Travelodge Ipswich

@jess Travelodge. Thank you so much for your help and assistance earlier. In fact, thank you to all the staff. The room swap to take advantage of the infrequent sun in the UK was very much appreciated. Albeit, I’m no David Bailey, my photography says it all. What a wonderful view with wonderful staff

While the location of this hotel might be nice, just a few steps away from the harbour with plenty of bars and restaurants nearby, the service really lets it down. Checking in took an age with constant tapping away on the PC and only one member of staff, so if there’s a queue be expected to wait a while. The room itself was fine, just as you’d expect from the chain, with everywhere clean. It’s one where they’ve replaced the bedside electric sockets with old USB-A ports, so most charging has to be done on the desk overnight. If you’re in a rear facing room it’s pretty quiet at night, but the road in front is busy and noisy in the mornings. The real let down was in the bar / restaurant. The service was terrible - no glasses offered with the small individual bottles of Prosecco, and then when asking being offered a pint glass! No wine was available because no one knew the code for the store room, pints were served as mostly foam, you had to point at bottles you were asking for in the fridge etc. It was as if everyone working there hadn’t seen a bar before, never mind worked in one. Also there was no breakfast served as the kitchen had been “condemned”… If you’re just looking for a bed for the night it’d be alright, but for any other level of service you might be better considering somewhere else in the town.

The room that we stayed in for the night did what it said on the tin. But what made the stay a lot more pleasant was a smiley face and a welcoming greeting from staff, especially Chris (hope that's right) who was very chatty and approachable which made the stay all the better

I will keep going back to this hotel. I can't fault it, but it's still an amazing hotel. Great night's sleep. Breakfast was good and well stocked. The room was nice and cool with the window open, which is good as I can not stand hot weather. Parking not a problem even through the Bank Holiday weekend.

Exactly what you want from a Travellodge, decent price, decent location. Staff really friendly and serve a cracking pint, and have happy hour, win win👍 Right across the road is the Marina which is a nice area with bars and restaurants, and a little further afield is the town centre.

Bedroom and bathroom immaculate. Most comfortable bed and pillows I've ever had. Hotel was clean. Nice and quiet. A few minutes stroll to lovely harbour waterfront . Nice relaxed atmosphere. All staff, from housekeeping to management, were friendly and extremely helpful - especially Chris, because he somehow found time to take a genuine and helpful interest in my personal woes!