I stayed at the Premier Inn at Gatwick when I was flying out to Canada a couple of years ago. The room price was reasonable and comfy enough for me to get a decent night's kip before the flight. Staff were good, and the breakfast wasn't bad either.
Pretty much the same experience in Newcastle a few months later, but the room was smaller. I suppose it depends on where you are, but overall the Premier Inn gets a heads up from me!
Me and my girlfriend stayed in a travelodge in Edinburgh, I believe Edinburgh Central and it was rather good! Got a room on the top floor, very quiet but quite basic.
The Jurys Inns are very nice, stayed in one at Leeds a few month ago, however, the best chain ive stayed in is the Ramada Jarvis. Me and the girlfriend got a £99 deal for valentines weekend, which was 2nights B&B plus an evening meal. Cracking
Never stayed in a travelodge. I stayed in a Premier Inn and was quite surprised actually. The room was only £60 for the night, we had a great breakfast, and we got food brought to our room at 3am, cooked specially (they'd stopped the menu at that time but the nightshift guy said he'd cook it anyway, guess he was bored or something). The room was lovely, big, and clean, with a TV and all that good stuff included. We filled in the form when we left and mentioned the nightshift guy, and we got a personal email a few weeks later off the manager thanking us, and saying that the nightshift guy had been rewarded (which I thought was nice) for being mentioned on the form. We'll definitely be going back sometime.
travelodge is getting to be nearly 50 pounds a night if you dont book weeks in advance ..not good value i think as i found it a bit grubby and basic last time ..
We filled in the form when we left and mentioned the nightshift guy, and we got a personal email a few weeks later off the manager thanking us, and saying that the nightshift guy had been rewarded (which I thought was nice) for being mentioned on the form. We'll definitely be going back sometime.
How nice that the nightshift guy was rewarded and an email sent to you by the manager
I seem to live out of Premier Inns as I travel a lot for work anmd we have a deal with them. The rooms are perfectly good if you can live with the purple. Good beds, clean, freeview channels in mosst (but not in Croydon for some reason) and usually really friendly staff.
My main moans are they are often over heated and the windows don't always open and that the restaurants attached can be hit and miss. We get a meal deal voucher when we travel so have to eat on site. In one of the brands (Paul Pry?) 5 out of 6 starters were deep fried and the meal took forever to arrive
travelodge is getting to be nearly 50 pounds a night if you dont book weeks in advance ..not good value i think as i found it a bit grubby and basic last time ..
You need to book further ahead then, that's the whole point.
I had a great weekend in Stratford-Upon-Avon for £38 for 2 nights.
The Premier Inn in Bournemouth Central is fabulous i wont stay anywhere else when im there
It used to be the Palace Court Hotel, then a few chains owned it, so it was a decent hotel at one time.
I have never stayed there but it looks pretty smart from outside. There are loads of rooms with sea views and central for the beach and town.
I do wish they would invent a hotel that didn't have parties/events that would incite people to keep other people awake all night by being noisy near rooms at the weekends. These events should not be attached to the bedroom areas and people should STFU when going back to and in their rooms!
We really dread staying in hotels at the weekends.
Premiers do seem quieter and remember they had those Hypnos beds which were brilliant. They do have a quiet night policy, so for us, Premiers are far better.
The last Travelodge we stayed at was noisier and more basic. Hearing someone watching the porn channels at top volume is not what I wish to hear when trying to sleep!
We stayed in the Holiday Inn Express in Wakefield last year and it was noisy and had horrible staff. A couple of years before that it was brilliant - the staff were so friendly and the rooms quiet. Now it is a Premier and hope it is better than our last stay there and more like it was a few years ago.
We want a quiet, clean, functioning room where we can have a reasonable night's sleep and get clean in the morning.
Never stayed in Premier Inn but Travelodge isn't too bad... you generally know what you're getitng and the price is reasonable. I recently stayed in one of the older hotels (the ex Trust House ones I think) and the place was rather filthy.
