Is it legal?

It is not against the law to smoke in bedrooms in hotels - see text below taken from http://www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/faq/exemptions.h...

I think you would have to specifically request a smoking room from the hotel though - and some hotels may make all of their rooms non-smoking.

What places are exempt from smokefree law?

There are very limited exemptions from the smokefree law, as set out in the Smoke-free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations. These regulations include exemptions for bedrooms in hotels, and for care homes, hospices and prisons. In most cases, exemptions do not apply to the entirety of premises, but to "designated rooms", that must meet requirements specified in the regulations. The law also includes a limited exemption for performers, which applies to the performer only during the performance, where the artistic integrity of a performance makes it appropriate for a person who is taking part to smoke.

As usual on Q & A's - a mixture of accurate & inacurate, wishful thinking and some guessing.

The UK Smoke-free ( Exemptions & Vehicles ) Regs sets out the position.

A hotel can designate bedrooms as available for smoking - the rooms have to be clearly signed that smoking is allowed in them. This means that a non smoking guest who chooses to accept that designated room will know that the legacy of smoking may still be present. Bedrooms do not include dormitories as they are multi occupied. Public rooms, hall ways etc. will still have to remain smoke free with all the rules about signs etc.

As for Councils telling householders they must stop smoking in their own homes half an hour before staff arrive - this does not have any legal basis except in terms of an employers liability at health & safety. Whilst the householder is free to smoke the employee has a right not to work in a dangerous environment if that is how they perceive the house will be and therefore may not be prepared to make the home visit. Its up to the householder and visitors to work things out.

Edit: I always wonder why people thumbs down factual and legally corect answers ( not just mine )..shooting the messengers doesn't alter the position.

Yes cos its a place of work. The law says that you cant smoke if some one is working there. This means that if you had a cleaner you could not smoke in your own house while she was there.

I hope it is. I hate getting a room in an hotel where the last occupant had smoked.

It is against the law, purely on the basis that a hotel is a place of work, even though you have paid for the room.

Never mind hotels. we had a visit from a council worker to our house yesterday and were told that if we smoked we could not smoke within half an hour of his visit, AND we had to put the dog outside (council laws)

As it is a hotel it is still classed as a public place - It is a place of business therefore is also a place of work and public domain and would be included with in the ban..... hang out the window - no one will know!... :)

Smoke out of the window and if anyone thinks your hotel room is a public place and comes barging in tell them where to go.

I believe its up to the discretion of the hotel, there are some that have designated smoking rooms, you just have to ask when you book...

yes you can smoke in your hotel room

kk