Probably the worst Days Inn out of the three i've stayed in as needs updating. Still a pleasant stay though, the room was spacious and clean as usual. Bed was comfy and had nice bedding again. Staff were helpful and polite. We didn't venture out as we were only stopping off there on the way home so not sure if there was much to do around the hotel. Price was the main attraction hear and it was worth every penny!

Like my title states this hotel really has little wrong with it and if u pay one of the cheaper rates, £29 for the night, ure getting a good deal. Go through all the positives about this location and has to say its ideal for Anyone. Me and the misus just wanted somewhere to stay new years eve as a treat seeing as werent hitting the town n didnt care where. We come from basingstoke but even though it was a 10min drive up the motorway its worth for the best rate going.

Location - Fantastic for anyone, whether ure passing through or genuinely looking for a night away. The hotel is some distance of the motorway so u arent kept awake or nething. We had the window open and cud hear the odd passing of cars ever so slightly but we had the window open too, not enough to disrupt any sleep at all. Also, you on a 'services' so there are small range of shops and places to eat like burger king or maccy d breakfast if u cross the bridge!

Hotel Staff- One lady, foriegn accent, welcomed us and she was more than polite and talktaive. Coudlnt complain

The Room - Like many travel lodges and premier Inn. I do admit that the holiday Inn is a tad outdated compared with the other lodges. Only really in the bath/shower department, the shower is fixed so if ure tall like me, or even bigger than slim the show is quite low and only so many inches away from the wall. So not ideal but a shower is a showe. Room came with plasma tv, usual kettle n coffee/tea/chocolate, double bed and a pullout sofa. It was quite spacious and couldnt ask more. Even if u werent getting a special rate, in my eyes if i paid £50 i would of said that was about right.

Breakfast - I didnt sign up for the breakfast and tell ya the truth im kinda glad. In the morning as we walked down the breakfast is in the reception and from what i could see offered nothing more than croissants and a bit of cheese n ham. considering u pay a fiver, better off nipping over to the services and get some decent grub for similar price (the manager always wished us a good morning as we left and said hoped we enjoyed our stay with a smile) a little thing, but goes along way

Negatives

The shower as already explained

WIFI!!!! more places tend to offer free WIFI which i think in todays world is becoming an essential as much as the kettle. When we found out we had to pay we were disappointed but fair enough, however, they charge £10 for a 24hr internet time. Im sorry but this is ridiculous price and its things like this that made us think they clearly make alot of their money on this. I was disappointed but nothing major

Apart from the questionable shower and the WIFI it was a very good stay and enjoyable, check out 11am always a bonus compared to 10am for many places. I would def stay again if passing through

I paid for a upgraded room but I may as well have saved my money as the "extras" either didn't exist or didn't work. What a rip off.
I didn't complain as I arrived at 9.30pm after a very long and tiring journey. I did write to Days Inn but they just said I would hear from the General Manager - but like the facilities there either isn't one or he/she doesn't work. Of course I never did hear and I find the Days Inn customer service non existent despite all the blurb in their literature about taking customer service seriously.
Do yourself a favour pay extra and find a proper hotel.

The first room they gave me had a strong smell of sweaty body odour, and I had to change it. Not a good start.
Strangely, you cannot park near the hotel entrance, and you have to park at the back and carry your bags up a hilly woodland path around the place to get to Reception. Any lone female or infirm person would have doubts about using this tortuous route especially after dark.
A limited few pieces of confectionery at Reception, but they charge you top whack - 60 pence for a Twix ?
Beds are the type of cheapest you can get from a bloke selling off the back of a van, and for some reason, the television refused to give a decent picture on most channels, with nothing at all on C5.
Tile grouting in the bathroom is grimy and stained, and all in all, you'd be better off moving out of the inn.