Stayed here for one night on business (I work for a charity so money is tight).

This place is like hell on earth, although judging by the other positive reviews those people knew what they were in for!! I've stayed in lots of hostels in my time, and I honestly can't think of a hostel that is worse!! OK the rooms aren't en-suite, but the bathrooms provided are so revolting I deliberately didn't drink a thing so that I would only have to use them once! They resemble something off the Starship Enterprise - if it hadn't been renovated or cleaned properly for several years. Although the bed was surprisingly clean, the room itself was revolting. The carpet had obviously not been hoovered for a very long time and was filthy (not to mention the questionable stains on it). The owner of the place proudly told us that he had managed to get rid of the prostitutes and druggies that used to frequent it!! It's in the middle of an industrial estate - and it seemed to me not somewhere you'd be safe wandering about at night.

Ugh!!

Two of us stayed for the weekend whilst at a hovercraft meeting just up the road and found it to be very clean with all you need close at hand and plenty of parking space we would definitely use it again having used the F1 hotels before in France.

Formule 1's have sold on 4 of their hotels in Newcastle, Tees-side, Doncaster and here in Peterborough to Metro Inns.

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They still provide the same cheap and cheerful accommodation as before.
Very Friendly service. Great Value- walking distance from St Peter's Cathedral on the edge of town.
Free parking, Free wi-fi at hotel.
Family chain Restaurants nearby (Pizza Hut, Frankie & Johnnies, 'Maccas'
Ideal for an overnight stop on route to the North, East or South.
Handy for A1 and A15.

Having to stay somewhere in town while on a short term contract at Perkins at my own expense, I naturally gravitated towards the cheaper end of the accomadation spectrum. I'd seen Formule1 hotel billboards in othjer towns and it looked cheap so I went there not expecting much apart from a roof over my head.

As a franchised operation (I assume) that means you are pretty much at the mercy of the folks who buy their share of the name and how they choose to operate. But this one is excellent.

If you have an eye for detail then you will notice that the room is constructed to a cost, indeed the whole prefabricated building is assembled , motor car style, in modular parts. But don't let that put you off.

What you don't get for your money is drink-making facilities and en-suite. But what you DO get is a (comfortable foam mattress and fresh pillows) double bed (all rooms are the same layout) plus a bunk for 1 child if you need, a washbasin (plastic formed but nonetheless usable) a heater and thermostatic control, safety latchable windows and door (prevent anyone forcing their way in), a 14 inch portable style TV (look, it's not going to be 100% perfect- the TV reception was pretty fuzzy but it had a SCART socket ('peritel') that accepted my games console for entertainment, a single mains socket for laptop and phone chargers, and a clever vertical strip lighting system that used one tube but allowed split illumination/ shading options in the room.

Look, it's £23 a night. The door is key-code entry so you can't 'lose' your keys (although you may forget the code so make sure you keep a record on your mobile phone, scrap of paper etc' and although the self-cleaning toilets and shower units appear bleak (think parisienne tardis toilets here) they are functional and effective.

There's been a lot of rubbish said about Formule 1 hotels, but I will use this one again without any hesitation;- I paid £10 more a night for a stay at a 'traditional' hotel up the road and I can now confirm that this place is far superior. And it happens to be cheap.