Premier Inn Hitchin Town Centre

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Premier Inn
6 (83 reviews)
Portmill Lane, Hitchin, England, SG5 1DJ , Hitchin , GB

Facilities

Elevator
Breakfast available (surcharge)
Express check-out
Smoke-free property
Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
Wheelchair-accessible on-site restaurant
Handrails in hallways
Handrails in stairways
Front entrance ramp
Express check-out
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Clean and tidy rooms reported by many guests
Friendly and responsive staff
Very convenient location (near S-Bahn/metro, supermarket on site)
Good value for money / fair pricing
Generous breakfast
Cons:
Room quality issues: too-soft mattresses, very small rooms for families
Extra (pull-out) beds reported as uncomfortable/poor
Bathroom condition and fixtures sometimes below expectation
No refrigerator in room reported by some guests
Noise from main road noted by a few reviewers

Categories

Cleanliness
8.6
Frequently described as clean and tidy across multiple reviews (e.g. 'sehr sauber', 'kamers was netjes en schoon', 'Viss bija tīrs'), with a few notes that bathroom condition did not always match the rest.
Service
8.2
Staff repeatedly mentioned as friendly and helpful and responsive (e.g. promptly made the extra bed), though there were isolated service-related issues around extra bedding.
Location
8.8
Consistently praised for being well located (near S-Bahn/metro, central, supermarket in courtyard) and easily reachable by car/public transport.
Room Quality
6.8
Mixed feedback: some guests found rooms comfortable, but multiple complaints about mattress softness, very small rooms for families, poor/too-hard extra beds and bathroom fixtures (sink, shower condition).
Amenities
7.8
Good basic amenities noted (breakfast, coffee/tea in room, on-site supermarket), but some negatives such as no refrigerator in room, windows requiring a key and limited climate control.
Value for Money
8.5
Several reviews explicitly call out good/fair price and high standard for the price, indicating strong perceived value.
Food and Beverage
8
Breakfast is frequently described as rich/good; a few comments describe it as merely reasonable, giving an overall positive but not perfect score.
Overall Experience
8.1
Overall positive short-stay experience: friendly staff, good location and strong value, tempered by room-size, mattress and some bathroom issues.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-08-05 00:05

Property Description

Discover Premier Inn Hitchin Town Centre, where modern comfort meets convenience in the heart of Hitchin.

Dining Delights: Savor exquisite meals at our onsite Thyme restaurant, offering a delightful selection for breakfast and beyond, ensuring your culinary needs are well catered for.

Comprehensive Amenities: With a smoke-free environment, express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage, we prioritize your comfort and convenience throughout your stay.

Ideal Location: Just a short drive to local attractions like Top Field and Knebworth House, as well as easy access to major airports, explore the vibrancy of Hitchin with ease.

Don't miss out on an unforgettable stay; secure your reservation today at Premier Inn Hitchin Town Centre!

Important information:

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:00 PM

Property Policies

  • Pets

    Pets not allowed

  • General

    Professional property host/manager

Location

Guest Reviews

6
Based on 83 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.6
Service: 8.2
Location: 8.8
Room Quality: 6.8
Amenities: 7.8
Value for Money: 8.5
Food and Beverage: 8
Overall Experience: 8.1
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SCcornwall • NONE • Plymouth, Devon, England
10
Brilliant facility walking distance of town
Pros:

Friendly reception, rooms were ready and what we had requested(adjoining rooms on ground floor close to reception, one assisted for my mother who has limited mobility) help offered with our bags, information given on meal deals and help booking this as couldn’t do online. The rooms were clean and warm, beds as usual very comfortable. Eating in was ideal on first night after a long journey. Breakfast plentiful and very good. Staff were all pleasant and helpful.

2025-11-19 • via Tripadvisor
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885dexterc • Solo travel
10
Clean hotel with great staff.
Pros:

Stayed here on and off for about 3 years. Brilliant hotel. Location is perfect right in hitchin town centre. Rooms are always clean and comfy. Best of all the staff are amazing. Always smiling and helpful and special shout out to Claire who is always happy to help and a bundle of laughs- she's a real asset to the hotel. Always there to brighten up the day!

