Guest User
January 15, 2025
I'm upset that I'm having to give a Premier Inn hotel a one star review. Although the hotel is as you would expect from the chain - clean, comfortable and the staff are good (despite being rushed off their feet at this location due to recruitment problems) - when you get charged double for your stay, you can't really give a review above one star. It seems that if the self-service checkin machine has any sort of problem, it errors out and asks you to check in manually with staff. Unfortunately, it then doesn't cancel out the transaction its just posted to your credit/debit card. The staff at the hotel are not in a position to do anything about this, other than to advise that it probably won't change from a pending charge to a confirmed one (spoiler: yes it will) and to give you a contact card for guest services if it does. Now, try getting your refund from guest services in less than 14 days. I'm having difficulty getting away from the thought that it's only because I threatened them with the card dispute processes that is was processed at all. I always thought Premier Inn were one of the better ones with customer service, so I've been bitterly disappointed with the amount of chasing I've needed to do, with promised call-backs not occurring etc. Will I continue to use Premier Inn & this hotel? Yes, but I won't be using self-service checkin again.