A slice of California in the West Country: The Inspector reviews Mollie's Motel and Diner in Bristol

The Inspector travels to Bristol and stays at the latest Soho House Mollie motel, concluding that with more projects, "Premier Inn and Travelodge will have to up their game". Mollie's Motel & Diner, just off the M5 south of Bristol, is a 'smart' one. concept, says the inspector The inspector's guest bedroom - one of 123 - is furnished in a Scandinavian ambiance with wood paneling and wooden floors Remember that the inspector pays his way... and say it like it's

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Posted: 08:56 BST , 06 Sep 2022 | Update: 08:56 BST, 06 Sep 2022

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There is a Premier Inn almost opposite Mollie's Motel & Diner, just off the M5 south of Bristol. Both offer clean, inexpensive rooms, but that's where the similarities end.

Mollie's is an offshoot of Soho House, the club hip members with outlets all over the world - but you absolutely don't need to be a member to stay here.

It's the kind of place (like the first Mollie's, which opened three years ago on the A420 between Oxford and Swindon) that makes you wonder: why didn't anyone do it years ago?

There are 123 rooms in two wings, with a grassy courtyard between them where overnight guests can enjoy a drink...