2025-11-05 • via Tripadvisor
7
754charmainc • NONE • Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
10
Very Clean quite hotel
Pros:

Last minute stay due to a stressful week, lovely hotel clean room very quite on the third level . Reception lady was very friendly and did a quick check in, on staying in needed some cutlery and sauce and they staff was very helpful

2025-10-26 • via Tripadvisor
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K2037TQhenryc • Business
2
Nice hotel but 1 rude worker
Pros:

Generally when I go to this hotel I have a very nice experience, most of the people that work there are all happy and welcoming. There was one lady which had a very bad attitude when I went for dinner.
Dinner was served until 10pm as seen when you walk in there. It was 8:30 and I have gone to ask for a table. When I asked she had a very bad attitude as she ‘had cleaned the whole kitchen out’ and said at first that she wouldn’t serve me. She then said maybe she could get me a pasta or something. I thought this was very rude and I was appalled the way she spoke to me as if I had come down at 10pm closing time when it was 8:30. She was probably having a bad day however shouldn’t be speaking to a customer like that. Nothing against the hotel would recommend, just a bad experience with a worker

2025-10-21 • via Tripadvisor
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Børje
6
Pros:

Sentralt beliggende hotell i Hitchin. God seng. Ok frokost. Skittent gulv på badet.

2025-10-11 • via Nuitee
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elenacZ406DP • Business
10
Amazing customer service
Pros:

I always go there when visiting Hitchin. Rooms are clean and nice and the bed is amazing.
Also the customer service is superb. Really attentive and helpful

2025-10-09 • via Tripadvisor
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gards39 • Family • Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
2
Hotel is not secure. Rooms opened and left open
Pros:

Room was opened whilst out and left wide open. My son went out and shut the door, when he returned a couple of hours later the door was wide open propped by a chair from the room. Reported to the hotel who were supposed to ring us today but they did not do so. They have CCTV cameras as I asked them however they have clearly just fobbed us off. We stay at least 3 times a year but would never stay again. This hotel is a security risk and people should be wary of staying here. This has been reported to Premier Inn head office vendor Ben to investigate.

2025-10-06 • via Tripadvisor
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PaulMatters • Couples • Australia
8
Typical Premier hotel, good location
Pros:

A nice hotel in the Premier hotel chain and well located in the middle of Hitchin with plenty of public car parking opposite. Pretty much standard Premier rooms, small and clean; good for a comfortable night's sleep. Meals are somewhat basic, though there are plenty of options nearby.

2025-10-05 • via Tripadvisor
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natasharS8207PQ • Couples
10
Exactly what we paid for it’s lovely
Pros:

Exactly what I expect from this company, nice staff waiting for guests to arrive and ask about your journey, room was clean fresh and a good size. When you know what to expect and it ticks all the boxes you have no complaints just praise

2025-10-02 • via Tripadvisor
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jostewartsmith • Family • Belvedere, Greater London, England
10
A warm welcome, and a Lovely catch up
Pros:

After finishing my shopping, I met my friend at the Premier Inn for breakfast. I wasn’t staying overnight, just stopping by for a catch up, and I’m so glad we did. The team were warm and welcoming, especially with the kids who ate for free and left happily full.

The food was fresh, the service kind, and the atmosphere relaxed perfect for a chat over coffee.

After a rocky start to the day, ending it there was a lovely reminder of how good simple things can be, good food, good company, and kind people. I’ll definitely be back next time we’re in Hitchin.

2025-10-02 • via Tripadvisor
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N5762GHterryb • Solo travel
10
Outstanding accommodation..
Pros:

The best hotel I've stayed in,in a long time.All the staff were kind and courteous, helped by a first class accommodation. I mention a few of the kind staff,Abbey,Nat,Isaacs,Claire plus all those whose names I forget.Meals,again first rate,both breakfast and evening meal.Onto the room.A extremely comfortable bed,excellent in-room facilities too.All in all,a 100% worth while experience.

Terry Beechener.

2025-10-01 • via Tripadvisor
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robgL7771IY • Business
10
Extremely welcoming with a smile. :-)
Pros:

Arrived late in the evening after a 7 hour drive. James came to the door to let me in and was an absolute pleasure to deal with. Helpful, polite and welcoming. Just what is needed after 7 hours stuck in a car and away from home. Thank you for the hospitality.

2025-09-28 • via Tripadvisor
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K8731SAao • Solo travel
10
Loved every minute!
Pros:

This time was better than the last! breakfast was great, staff were outstanding, big shout out to Nat and Abbie for the wonderful service at breakfast, Caroline for the best breakfast i’ve ever eaten. Megan who checked me in the evening before was so helpful. Overall the team at this hotel is out of this world, I’ve never been anywhere with staff that care as much as this hotel. Room 208 was great and very clean also bonus that it looked out to the church.

Thank you Hitchin Premier Inn. See you again soon!

