Premier Inn Liverpool (West Derby)

Good nights stay

Staff very friendly and helpful. Room good size and was clean and tidy. Bed comfortable which always helped and found extra pillows in the cupboard. Handy stand up fan which is a godsend to someone having hot flushes.!! Wasn’t made aware of parking charges, until we arrived, so that was a bit of a let down. Also used the option for booking breakfast and dinner next door in the beefeater. Breakfast was as expected and plenty of it. Dinner however was a let down. Waited ages to be seated although there was plenty of staff walking past. Once we got seated was informed there is an extra charge for some of the food related to the meal deal.! Restaurant wasn’t busy so no excuse for poor service. If I hadn’t already paid for the meal, we would have left. Overall happy with the stay at the premier inn, and breakfast, but wouldn’t use for dinner again.

I stayed here on a Friday night, having travelled by train from Manchester, as my teenage son was participating in a running event at nearby Stanley Park on the Saturday morning. From Lime Street Station, it was approximately a 20 minute drive and cost £12 in a black cab. We arrived around 5pm and received a friendly welcome from reception staff. A female member of staff saw that I had mobility issues, and she immediately set about transferring me from my allocated room to a ground floor room. Our room was comfortable and clean. We had our evening meal in The Beefeater next door, having already pre-booked a table in there. I did this via the link on the email that Premier Inn sent to me the day before my stay. I also booked our breakfast slot and lunch slot for the following day, so had no problem getting a table for any of our meals. The food was good quality and I couldn't fault the service. We had breakfast at 7am to ensure we could get to the running event on time. Everything was freshly cooked at this time and there was plenty of choice. There is an M&S Food Hall and an Aldi on site, so handy if you want to purchase any snacks during your stay. There is also a confectionary & drinks vending machine in the hotel's reception. The hotel is in a good location for Anfield, Goodison Park and Stanley Park. It cost us £7 in a taxi to Stanley Park, which is around an 8 minute drive away, this being the park that is in between the two football grounds. One thing to note..., the carpark is very small and there are only a few disabled bays. The one right by the entrance was occupied by a huge van the whole time I was there (no blue badge), and the other two were often occupied by non-blue badge holders too whilst I was there. As a blue badge holder, I was glad that I had got the train, as all of the disabled bays were full throughout my stay. My son is booked on the same run for next year and we would both be happy to stay at this hotel again.