Hi Tim, I m in a Days Inn as we speak. I m really happy, lovely comfy bed, shower, clean, plenty of toiletries and teas and coffees. I feel safe and can barely hear the motorway. Only cost me £32 for the night😊
Having stayed in Day's Inns all over the UK, I can honestly say on the whole they are perfectly functional, clean and value for money. The biggest problem without rival is the clientele they can attract. Hen and stag parties, uncontrolled children and smokers flaunting the rules. I can completely sympathize with staff ( usually 2 or 3 ) not being able to or frankly not paid enough to deal with the underclasses that can make a night's stay one of life's lesser joys.
Pretty much can be said about the Days Inn and econo Lodge and similar offers in the US. The clientele is often the nuisance... but not the hotel itself.
Knowing someone who cleans hotel rooms for a living the reason some parts of the room will be very clean, like the chrome lights or bathroom fixtures, but something gross is still on the wall is because there is a daily, weekly and monthly schedule for all of it. They have so little time they can't really deviate from the list and although they're supposed to take care of anything dirty they notice no matter where it is you get tunnel vision because of how fast you're working and things get missed. That gross spot on the wall will be gone in a week I would wager.
I had a summer job as a housekeeper once, and in general we were told to only clean and polish what's immediately visible (chrome fittings in bathrooms, tables, Nespresso machines, door handles etc) We were given 15 minutes per room if we were alone (this includes making two double beds, vaccuuming, cleaning the bathroom, restocking on toiletries and coffee, taking the rubbish out) or 10 minutes if we worked as a pair on the room. Needless to say, we quickly ran in, changed the bedding, hastily did the rest, and of course we weren't given enough rags and chemicals so we often had to wipe down desks and tables with the same rags that we wiped toilet seats with... When it comes to chemicals we were only given bleach, and we were told to dilute the bleach with water when cleaning surfaces outside of the bathroom... For the record, this was a fancy 4-star hotel, not some grubby roadside motel. After that job I will never look at hotel rooms the same way🥴 The rooms were meant to feel clean, not be clean if you know what I mean.
It is ashame that cleaner's are on a short time limit for a room, they mostly do a great job and are not appreciated by the fat cats higher up the chain, a clean place should be given a higher priority ! It's a basic must and not hard to achieve if kept on top off !
@@CheshireCat6639 I’m working in ibis on weekends but in the past I’ve worked full time on both holiday inn and a Marriott and i can guarantee you they pay by room non by hour means I’m constantly underpaid but this time I’ve decided to report it to hmrc
It is often worse. The daily cleaning is done by a "XYZ Cleaning LLC", the weekly checks from "jeiohwjbkd Maintenance LLC" and the monthly repairs by even another LLC. All owned by the same who owns the hotel. So one cannot do something the others are supposed to do.
Hi Tim, You can have a socket in a bathroom in the UK, as long as it's 2.5m from the shower/bath, most bathrooms though are under 2.5m wide, I'm also an Electrician in my real job. Great video
Yeah, grounded special outlets with covers on them are allowed in bathroooms in Norway as well. No minimum distance, but the electrician should see to thet they have little chance of shortcircuiting with water, even if the have these lids. It is practival, cleaning your bathroom with steam get simpler if you don't have to go out of the bathrooom to charge the steamer, and of course, apartments often have their washer- dryer in there, there should be plumming in all bathrooms alllowing this, as well as a grated floor drain.
After being stuck on a rescue layby on the M1 for four hours The Days inn at Watford gap was like a Oasis. I found it pretty standard but clean got a great sleep.
Stayed in a Travelodge a few weeks ago near London. It was an older Travelodge which claimed to be refurbished, but actually was just repainted to look like the new Travelodge rooms, with old solid wooden furniture. The room still used a normal key rather than a key card, no fan, floor in the bathroom wasn’t clean, rubbish under the chair which had a collapsed arm, the large gap under the door allowed for too much noise and light into the room and to top it off, the bathroom fan continuously blared all night. All of this for the same price as a new Travelodge.
Here in the USA, not all budget hotels are created equal. Not far from me, there's a very nice Day's Inn. It is across the road from a major veterinary hospital and i know that when the doctors and nurses travel from another city to consult they always stay at that Day's Inn. I know that they would not stay there if it wasn't perfectly okay.
As an American, there does not seem to be that much difference between the UK & US Days Inns in terms of the room layout, though the UK Days Inn is significantly cleaner than its US counterpart. A room like the one you stayed in would be quite rare to find at a US Days Inn as most of the rooms when it comes to this brand have are quite dirty with things such as mold on the walls, peeling paint & even bed bugs. Days Inn's in the US like Travelodge, Econo Lodge & Super 8 also have a reputation of attracting illegal activity & should be viewed as a last resort when visiting the US.
In my experience this is not entirely true here in the US, it all depends on the franchise taker. I was in Days Inn which were similar to what is shown here. My worst US experience was a luxury chain hotel - with bed bugs.
My husband and I stayed at a Super8 just outside Chicago. Very basic, but very clean and comfortable. Free unlimited starbucks coffee 24/7 in the lobby. Nice friendly staff. Breakfast included. It was a continental with a lot of extras, yogurt, cheeses and fresh waffles. $49 night!
