Premier Inn Housing Homeless

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As a family of four we very often have short breaks away in Premier Inn. Mostly just 1 night at a time, occasionally up to 3 nights at a time.

We've noticed on a few occasions now, Premier Inns seem to be housing homeless local families/individuals. On our most recent break of 3 nights this particular hotel seemed to be mainly housing homeless people. Some with obvious substance issues. There was one family with a very small baby, the man in the couple obviously very volatile and uncomfortable to witness/be around his manner to the young woman.

No one seemed to dress in the morning, all just downstairs just rolled out of bed in various dishevelled states.

It all made us feel really uncomfortable to be honest and now considering cancelling future breaks we have booked.

Honestly, if a local council are willing to fund a hotel to house homeless I'm impressed if anything. It's not that I'm not all for them having that help, especially the young couple with a tiny baby. I can see locally how much homelessness has increased and that there is a rising need for help.

However, with this most recent stay I think the right thing would be to now close that particular hotel for general bookings. We honestly felt that we were holidaying in a homeless shelter and it was really uncomfortable for us and we were particularly unhappy with some of the behaviour around our young kids.

Also can't help feeling awful for feeling this way, because I'm also very glad for them they're getting help. Feel really uncomfortable and conflicted about how we felt. Fed all this back to Premier Inn when received their usual "how was your stay" email and they've just totally ignored it.

Just wondered if anyone else had noticed similar and if it had/would put you off?

Yes they can kiss goodbye to fee paying clientele. Use small private hotels or well recommended b&bs.

And we’re told that we’re having fewer children, yet there’s a shortage of housing. So something is amiss.

This never used to happen. And people sleeping in tents in Park Lane. My God we’re turning into shanty towns.

I think the issue is not mixing the two then everyone is happy.

Yes you’re not wrong. We had large teams of sports folk staying in various Premier Inns, always saw other teams and from different sports staying there. We all said the same. Not for us anymore. They’ll lose loads. Non-homeless flight.

Too many expect something for nothing at the detriment of everyone else. We are now reaching the tipping point which will be unpleasant for everyone.

I’ve stayed in Premier Inn and other hotels housing refugees. I didn’t mind it but felt sad for family playing in the pub garden.

Isn’t this what the British public want, the homeless people being put up in hotels same as the asylum seekers

Homelessness can happen to literally anyone. We desperately need more social housing.

We are a family of 4 (2 adults, two kids) who were made homeless after landlord wanted the property to sell. He owned the whole building of 3 flats which really needed repairing but he decided to try and sell it all instead.

Local council have housed us in a travelodge although initially we were put into a Premier Inn. I think the councils use Travelodge a lot of the time due to them accepting pets.

We have been here over 4 months now and although we keep to our room (where we have had to move various times for one reason or another), I have come to notice how many other families are here in the same position as us. I know because I see the same kids leaving in school uniform every morning.

It's grim.

Could you say which Premier Inn it is?