Premier Inn Northampton Bedford Rd/A428

Not the best experience, I found the reception staff not helpful at all , I went to breakfast asked for more coffee pods and remote to be fixed before we returned from breakfast neither done for us , Breakfast also really bad couldn’t even get a coffee also food served cold and there was no way it was even at a legal holding temp and staff didn’t seem bothered

Stayed here for one night. Clean hotel, very handy location just on the outskirts of Northampton. Check in easy, the blonde woman on reception whose name I didn’t get was lovely. My room was one of the new style modern rooms and it was ideal, served its purpose very well for the one night stop over. I would stay again.

The hotel room was smart, clean and appeared freshly decorated. Staff were obliging and friendly. Location very convenient for Northampton with good car parking. No complaints. But BEWARE dismal breakfast experience at Hungry Horse restaurant next door - reviewed separately. We visited Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum, 78 Derngate (Charles Rennie Mackintosh house), Piddington Roman Museum and Wrest Park on our way home.

Our recent stay was as you would expect from a Premier Inn. However our stay was let down by the restaurant attached. We've never been dissuaded from choosing the Premier Inn breakfast before but The Hungry Horse actively limit what you choose from the Premier Inn menu. The tea was brewed in tepid, lukewarm water. The toaster did bit work and the yoghurts were not kept chilled. The cooked premier inn breakfast was a set menu. You could not chose which cooked items you wanted. So we were therefore forced to choose from the restaurants own menu. When the food eventually came it was not the best. The whole restaurant experience put a damper on our whole stay.

This hotel has recently had a refit , looks very fresh and clean . the rooms are spacious . The bathroom was nicely decorated with a decent shower , you can choose from a overhead rain type shower or use a hose with a traditional type shower head, useful if you didn't want to get your hair wet. The bed as always was very comfortable . I like the blackout curtains and the fact you can open the window slightly. Reception staff helpful and friendly . The only thing I found strange is there is a breakfast menu in the room but the hotel does not have a restaurant. There is however a pub next door which does food which includes breakfasts.

The hotel was perfectly located for a trip to Northamptonshire's public records office, only a five-minute drive away.