Days Inn varies greatly with location and management. We've stayed at a few that were quite decent. Then there's the Days Inn in Vancouver, Washington. That place is a hellhole. Musty stench, squelchy carpet, battered furniture (with splinters!) broken lights and bathroom fixtures, stained and dirty. Worst hotel we've ever been in!
Used to be a Travelodge. As a student back in the later 90's spent a summer being a room prep there. There were strict standards on room presentation as it still had the Forte ethos despite just being taken over by Granada. Oddity, it was the only hotel back then with vacuum toilets like a ferry boat cabin. However, Days Inn are hit and miss I have found being a franchise.
Thats the exact heater I have in my bedroom, they are very good, very economical (even on full pelt uses fuck all according to my smart meter). They have a timer built in as well.
That wasn't bad at all Tim, shame that the dubious sustances on the walls let it down. The shiny chrome looked good, but the black light could have revealed something interesting! I think the cable on the window is to stop it from opening too far, just in case a child tries to climb out?
Sadly, some people simply complain for the sake of complaining. They expect Claridges elegance at budget "motel" prices. That looked very nice indeed. 🙂👍
Never had a problem with Days Inn. Stayed at them in the UK and Canada. Excellent value for money, clean, and convenient for an overnight when you're travelling. What's not to like? Some people just seem to like moaning.
I stayed in one recently. The room smelt of wee, but they were extremely apologetic and moved me immediately. Other than the initial wee room, it was pretty good.
I stayed in a Days inn and to be fair i cannot remember much about it now but one thing do remember and will never forget is the room doors banging shut when guests either left their room or returned pretty bloody annoying when one is trying to sleep and doors constantly slamming shut, one would think that Days inn would install the soft close doors which do not make a noise.
Days Inn inherited a lot of motorway services hotels over the years, probably through franchise agreements with the mororway services operators. This one you're at was built as a Forte Travelodge in the era where Forte owned both Welcome Break and Travelodge, hence the reason it looks like an early 90s Travelodge building. When Granada took over Forte it sold off Welcome Break and the new owners decided to go with Days Inn as their partner instead. Likewise Roadchef now use Days Inn too. This one looks very recently refurbished. I like it. Days Inn were one of the last to get rid of smoking rooms too so that may explain doing such a major refurbishment.
We stayed in the Days Inn on Sackville St in Manchester a couple of times and thought it was great. Small rooms but very clean, amazing breakfast, and very friendly staff. Great value for money and in a great location. Your video brought back some lovely memories of our son’s university days and wedding, when we stayed overnight in sunny Manchester. Thanks Tim ❤
I stayed in that one back when it was a Days Inn, much nicer than the Britannia which I would never stayed in. I also stayed in one in Santa Fe, motel style with a central building for reception with a very good buffet breakfast. The quality in the US seems to have dropped in recent years but would use them again if few other options.
I've stayed at the Days Inn near Sedbergh a few times and always found it to be really good and the staff helpful. Prices vary but if you get lucky - saw a room there recently for £40 - its hard to find anywhere better for the price.
Stayed at one on M20 by Leeds Castle. Not too captive as the junction lets you get to other nearby places not too far off. The big thing for us is: THEY ARE DOG FRIENDLY!!! Perfect stopover for an early morning dash through the Eurotunnel. Think about your food requirements before visiting.
Hi Tim, Love your Days Inn video,looks like you got a nice decent room,thankyou for the video.Waiting for something more autumnal/spooky now.Can't wait for your Las Vegas video.
Lovely video Tim. If we needed/had too book a stay at Days Inn i wouldn't be too concerned. Love your editing style, a very easy and interesting watch. Thanks Tim
You can get the same / similar room for £38.99 on some sites. Add a full English for £10.49 per person and that's got to be the best deal yet. Nice and clean, free parking and WiFi, telly, tea and coffee and you may get lucky with a view of some trees and greenery.
Two of the big three motorway service operators run Days Inns - Welcome Break & Roadchef. The Welcome Break sites like the one you visited as far better than the Roadchef ones as Welcome Break have spent some money on them whereas Roadchef haven't done anything with them since the days when they were Premier Inns. If you were to visit a Roadchef one you would likely walk away with a different perspective to the brand
That was an interesting point about electrical sockets. I was surprised when I emigrated from the U.K. to Austria to find that bathrooms here often have several 230-volt sockets - our washing machine is plugged into one near our bath and there are others between the bath and the toilet and next to the wash basin and above the basin it in the bathroom cabinet. I've never heard of anyone having problems with electrical sockets in the bathroom, i.e. it seems safe - the plug sockets are not in a position where they get splashed with water for example!
Australian regulations around electrical sockets in bathrooms are strict. Sockets are not allowed in bathrooms or shower rooms (apart from shaver-supply units) unless they can be fitted at least three metres from the bath or shower. Many older houses do not comply with this though.
@@janetpendlebury6808 So I guess Australian regulations are similar to those in the U.K. But I wonder if Austria is typical of the rest of Europe? It's really quite useful having all those sockets in our bathroom.
Interesting video, the building design exterior and interior reminds me of the 1 bed & studio flats you see on 1980s housing estates, especially the dark window frames and institutional type corridors, fire doors and hallways.
