![]() My friends and I had gone down to breakfast at 9am, they both had trainers on, it wasn't too busy - just a few older people in the corner. It's the same in some supermarkets as well."īlake, who was wearing a hoodie and tracksuit trousers, was visiting Manchester with pals and the trio went down to the Thyme restaurant for breakfast at 9am.īlake said: "I was in Manchester for the weekend. "When you're wearing flip flops no-one cares but when you're barefoot some people do care. "It's more of a thing of 'look if you injure yourself it's self-inflicted'. "A lot of companies do harp on about health and safety but in actual fact in the UK there is no health and safety law that prevents someone from going barefoot. "He came over and that I would need to put some footwear on to be in the breakfast area because of 'health and safety'. "The member of staff in Manchester who seated me had zero issues, it was the second member of staff who took issue with it. Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox "This was true for the Premier Inn in Beckton, Canning Town and last week in Basildon - I had absolutely zero issues. "The staff sometimes make comments 'just be careful' but for the most part they don't really care. "When I'm barefoot sometimes I get looks from the cleaning staff. "I normally don't wear shoes, for me it's a comfort thing and I've never had any issues. "I've also got a bit of a hammer toe so a lot of shoes don't fit correctly. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Premier Inn defended their decision and said that all actions were always made 'with our guest's best interests at heart'.īlake, from Irvine, North Ayrshire, said: "The way my foot is shaped my two pinky toes rub the side of the shoe and I usually get blisters. The furious customer branded the hotel 'the worst Premier Inn in the UK' on social media over the row and says he probably won't stay there again. The decision is even more curious when the menu blurb from Thyme Bar & Grill, its in-house restaurant, boasts 'we don't believe in rules… anything goes. He begrudgingly put on a pair of trainers before returning to the buffet areas and tucking into his breakfast.īaffled Blake said there's no health and safety policy in the UK and wants clarity on why he's allowed to go barefoot in some branches of Premier Inn but not others. When Blake asked if it was a requirement he says he was told it was a 'health and safety' policy and went back to his room to adhere to the request. ![]() ![]() However as he went to grab a drink from the buffet he claims another staff member stopped him and ordered him to put shoes on. READ MORE - Edinburgh man tormented school crush for two years with disgusting messages READ MORE - Edinburgh soldier sleeps rough for 'months on end' after flat destroyed in fire The 31-year-old content creator ambled down to breakfast at the Manchester City Centre branch's Thyme eating area on Portland Street on Friday October 21 and claims he was seated by a member of staff. "Our restaurant is also open and we are happy to be welcoming customers to our new site.A bloke is furious after claiming Premier Inn staff booted him out of their restaurant for being barefoot - despite advertising that 'anything goes' and customers can 'make themselves at home'.īlake Kerr regularly ditches footwear while and about, claiming his size 10 feet and 'hammer' toe rub against shoes and leave his 'pinky toes' sore and blistered. "I can confirm that our Derry's Cross site opened on May 21," the spokesperson said. Now, a spokesperson for Premier Inn has confirmed the hotel and Thyme restaurant are open too. Students were finally able to move into the accommodation a year later, in September 2020. Whilst the student flats were initially set to open in the autumn of 2019, this was delayed after a furniture company went out of business, with further delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The premises was previously the site of Derry's department store, which closed down in 2010 after almost 60 years of trading, and has seen a £50 million investment transform the site into a striking residential and commercial block, with Plymouth Cross House student accommodation, the new Premier Inn restaurant and several small business lets. Read more: My memories of Derrys Department Store - and its incredible Christmas grotto It comes after eagle-eyed locals spotted job adverts for the restaurant and hotel on social media and spotted holidaymakers arriving at the hotel. The Premier Inn Plymouth City Centre (Derry's Cross) hotel first opened to the public at the end of May, and now its restaurant Thyme Bar and Grill is open to hotel guests and members of the public alike. ![]() Plymouth's newest hotel and accompanying restaurant is now open, it has been confirmed.
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