Premier Inn London. Partial Review and First TR

The Premier Inn famous has slow wifi. I would just get an esim for your phone to access the internet.

Welcome to London! Glad you have arrived here safely and found everything ok. Sorry to hear the hotel is a bit run-down but hopefully you will be out most of the day anyway! If you tell them the bed is too high they may be able to help- I would ask them.

Unfortunately rough sleeping has become more and more common in London over the years- it's not limited to the area around Victoria station. It is a sad consequence of the continued fraying of our social safety net.

Good luck with everything and let us know if you need help.

I wish I had known you were staying there, Phil - I would have warned you against it. I stayed at that Premier Inn three years ago. I thought there was a stairlift to the left of the entrance for people who struggled going up and down stairs. The location was great, near Victoria Station, and I was thrilled at my first sight of Buckingham Palace. The room needed an update, was stuffy and the window couldn’t be opened (A/C had been turned off for the season) but the staff found a fan for our room. The breakfast was below average. Don’t remember any WiFi issues. Honestly, I wouldn’t stay there again but heck, I was in London for the first time so made the best of it since the price was right. I’m sure you’ll have a good time despite the hotel.

Hi there, I'm so sorry about the worn nature of that Premier Inn, but happy to hear they signed you in 2 hours early and did your paperwork! Sounds like that part worked out better than you had expected. Yes, do tell them about the bed, I would want another room as a step in the middle of the night could be a hazardous idea. I hope after a good nights sleep you have a great day!

I recommend Grumbles in the general area if you are looking for a good place to eat. I love their fish pie. Also, I would agree that the Victoria Station PI is my least favorite one I've ever stayed in, although my room wasn't as bad as the one you describe. My main problem was one of the elevators wasn't working & they didn't tell me I could only take the one operating to the floor below mine & then walk up a REALLY high set of stairs dragging my bag.

Hopefully you discovered Rosa'a Thai Victoria which I found to be delicious!

The bed is so high that I am having trouble getting on it I have to pull myself up I actually need a stool but there isn’t one

You could ask the hotel if they have an accessible room available. These rooms generally have lower beds and bathrooms with safety rails.

Pam

That is where I ate Thai. So good

Thank you everyone for responding.

I am so busy right now that I cano not respond back individually.

My friend came in from Hinckley and I helped her get booked into her guest house.

There is a very good supermarket near me and we bought food there. All I can remember is that the name of the supermarket begins with a S and is a large chain my friend told me

While waiting for my friend, I explored Victoria Train Station and Victoria Place before meeting her at Victoria Coach Station

The weather remains horrible. high of 53. Besides cold very windy and rainy

We are hoping to get to the British Museum tomorrow

The weather puts a damper on our plans. That is sort of a pun.

You've been unlucky with the weather bostonphil. Today was the first properly wet day we've had for months.

The supermarket was probably a Sainsbury's.
Regarding the weather, tomorrow is looking dry but Friday and Saturday are looking wet and horrible so you might want to plan accordingly

Sorry about the bad weather, we are set to get some impact from Storm Austen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c6m24ln2j43go

It's not passing over London itself but close enough to cause a lot of rain. It looks like today and Sunday will be nice, however.

Yes, the supermarket you went to would definitley be a Sainsbury's, it's one of our biggest chains.

Good luck with the British Museum today- it's a weekday so shouldn't be quite so crowded.

GerryM

Today was nice but it looks like most of the rest of my vacation is going to be wet

My umbrella has been damaged from yesterday morning but I think still usable. I have a large London Fog trench coat.

I hope for at least one other nice day.

Cat VH

The British Museum was packed. It is a school break for kids and there were field trips to the British Museum. and then there were crowds because of the Bayeux Tapestry. I just posted a TR report about my visit to the British Museum.

Emma

My friend and I have made plans to go to the Royal Academy of Arts tomorrow assuming that it does not have to close because of the weather

I love the Royal Society.
If you are looking for somewhere else to shelter in the area, Waterstones book shop is just down the road near Piccadilly Circus. You can waste hours in there.