We use the Days Inn on the M6 southbound near Stafford to break a regular long drive from Glasgow to Folkestone. It's clean, quiet and comfortable. Never had a problem with it.
Looks brilliant but the building looks like an older Travelodge. I'm just back home from Nuneaton from an older Travelodge which is the exact same look and its fire notice on the room door still says Forte Travelodge and is still a physical key for to access the room door and the old striped tiles in the bathroom.
I booked a hotel on the main street heading towards Windsor Castle which was the same day as harry & meghans christening for the baby.I left within the hour, the double bed was a 3/4 bed that leant to one side, there was a massive gap in the whole length of the door top to botton leading to a car park, which had cars parked right next to our room and it was the only exit should a car catch fire. The cups were filthy for the tea bags that was supplied. We went to the next town slough to stay in a very nice basic travel lodge.
This one looks OK a few years ago we stayed in one at woodall services and it was a throwback from the eighties with peach wallpaper and a border it was 30.00 a night we were just passing through. Xxx
Nice video mate, I stayed at a days inn in Las Vegas several years back and it was fantastic. It cost about $30 a night, included breakfast at Denny's next door, and included a $5 gambling voucher everyday. The room was clean, it had a outdoor swimming pool, I have zero complaints about it. The location was great and you could walk to some of the casinos etc
USB ports are very useful, but the iPad I bought in 2022 came with the new standard USB-C cable and three pin plug, so I’d still need to use the 230 Volt sockets in this room.
Days Inns have generally always been decent accommodation. There used to also be DaysHotels here in the US. I remember driving by one along Pittsburgh’s parkway east in the 90s
I’ve stayed at a Days Inn here in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The one thing one needs to be aware of is the number of overnight car thefts that occur in the parking lot. Homeless people, drug addicts, and other shady characters. So it’s best to keep your valuables safe and hidden. (They like Apple Macs.)
I’ve stayed in a few Days Inn’s and I was very surprised. I wasn’t looking forward after I read the reviews but, like you Tim I was impressed. I would definitely stay in them again
I've stayed at a number of smaller/cheaper and sometimes "Questionable" motel/hotels just before cruises and such. Yes, they usually have some rough edges but thus far, crossing fingers, it's always been worth the savings for a one or two night stay. Quite frankly, I'm not paying $300 for a 4pm to 10am stopover, to look at someone else's nice furniture. Sure, if you're choosing a vacation stay of 7 days or more, you may wish to find a more expensive hotel.
We're in Canada and have travelled throughout the US. I'm not a fan of Days Inn in the US (particularly if they're just off the interstate), but I don't mind them at all in Canada. We're in London right now after being here for a few weeks. Love this city. Cheers from two fans of your videos in Alberta Canada.
They knew you were coming, Tim. 😅😂Few things that would make me think. But not too bad, overall, for a stopover. Thank you for the tour around. Happy weekend.
Plugs in the UK tend to use around 240-volt power, twice the amount found in US plugs which have 120-volts, so there's an increased risk of electric shock. People like to slag off Days inns, but I've generally found them quite OK. Great video.
In wet rooms they may be required to be RCDs (residual current devices) which although running on 230v have an automatic cut-out and reckoned to be safe. In days gone by hotels and many homes had dedicated shaver sockets but as I recently found out modern shavers won't actually work when connected to a power source!
Nice one Tim, can’t fault Days Inn. That one does look like it’s been updated slightly as I stayed at the Abington one a few months back which isn’t as modern. Of course the best one is their chain is by far the one at Wetherby partially due to its age and the fact it has wet room showers 😁
I have stayed in the Days in Peterborough for work Peres and always found it good clean and friendly staff I always look for Days inn now over other hotels
Not all budget hotels are scabby. The travel lodge in Bournemouth was basic but very clean. I think they put locks on all the windows. It might be partly for safety, especially if you have children, and of course they don’t want you jumping out of the window when you get your bill LOL 😂
I had no idea you had days inn in UK lol I'm in hospitality 30 plus years. Being a housekeeper in any major hotel can be brutal. They expect you to do so many rooms in a 8 hour shift and the rooms can be disgusting and take longer. And sometimes management can be more then unhelpful. No excuse for dirtiness though. I always triple check a room.😅
Externally it looked like it used to be a Welcome Break Hotel/Motel with the Little Chef to eat at but now converted to Starbucks. You are easily shocked😂, looked quite good compared to some places you have stayed in.
Yeah we stayed at the church Mouse which was a travelodge when we were in the UK and OMG it stunk of sick. We had to have a room change. It was very odd experience it’s by Chester le street you need to visit please Tim!!
I always see these but I’ve never stayed in one before. I would say these look like the layout of a premier inn but I’d still prefer premier inns. Great Video Tim!
My son and his family stayed at a Days Inn and got caught with a parking fine. They had given their number at reception, but it hadn't been entered properly. It was eventually sorted out by sending the booking form to the parking company, but it is something to watch out for on motorways.
This looks a lot like a new/refurb Travelodge with a slightly different colour scheme. Days Inn being a motorway services hotel I'd expect a lot worse but looks decent. Better than several older Travelodge hotels I've been in that haven't been given a refurb.
