Inverness ( Millburn road )
We had travelled a long way and just wanted to have a meal and a good nights sleep but when we arrived around 8pm the young lad was ignorant and must have been hard up because he couldn't afford a smile and the young lazy grumpy girl was the same. We hadn't eaten and asked if we could book a meal only to be told they were full and restaurant closes at 8.45 ! My husband is diabetic and we asked if there were any sandwiches but nope..crisps is all we've got he replied, so we ended up with just the emergency snacks in the car and a packet of crisps for pudding ! There was hardly anyone in the restaurant and such early closing time seemed weird . We found out at breakfast the next day it was actually due to a chef missing, hence the reason half the food on the menu had been unavailable ! When we did get to bed the road noise was an horrendous and as we hadn't yet looked out of the curtains we was furious when we did as we were just feet from the dual carriageway and the window was already shut. Who on earth put guest rooms there ? I took photos of a Tesco van, amongst all the other traffic and there was a lot of it and it was almost frightening to know there was just a small wall between us. My husband wasn't feeling good and me neither and we would have had to walk outside to go to reception in the main building and just wasn't up to it so we approached the woman on reception in the morning and explained it all and she said she would send feedback to guest relations and that's what we need to do iff we wanted a refund. I actually called them hoping I would be able to sort it out with them over the phone. I was speaking to someone in charge , he told me he was the decision maker so I was pleased it would be easily sorted. He did say he sympathised with us but we are not entitle to a refund under section 12 of the terms and conditions. I asked for them to be sent to me via email to read ourselves and glad we did because I called citizens advice and they informed me that they were not acting within consumer rights. I have sent it to them and asked for the £174 refund or compensation. It was nearing the end of our lovely holiday visiting a relative in the Isle of Lewis and just wanted to unwind before the next leg of the journey which included another booked Premier inn for the next night as all in all we were around 9 hours from home. Apparently it is the guests responsibility to ring and check everything you think you have booked for before you go !! We didn't think about asking iff our room 303 would be on the side of a dual carriageway only feet away from the window. As for the car park we wasn't asked our car registration so maybe anyone can park there which is handy iff you need to pull over for a rest because spaces are available for free not far from the dual carriageway !