We stayed hear over the weekend and as it is a Travelodge and we've stayed in a few now, we didn't expect much. The room was clean enough, but it was very tired looking. The place is in need of some maintenance now. There was not much noise from the motorway and we had a reasonable nights sleep.

We tried to make a drink using the room facilities and the kettle didn't work. As we didn't find out about this until the morning, we didn't report it otherwise I am sure a replacement would have been provided. My daughter wanted a shower and that's when we found out that the shower leaked. Again, I'm sure if we'd discovered this in the evening, we would have been moved.

The worst thing for me was that as we tried to leave the door handle came off! I'm glad we didn't have a fire alarm!

We did report these to reception in the morning and I was promised that someone would contact me. I am still waiting.

Sadly, I don't think we'll return to this specific travelodge, but I would probably stay in another hotel in the chain.

The overall quality of travelodges varies greatly

We stayed here for the night before attending a conference nearby. Having driven up from Plymouth after a full day's work we arrived at 11pm. We were in the annexe and the rooms were normal Travelodge rooms.

We were all in family rooms and neither of my colleagues had anything to complain about other than the rooms being hot in the morning. None of us were disturbed by traffic at all.

All in all, it is a Travelodge and it was basic but it was a welcome nights sleep and was far better than the Farringdon Travelodge I stayed in last month! For £35.00 a night, you really can't complain!!!

It is what it is - a cheap hotel in a service station next to a motorway.

As long as you bear this in mind, you will not be disappointed.

Room was clean, spacious, no major road noise. Receptionist friendly. Nice big desk in room to do my work, plenty of power points, big double bed and aditional sofa.

No toiletries other than a small bar of soap, but that is standard Travelodge procedure so you should already know that.

TV remote control did not work, but I was not sufficiently bothered to do anything about it. I am sure if I had complained they would have changed it, no problem. Picture was fine - standard freeview channels

Service station has a decent enough array of food outlets: Marks & Spencer, WH Smith, Cornish pastie stall, Burger King, Upper Crust baguettes plus standard canteen place.

Tips: The post-code for the Westbound hotel is exactly the same as Eastbound, so just apply common sense when your sat-nav tries to send you to the wrong carriageway!

When you check in, you have to tap your car registration into the console on reception to get free parking (with it being a services there is a 2hr limit for non-hotel guests)

after landing from LA we did as we always do and book a travelodge and go there at 3pm crash for 4 hours ,shower and then continue hoem again...extravagant?..never ..the best £19 spent ever!!..when you land at heathrow after 10 hour flight a few hours at a motorway travel lodge gets you home safely....