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To think Premier Inn Rooms are too Hot?

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crunchymint · 27/02/2018 09:44

I really like Premier Inn but have stopped booking rooms there as there rooms are always so hot. They have no opening windows and the lowest temperature the temperature control goes to in the room, is too hot to sleep in. Anyone else find this?

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Idontdowindows · 27/02/2018 09:48

I'm with you there, I don't book with them anymore at all!

knowwhereyourheadis · 27/02/2018 09:52

Yes. Had one at the end of Jan and the my friend had to go outside in the middle of the night to "breathe".

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crunchymint · 27/02/2018 09:54

I don't understand it as it must cost more to overheat the rooms. It would be fine if they had opening windows.

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specialsubject · 27/02/2018 09:57

Some do have opening windows - check on the website before booking. If it doesn't ( usually the case in shitty London places) don't book.

Energy wasting designers need a good slap.

justinhawkinsnavalfluff · 27/02/2018 09:58

So glad it's not just me. Was beginning to think I was having a hot flush. They are too hot for comfortable sleep!

itstimeforanamechange · 27/02/2018 09:59

Yes. I stayed in one in half term and it was excellent generally. Good breakfast, comfy beds, pleasant staff.

But on the last night of three it got too hot in the room. I tried to turn the temperature down and it blew cold air out for about 5 minutes, and then it decided it was too cold, unilaterally changed the temperature back to 21 degrees and blew out hot air! I just switched it off altogether but it was too hot to sleep well. Not what you want before a 5 hour drive home.

I would be happy to book with them again, but if this is a general problem and not just that particular hotel/room, it's not great.

yellowfreesia · 27/02/2018 10:00

I stayed in one recently and woke up in the night sweltering. Then I realised the window did open, so it was fine.

In a Radisson Blu the room stayed at 23C through the night, even after I complained and the thermostat was apparently fixed. I never heat my house that high through the day! It was a relief to leave.

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crunchymint · 27/02/2018 10:01

specialsubject I have only stayed in different Premier Inns in London.

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mogloveseggs · 27/02/2018 10:02

The ones we have stayed in have been a little warm, but with 4 people in one room it is bound to be a bit hot.

ghostyslovesheets · 27/02/2018 10:03

Yanbu I have to sleep with the window open at home - I hate feeling hot and stuffy - lots of hotels do this and it’s annoying

Glitteryfrog · 27/02/2018 10:03

Hotels as a whole are too hot.
Especially if you're sharing with someone.

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crunchymint · 27/02/2018 10:04

I have never found it in any other hotel gladly.
Surely a lot of people need it cooler to sleep in than during the day?

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MonsteraDeliciosa · 27/02/2018 10:06

I hate this. Guests should be able to adjust temperate to their liking.

I like cool air and jumpers in a house, and a cool room to sleep in.
I just came back from a holiday let where the cottage was boiling all week and the heat not adjustable by guests. Had windows open and heating on... so wasteful.

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crunchymint · 27/02/2018 10:07

Most hotels have a temperature control which takes it lower than the one at Premier Inn. And that makes sense because people like different temperatures.

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HardAsSnails · 27/02/2018 10:10

It does vary a lot, some are better than others. I've just stayed in a Premier Inn 'hub' which despite having no window at all, had brilliant aircon which got properly cool and fresh.

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crunchymint · 27/02/2018 10:11

Why not just have opening windows?

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itstimeforanamechange · 27/02/2018 10:14

They're often in noisy locations eg we were close to a dual carriageway so you might not want to open the window, but it would be good to have the option, and use ear-plugs.

Fitzsimmons · 27/02/2018 10:14

I think it depends if they have air-conditioning or not. Last one I stayed in did and it was perfect. However I stayed in one a couple of years ago and I had a baby room thermometer with me showing it was 28 even more in the middle of the night. I complained and got a full refund.

DGRossetti · 27/02/2018 11:07

I don't think we've ever paid for a Premier Inn stay. No air con, and rooms situated onto the car park (disabled) so you can't open the windows.

We don't get a good nights sleep, tell them at reception, and get the room refunded. 3 times now.

www.premierinn.com/gb/en/why/sleep/good-night-guarantee.html

specialsubject · 27/02/2018 12:01

Windows that open are apparently illegal in London. NO building in the UK should need aircon if properly designed.

crap architects/designers. This kind of built in energy waste is disgusting.

Basseting · 27/02/2018 12:08

have stayed at PI a number of times and find them good.
can you get a cheaper business rate if you book say monthly with your firm?
never stayed in a Travellodge. assume they are not nice in comparison?

DGRossetti · 27/02/2018 12:11

never stayed in a Travellodge. assume they are not nice in comparison?

OKish.

But you need watch when they make a twin into a double that they lock the beds together, otherwise you'll learn about the crack of doom.

Dinosauratemydaffodils · 27/02/2018 12:12

Never had an issue, although I prefer the ones with air conditioning to not.

Basseting · 27/02/2018 12:13

Crack of doom.... Grin

think I DID stay in a TL once and it was grubby/smelly

One thing I do like about PI is that they are always spotlessly clean.
No frills but clean and cheap(ish) is handy with kids visiting London.

Aloneinacrowd70 · 27/02/2018 12:14

Agree with Rosetti - I have used the good night sleep guarantee to claim back the costs of a Premier Inn, when it was too hot to sleep.