Premier Inn becomes the latest hotel chain with free wi-fi

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• JoshBosh says:

  1 Mar1 March 05:27

  I’d suggest Kbps rather than mbs. 256 megabits is a huge upgrade from many hotels paid internet.

• HelenWB says:

  1 Mar1 March 07:14

  There’s no limit on number of devices connected to the free wifi because that isn’t time or room or even hotel specific (I went from Warrington to Wembley Premier Inns and didn’t have to re-input my name and email)

• Imbruce says:

  1 Mar1 March 07:41

  Premier Inn are building 2 new hotels in my area. The first one is in Sidcup (Kent) opposite the railway station.
  The second one is in Lewisham ( South East London) beside the railway line.
  Both will be opening sometime this year. No dates for their opening on the website as yet.

• Alan says:

  1 Mar1 March 07:50

  Certainly seems to be the global trend. Not relevant to this example, but I really wish more would follow Hyatt’s lead though and offer proper free premium internet to those with status in their loyalty programme – it would be a good differentiator now base access is free.

  PS -and def should be 256 or 512kbps, Raffles 😛

• Don says:

  1 Mar1 March 07:57

  Currently using it in Dover. Speed here is 0.09 Mbps down, 0.12 Mbps up, for the free service.

• Chris says:

  1 Mar1 March 07:58

  I stayed in a Premier Inn in Ayrshire last week and there were no issues with the stay. The wifi was free, however the faster paid for option was worse than the free one to the point I gave up and reverted to tethering off my mobile. Not sure if it is an issue with that one property or not but it certainly wasn’t five times faster than the free option that is for sure.

• Jason says:

  1 Mar1 March 08:03

  I’m currently in a ” Hotel with no name”
  I booked, through Kaligo, a holiday inn express on the Avios promotion last month.
  In the meantime, the hotel is no longer a holiday inn express but Premier inn aren’t taking over, officially, for another month, so the hotel has no bar, cooking facilities for breakfast or wifi!!!!
  Thought it was quite amusing when we checked in last night( although they had warned there would be no buffet service by email)

• Max says:

  1 Mar1 March 08:33

  I am a Premier Inn fan. iI have stayed with them scores of times over the years with no issues. They are more than adequate for 1-2 night stays whilstt on the road and all you need is a decent bed, breakfast and shower. The staff are always friendly and helpful I find.

  I rate them higher than Holiday Inn Express (at whom I only stay if I am collecting points via Kaligo etc).

  Their new beds are one of the most comfortable I have found in any hotel, including 5* establishments. So much so I am thinking of purchasing one of their mattresses for home..

  We shall be using them in the summer whilst we are en route from the south coast to the Scottish Highlands for pit-stops. Excellent value when booked ahead.

  The free wi-fi is a bonus but I expect I will continue to teher to my smartphone for most connections still.

  • The_Real_A says:

    1 Mar1 March 09:48

    +1 on the beds. Very comfortable.

    On the opposite end of scale Park Inn beds are the worst i have ever slept in. The pillows also appear to be “inflated” so your heads rolls off them!

    • Rob says:

      1 Mar1 March 10:17

      I had a VERY odd Park Inn stay once where a double bed had been replaced with a single bed. Unfortunately, the headboard and side tables were built in, so there was a two-foot gap between the edge of the bed and the tables!

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