Let’s talk about The QHotels Collection, one of our Carefree Breakmakers.

Our mission at Carefree is to provide truly restful nights sleep for the UK’s millions of unpaid carers. Their combined efforts have the public purse £184billion, more than the entirety of the NHS budget, yet they are rarely recognised or supported for their frontline role.

It’s thanks to the generosity of hotels such as The QHotels collection, that we’ve been able to offer over 16,000 breaks for carers. That’s 16,000 nights away from their responsibilities so they can rest, recharge and find out what it truly means to be themselves again outside of a caring role. 

Not only is this beneficial for carers, but by donating vacant rooms, The QHotel Collection is bolstering their ESG efforts through social good.

Let’s take a closer look at our partnership…

Who are The QHotels Collection?

Starting with just two hotels in 2003, The QHotels Collection has since grown to include a varied selection of hotels and resorts. Now with 19 hotels, they offer a variety of unique retreats across Great Britain. Now they are one of the most well known and respected hotel groups in the country!.

Since the beginning of our partnership, over 5000 unpaid carers have been gifted a break by The QHotels Collection– over 500 in the last three months alone! The results speak for themselves:

• 93% of carers stated that the break positively impacted their well-being

• 88% couldn't have taken a break without us!

• 86% felt more able to cope with their caring role after a Carefree break

Why Partner with Carefree?

In the UK, a staggering one million hotel rooms sit empty every single week. Rather than seeing lost potential, many hotels (like The QHotels Collection) have been donating them so the they become a powerful engine for social good. 

The beauty of this model is its simplicity as there’s no significant financial burden. Since the rooms are already available, the only real expense is the basic housekeeping, a cost already absorbed into daily operations. Donating these rooms is therefore the most low-effort, high-impact way a hotel can give back to its community and turn a loss into immediate, meaningful benefit. With Carefree, there’s no minimum or maximum room requirement so hotels can give as many or as few as they can during busy periods. 

The QHotels collection saw this opportunity and have been donating rooms to support their ESG efforts since 2021.

“The QHotels Collections are proud to be a partner of Carefree, to enable an unpaid career to have some respite and to give something back to the community. With the easy process of sharing unsold rooms and the flexibility of the Carefree team, it is a pleasure to partner with the organisation.” - Gail Peters, Head of Revenue Management at The QHotels Collections

What do our carers say about The QHotels Collection?

“Being a full-time carer is difficult. Having a 2 night break away was amazing, just having me time to do what I wanted. And the hotel was lovely. Looking forward to next years break already” - Joanne an unpaid carer, stayed at the Hampshire Court Hotel

“We had a great time on our break at Slaley Hall. We went with our two year old son and were all made very welcome from the moment we pulled up at the door. A real highlight was the swimming pool, which our little boy loved. It was really nice to be able to take him swimming as it’s not something we can do with his sisters, which usually restricts us. We also really enjoyed the breakfasts, which were a real treat!” - Lyndsey a full time carer, stayed at Slaley Hall

“Having a quiet space to rest and relax without nay caring responsibilities felt like such a gift for my mental health and wellbeing.” - Heidi an unpaid carer, stayed at Belton Woods Hotel