I would say Travelodge... Premier Inns are all well and good but their prices are a bit too close to most nicer hotels so would rather go there. Whereas for £19 in a Travelodge which is the price pretty much anywhere then i would rather stay there if i'm a bit strapped for cash
Never had breakfast in either hotel either so can't comment on that
Premier Inn! They seem to have done a good job with the rooms recently. I had a few problems years ago with dirty rooms, I used to dread having to use one, but the service has improved amazingly in recent times. I hated that couch bed thing but that seems to have been chucked out in the new ones which are nicely furnished and comfortable.
Another vote for Premier Inn here. I can only speak for the ones I've stayed in, but the rooms have always been modern, comfortable and super clean, and the staff have gone out of their way to be helpful and friendly.
Compare this to a stay at a Travelodge earlier in the year: room was a bit tatty, sofabed had old stains on it, girl on reception looked like she couldn't be bothered.
While I was queuing to check-in, she told one girl whose reservation she was finding difficult to bring up on the computer using her name that she couldn't use her booking reference number instead, as that would take too long to come up. She told another guy who wished to make a booking there and then that he'd be much better doing it online, as if she had to do it for him she might make mistakes typing all his details in. I kid you not.
I seem to live out of Premier Inns as I travel a lot for work anmd we have a deal with them. The rooms are perfectly good if you can live with the purple. Good beds, clean, freeview channels in mosst (but not in Croydon for some reason) and usually really friendly staff.
My main moans are they are often over heated and the windows don't always open and that the restaurants attached can be hit and miss. We get a meal deal voucher when we travel so have to eat on site. In one of the brands (Paul Pry?) 5 out of 6 starters were deep fried and the meal took forever to arrive
The windows don't open fully because there was an incident when someone fell/jump out a window in a Premier Inn and was killed. Premier Inn were fined heavily because of this and so have restrictors in all windows, and the staff are constantly reminded about checking whether the restrictors work.
I didn't enjoy my time working at Premier Inn, but as a customer, the hotels are good for what the money is.
Funny this thread's reappeared... I was only just checking availability for the coming weekend and noticed that a lot of Travelodges have a warning on the web site about the likelihood of noise from nearby bars. Are Travelodges particularly prone to outside noise or are they just more honest about it?
The windows don't open fully because there was an incident when someone fell/jump out a window in a Premier Inn and was killed. Premier Inn were fined heavily because of this and so have restrictors in all windows, and the staff are constantly reminded about checking whether the restrictors work.
I didn't enjoy my time working at Premier Inn, but as a customer, the hotels are good for what the money is.
That sounds like an urban legend to me unless you can provide some more details.
That sounds like an urban legend to me unless you can provide some more details.
How is it an urban legend? we were sent a memo around through the company, about it, it was always pressed to us by management and was even a question on it given to us by the inspectors that the company employs. I even remember the story appearing in the news before I worked there.
had to cancel travelodge but took out insurance for one pound .however its very difficult trying to claim the money back .........hoops and jumping through are amost impossible
Both chains use to be much the same as others have said, I travel the UK on business and almost live in these places at times, cost cutting at Travelodge to fund further growth of the chain while keeping prices below Premire Inn is really showing in the fabric of some of their hotels, generally speaking Travelodge do have hotels in more central city locations then Premier Inn do, although now where there is a Premire Inn close to a Travelodge, I opt to stay with Premie Inn ever time even if the Travelodge is less expensive.
Depends on location and the hotel tbh. I find Premier Inn seem to build their hotels where as Travelodge seem to take over other buildings such as offices and convert them.
My local Travelodge has mould on the bathroom ceilings and holes in doors etc.. where as the premier inn is spotless and much better standard and quality. Costs more tho.
Premier Inn every time. I swore after the last time they ignored my request for a downstairs room that I would never go to one again. Premier Inn have got it right every time!