Stayed in a Days Inn a little outside Detroit once after travel snafu...regretted every second. room itself was passable. The yelling from rooms down the corridor, the pounding on doors (leading to more yelling), the traffic pulling in/out of the parking lot all night (booming bass, cars in poor tune, loud/missing exhaust) - in sum, the hotel was fair, the patrons were the issue.
I don't know how much it costs to stay in a Days Inn. I sometimes stay in a Travelodge. But only on a Sunday. This is because of their Algorithm charging policy the same room can be £29 on a Sunday and £100 + the following night. Without breakfast. I use b and b s a lot and prices especially in pubs which used to be good value have leapt up in the last couple of years.
I found days inn too basic, but clean and friendly. Stayed in one on a weekend away with partner, as a wheelchair user we needed an accessible room, and no problems apart from no seat in shower. But as lift was broken we suspected we had been given a different room. Duvet too thin for cold weather, pillows not quite firm enough and no extras in room. Breakfast was not great. Staff helpful but juice was not chilled, coffee machine broken and eggs rubbery. Toast only one setting- burnt
Worst hotel experience of my life was at a Days Inn in Tampa - we were hitting Busch Gardens Howl O Scream in it's first year (so this was ages ago), and it seemed cheap. And it turned out to be very cheap. Wallpaper peeling off the wall, hair scattered all over the beds, musty smell, dirty coverlets, stalactite soap-cickles on the bottom of the soap holder, shower that flooded as you used it, filth on the floor. And to top it all off, management didn't have enough keys for customers - we got incredibly lucky and scored a single card for the five people crammed into our room. Reception was packed full of furious, shouting customers who had to either find another hotel, or deal with the wait times to be allowed back in their rooms by a member of staff. This one looks pretty good though. I'd stay in one if it had that level of cleanliness and amenities.
That looks as though it has had a recent refurb - not bad at all. I stopped in the Days Inn at Durham services, this was a little while back so maybe be better now. They still had some of the old Premier Inn colours in place from before it had been taken over by Wyndham/Days Inn. It was in a very tired state and the fittings were very old, but was very cheap. I've always thought of Days Inn as the real budget end, then Travelodge and then Premier Inn.
Hiya Tim, great review on day Inn. It looks like everything is new. And least most of it is cleaned.but could wipe walls . I've never stayed in a Day Inn. But it's looks good. Thanks for sharing 👍
The thing is with TripAdvisor is that they are many poundland hotel inspectors lol, pretentious and annoying. I love you're videos because your fair and Ballaced. I do think what do the TripAdvisor reviewers homes look like because I bet it is not perfect. I think it is almost impossible to have a perfect home etc, most places have dust and marks etc.
Yes I think that hotel has definitely had abit of love lately as even the reception looks pretty new. Maybe try another days in that hasn’t been redone to see the difference.
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Hi Tim, I m in a Days Inn as we speak. I m really happy, lovely comfy bed, shower, clean, plenty of toiletries and teas and coffees. I feel safe and can barely hear the motorway. Only cost me £32 for the night😊
Having stayed in Day's Inns all over the UK, I can honestly say on the whole they are perfectly functional, clean and value for money. The biggest problem without rival is the clientele they can attract. Hen and stag parties, uncontrolled children and smokers flaunting the rules. I can completely sympathize with staff ( usually 2 or 3 ) not being able to or frankly not paid enough to deal with the underclasses that can make a night's stay one of life's lesser joys.
Pretty much can be said about the Days Inn and econo Lodge and similar offers in the US. The clientele is often the nuisance... but not the hotel itself.
Knowing someone who cleans hotel rooms for a living the reason some parts of the room will be very clean, like the chrome lights or bathroom fixtures, but something gross is still on the wall is because there is a daily, weekly and monthly schedule for all of it. They have so little time they can't really deviate from the list and although they're supposed to take care of anything dirty they notice no matter where it is you get tunnel vision because of how fast you're working and things get missed. That gross spot on the wall will be gone in a week I would wager.
I had a summer job as a housekeeper once, and in general we were told to only clean and polish what's immediately visible (chrome fittings in bathrooms, tables, Nespresso machines, door handles etc)
We were given 15 minutes per room if we were alone (this includes making two double beds, vaccuuming, cleaning the bathroom, restocking on toiletries and coffee, taking the rubbish out) or 10 minutes if we worked as a pair on the room. Needless to say, we quickly ran in, changed the bedding, hastily did the rest, and of course we weren't given enough rags and chemicals so we often had to wipe down desks and tables with the same rags that we wiped toilet seats with... When it comes to chemicals we were only given bleach, and we were told to dilute the bleach with water when cleaning surfaces outside of the bathroom...
For the record, this was a fancy 4-star hotel, not some grubby roadside motel.
After that job I will never look at hotel rooms the same way🥴
The rooms were meant to feel clean, not be clean if you know what I mean.
On that basis, do they want the job done quickly or properly? Surprises me that the health department hasn’t intervened!
It is ashame that cleaner's are on a short time limit for a room, they mostly do a great job and are not appreciated by the fat cats higher up the chain, a clean place should be given a higher priority ! It's a basic must and not hard to achieve if kept on top off !
