For the best deals .. How far ahead should I book Premier Inn rooms

WLM21

Is there an optimum time scale for booking Premier Inn rooms ?

I intend booking some rooms for later this year (September and November) and was wondering whether to wait, or dive in now.

Towards the end of 2024 I booked, what I thought were good deals for two early 2025 trips, but a week or two after I booked, there was an offer which included free breakfasts. At £10.99 per person per day, this was a great deal. What's more, the room prices were only a fraction more than I had paid, so all in all, if I had waited I would have got a better deal

p00hsticks

I can't answer your question, but if you regularly use Premier Inn, and are prepared to invest about £1,800 for 64 shares in Whitbread, then you get a shareholder benefits card that entitles you and up to three other people staying with you to free breakfasts for each day of your PI stay - it can quickly add up if you are a frequent user (and the shares have held their value quite well for me) . 

JulieM

If you book at the flexible rate, there's nothing to stop you cancelling and rebooking if rates come down at a later date. 

WLM21

JulieM said:

If you book at the flexible rate, there's nothing to stop you cancelling and rebooking if rates come down at a later date. 

Great point .. never thought of that.

I'm hoping there wouldn't be a problem if I booked certain dates, then cancelled and booked the exact same dates again

JulieM

Shouldn't be a problem, I've done it myself. Do the rebooking first to make sure you get the room, then cancel the original booking.

35har1old

p00hsticks said:

I can't answer your question, but if you regularly use Premier Inn, and are prepared to invest about £1,800 for 64 shares in Whitbread, then you get a shareholder benefits card that entitles you and up to three other people staying with you to free breakfasts for each day of your PI stay - it can quickly add up if you are a frequent user (and the shares have held their value quite well for me) . 

What happens after June 2025 re the free breakfast