Manchester Trafford Centre North hotel

Stayed for one night to break a journey up. Check in was easy and fast. Hotel looks rather grotty on the outside and inside wasn’t much better. Over due a refurbish I think. A/C wasn’t working but there was a fan on the desk which did a good job of blowing the hot air around. Awful night sleep, so hot. Bathrooms on last legs and water pressure non existent. Breakfast was cooked fresh to order next door and even came with complimentary hairs with it. Stay across the road at the other premier inn if you have a choice.

My friend and I had a lovely two night stay. We like the location, close to The Trafford Centre, close to the motorway and close to a tram stop for getting into central Manchester without using the car and paying a fortune to park it. Our room was a standard twin room. It was perfectly clean and had all the amenities we expected. This Premier Inn is an older building so there's no air con, we had a fan in the room and a window we could open - which was fine by us. We love an opening window. The location close to The Trafford Centre was very handy for a bit of shopping. It's a bit of a maze trying to find your way across all the lanes of road but once you do it's all good. We did the meal deal to keep costs down. The restaurant was very quiet, the staff were very attentive and the food was basic but passible. Our meal on the first night was cooked well and just what you'd expect for the price you pay in terms of quality. The cooked breakfast is cooked to order at this hotel, and across the two days there was a vast difference in the quality of the cooking. On the first morning the bacon and hash browns were very overcooked. Strangely with our meal that night my Chicken Goujons for my starter were also massively overcooked. I thought I was going to break my teeth the coating was so hard! With the breakfast on the second morning it was cooked much better. The bacon is really thin - too thin in my opinion - but it was much more palatable on the second morning because it wasn't cooked to a crisp. My biggest complaint with breakfast would be that the crusts on the bread had gone hard - same on both mornings - which tells you how long it must have been sat there. They could do with just putting s bit out and topping up as needed rather than having slices of bread sat out for hours going stale. They also have the old style toasters, rather than the toasting machines, which take an age to toast the bread. That aside staff in the restaurant were very friendly and couldn't do enough for us.The staff member who greeted us on check in was also very friendly and helpful and we enjoyed the view from our room of The Trafford Centre, and the comfy beds. We can;t fault the sleep with those beds.

Not a great start to our stay when we paid for early check in but the room wasn’t ready at 11am, had to wait in the bar area of next door for our room to be cleaned. Receptionist said that she would refund the early check in fee. Premium WiFi, paid an extra £5 for 24 hours but it didn’t work. The restaurant next door could do with a complete renovation, torn seating, thread bare carpets. On a brighter note, all staff we encounter were very friendly and helpful, not our usual choice of accommodation and I doubt we will return.

Very comfy bed, friendly staff and got a great night sleep, Staff stay at the desk all night, I know this as I was awake at 4:30 and went outside to get something from my car, so if you needed help with something they are there to help

Trafford centre Manchester North was a pleasurable stay. The staff were lovely and reception could not do enough for you. The rooms were clean and had everything you needed, the beds were comfortable. All in all good value, would definitely stay again.