Premier Inn Taunton Central - North

Just a small hotel this, mainly for the trade. There were many white vans outside!
The staff make this hotel. All seemed happy and nothing was too much trouble to help.

Found the room to be the bog standard Premier Inn and perfectly acceptable if a bit pricey (£130 for one night). Windows in desperate need of a clean from the outside.

Breakfast is served in 'The Social' a small room which somehow manages to squeeze in a few tables, a place for the continental food and a tiny kitchen. I worked out that most of the workmen would be down early for breakfast so went after 8am when it was thankfully a bit quieter. Would be a bit tight if everybody went down for breakfast at the same time. There was what looked like a derelict pub next door which I suspect may have been used for breakfast before closing down and P.I have had to think on their feet to provide breakfast for their customers.

Hotel is a 20 min walk from the rail station, no local buses nearby.

Convenient location with plenty of parking. The room was basic but clean and spacious. Very comfortable bed and nice bedding. The carpet could have done with a clean. The breakfast was particularly good. I would possibly go back although there are lots of choices for accommodation in Taunton.

The usual Premier Inn experience in terms of comfortable bed, good room temperature etc but the staff were very friendly and helpful.
I really enjoyed the new breakfast set up - have stopped having breakfast when it was in the Brewers Fayre as it was too busy but the inhouse restaurant was calm and relaxing, food was good and it was lovely and clean.

Me and my teenage daughter stayed the night before a dance competition being held locally. The staff were amazing. Hannah was on check-in, served us in the restaurant and was an all-round star. The facilities were really clean and there was everything we needed. Happy hour drinks were really reasonable and tasty! We slept well and everything in our room was clean and just as you’d want. Lena served up a great dinner for the price, and breakfast in the morning was great too. All round, a great stopover experience. Thanks to the team!

Mum and I returned to this hotel after a very positive experience last year, and we hope to return again next year. The location is ideal for us, as we came to watch the cricket and explore the town. All the staff, particularly Hannah, Ben and Amy were so friendly and helpful, and really looked after us. Nothing was too much trouble. They were always on hand to answer any queries we had, and to provide anything we needed for our room. On arrival, our original room was swapped for one on the ground floor, to accommodate my mobility difficulties - a change that was made without us even asking for it, but which was very much appreciated. Our beds were very comfortable, and mum and I are both keen to purchase one of the Premier Inn mattresses now that we are home. The food was also excellent. All in all, a first class customer experience. We would have no hesitation in recommending this hotel.

The breakfast was delicious.. loved the scrambled eggs! Very calming atmosphere. Thank you Abbie (Chef) looking forward to coming back again for breakfast!

Lovely and clean and good location. Excellent service, Room cleaned daily by Vicki. Nice breakfast opens early in the week at 6.30am.

Check in very smooth. Queries dealt with. We had pre-paid breakfast but there is an evening meal/breakfast deal. Because we had an evening meal we got our food & one drink each for £20. The food was lovely. I had the curry & my wife had the macaroni cheese. Both dishes good quality & tasted very excellent. Hannah, Amy & Ben attended very well. An excellent start to our stay.

Convenient location for training at my new company, very clean and friendly guy on reception. Only complaint was there was no decaff coffee in the room

Nice staff, helpful and good service. Checkin was easy and room as expected, super clean and the correct temperature. I went for food in a small but comfortable room. Chicken Katsu curry was delicious and served with doom bar beer. Excellent stay all round.

Stayed overnight for work meeting. Had meal in bar area. Thanks for all your help, particularly Hannah and Lizzy.

No air conditioning in room, but was comfortable.

We popped in for a breakfast as we weren’t staying there,Debs the manager was so welcoming and lovely.she was very helpful showing us where to go to get our breakfast.i must say the chef Abbie was a real sweetheart who cooked a couple of poached eggs for my other heart without questioning.all food was cooked to perfection and as always very enjoyable.Debs made sure we were happy and made me a coffee to go
Overall our experience was brilliant so if your away and need a breakfast I’d highly recommend here,nothing was too much trouble which is so lovely as we were only there for a feed.many thanks girls you made me smile with your service

This was my first stay here and I probably won’t be returning.
Staff were nice and friendly and I was allocated a room on the ground floor. The room was tired and shabby with bits missing out of the bathroom door and chips in the bath. Also the carpets needed a good clean. The floors were horrendous as previous reviews have mentioned. Creaking loudly every step you made. The room was also boiling hot with no air conditioning.
The location is decent, 10 minutes from the motorway junction and a 20 minute walk into town. I didn’t eat in the restaurant but instead had a walk into town.
Definitely in need of a refurb.

