Premier Inn Clacton-On-Sea (Seafront)

I wanted to write a review on what an amazing 2 day trip i had to this hotel recently. The breakfast was the best premier inn breakfast i have ever had. The room was spotless. The hotel is amazingly clean all the way through. Reception staff, restaurant staff, housekeeping staff were all amazing. I cannot fault this hotel atall and will be back everytime i visit family in clacton. Thank you all for an amazing stay.

Check in process was a faff. They waited until gone 3.10pm to start the check in process, so there was alot of people. The machine where you can check in yourself wasnt working. We wasnt offered to book any breakfast/dinner timeslots. Room 119 air con didnt work at all, the room sat at 28c, windows dont open, but there is a sign saying there is a constant wave of fresh air.. Hmmm where. I mean the hallway was much cooler. The bathroom fan didnt work either so once showers were had, that added to the heat already in the room. The only way i can explain the heat is when you travel to another country and you step off the plane, the heat hits. Yeh that was our room! We did go to reception who said he would move us, so we went and packed our stuff, went back down an hour later to be told he couldnt move us!! I think this is an ongoing issue with this hotel that really needs to be sorted out, especially when you pay such a high price. Parking charges are steep, and think if you are a PI customer then parking should at least be free. Myself and my daughter had breakfast once, my husband had already eaten, he was watched like a hawk to make sure he didnt consume anything. I mean really! Breakfast wasnt even that great.

We had another lovely experience from check in to check out. The lovely receptionist ( lady) and a gentleman ( can’t remember their names were so polite and helpful) Amazing service really, the rooms and areas were very clean and we had a lovely sea view which made it all worth it . Breakfast was amazing and chef quite courteous greeting everyone as they pass by

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.

Exceptionally great service and delicious breakfasts served. The warm and friendly staff made us want to stay longer. The beautiful seaviews from the bedroom was a great way to start the day. Just a short walk away from the beach and amusement park made it the perfect location for a family looking for a break away at the sea side. Will definitely be back soon.

We booked a sea view room but could not open the window. The room because hot and stuffy and the air conditioning was much use. The table was battered and needed repair as did the shower head which had one setting only. The TV played up and did not have all the channels working. I am loyal long time user of premier inn and was disappointed - the breakfast was ok but the bread was low and you had to ask for it and the toasters took ages too toast bread. The coffee machine had also run out of latte. Cooked food was good though.