The smallest Premier Inn yet is opening in Coventry - with just THREE rooms

Budget hotel brand Premier Inn is opening a new hotel in Coventry and it’s the smallest one yet.

Forget multiple floors and corridors lined with rooms both sides - this hotel is dwarfed in size by many bed and breakfasts.

Premier Inn is now the UK’s biggest hotel company and has sites the length and breadth of the country, but its newest hotel is very different - with just three rooms.

The newest Premier Inn is at Hereward College in Coventry and will open its doors later this month.

It is a partnership with the further education college which specialises in skills for independent living and employment for young people with disabilities and additional needs.

The new mini Premier Inn will be used as a training environment for students on the college’s hospitality courses.

It looks just like any other Premier Inn, with a reception, rooms, hallway and laundry.

The Hereward College Premier Inn is not yet taking bookings and there are no plans in place to do so.

Built by Novus Property Solutions, the company responsible for refurbishing hundreds of Premier Inn hotels across the country, it is an exact replica of a Premier Inn.

A Premier Inn spokesman said: “Completely indistinguishable from a regular hotel, right down to ‘do not disturb’ signs on the doors and the tea and coffee making facilities Premier Inn guests are familiar with, it features three en-suite bedrooms, a reception desk, corridor and linen room.

“From guest relations to housekeeping, the facility will enable young people to learn about all areas of hospitality in a completely realistic hotel environment.

“Young people taking part in the programme will also have the opportunity to undertake supported internships and the ambition is for them to go on to paid employment in Premier Inn hotels across the country.”

The venture follows on from a pioneering partnership between Premier Inn and Derwen College, a residential educational facility for young people with learning difficulties based in Shropshire.

It is part of Premier Inn owner Whitbread’s sustainability programme, Force For Good, which among other things, supports the employment of under-represented groups.

Almost half of the students who have trained at Derwen have gone on to be directly employed by Premier Inn since the partnership launched back in 2013.

 

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