Premier Inn Clacton-On-Sea (Seafront)

This hotel absolutely falls short of what you should expect from a Premier Inn. Whilst you expect basic, the package is usually delivered to a reasonable standard, this hotel didn’t meet the mark. Location-wise the hotel was great for where I was working. Parking was sufficient. Outside of the above, unfortunately the perks end there. There is little-to-no phone signal in the hotel. I couldn’t make any texts/calls in the room and signal was non-existent in the reception and restaurant. The free WiFi was poor and did not allow me to be able to complete any work on my laptop. The restaurant has an EXTREMELY limited menu. Unless you have dinner included, I highly recommend you dine elsewhere due to the lack of choice. The rooms require an overhaul. Hygiene was not the best and as you will see in other reviews the interior is beginning to show its age.

My work decided to have our Christmas party in Clacton. So rather than paying out for taxi's to get home i thought we may as well try the Premier inn. We were not disappointed at all as it was an excellent experience. Obviously we will be back again as we loved it.

Sat 23-Nov to Sat 30-Nov Very disappointed. Date of stay: Sat 23-Nov-2024 to 30-Nov-2024 Bad: WiFi almost unusable, even when I paid an extra £5 a day for the advanced WiFI option. No mobile signal on my two mobile phones on the Vodafone and EE mobile networks. TV useless, no Netflix or Amazon Prime available. I have a mild disability and had great difficulty having a shower because I had to step over the wall of the bath. No hand rails to cling on to on. Heating in the room failed and over heated the room to such an extent that I was sweating profusely (in November!). However, the staff did fix the problem within an hour. When you include the £5 a day for the useless WiFi and £7 a day for car parking, and £11 a day for breakfast, the expense overall was far too high. Good: Good sea view from the bedroom. Close to town centre. Breakfast: all you can eat and nicely cooked, a bit pricy though. Staff very helpful. Bed and pillows very comfortable.