Stratford Upon Avon Central Hotel

Wir sind häufiger in Stratford-upon-Avon und haben dieses Hotel gewählt, weil es nur Minuten zu Fuß entfernt von Geschäften, vom Royal Shakespeare Theater, vom Avon etc. ist. Das Parken ist etwas umständlicher, da es kein Parkplatz direkt am Hotel gibt - Achtung!! 3 Parkplätze zum Be/Entladen stehen für 30 Minuten gegenüber dem Hotel zur Verfügung -, aber in der Nähe sind einige Parkplätze/häuser gelegen, die man nutzen kann. Preisbeispiel: 4,- engl. Pfund/pro 24Stunden schrankenloser Platz. Das Hotel war dem Premier Inn Standard entsprechend mit guten Betten ausgestattet, ruhig und sauber! Freundlicher und sehr hilfsbereiter Service!

Firstly, the positive. It's a good Premier Inn, clean and in a great location. A short walk to the riverside and the town centre. We had a wander round, even walked to Anne Hathaway's cottage, which took a while but very easy to get to on foot. Plenty of pubs and shops in the local area. There's a great pub over the road - The Red Lion, which I can see getting busy when the holidays kick in. We were there on the Saturday afternoon and the place was packed. We had a 'plus' room, which in my opinion was worth the money for the two nights we were there - absolutely nothing wrong with the room at all. My issue is with the parking. On the website it does state there is no onsite parking, and gives a few options as alternatives. One of these options (actually the first one listed) is over the road at the Red Lion. £12 for 24 hours - not the most expensive I've had, but I'll pay a couple of quid more for the distance to the hotel. What it fails to mention, is that the MAXIMUM stay is 24 hours, so you have to take your car out of the car park and then drive it back in again to restart a session. This I didn't realise until I'd had a pint - so I had to take my car out on to the road, drive round the block and repark it. Not ideal. I understand the car park is run by Horizon - so surely there must be some way for Premier Inn to get a deal with them? Also, the hotel is like a rabbit warren inside - very confusing. I met two other guests who had the same issue as me.

Ok, so plus points, excellent location,must a five minute walk from everything and anything you want to see while sightseeing, the room was impeccably clean, the staff absolutely fab,easy check in and out, I used the self checkout, very self-explanatory and easy to use, didn't use the restaurant or bar so can't comment but from the outside it looked very clean and tidy, these wasn't any noise so had a fantastic night sleep and I paid only £47 which was fantastic value!, the minus points are in general for all the Premier Inn hotels, the hairdryers are clearly not designed for women, the lighting could be a bit brighter (us with poor eyesight need to see properly to do our make up!), the lift took absolutely forever to get to reception, sorry, I can't do stairs due to severe arthritis, and all the bathrooms could do with a bit of upkeep, I always find chipped paintwork or shower panels coming off due to damp, apart from this, all in all, I'd highly recommend this place, also there's parking just a couple of minutes away in the Marina car park which was only £8 for two whole days!! Bonus!

An incredible experience. Lovely and welcoming staff that made the trip all the better. There is no other hotel I will use when I come back to Stratford-upon-Avon

Fantastic experience at the Stratford-Upon-Avon Premier Inn. Perfect weekend getaway for some quiet and solitude after a busy week. Special thanks to Maria and Amalia for being such amazing and polite hosts.