Premier Inn every time. They are basic but tend to be attached to a pub/restaurant which is child friendly. For somewhere to stay for a couple of nights with kids, they're ideal.
Had a pretty bad experience in a Travelodge recently where the car park was the local drug dealing area and it was quite intimidating getting back to the hotel after dark
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Pretty much the same experience in Newcastle a few months later, but the room was smaller. I suppose it depends on where you are, but overall the Premier Inn gets a heads up from me!
The Jurys Inns are very nice, stayed in one at Leeds a few month ago, however, the best chain ive stayed in is the Ramada Jarvis. Me and the girlfriend got a £99 deal for valentines weekend, which was 2nights B&B plus an evening meal. Cracking
How nice that the nightshift guy was rewarded and an email sent to you by the manager
My main moans are they are often over heated and the windows don't always open and that the restaurants attached can be hit and miss. We get a meal deal voucher when we travel so have to eat on site. In one of the brands (Paul Pry?) 5 out of 6 starters were deep fried and the meal took forever to arrive
Perhaps I'm living in an alternate reality, but since when has £7.50 for breakfast been good value?
You need to book further ahead then, that's the whole point.
I had a great weekend in Stratford-Upon-Avon for £38 for 2 nights.
It used to be the Palace Court Hotel, then a few chains owned it, so it was a decent hotel at one time.
I have never stayed there but it looks pretty smart from outside. There are loads of rooms with sea views and central for the beach and town.
I do wish they would invent a hotel that didn't have parties/events that would incite people to keep other people awake all night by being noisy near rooms at the weekends. These events should not be attached to the bedroom areas and people should STFU when going back to and in their rooms!
We really dread staying in hotels at the weekends.
Premiers do seem quieter and remember they had those Hypnos beds which were brilliant. They do have a quiet night policy, so for us, Premiers are far better.
The last Travelodge we stayed at was noisier and more basic. Hearing someone watching the porn channels at top volume is not what I wish to hear when trying to sleep!
We stayed in the Holiday Inn Express in Wakefield last year and it was noisy and had horrible staff. A couple of years before that it was brilliant - the staff were so friendly and the rooms quiet. Now it is a Premier and hope it is better than our last stay there and more like it was a few years ago.
We want a quiet, clean, functioning room where we can have a reasonable night's sleep and get clean in the morning.
Never had breakfast in either hotel either so can't comment on that
Compare this to a stay at a Travelodge earlier in the year: room was a bit tatty, sofabed had old stains on it, girl on reception looked like she couldn't be bothered.
While I was queuing to check-in, she told one girl whose reservation she was finding difficult to bring up on the computer using her name that she couldn't use her booking reference number instead, as that would take too long to come up. She told another guy who wished to make a booking there and then that he'd be much better doing it online, as if she had to do it for him she might make mistakes typing all his details in. I kid you not.
The windows don't open fully because there was an incident when someone fell/jump out a window in a Premier Inn and was killed. Premier Inn were fined heavily because of this and so have restrictors in all windows, and the staff are constantly reminded about checking whether the restrictors work.
I didn't enjoy my time working at Premier Inn, but as a customer, the hotels are good for what the money is.
For an all you can eat breakfast it's good. That's bottomless coffee, OJ, fruit, cereal, toast etc even before the full English.
I can get the biggest breakfast in the world with a cup of tea for £4.50 at my local cafe.
That sounds like an urban legend to me unless you can provide some more details.
How is it an urban legend? we were sent a memo around through the company, about it, it was always pressed to us by management and was even a question on it given to us by the inspectors that the company employs. I even remember the story appearing in the news before I worked there.
Edit: a quick Google indicates http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4407978.stm
My local Travelodge has mould on the bathroom ceilings and holes in doors etc.. where as the premier inn is spotless and much better standard and quality. Costs more tho.
Had a pretty bad experience in a Travelodge recently where the car park was the local drug dealing area and it was quite intimidating getting back to the hotel after dark