Premier Inn Northampton West (Harpole)

Located near Northampton, Premier Inn provides a peaceful environment with easy access to M1 and ample parking. Guests appreciate the exceptional staff but face limitations in breakfast availability and quality.

We stay in a lot of PI’s … and usually find them faultless however this one was sub standard… receptionist appeared disinterested and didn’t advise us of where we could get breakfast or times ( we have only stayed in those where served on site) Early check in charge of £15.00 which we had no idea about…. My confirmation stated check in 12.00 midday which is why we chose this hotel… I was informed that this was purely for “my calendar “ that’s beyond me as I don’t use that facility! Receptionist then took phone and showed me check in time of 15:00 and said we would need to pay extra charge to get a room which we had to do as we needed to be at an event by 2.45pm seems to me to be further money making as they had rooms ready… a small act of kindness would not have gone amiss… however we were told she couldn’t do it as her manager would not be happy ( felt bad for her to be honest) appreciate it was company policy and the fact that she could be in trouble which seemed mean. Tatty and dirty corridors did not make for a great first impression… rodent traps outside the hotel and scruffy and unattended exterior. A pokey room literally one of us had to sit on the bed when the other wanted to move around 😂 … trust me not enough room to swing a very small cat is a good description! Housekeeping ok but only one hand towel provided. Refills in reception not topped up for tea tray … no one in site to ask! Outside bin caught fire tried to alert reception staff by pressing buzzer no one appeared! Paid for breakfast which is at the beefeater opposite… very good as cooked fresh. It wasn’t a hotel I would return to unfortunately

We have stayed here at The Premier in Northampton quite a few times over the years. April 2024 was the last visit here. I was amazed to see the same tatty old furniture in use around the restaurant and bar areas from over a year ago. The staff were friendly, polite and helpful, which is a shame as the rest of the premises lets it all down. Premier Inn beds, whatever Premier Inn hotel you stay at are very comfortable. This whole hotel and dining area needs a total refurb, furniture as well, because where ever you look it is all rather shabby. The toilet in the room had a deep ingrained stain at the bottom of the pan. Areas around the room looked tired and in need of paint. The windows in the pool area of the bar had ivy growing up on the inside of the window frame. The roller curtains and cords were messy. What was amazing was that the pool table was plugged into the mains socket with the cable running on top of the carpeted floor. Health and safety would have had a field day! Are the managing staff not bothered by the appearance of the hotel where they work? Does nobody check these obvious items that I spotted straight away? We will definitely will not be coming back to this Premier Inn! !