@@CheshireCat6639 I’m working in ibis on weekends but in the past I’ve worked full time on both holiday inn and a Marriott and i can guarantee you they pay by room non by hour means I’m constantly underpaid but this time I’ve decided to report it to hmrc
It is often worse. The daily cleaning is done by a "XYZ Cleaning LLC", the weekly checks from "jeiohwjbkd Maintenance LLC" and the monthly repairs by even another LLC. All owned by the same who owns the hotel. So one cannot do something the others are supposed to do.
Used to assume these hotels were in-between a bus shelter and a bin but I'm shocked. Looked very nice indeed!
The maid makes the point on the toilet paper and presses it on the sink faucet. The small amount of water seals it.
The Days Inn at Killington Lake M6 has a nice view if you are on the lake side.
Hi Tim,
You can have a socket in a bathroom in the UK, as long as it's 2.5m from the shower/bath, most bathrooms though are under 2.5m wide, I'm also an Electrician in my real job.
Great video
Good to know!
Yeah, grounded special outlets with covers on them are allowed in bathroooms in Norway as well. No minimum distance, but the electrician should see to thet they have little chance of shortcircuiting with water, even if the have these lids. It is practival, cleaning your bathroom with steam get simpler if you don't have to go out of the bathrooom to charge the steamer, and of course, apartments often have their washer- dryer in there, there should be plumming in all bathrooms alllowing this, as well as a grated floor drain.
Never heard of them before - Ive stayed in Travel Lodge & Premier Inn, never a Days Inn
After being stuck on a rescue layby on the M1 for four hours The Days inn at Watford gap was like a Oasis. I found it pretty standard but clean got a great sleep.
Stayed in a Travelodge a few weeks ago near London. It was an older Travelodge which claimed to be refurbished, but actually was just repainted to look like the new Travelodge rooms, with old solid wooden furniture. The room still used a normal key rather than a key card, no fan, floor in the bathroom wasn’t clean, rubbish under the chair which had a collapsed arm, the large gap under the door allowed for too much noise and light into the room and to top it off, the bathroom fan continuously blared all night.
All of this for the same price as a new Travelodge.
I have stayed at the one at the Peterborough services a few times. Very impressed tbh
Here in the USA, not all budget hotels are created equal.
Not far from me, there's a very nice Day's Inn. It is across the road from a major veterinary hospital and i know that when the doctors and nurses travel from another city to consult they always stay at that Day's Inn.
I know that they would not stay there if it wasn't perfectly okay.
The ariel view at 6m23s oddly is NOT Birchanger Green services on the M11!
As an American, there does not seem to be that much difference between the UK & US Days Inns in terms of the room layout, though the UK Days Inn is significantly cleaner than its US counterpart. A room like the one you stayed in would be quite rare to find at a US Days Inn as most of the rooms when it comes to this brand have are quite dirty with things such as mold on the walls, peeling paint & even bed bugs. Days Inn's in the US like Travelodge, Econo Lodge & Super 8 also have a reputation of attracting illegal activity & should be viewed as a last resort when visiting the US.
In my experience this is not entirely true here in the US, it all depends on the franchise taker. I was in Days Inn which were similar to what is shown here.
My worst US experience was a luxury chain hotel - with bed bugs.
My husband and I stayed at a Super8 just outside Chicago. Very basic, but very clean and comfortable. Free unlimited starbucks coffee 24/7 in the lobby. Nice friendly staff. Breakfast included. It was a continental with a lot of extras, yogurt, cheeses and fresh waffles. $49 night!
Days Inn varies greatly with location and management. We've stayed at a few that were quite decent. Then there's the Days Inn in Vancouver, Washington. That place is a hellhole. Musty stench, squelchy carpet, battered furniture (with splinters!) broken lights and bathroom fixtures, stained and dirty. Worst hotel we've ever been in!
Loved this I have worked in a Days Inn on reception for 22 years. I work nights and many a tale I could tell.
Used to be a Travelodge. As a student back in the later 90's spent a summer being a room prep there. There were strict standards on room presentation as it still had the Forte ethos despite just being taken over by Granada. Oddity, it was the only hotel back then with vacuum toilets like a ferry boat cabin. However, Days Inn are hit and miss I have found being a franchise.
I was looking for this comment! I could tell its an ex travelodge by its layout.
Thats the exact heater I have in my bedroom, they are very good, very economical (even on full pelt uses fuck all according to my smart meter). They have a timer built in as well.
That wasn't bad at all Tim, shame that the dubious sustances on the walls let it down. The shiny chrome looked good, but the black light could have revealed something interesting! I think the cable on the window is to stop it from opening too far, just in case a child tries to climb out?
Hi Tim not worst you have Stayed in . Thankyou for sharing with us. Love to you as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
Sadly, some people simply complain for the sake of complaining. They expect Claridges elegance at budget "motel" prices. That looked very nice indeed. 🙂👍
Never had a problem with Days Inn. Stayed at them in the UK and Canada. Excellent value for money, clean, and convenient for an overnight when you're travelling. What's not to like? Some people just seem to like moaning.
Great video Tim, I regularly stay at Days Inn Strensham Northbound M5 & have never had a problem, great staff & good value
Im ready for spooky content now Tim book yourself on a ghost walk please 😂 🎃
It's coming soon
Please review Tulleys Farm Shocktober Fest! :-)
@@WalkWithMeTim Aren’t you based in Norfolk? Norwich do ghost walks I think 🤔
A haunted hotel for Hallowe'en would be awesome!! X
Yes, please!!
