Aberdeen City Centre hotel

I am a big fan of Premier Inn and usually rate them 4 or 5 stars. Unfortunately this isn’t one of the best. Firstly, the location is not very central, despite the name. It is a fair walk to the rail and bus stations, and to central pubs and restaurants. Having said that, nearby there is King Street which is home to various eateries and takeaways. Architecturally, the property is not a very uplifting sight, to put it kindly. The whole place is rather tired and in need of a refresh. The corridor to our room had a very unpleasant stale smell. The room itself was lacking features found in more recently built/refurbed Premier Inns. There were no USB ports by the bed, and just a single 13A socket on one side. The bathroom has a fixed over bath shower, without the separate hand piece which is so handy for cleaning one’s important little places. The mobile signal was very poor in our room and the free wi-fi was barely usable at times, so maybe budget for upgrading to Ultimate wi-fi. The buffet breakfast was good, but there was no Lorne sausage which is a disappointing omission in a Scottish hotel. Our interactions with staff were brief, but pleasant. Perhaps Premier Inn should be looking for another more central location in Aberdeen?

The hotel is dated and in need of an upgrade compared to similar Premier Inn locations. The windows are filthy and are in desperate need of a clean. Similarly with the rooms, they need a jolly good clean. Finding black hairs in the bath tub and sink is not a good start to an overnight stay. Disgusting!

Hotel is in a good quiet location for access to main shopping area and beach. The room was very clean and bed comfortable. It is good value for a city centre hotel. Have stayed here on a previous occasion and would definitely return.

Good room friendly staff nice location to town centre

We stay regularly in Premier Inns so know exactly what we should expect, and this one was definitely at the top end of our experiences for service! We arrived at 7.45am having just come from the Lerwick ferry; we had an early check in booked for 11am but were hoping to drop off our cases. Instead, the lovely lady in reception checked to see if our room was ready - it was, so she said that we were able to go straight to it: such a welcome gesture after the overnight ferry and early start to the morning! The room was standard Premier Inn, spotlessly clean and well maintained. There was only one large towel in the room when we arrived, so we asked for another when we went out to explore; a whole extra towel bundle was in the room when we returned! Breakfast was, again, normal Premier Inn just done well and with a couple of extra touches you don’t always find like teapots. The lady on breakfast welcome duty was again really friendly and helpful. The only downside to this hotel is its location, which is good for the old part of the city but a good 15-20 minute walk from both the ferry and the bus and train stations.