Premier Inn Barnsley (Dearne Valley) hotel

This is a great Premier Inn and we have stayed here several times. The original restaurant has been replaced with Premium rooms and a smaller breakfast/evening meal restaurant. The smaller restaurant is ok for a quick evening snack and provides a good hearty breakfast...however... and this is why we have only given 3 stars.. The Premium rooms are very nicely furnished but the heating is very poor indeed. It was 12 degrees in our room and even after an hour of turning the heating on it did not warm up. The staff did everything they possibly could to help us but we ended up moving to one of the older rooms which were lovely and warm.

A group trip up for a taekwondo competition and we had a fantastic host in Katy at the restaurant, Katy went above and beyond over the two nights we stayed including after a trip to a and e that she made my kids feel safe and secured while we was away. Food was great and quick service. Beds comfortable as always 5* all round

We stayed for one night it was lovely the room was clean and fresh the beds were lovely and comfortable. The social was a great atmosphere, the music was just the right volume and the music was calm We had evening meal at the social which was delicious the staff couldnt do enough for us, there were only two members on at the time Katie (sorry if thats not the right spelling) and Paul they were both so very friendly and amazing at their job they gave us recommendations and also made a point to talk to my two daughters about the card game they were playing. We felt so welcome thankyou Katie and Paul!

Rooms excellent, beds superb staff friendly but meals we had were awful. We refused to pay for the salad and the pie, chips and peas were dry and tasteless. Another slight negative was that the tv was limited max volume so as to not disturb other guests but it was impossible to hear properly when either the heating or extraction fans were on.

Lovely, clean room. Nice comfy bed and a great shower. Can’t fault it Staff were friendly, helpful and welcoming Downside- the restaurant meal was terrible. Surrounding tables not cleared away. Very loud and raucous drinkers at the bar. The food was truly awful. Reheated or microwaved, not sure which but utterly tasteless and dry. An £11 salad barely covered the dish it was thrown into. The staff member dealt with our subsequent food complaint with understanding and respect. So thumbs up there but would not recommend this resto when there are so many good ones nearby