chairs. Curious to see how this develops.
Hard to look at 21 billion and not question the official narrative.
The detail about britain’s use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers has come under renewed criticism after migrants housed at a historic four-star property were filmed relaxing in massage chairs is something people should sit with.
If the debate comes amid growing concern over the cost of Britain’s asylum accommodation program, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The footage drew criticism on social media, with one X user writing: “All on the taxpayer. Meanwhile the debate comes amid growing concern over the cost of Britain’s asylum accommodation program.
Reading that britain’s use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers has come under renewed criticism after migrants housed at a historic four-star property were filmed relaxing in massage chairs — hard to argue with the logic there.
In other words the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day. Curious to see how this develops.
So the bottom line is the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day. Wonder how this will land.
What stands out is the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day. That is the part worth paying attention to.
Ramada Hotel is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
Hard to look at 15.3 billion and not question the official narrative.
If the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The bigger issue here is the UK is reportedly expected to spend around £2.1 billion on asylum accommodation and support this financial year, with hotel housing alone estimated to cost taxpayers roughly £5.5 million per day. That changes the calculation.
21 billion. The real figures are likely much higher.
Think about it: the footage drew criticism on social media, with one X user writing: “All on the taxpayer. That speaks volumes.