I stayed in one recently. The room smelt of wee, but they were extremely apologetic and moved me immediately. Other than the initial wee room, it was pretty good.
You obviously stayed in one of the wee ones
I stayed in a Days inn and to be fair i cannot remember much about it now but one thing do remember and will never forget is the room doors banging shut when guests either left their room or returned pretty bloody annoying when one is trying to sleep and doors constantly slamming shut, one would think that Days inn would install the soft close doors which do not make a noise.
Days Inn inherited a lot of motorway services hotels over the years, probably through franchise agreements with the mororway services operators. This one you're at was built as a Forte Travelodge in the era where Forte owned both Welcome Break and Travelodge, hence the reason it looks like an early 90s Travelodge building. When Granada took over Forte it sold off Welcome Break and the new owners decided to go with Days Inn as their partner instead. Likewise Roadchef now use Days Inn too.
This one looks very recently refurbished. I like it. Days Inn were one of the last to get rid of smoking rooms too so that may explain doing such a major refurbishment.
Thanks for the video Tim! Looked like a nice little hotel for a stop over or few days break! All the best and have a great weekend!
We stayed in the Days Inn on Sackville St in Manchester a couple of times and thought it was great. Small rooms but very clean, amazing breakfast, and very friendly staff. Great value for money and in a great location. Your video brought back some lovely memories of our son’s university days and wedding, when we stayed overnight in sunny Manchester. Thanks Tim ❤
I stayed in that one back when it was a Days Inn, much nicer than the Britannia which I would never stayed in. I also stayed in one in Santa Fe, motel style with a central building for reception with a very good buffet breakfast. The quality in the US seems to have dropped in recent years but would use them again if few other options.
I've stayed at the Days Inn near Sedbergh a few times and always found it to be really good and the staff helpful. Prices vary but if you get lucky - saw a room there recently for £40 - its hard to find anywhere better for the price.
Stayed at one on M20 by Leeds Castle. Not too captive as the junction lets you get to other nearby places not too far off. The big thing for us is: THEY ARE DOG FRIENDLY!!! Perfect stopover for an early morning dash through the Eurotunnel. Think about your food requirements before visiting.
Hi Tim,
Love your Days Inn video,looks like you got a nice decent room,thankyou for the video.Waiting for something more autumnal/spooky now.Can't wait for your Las Vegas video.
I recommend you try doing a Malaga Spain Tour and also review the Hard Rock hotel opening 4th September Marbella good channel 👍
Fantastic idea hard rock hotels are insane he definitely should consider
I'm heading to the one in Tennirefe
Great suggestion!
Lovely video Tim. If we needed/had too book a stay at Days Inn i wouldn't be too concerned. Love your editing style, a very easy and interesting watch. Thanks Tim
Many thanks!
I’ve stayed in several days inns in my time and never had a problem with them. Cheap, Easy to get to, It’s a bed for the night. Can’t complain!
You can get the same / similar room for £38.99 on some sites. Add a full English for £10.49 per person and that's got to be the best deal yet. Nice and clean, free parking and WiFi, telly, tea and coffee and you may get lucky with a view of some trees and greenery.
Two of the big three motorway service operators run Days Inns - Welcome Break & Roadchef. The Welcome Break sites like the one you visited as far better than the Roadchef ones as Welcome Break have spent some money on them whereas Roadchef haven't done anything with them since the days when they were Premier Inns. If you were to visit a Roadchef one you would likely walk away with a different perspective to the brand
Which suggests Days Inns as a brand doesn't care much about the state of their franchised hotels.
That was an interesting point about electrical sockets. I was surprised when I emigrated from the U.K. to Austria to find that bathrooms here often have several 230-volt sockets - our washing machine is plugged into one near our bath and there are others between the bath and the toilet and next to the wash basin and above the basin it in the bathroom cabinet. I've never heard of anyone having problems with electrical sockets in the bathroom, i.e. it seems safe - the plug sockets are not in a position where they get splashed with water for example!
Australian regulations around electrical sockets in bathrooms are strict. Sockets are not allowed in bathrooms or shower rooms (apart from shaver-supply units) unless they can be fitted at least three metres from the bath or shower. Many older houses do not comply with this though.
@@janetpendlebury6808 So I guess Australian regulations are similar to those in the U.K. But I wonder if Austria is typical of the rest of Europe? It's really quite useful having all those sockets in our bathroom.
You would make a good head of housekeeping in any hotel, finding stains on mattressses and carpets.
Interesting video, the building design exterior and interior reminds me of the 1 bed & studio flats you see on 1980s housing estates, especially the dark window frames and institutional type corridors, fire doors and hallways.
Hi Tim, both myself and my Dad always stay there when we are visiting family in Bishops Stortford, we have never had a bad room.
Limescale maybe, but I'll never comprehend dirt in kettles, as you've occasionally shown
We use the Days Inn on the M6 southbound near Stafford to break a regular long drive from Glasgow to Folkestone. It's clean, quiet and comfortable. Never had a problem with it.
Looks brilliant but the building looks like an older Travelodge. I'm just back home from Nuneaton from an older Travelodge which is the exact same look and its fire notice on the room door still says Forte Travelodge and is still a physical key for to access the room door and the old striped tiles in the bathroom.