2025-09-24 • via Tripadvisor
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PeteH1965 • Couples • Radlett, Hertfordshire, England
4
Very Disappointing Visit - Room Really too Warm
Pros:

Arrived late afternoon, checked in without issue. We had booked evening meal / breakfast so asked if we needed to book a table, we were told the hotel was not busy, no need to book. Very true, when we ate, we were the only ones in the restaurant part. Meal was uneventful, server was also manning reception desk as well as taking food orders, preparing and serving the meals. When we got to the room we noticed how unbearably warm it was, without opening windows. The AC control was showing a fault, pushed some buttons to reset, it came back on and went straight into fault again and shut off, the screen showed the room at 26.5 degrees, way too warm. There was an electric fan placed in the room as well, when plugged in it made allot of noise, but moved very little air, useless, and just barely moved some warm air around. We also noticed some house keeping issues whilst unpacking. There was no remote control for the TV, there were two half drunk bottles of water on the windowsill, there was a used towel hanging behind the bathroom door, there was an aerosol cap by the door into the room, the bin had a split bag with rubbish already in it. It did not appear much attention had been paid to cleaning the space.
We reported the AC issue downstairs to the reception staff / waitress in the restaurant, noted the remote missing and fan useless. She said she would check the status of the AC, and get another fan put in the room whilst we ate dinner. She also brought a remote to the table for the TV. When we finished out meal, we took a short walk outside and came back to the hotel. The room was as warm as ever, the fan was exactly the same as when we arrived. We settled down to watch TV, using the new remote, and spent a very uncomfortable night in 27-28 degree heat without any air movement. Not at all impressed, have written to customer relations at Premier Inn, we reported the issues as they happened, apart from the remote, nothing was done about the room/AC. If the hotel was as empty as we were told, surely we could have been moved to a room where the AC was functioning.

2025-09-01 • via Tripadvisor
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Sljamesuk • Family • St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
4
Room smelt like a greasy spoon cafe
Pros:

Disappointing stay! I was looking forward to my first stay in a premier inn hotel but the whole experience was underwhelming and it’s only redeeming feature was the staff who remained pleasant and helpful despite the pressures they were being put under.

Automatic check in was broken, no reception staff immediately available, keys not working, broken coffee machines, ripped curtains in our room, dirty towels… but the worst part was how disgusting our room smelt. It smelt like a greasy spoon cafe and it didn’t get any better the whole time we were there. It literally felt like the kitchens extractors were directed straight into our rooms.

The parking was also a terrible experience but that we cannot blame on the hotel. Just make sure you understand where you can park as it is extremely confusing.

2025-08-29 • via Tripadvisor
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K4606AZameliab • Family
6
Not worth the price
Pros:

This hotel is incredibly expensive for what you get, if you are staying to be close to London then I would recommend just staying in London instead as you are pretty much paying the same prices. I did not think this hotel had been standing very long but the rooms were incredibly dated and poor quality. Very little air circulation, no opening windows, our shower curtain was dirty, screws loose and the whole socket came out when I unplugged my phone.

The hotel is quiet, we were first floor but heard nothing the entire stay, staff were also nice, but we struggled to find anyone when checking in, and it took a while before someone came to us, even when ringing the bell.

The biggest issue was parking, I ended up having to continually swap between car parks as the one directly outside has a maximum of four hours with no return within 2. The longer stay is further away and made me a bit anxious being so out of sight from my car. Permits would be a good idea, I ended up paying an extra £30 on parking over three days.

2025-08-19 • via Tripadvisor
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elainepN9759EV • Couples
10
Recommend for Hitchin and surrounding areas
Pros:

Had a great stay here. The room was lovely and clean and the staff were friendly and helpful, especially Keelan and Claire. Super breakfast and a good central location. Would definitely stay again.

2025-08-18 • via Tripadvisor
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AliClareBevan • Family • Corsham, Wiltshire, England
10
Great Stay!
Pros:

Wow.- what a fantastic hotel! We booked one night here, as we were attending a wedding nearby the following day. We had a great stay, and it was definitely the best Premier Inn we have stayed in. We were given a warm welcome and our room was clean, modern and bright. It was also spotlessly clean and the bed linen and towels were very fresh. We all slept well and our room was very quiet despite overlooking the front of the hotel. Breakfast was great and the staff were very friendly. Such good value for money. Would definitely recommend.

2025-08-04 • via Tripadvisor
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christinasE3780VU • NONE • Luton, Bedfordshire, England
8
Basic for a premier inn
Pros:

Stayed here for mine and my husband's first anniversary, stayed in premier inns before so was expecting the same standard. The room was ok, just needs to be updated or freshened up as the ceiling had a big crack the paint was flaking and mould in the bathroom above the shower.

2025-08-04 • via Tripadvisor
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helenbN5139GD • Family
10
Family Weekend Visit to Hitchin for a Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebration.
Pros:

Very friendly staff who accommodated our needs very well. A particular shout out to Claire and our host for breakfast on Sunday morning who was extremely patient and assisted with troubleshooting the toaster.

My daughter loved the fan in her room. Thank you!

2025-07-31 • via Tripadvisor