Brides-to-be have blasted the 'appalling' move by the Home Office to block-book a four-star hotel which has been forced to cancel weddings and school proms to house migrants.
Needham House Hotel, in the village of Little Wymondley, near Hitchin in Hertfordshire, closed earlier this month after the Home Office booked it out in its entirety for 230 migrants.
Set it extensive grounds, the luxury hotel has a gym, sauna and marquees for weddings - several of which would have taken place this summer.
Some couples even had their weddings pushed back by the pandemic and are now being forced to rearrange their special days at the very last minute.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the hotel, whose website is no longer in use, has cancelled 11 weddings and two proms since it was forced to shut up shop.
The Needham House Hotel (pictured), in the village of Little Wymondley, near Hitchin in Hertfordshire, closed up earlier this month after the Home Office booked it out in its entirety for 230 migrants
The hotel (pictured inside), whose website is no longer in use, has cancelled 11 weddings and two proms since it was forced to shut up shop
Deb Eaten, who was set to get married on September 29 at Needham House Hotel, said she 'can't believe it'. She had already booked flights and rooms before being let down.
Meanwhile Rebecca Dunne, who had booked out rooms for a wedding in July, took it upon herself to visit the hotel after being informed of the cancellation.
She told the Telegraph that she was informed by staff that they had 'no idea when the hotel will open properly again'.
Pupils leaving John Henry Newman Catholic School in Stevenage this year have also been let down, with their leavers prom another major event to take a hit as a result of the Government's mass booking.
Elizabeth Dennis, Labour leader of the North Herts council, said: 'To have these events cancelled at very short notice is appalling.
'Not only is the isolated location unsuitable, we are concerned that placing vulnerable people here not only puts additional pressure on public services but could also place the people moved into the hotel at risk.'
The Home Office says the demand for accommodation has put the asylum system under immense strain.
They said there were currently more than 51,000 asylum seekers in hotels, which is costing UK £6million a day.
A shortage of official accommodation means hotels are being hired out by the Government to pick up the slack.
Excited families gearing up for weddings at the stunning venue this summer have been left devastated by the Government block-booking the venue (one of the room's pictured)
The Home Office says the demand for accommodation has put the asylum system under immense strain. Pictured: Home Secretary Suella Braverman
There have been numerous complaints from guests of bookings at hotels being cancelled at short notice after the venues were handed government contracts.
Earlier this year, the Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel in Kegworth - which includes a Marco Pierre White New York Italian restaurant - was closed to the public so it could provide accommodation for 250 asylum seekers.
Locals protested over the plans, claiming they were only told about the venue closing days before the asylum seekers moved in.
The number of hotels being used to accommodate asylum seekers is constantly increasing as the Government battles to start moving some asylum seekers to Rwanda while their applications to stay in the UK are processed.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants to send thousands of migrants more than 4,000 miles away to Rwanda as part of the £140m deal agreed last year.
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