I booked a hotel on the main street heading towards Windsor Castle which was the same day as harry & meghans christening for the baby.I left within the hour, the double bed was a 3/4 bed that leant to one side, there was a massive gap in the whole length of the door top to botton leading to a car park, which had cars parked right next to our room and it was the only exit should a car catch fire. The cups were filthy for the tea bags that was supplied. We went to the next town slough to stay in a very nice basic travel lodge.
This one looks OK a few years ago we stayed in one at woodall services and it was a throwback from the eighties with peach wallpaper and a border it was 30.00 a night we were just passing through. Xxx
Nice video mate, I stayed at a days inn in Las Vegas several years back and it was fantastic. It cost about $30 a night, included breakfast at Denny's next door, and included a $5 gambling voucher everyday. The room was clean, it had a outdoor swimming pool, I have zero complaints about it. The location was great and you could walk to some of the casinos etc
USB ports are very useful, but the iPad I bought in 2022 came with the new standard USB-C cable and three pin plug, so I’d still need to use the 230 Volt sockets in this room.
Days Inns have generally always been decent accommodation. There used to also be DaysHotels here in the US. I remember driving by one along Pittsburgh’s parkway east in the 90s
Wow, I wish our Days Inn, on the other side of the pond, were this nice!
Hi Tim
Must admit was very surprised. It's clean apart from the splatter on the walls, whatever that was. Was quite impressed. Thanks Tim.
I’ve stayed at a Days Inn here in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The one thing one needs to be aware of is the number of overnight car thefts that occur in the parking lot. Homeless people, drug addicts, and other shady characters. So it’s best to keep your valuables safe and hidden. (They like Apple Macs.)
I’ve stayed in a few Days Inn’s and I was very surprised. I wasn’t looking forward after I read the reviews but, like you Tim I was impressed. I would definitely stay in them again
I've stayed at a number of smaller/cheaper and sometimes "Questionable" motel/hotels just before cruises and such. Yes, they usually have some rough edges but thus far, crossing fingers, it's always been worth the savings for a one or two night stay. Quite frankly, I'm not paying $300 for a 4pm to 10am stopover, to look at someone else's nice furniture. Sure, if you're choosing a vacation stay of 7 days or more, you may wish to find a more expensive hotel.
Pleasantly surprised Tim! Nice to see snacks available to purchase and with the exception of that grubby wall (🤑) room looked good!
We're in Canada and have travelled throughout the US. I'm not a fan of Days Inn in the US (particularly if they're just off the interstate), but I don't mind them at all in Canada. We're in London right now after being here for a few weeks. Love this city. Cheers from two fans of your videos in Alberta Canada.
5:25 stayed in a Travelodge super family room the other day it had 2 of them. Also a dam nice room you should check one out if you have not already
They knew you were coming, Tim. 😅😂Few things that would make me think. But not too bad, overall, for a stopover.
Thank you for the tour around. Happy weekend.
Nope I booked under a different name
Plugs in the UK tend to use around 240-volt power, twice the amount found in US plugs which have 120-volts, so there's an increased risk of electric shock. People like to slag off Days inns, but I've generally found them quite OK. Great video.
More like 230v now...
In wet rooms they may be required to be RCDs (residual current devices) which although running on 230v have an automatic cut-out and reckoned to be safe. In days gone by hotels and many homes had dedicated shaver sockets but as I recently found out modern shavers won't actually work when connected to a power source!
That hotel looks lovely, never stayed in a Days Inn, but would try after seeing this. Thank you xx
Nice one Tim, can’t fault Days Inn.
That one does look like it’s been updated slightly as I stayed at the Abington one a few months back which isn’t as modern.
Of course the best one is their chain is by far the one at Wetherby partially due to its age and the fact it has wet room showers 😁
I have stayed in the Days in Peterborough for work Peres and always found it good clean and friendly staff I always look for Days inn now over other hotels
Didn't look too bad Tim shame about the stains on the wall well done xx
The little circle on the loo roll is done by pressing it against the basin tap, after it has been on. 😊
oh really im going to try that at home
Not all budget hotels are scabby. The travel lodge in Bournemouth was basic but very clean. I think they put locks on all the windows. It might be partly for safety, especially if you have children, and of course they don’t want you jumping out of the window when you get your bill LOL 😂
Ooh that looks pretty decent! Nicer than a Travelodge for sure
Thanks Tim great video,that was not to bad to stay in that room anyway look forward to the next Yvonne 😊
Birchanger services! The station is about the same size as the town. Lived there with my parents for 17 years. Wasn't expecting to see that today :D
Tim you need to check out days inn at Annandale motorway services, this hotel has a view from the rear along with a balcony
Looked pretty good Tim and for the price,I think you did well.Let me know where you are going next.
I had no idea you had days inn in UK lol I'm in hospitality 30 plus years. Being a housekeeper in any major hotel can be brutal. They expect you to do so many rooms in a 8 hour shift and the rooms can be disgusting and take longer. And sometimes management can be more then unhelpful. No excuse for dirtiness though. I always triple check a room.😅
I'm British and I didn't know we had them either. I'd only seen them in the USA.
