Premier Inn Barnstaple

Recently stayed for 3 nights in one of the new Premier plus rooms. 202. Got to say the room was much smaller than the non Premier plus rooms . The shower room was the smallest bathroom we'd ever seen at a Premier Inn. Although it was modern and newly decorated. There is no lift to the 1st floor on this section of the hotel. So you have to carry cases up a flight of stairs. Could be an issue to some travellers if you are disabled or elderly. This wasn't mentioned on check in. Don't think we've ever stayed at a Premier Inn without a lift. The other main gripe would be the state of the outside areas around the restaurant/ pub nextdoor. We've never seen such a build up of litter and cigarette ends on the floor and around the outside tables. Obviously not cleaned for months. The cigarette bin outside the main entrance to the restaurant/ pub was so full of cigarette ends, that people had began to pile them up into a pyramid on top of the bin. The paint was peeling from the outside of the restaurant building , with rotten timber visible on the supporting timbers to the canopy's. Not very pleasant for outside dining or drinking. Also due to apparent supply issues, the breakfast menu had lots of items not available. Baked beans , croissants, etc etc And we decided on our last day not to buy breakfast there.

Very run down hotel, as you enter the hotel itself the ceiling was cracked and looks to of had water damage, the hotel room was very hot, no air con, but a single tall fan that barely cooled us down. Mould in the bathroom and on the bath room door, very grubby and clearly haven't been cleaned properly. Staff were very friendly though, very welcoming.