Hotel in Detail:
A modern and cotemporary styled hotel, the Travelodge City Airport opened in December 2005.Onsite is a good sized fully licensed bar on the ground floor which is open until 1 am. There are 2 lifts giving access to all floors. Although the hotel does not offer left luggage facilities you can use the facilities at City Airport which are charged at a reasonable rate.
This hotel has a Bar Cafe onsite serving all meals of the day along with alcoholic beverages. Breakfast is a buffet with full cooked breakfast an option.
WiFi internet service can be picked up in this hotel.
Due to security considerations it is not possible to store luggage at the hotel.
Smoking is not permitted throughout hotel.
Lift to all floors.
Travelodge provide standard facilities across their UK chain in order that the customer knows what to expect at each hotel. Standard facilities include King-sized bed and duvet (in most hotel's), spare pillows in wardrobe, En-suite bathroom with shower, Remote-control colour TV, Tea and coffee-making facilities, Direct dial phone, Internet access and In room films.
Onsite standard facilities include a 24 hour reception, breakfast served (charge) and a drink/snack vending machine. Lodges offer express check-in facilities and no need for check-out.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: DLR Station: London City Airport 0.2 miles (0.3 km), Railway Station: Woolwich Dockyard 1 miles (1.6 km), Tube Station: North Greenwich 1.8 miles (2.9 km), Motorway: M11 Junction 4 6.3 miles (10.1 km).You will find the Travelodge London City Airport enjoys a great location. Opposite the airport runway and just over half a mile from Excel exhibition centre. This part of London is to the far East, less than 3 miles from the Docklands and canary Wharf, some 5.8 miles from the City of London and 7.7 miles from the centre of tourist London. This redeveloped part of London links to the capital via the mono-rail system known as the DLR. However transport links by road are good and its an easy journey to most places by taxi or car. The train ride into central London takes around 35 minutes. The Olympic Park is less than 4 miles from this location to the North. Although the very immediate vicinity has little to offer the surrounding areas are far more lively with various amenities. The hotel is just on the North side of the River Thames while nearby on the south side are the Millennium Dome (1.9 miles), Royal Observatory Greenwich (2.7 miles), National Maritime Museum (2.7 miles) and Cutty Sark ship (2.8 miles). The 60 acre Gallions Reach shopping park is just 1.3 miles away on the North East corner of the airport. The nearest crossing point on the Thames is the Woolwich Ferry, which is a free service for pedestrians and vehicles and runs from early morning till evening. The alternative is the Blackwall Tunnel which is open 24 hours.
Wireless Internet: 30 minutes internet access is complimentary (no charge), 24 hours is £3, 1 week is £12, 2 weeks is £20, 1 month is £35
Parking: available onsite (fee) (for use while resident only)
Bedroom Numbers: 5 floors
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4 out of 5 by 1700 past guests
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 470 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 1700 reviews)
More hotels from this chain
If your first option for an alternative is again the Travelodge chain take a look at these closest alternatives:
Travelodge Excel: is 0.3 miles (0.5 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 80% and rates start from about £45.
Travelodge Docklands: is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 80% and base rates begin at about £95.
Travelodge Stratford Hotel: 3.1 miles (5.0 km), rated at 80% and with rates from around £49.
Travelodge Aldgate East: 5.0 miles (8.0 km), rated at 60% and with rates from around £59.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 3 star hotels is 66%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole. Travelodge Hotels across the chain average 76% so this hotel is one of the better rated Travelodge hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 528th from 865 London hotels, 3rd of 43 Travelodge Hotels, and 142nd of 321 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar type of hotel (size, rating) nearby (0.4 miles, 0.7 km) would be the 3 star Connaught House Hotel ExCel,
with rates that start from about £188 and which has an 87% guest satisfaction rating. The Connaught House Hotel ExCel also offers: free WiFi.
We can also suggest a cheaper options nearby which would be the Holiday Inn Express Excel. 0.3 miles
from the Travelodge City Airport (0.5 km), has scored 83%
from former guests and has rates from around £62.
Local hotels analysed:
The closest fifty hotels around this area (1 Connaught Road, E16 2FA postcode) that are listed on this website cover a 3.4 miles (5.5 km) radius. The numbers for each star rating are 3 five star hotels (average rating 91%), 18 four star hotels (average rating 84%), 18 three star hotels (average rating 82%), 9 two star hotels (average rating 74%) and 2 one star hotels (average rating 69%). Top 3 star hotels are Premier Inn Docklands Excel, Premier Inn Stratford and Premier Inn Greenwich (all three rated 90%). The highest rating in the isa goes to Intercontinental London O2 Arena (5 star) at 92%.Base Rates: We look at what the average base rates are for the area and by star rating. These rates do not take account of offers and short term deals so are just a guide. If we look at the average for all hotels in the area (nearest 50) we get an average base rate of £77 per night. The lowest rates are at £34 at Ibis Hotel Barking (2 Star, 77%) and highest base rates of £204 at Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel (5 Star, 90%). Averages for each sector of star rating: Five Star average: £151, Four Star average: £91, Three Star average: £68, Two Star average: £52 and One Star average: £45.
Summary:
In terms of value for money for the local area we rank MOXY London Excel top.