Externally it looked like it used to be a Welcome Break Hotel/Motel with the Little Chef to eat at but now converted to Starbucks. You are easily shocked😂, looked quite good compared to some places you have stayed in.
lol it prob was
Yeah we stayed at the church Mouse which was a travelodge when we were in the UK and OMG it stunk of sick. We had to have a room change. It was very odd experience it’s by Chester le street you need to visit please Tim!!
Great vid. Nice one! I stayed in the one at Maidstone
Wow, didn't know there was Days Inn in the UK. Many years ago, Days Inn in the US was cheap but usually always clean. Not so anymore.
I always see these but I’ve never stayed in one before. I would say these look like the layout of a premier inn but I’d still prefer premier inns. Great Video Tim!
Fair enough!
My son and his family stayed at a Days Inn and got caught with a parking fine. They had given their number at reception, but it hadn't been entered properly. It was eventually sorted out by sending the booking form to the parking company, but it is something to watch out for on motorways.
I've stayed at the Days Inn on the Gretna Services M74, cheap, cheerful and comfortable, good value for money
its nice to see you did this video :) deffo new design the days inn at Sutton Scotney North is horrible
This looks a lot like a new/refurb Travelodge with a slightly different colour scheme. Days Inn being a motorway services hotel I'd expect a lot worse but looks decent. Better than several older Travelodge hotels I've been in that haven't been given a refurb.
Stayed in a Days Inn a little outside Detroit once after travel snafu...regretted every second. room itself was passable. The yelling from rooms down the corridor, the pounding on doors (leading to more yelling), the traffic pulling in/out of the parking lot all night (booming bass, cars in poor tune, loud/missing exhaust) - in sum, the hotel was fair, the patrons were the issue.
I don't know how much it costs to stay in a Days Inn. I sometimes stay in a Travelodge. But only on a Sunday. This is because of their Algorithm charging policy the same room can be £29 on a Sunday and £100 + the following night. Without breakfast. I use b and b s a lot and prices especially in pubs which used to be good value have leapt up in the last couple of years.
"that was a bogey on the wall there look" cracked me up!! 🤣
Hi Tim
Surprised the cleaners missed those red stains when everything else was pristine😎
I found days inn too basic, but clean and friendly. Stayed in one on a weekend away with partner, as a wheelchair user we needed an accessible room, and no problems apart from no seat in shower. But as lift was broken we suspected we had been given a different room.
Duvet too thin for cold weather, pillows not quite firm enough and no extras in room. Breakfast was not great. Staff helpful but juice was not chilled, coffee machine broken and eggs rubbery. Toast only one setting- burnt
Had to stop off at a Days Inn after I got delayed on a trip back from Scotland. It was surprisingly good, had a great sleep.
Worst hotel experience of my life was at a Days Inn in Tampa - we were hitting Busch Gardens Howl O Scream in it's first year (so this was ages ago), and it seemed cheap. And it turned out to be very cheap. Wallpaper peeling off the wall, hair scattered all over the beds, musty smell, dirty coverlets, stalactite soap-cickles on the bottom of the soap holder, shower that flooded as you used it, filth on the floor. And to top it all off, management didn't have enough keys for customers - we got incredibly lucky and scored a single card for the five people crammed into our room. Reception was packed full of furious, shouting customers who had to either find another hotel, or deal with the wait times to be allowed back in their rooms by a member of staff.
This one looks pretty good though. I'd stay in one if it had that level of cleanliness and amenities.
From watching your vlog, they seem to be quite alright. Think that blue bed headboard makes the room nice and posh.
I have stayed at the Days Inn in Peterborough a few times, always been very good, never had any problems......
Looked very nice thanks Tim..
That looks as though it has had a recent refurb - not bad at all.
I stopped in the Days Inn at Durham services, this was a little while back so maybe be better now. They still had some of the old Premier Inn colours in place from before it had been taken over by Wyndham/Days Inn. It was in a very tired state and the fittings were very old, but was very cheap.
I've always thought of Days Inn as the real budget end, then Travelodge and then Premier Inn.
for one night before you flight it's not too bad a stay. Looks pretty clean and meets your needs for a nice sleep.
Well done Tim !
I stayed in a Days Inn when I went to see my friend in Iowa, USA in 2015.
The hotel was basic, but nice from what I remember.
Well done Tim ( only you can do that ) .😊
Hiya Tim, great review on day Inn. It looks like everything is new. And least most of it is cleaned.but could wipe walls . I've never stayed in a Day Inn. But it's looks good. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks 👍
The thing is with TripAdvisor is that they are many poundland hotel inspectors lol, pretentious and annoying. I love you're videos because your fair and Ballaced. I do think what do the TripAdvisor reviewers homes look like because I bet it is not perfect. I think it is almost impossible to have a perfect home etc, most places have dust and marks etc.
true
Yes, but as a friend of mine says, dirt in your home is 'friendly dirt' 😂
I’ve seen these on the motorways and always wanted to know what they were like so thanks for this video!
Happy to help!
Looks like it is a good result for this Days Inn. Shame about the blood and bogy stain on the walls I'm sure that's an easy fix.
Yes I think that hotel has definitely had abit of love lately as even the reception looks pretty new. Maybe try another days in that hasn’t been redone to see the difference.
Definitely!!
I've stayed here many times and since the refurb it's much nicer but the prices have risen sharply