We are thinking of spending some of our road trip nights in Britain at well-located motor inns rather than exclusively at B & B's. Are the "Premier Travel Inns" of decent quality? What US chains would be comparable? I'd really prefer something a little better than a Motel 6 or Super 8 type of place. Are there other big chains I could investigate? Thanks.

We used Travel Inn a few times on a road trip some years ago, and found them to be of good quality. I might compare them to Holiday Inn Express or one of the other newer chains in the US, definitely a notch up from typical Motel 6 or Days Inn.

My kids and I stayed at an Innkeeper's Lodge in West Yorkshire. (www.innkeeperslodge.co.uk) There are several of them all over the place. I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again, and would probably compare them (like curmudgeon did) to a Holiday Inn Express.

One thing though, and I don't know if all of them are like this, but the one we stayed used to be a local hotel in Keighley (I used to live there) that was converted to an Innkeeper's Lodge. If this is the case with alot of them, then the quality could vary.

Good luck and enjoy!

Travel Inns tend to be reasonably consistent in quality and we have found them quite comfortable, while travelling. Also very similar in quality are Travel Lodges:
www.travelodge.co.uk/

Travel Inns tend to be located next to a family pub that serves meals, while the lodges are often next to a cafe only (Little Chef, or similar) and occasionaly located at motorway service stations. Check the location and adjoining catering facilities description, if you don't want to travel to eat in the evening.

Hi! We only know the Premier Travel Inn in Putney, London - we think it's fantastic - would not dream of staying anywhere else on our occasional visits to London. (We're British, but live in Athens, Greece.)The rooms are very comfortable, but the best thing is the breakfast - lavish hot buffet. We didn't need lunch afterwards - just as well, at London prices! But we have no experience of motor inns - they may not be quite the same outside the cities.