On the positive side, very clean, and staff extremely friendly. The beds are comfortable, and the bedding is good quality.
There was apparently renovation work going on, and both the Premier Inn website and reminder e-mails warned me of this and apologised in advance for any inconvenience or disturbance. This left me confused, as there was no evidence of ongoing renovation, and if in fact the renovation has already happened, I have to wonder what was renovated.
The rooms are done in classic Premier Inn style, and the carpets and curtains looked new. Some of the fitted plywood furniture was worn and damaged, and my room had a cracked bathroom basin. As others have mentioned, there is no air conditioning (though there were two fans in my room, and the windows do open). Also, in common with other Premier Inns, no safe, no fridge and no iron or ironing board.
The big problem, though, and the reason I would not recommend this Premier Inn as a place to stay, is noise. Nothing to do with renovation work, or the surrounding area (which is a modern-ish housing estate), and everything to do with the structure. The floors, whether in the rooms or in the hallways, creak chronically, and the walls are paper-thin. You will not spend any time here without disturbing your neighbours, or being disturbed by your neighbours. Every step you take, and every word you speak, will be felt in the room(s) next door. If there was any renovation, it completely ignored the floors and the walls. The only place the floor didn't make any noise was the bathroom. I would estimate that the building dates at the earliest from the 1980s, so it's not as if you could say that the wood floors under the carpets are creaky because you're in a historic building.
I didn't eat in the hotel restaurant, which looked OK to me, but which according to other reviews is not great. There is a menu in each room, which fascinatingly announces what food is available during the restaurant's opening hours, but neither the menu nor the door of the restaurant itself tell you what those opening hours are. The only alternative nearby sources of food and drink are a local early-till-late shop about 5 minutes' walk away, and a larger (and not very hygienic-looking or smelling) Tesco Express about 10 minutes' walk away. The centre of Taunton and the railway station are walking distance away (about 20-25 minutes).
Premier Inns are consistent in look, but not always in state of repair or quality. The chain obviously showcases its newer hotels, but others, like this one, often need TLC.

The staff were all great, room was great except it was far too hot to sleep even with a fan running all night. I asked for a room with a walk in shower due to hip replacements, I was told point blank we do not have any! We were there for three nights and I could not get a shower. Breakfast room was tiny and not as shown. Getting breakfast is like joining a rugby scrum, long queue for 1 toaster which takes ages. hot food OK.

Stayed for a friends wedding. Everyone and everything was perfect. The staff went out of their way to make sure the team had everything we needed. Was one of the hottest days but they went out of their way to make sure we had extra fans. Nothing was too
Much trouble.

This hotel does not have air conditioning. On a sunny day the first floor and rooms becomes unbearably hot. With two air fans blowing, sleep still was uncomfortable and not as guarenteed. We were forced to cut a visit short, to escape the unrelenting stifling heat.

Stayed at the Taunton Central Premier Inn for a short break and couldn’t have been happier with the experience. The room was spotless, the location ideal, and everything ran smoothly from check-in to check-out. But what really made the stay memorable was Debs — an absolute star! Friendly, helpful, and genuinely warm, she went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. It’s rare to come across someone who clearly cares so much about guests having a great stay. Thank you, Debs — we’ll definitely be back!

Great stay. Went for a wedding. Fab welcome from staff. The social restaurant space was great. We had pre and post wedding drinks. Nothing was too much trouble.
Staff are amazing and nothing was too much trouble.
Will definitely be staying again. Close to town

The hotel itself is good. The staff are absolutely lovely & so accommodating & friendly. Unfortunately the restaurant really lets it down. Premier Inn have closed the pub that was attached to it which we were told, was loved by local people. They now have a tiny - no bigger than 2 of their bedrooms, restaurant. The choice is very, very limited. I had nachos to start. They weren’t even loaded nachos just literally a packet of plain tortilla chips chucked on a plate with a very synthetic tasting salsa as a dip. Then, being vegetarian, I had a choice of macaroni cheese or tomato & chilli linguine. I opted for the mac cheese. Well it was like a tin of the Heinz macaroni cheese I used to eat years ago. My husband had the fish & chips which was all frozen & oven baked & honestly not even as nice as the frozen M&S fillets you can buy. This is appalling Premier Inn. Not the fault of the staff at all - they can only work with the equipment they are given.