Abington Days Inn

Advantages: Convenient locations. Fixed price per room
Disadvantages: Lack character of older hotels

...There is growing competition for Britain's traditional lodging industry with the entry of budget hotel chains into the UK market. One of the recent entrants is the US company,Days Inn,and although a relative "new kid on the block",they are already making waves.Although not the cheapest they do offer quite high quality accommodation for your money. Most of the Days Inn hotels are located near to the main Motorway network which make them locationally convenient for taking a city break or visiting a theme park. Their current network of hotels include : ***Days Inn Sheffield South ***Days Inn Basingstoke East ***Birmingham Days Inn ***Days Inn Warwick North ***Days Inn Derby South ***Days Inn South Mimms ***Days Inn Leicester Forest East ***Days Inn Bristol West ***Days Inn Swindon East (Membury) ***Days Inn Bradford South ***Abington Days... Read review

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Advantages: Value for Money. Transparent Pricing.
Disadvantages: Lunch and dinner must be obtained elsewhere

...Britain is a Johnny-come-lately to the brand-name budget hotel concept which basically offers value-for-money,consistency and transparent pricing. Long established in the United States by groups such as Express by Holiday Inn,Sleep Inn,Days Inn and in France by FormuleI,part of the Accor group,it is only comparatively recently that the UK has witnessed a mushrooming of such hotels. Ten years ago there were only about 6,000 rooms in low-cost branded properties,today there are more than 40,000 operated by companies such as Express by Holiday Inn with well over 50 hotels, Sleep Inn, Travelodge with more than 200 hotels, Days Inn, FormuleI with ten hotels and the largest British limited service chain, Travel Inn. Owned by Whitbread the brewers,Travel Inn has in excess of 13,000 rooms in more than 250 hotels the length and breadth of Britain... Read review

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Advantages: Good value for money
Disadvantages: No bar

...Day's Inn is a good chain of hotels, as long as you are teetotal. Or not drinking. Or happy to go elsewhere for a drink. Because the Day family does not have a liquor license for their hotels, they do not want it. The hotels themselves are of a good standard. From a UK perspective you would rate them 3 stars. As Washington tends to be a pricey place, staying at a Day's Inn is an economical way to go, as some of the other hotels are extremely expensive. You can expect to pay around $100 US per night and there are good American style breakfasts available. Days Inns have different classifications with different price breaks. But you can be sure to get a comfortable room, large by UK standards, and helpful, friendly staff. AND you dont have to worry about the staff drinking because there are.... NO COCKTAILS! You have been... Read review

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