B&B near Chester Zoo

The Hilton is expensive! I can also recommend some lovely little cafes for breakfast if you fancy a treat. Enjoy the zoo, it is lovely a day out. we have spent many a happy hour there with our grandchildren.

Thanks Emelle and JessM for your suggstions. The Hilton proved to be too expensive (more than £200) and we have taken the very cheap route of Travel Lodge - £35 !!. It will probably be small but only for one night and will serve a purpose. We shall take cereal and milk for breakfast and there is of course tea and coffee in the room.

RE Premier Inn - I think all rooms are the same size (double bed plus couch) and you put in 2 adults and 2 children on the website and they will convert the sofa into a bed and provide an extra kid's bed.

There is a Hilton conveniently placed for the zoo, set in it's own grounds and a little way out of the City centre so quieter. I don't know about the prices for that particular one but we have always managed to get a good deal when we have been and most of them have nice family rooms.

I agree about Premier Inns JessM and there are 2 in Chester. The trouble is that their website is totally useless and only wants to give me a price for a double room rather than a family one and only for the hotel that I entered into the search box first. They seem impossible to contact other than a premium rate telephone number and I am so exasperated by them.

Always worth checking out the nearest Premier Inn - I have always found them comfortable and clean and the staff are helpful. Might be better value than B and B - especially in an area like Chester which is a big tourist attraction in itself. B and B accom is often cramped I find.