Travelodge Bristol Central

Our room is very good 3 star, the breakfast is excellent and well stocked at all times so a good 4 star there. The staff however with their smiles and eagerness to be helpful push this to a 5 star experience at a 3 star budget..
Well done everyone!
Thanks so much!

Stopped at the Travelodge Central for 1 night (March) and it was everything I expected clean warm and very comfortable bed...I think the 1 thing that stands out was Clare the woman on reception she was the most helpful and considerate person I've come across working as a receptionist...I would recommend staying at the Central Travelodge as the location is perfect for the harbour restaurant and bars 🍸

This was a truly awful stay. First, I was given a room that clearly someone had smoked very heavily in only recently and has stains down the back wall and bathroom door - it wasn't clear it had been cleaned at all. I requested another room and reception swapped me to one down the hall. The hotel is dated and badly in need of a refurbishment. The carpets have serious stains and the lino was coming up in the bathroom. Bed was comfy though.

Just as I'd gone to bed I was woken up by people trying to get in to my room. It wasn't clear if reception had issued another keycard or it was someone drunkenly trying to find their way but it was unsettling and I am glad I locked the door from the inside.

I left for the day and when I returned my key card didn't work on the door. When I went down to reception they were puzzled as to why I had that room. It turns out that in swapping my room they had not updated the system. Inexplicably they had taken all my belongings from the room and put them in my suitcase, then put the suitcase in reception. Frankly appalling. Thankfully nothing was missing and no delicate things were broken. I had to re-iron my shirts though.

Lastly, one of the towels I was provided clearly hadn't been washed or if it had been, had gotten dirty before being folded and left in the room.

Overall - don't stay at this hotel. Really, avoid it.

As usual all as expected. Easy, friendly and clean.

Stayed a few times. It’s good to see the hotel has local people working there, the higher end hotels don’t. The staff are friendly and very helpful. That is a very definite plus, however that really is the only substantive one.

The rooms consistently smell musty. The ground floor toilet urine smell can hit you from yards away at times. The WiFi at the back of hotel is very difficult to access. You cannot log on to purchase if the reception for data is at times non-existent. I was told that this was because the rooms at the back of this old building has poor reception. If that is the case then WiFi should be free.

Excellent stay so ideally situated, Maria was so polite and helpful. All the staff I spoke were fantastic

Popped down to Bristol to run the Green Man ultra and Travelodge delivered
Lovely quiet clean venue with amazing staff who value you as an individual not just a customer
Thanks to Evie and the reception staff for making the weekend a stress free weekend

The positives: the parking

The negatives:

The place is dirty. Disgustingly so. No manager for Travelodge can walk around the communal areas or the bedroom (I was in) and feel any sense of pride. The place is disgusting.

Price - £125 a weekday night. Extremely poor value for money.

Breakfast - juice was warm/hot. Pastries not heated - out of a packet. £11 all you can eat - staggering that anyone would pay for such poor quality.

Overall, I would not recommend this hotel. Abysmal (except the car park which was clean!).

Wow very clean and warm rooms staff Ken to help and great service and breakfast

Central location hotel 10 minutes walk to centre. 5 minutes to the lovely little ferry across to S S Great Britain.
Our room was on the front and we found it a little noisy but we were able to move to a room at the back thanks to Marie.
A mention for Claire too who was always helpful and friendly.
Breakfast ok but there are places nearby.
All in all clean and functional needs a little TLC here and there but the staff are great.

We stayed at this hotel on Valentine’s Day and the reason I’ve given 5 stars is the staff! We were accommodated by Clare who I believe is the assistant manager and she’s a real credit to this establishment, she was very friendly and welcoming she provided an excellent service and you can tell she goes above and beyond for her customers and her staff. Overall we really enjoyed our stay and because of Clare and the staff we would definitely stay again.

It was 10/10 perfect staff were amazing really looked after us will definitely be back again thank you so much for such a pleasant stay the assistant manager was lovely who was on shift

Clean, warm and comfortable room, good central location. We knew paid parking was extra (website explains that) and the lovely lady on reception on Sunday morning kindly helped us fathom out the slightly confusing process. Didn’t have breakfast. The rooms do have complimentary tea and coffee. We shall return!

One of the things this hotel doesn't tell you is that, even though they have parking, they CHARGE for it. And they don't leave a ticket on your car. I was quite surprised to get a notification from the car rental agency I used and to be charged not only a ticket, but an additional fine. I think that if a hotel offers parking, they should make it clear that it is PAID parking, not included with the room fee.

Clean rooms, secure with parking. Quiet at night, didn't have breakfast. Staff very helpful with confusing parking system.

Booked a weekend stay for my mother's birthday and the receptionist made us feel very welcomed and were very accommodating to our requests and needs.

When I checked out I was belittled , reprimanded and judged . I was both shocked and wondered why Tina decided to speak in this harsh manner and had the arrogance and audacity to say I am the manager so I can get away with it!!! I have stayed in this travel lodge three times a year in the last 5 years and will not be returning again. Usually the staff say goodbye and smile politely but not Madame Tina !

Mouldy bathroom. Corridors smelt of cigarettes and weed, people shouting in the room opposite all night and banging doors. The kettle was un-usable as it was full of brown gloopy stuff, then when we went down to breakfast to get coffee, the machine was out of order. Breakfast for me included only 1 choice of Gluten free cornflakes as nothing else was suitable being Coeliac. So after paying extra for breakfast that I couldn’t eat, we ended up paying again elsewhere for an actual breakfast and coffee. Second bad experience at a travelodge, so won’t be staying in one again.

Stayed here from 19th-20th January 2026 , really glad we did! I was surprised at the central location , it’s a 15 minute walk to the natural history museum and right next to the Cathedral, very pretty at night . The parking is very reasonable and joined on to the hotel . I was with my mum for her birthday and she loved it , it was clean , warm , quite surprisingly and the staff really go the extra mile to do everything they can and more to make your stay super easy . We will definitely be returning !

Convenient for city centre and water front. Handy underground (pay) parking. Hotel a bit dated but room clean and comfortable. Buffet breakfast at the Bar Cafe reasonable if not very inviting.