With there VERY basic facilities, I, and my collegues at work, view Travelodges as little more than up-market doss-houses, only to be used as a last resort. However, I have actually found one that I do not mind staying in!
Why? Location, Location, Location! Because just up the road from the Ipswich Beacon Hill Travelodge at the A14/A140 roundabout there is a very nice little pub that serves a decent pint of Woodforde's or Adnam's and delivers some EXCELLENT food.
Not only this, but, as there is no juke box and little piped Muzak, the landlord, when things are quiet, is more than happy for customers to spontainiously entertain themselves by playing or singing! He even tollerated me performing on the gob harp and tin whistle!
Called The Highwayman, you follow the A140 from Beacon Hill roundabout towards Norwich for about a mile and it is just on the brow of the hill, tucked in on the left just before the end of the dual carriageway section.
Don't go too fast or you'll miss it!