Since when have premier Inn's had sealed windows?

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Just arrived at Premier Inn and it has sealed windows..I've never been to a premier inn before where u can't open the windows?? So can't let any fresh air in. Bathroom smells musty.DH has just needed inhaler and he hasn't needed it for years!! I've just looked at reviews on Google and several people mention the windows. I didn't even cross my mind when I booked..

The ones I've stayed in have always been sealed windows.

It depends where it is and the floor I think. I stayed in a first floor room a few weeks ago where windows tilted but am actually in a third floor city centre room right now and they are sealed. The air con seems effective though so not an issue for me.

I find it claustrophobic. Will cope though! The bathroom smells of fish?

We had an ok nights sleep. Air conditioning ok. I guess it's because it's on a road that we have sealed windows.

It does seem to depend on the age of the hotel (or the date of last refurb at least), location and brand. I think all Hub by Premier Inn hotels have sealed windows but when I've stayed in Premier Inns it's been more mixed. London ones tend to be sealed, quieter ones not.

Yes the one we stayed in recently had sealed windows, broken air conditioning and that was in 26 degrees.
Got a full refund

I stay in a lot of premier inns. Don't think I have stayed in one where the windows aren't sealed. I'm interested to hear some do have windows that open. I have always found the air con pretty good so have never wanted them open.

i always thought it was to stop people smoking with their head out the window which still stinks the room out.

I had this in one recently but could open my windows

It's rare to find one with windows that open now

I know. I hate this. Used to love Premier Inn for it’s budget friendly rooms, great beds and cleanliness. But the last three stays this year have all been sealed windows and I find it so claustrophobic to not be able to let in a little fresh air. The thermostats are also terrible so can never get to right temperature. Two weeks ago the thermostat was broken and it was freezing. They said they could fix it centrally but it did nothing. I am avoiding them in future.

It’s awful isn’t it! I’ve stayed in a lot of PIs but only found my first with sealed windows earlier this year. It smelt damp and musty and I wanted fresh air. It was also a really warm weekend and the air on was not sufficient, we had to leave our second door key in the slot to keep it on while we were out and even then it was stuffy overnight. I’m the sort of person who opens windows daily regardless of the weather, even if it’s just for a short time I need fresh air.

Stayed in one recently that didn’t but yes is very common. I hate it. There is always an aircon unit tho.

It isn't just Premier Inns. A lot of modern hotels are the same. We stayed at the Hilton in Lincoln a few years ago during a heatwave and had to have the aircon on all the time, which wrecked DH's nose.

I didn't know this having just booked one for next summer. I hate no fresh air. May need to rethink.

Most hotels, and offices, and any public buildings have sealed windows so people
Cant fall / jump out.

It's only in much older buildings that they would be openable and even then with restrictors that mostly make opening them pointless.

I don't think I've ever been to any hotel where I wasn't too hot and lots have sealed windows. One hotel we stayed at didn't have an outside window at all which I hated!

I agree, it's awful.

If you have air con you can't really have windows that open, as idiots leave the air con on and the windows open which is a terrible waste of energy. And I think most people would prefer to have air con than no air con but windows that open.

I can’t bear the sealed windows either. It doesn’t feel fresh in the rooms or particularly hygienic.

It makes me panicky. I really don’t like it.

I think the ones with air con have sealed windows and the ones without (which do exist as I've stayed in two recently) don't but their windows can only open a certain amount.

It’s quite prominent on the individual pages for particular PEs that some don’t have air con - so presumably these do all have windows that open and you can just stay at these.

Buildings that have full air conditioning should have sealed windows otherwise the aircon doesn’t work properly and wastes loads of energy. But yes it’s not great if the aircon isn’t very good, you can’t adjust it and it doesn’t have enough fresh air makeup in the system. I work some of the time in a new building that has full air con and sealed windows, and it feels really fresh and cool. Old, badly maintained systems are a different matter.
No hotel room should be smelling musty and fishy. Did you complain?

Anyone seeking the elusive PI with opening windows should consider a holiday in Bangor (the Welsh one, I don't know about the Northern Ireland one).