Premier Inn is a chain of budget hotels throughout the United Kingdom. The advertising campaign promises “Everything’s Premier but the price” which is to say you get a decent clean room without paying over the odds. Hotel prices in London can be eye watering so I usually stay in a Premier Inn when visiting which is a few times each year.
Check-In
Online check-in is available prior to your stay and upon arrival you get your room key from the automated kiosk. There is an attendant nearby if you run into trouble which is very good as the automatic system sometimes doesn’t work.
Premier Rooms
The web site for the Premier Inn London Hammersmith lists the room features as follows – “A luxury king size Hypnos bed, a lightweight yet toasty duvet, a choice of firm and soft pillows, a powerful shower, with baths at most hotels, a hairdryer, freeview TV with 80 channels, free Wi-Fi and a handy desk and chair, tea and coffee making facilities and cocooning blackout curtains.”
Happily, the rooms always feature all of these things.
Other Facilities
Wireless Internet is free at a slow speed and they sell Ultimate Wi-Fi which is faster for an additional fee. The hotel has a decent bar and a decent restaurant for breakfast and dinner. Breakfast is £8.99 which is great value for the all you can eat buffet. You can also opt for a meal deal when booking for £23.99 which is breakfast plus a two course dinner including a drink. The dinner menu includes steaks, burgers, pizza, and other British favourites.
Overall Thoughts
Premier Inn have hit on an excellent concept. Offer a clean and comfortable room in a setting that offers all the basics such as breakfast, dinner and a bar and charge a reasonable rate for it. Cleanliness is always exceptional and I can’t stress how important this is. No-one likes signs of previous guests in the rooms and I’ve never come across this at any of the various Premier Inn’s I have stayed in.
The staff have always been very nice especially during a few late night sessions at the bar so my group enjoy staying here. The Premier Inn Hammersmith used to have no air conditioning which meant it was a sweat box in summer. We all discovered air conditioning on our last stay in August which was long overdue and a major delight. You really can’t go wrong with this chain, so please check them out when visiting the UK. Thanks for reading and if you have any questions or comments, please leave them below.
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This building used to be the Local Authority’s Finance Department till they sold it off. It’s where you paid the Council Tax so not really a glamorous past. Premier Inn is okay but I have paid up to £120 per night outside of London with them which is definitely not budget. Agree on the cleanliness front.
Definitely not a glamorous past! Yes, I agree with the prices. My friend was saying he’d paid as low as £55 per night and as high as £115 per night for the Hammersmith hotel. Perhaps I should have said budget to mid-priced hotel. The prices do vary considerably depending on demand, but that’s just money making in action! Thanks for the comment!