Hamilton

Hamilton
RoadChef
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Road:	M74 northbound between J5 and J6
Address:	Hamilton Motorway Services Area Strathclyde Park Hamilton Lanarkshire ML3 6JW
Telephone number:	01698 282176
Signposted from the road?	Yes
Opened:	1980s
Grid reference:	NS724567
Services type:	Single site located between junctions on one side of the motorway.
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A small service area on the northbound M74 in to Glasgow. RoadChef have an alternative for southbound traffic, Bothwell.

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Facilities

General: BT Openzone, Local Information, Traffic Information
Restaurants: RestBite, Costa Coffee
Shops: WH Smith
Fuel: BP (pump types unknown)
Motel: Premier Inn^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which HGVs must pay £18, or £20 to include a £10 food voucher.

Further information is not available, please update this if you know.

Trivia

Rumour has it that RoadChef have been looking to sell these services. When the motel was opened in 1989 it was described as "a new era for travellers", aiming to provide a much higher quality than someone might expect from a motel.

Survey Results

In 2006, Holiday Which? gave the services a 3/5, they liked its tourist information.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Frequent Flyer Extortionate fuel prices. Drove in and straight back out again. Difficult to avoid all the huge pot-holes, causing untold damage to my car! This place has real delusions of grandeur. Posted: 13 Aug 2010, 09:04 Anonymous The management are a waste of space don't care about their staff and working in the big brother house cameras everywhere the staff are fed up no wonder!!! Posted: 27 Feb 2010, 01:43 Anonymous be careful of the pot holes, just blown 2 tyres, cost me 200 quid, staff were not helpful except 1 who said the manager would ring back and didn't and still waitin for reply over tyres ... steer well clear of this place,and the crater on the slip road ... never again !!!!!!!!!! Posted: 01 Feb 2010, 22:20 Anonymous James is very rude! dont think he likes customer service! Posted: 05 Dec 2009, 23:27 zippy30 It will be closed at 10pm tonight Posted: 27 May 2009, 10:51 zippy30 Update tonight is the last night it will be open 24 hours. The Premier Inn is still open 24 hours that has'nt changed Posted: 25 May 2009, 17:44 Johnny Does that include the Premier Inn? Posted: 19 May 2009, 15:37 zippy30 Just to let you guys know it won't be open 24 hours anymore haven't got a date yet i will post for you when i know Posted: 19 May 2009, 13:33 Gavin124 Completley filthy, if you want to fall ill then this is the place to eat - also dont stay in the hotel next to it thats just as bad, staff very uncareing apart from 3 of them, Lisa, Kevin, Shirley a credit to that hotel the rest should be fired in fact the full service area should be knocked to the ground Posted: 19 Oct 2008, 03:28 Anno Dont stay in the Premier Inn unless you like Insects Posted: 19 Oct 2008, 03:18
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