Myself and my family stayed in a family room before heading to central Manchester the following day. I stay in a good number of Premier Inn’s through work and chose this one as it had a Beefeater, which are normally great value for money. During our visit we had dinner and breakfast at the adjacent Beefeater restaurant. I’ll start this review with the positives, which were minimal. The staff within the Premier Inn were all very friendly and helpful. The price of the stay was also reasonable. The rooms within the Premier Inn are dated and in need of some attention. One of the beds provided for the kids was at the point of collapse. During our visit, one of the rails on the towel rail in the bathroom fell off, due to degradation. The TV seemed to struggle with reception, with the picture breaking-up. The main issues concerned the Beefeater adjacent to the Premier Inn. The restaurant was freezing, as the radiators had been turned-off (in December) to presumably save some money. The staff here could benefit from some training and just didn’t seem interested. We were initially sat close to the bar, which was full of a local-lads enjoying a good few drinks and bouncing around. We asked to be moved, as for some reason the staff didn’t foresee this as a problem. Four of us ate and there were problems with two meals. One burger arrived burned and barely edible. The top of the pepper grinder fell apart and emptied the contents over the fish and chips ordered by my wife, before it could be eaten. The staff didn’t seem bothered and asked if she could “eat around” the pepper corns which covered the plate and out-numbered the peas. They didn’t seem to want to offer an alternative suggestion. They tried to charge us for the uneaten meal (which had been returned to the kitchen), but it was deleted from the bill after some explaining on our behalf. Breakfast the next morning wasn’t much better. The coffee machine had broken (cold coffee). When we spoke to the staff they acknowledged that it was broken, but they didn’t stop people using it. The food on the buffet at breakfast was cold.
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