Hotel in Detail:
The hotel is conveniently within a few minutes of 2 major stations, Moorgate (Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith and City) and Bank (Central, Northern, Circle and District). The Apex London Wall Hotel was newly opened in November 2009 having previously been used as offices, the conversion cost some £35 million pounds. 1/3rd of a mile from Liverpool Street Station which runs the Stansted Express train service to Stansted Airport.The hotel decor uses natural stone and marble throughout giving a relaxed feel with a contemporary art deco style.
The bedrooms are in four configurations which cover City, Superior, Deluxe and Junior Suites.
Bedrooms all have air-conditioning, cable television, phone, fridge, CD/DVD player, 42" flat screen TV, surround sound system, complimentary wireless internet access, coffee/tea making facilities, ironing and ironing board, safe and alarm clock. Guests are supplied with a free newspaper.
City rooms are more spacious, have a King size bed and guests are supplied with a bathrobe.
Superior rooms are as the City room but with a touch more luxury. They come with a sofa, desk, king-size bed, bathrobes and slippers and upgraded toiletries.
Junior Suites have a separate living area, partitioned off from the bedroom, and the extras found in superior rooms.
Room service 24 hours.
Onsite lounge bar and restaurant offers bright and airy surroundings featuring floor to ceiling windows.
'Off The Wall' is the hotels Lounge Bar and fine dining Restaurant where Al Fresco dining is an option. Features floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing natural light to pour in. These windows open fully, making the restaurant ideal for outdoor dining. Serves a contemporary European menu using locally sourced ingredients. The menu takes various dietary requirements into consideration so that you'll always find an option to suit you.
The bar serves light snacks along with the range of drinks.
The reception is available to guests 24/7. There is also a dedicated concierge desk.
The hotels gymnasium has the latest high tech equipment including cardio and resistance machines and TV screens. Open 7 days a week.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Moorgate 264 yards (241 metres), Railway Station: London Liverpool Street 0.3 miles (0.5 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 0.7 miles (1.2 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 7.2 miles (11.6 km). Within a half mile circle of the hotel (0.8 km) are no less than 3 mainline (overground) and 7 tube (underground) stations.The Apex London Wall is located just off of that famous road in the heart of the City of London. This is the main financial and business district and often referred to as the square mile in reference to its approximate size. If your looking to stay in this area then no doubt its for the convenience of being within walking distance of the 0offcies of some of the worlds best companies and banks. The area has plenty of restaurants and bars but is much quieter on weekends as most people move out of this area on non-working days. The main tourist areas are some 2 miles to the west around Piccadilly Circus and the West End W1. The hotel is on Copthall Avenue and this is a small and winding side turning. Even though its a small turning there are still some restaurants/coffee bars on the street. The road called London wall is actually partly the remains of the wall built by the Romans for defensive reasons and remained intact for over 1000 years. Its also home to one of the worlds largest urban history museums, The Museum of London , at number 150. The City of London is home to some famous markets including of the UK's oldest, Petticoat Lane Market, with a good selection of stools geared to the fashion and garment market. Smithfield Meat Market is just off Charterhouse Street.
Local places of interest include the Bank of England Museum (0.1 miles) (Bartholomew Lane), Bank of England (0.1 miles) (Threadneedle Street), Royal Exchange Shopping centre (0.2 miles) (between Threadneedle Street and Cornhill), Broadgate Arena Theatre (0.2 miles) (12 Exchange Square), Barbican Arts Centre (0.3 miles) and Monument (0.4 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 89 / 9 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.55 out of 5 by 3606 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.6 out of 5 from 1088 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 68 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4.5 out of 5 from 2518 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
Maybe your first and only choice is the Apex chain your next best options are:
Apex City Of London Hotel: is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 90% and rates start from about £125.
Apex Temple Court: is 0.9 miles (1.5 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 91% and base rates begin at about £169.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 91% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 4 star hotels is 80%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole.
Apex Hotels have an average guest rating of 90%. The Apex London Wall Hotel with its rating of 91% is therefore not just well above average for this chain but is our highest rated Apex hotel.
Milesfaster ranking: 47th from 865 London hotels, 1st of 3 Apex Hotels, and 14th of 333 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Another hotel that is much like the Apex London Wall Hotel and not too far
(0.3 miles, 0.4 km) would be the 4 star Club Quarters Gracechurch,
where prices begin from around £118 and which has an 82% guest satisfaction rating. The Club Quarters Gracechurch also offers: free WiFi.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the Citadines Barbican Apartments. 0.6 miles
away (0.9 km), has scored 88%
from former guests and whose lowest rates start at about £139 (theres free WiFi too). Howabout an alternative hotel that has scores higher in guest reviews? Then the 5 Star Batty Langley's ticks many of the right boxes. The Batty Langley's is only 0.5 miles (0.9 km) away. The Batty Langley's has an extremely high guest rating of 96%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The closest fifty hotels around this area (7 - 9 Copthall Avenue, EC2 postcode) that are listed on this website cover a 0.8 miles (1.3 km) radius. The star rating breakdown shows 13 five star hotels (average rating 90%), 22 four star hotels (average rating 87%), 14 three star hotels (average rating 85%) and 1 two star hotel (rated 70%). Top 4 star hotels are Apex London Wall Hotel (this hotel), citizenM Tower of London and The Rookery (all three rated 91%). Top rated of the local hotels is the Cheval Three Quays Tower of London (5 star) at 99%.Base Rates: Here we breakdown the starting rates (base rates) by overall average and by star rating. However base rates do not take account of special offers and one off deals so are just a guide. Looking at all the base rates of the 50 local hotels the average rate is £126 per night. Rates range from £49 at Travelodge Central Bank (2 Star, 70%) and the highest rates top out at £450 at Four Seasons Hotel Trinity Square (5 Star, 98%). The following are the rate averages per star level: Five Star average: £186, Four Star average: £117, Three Star average: £90 and Two Star average: £49.
Summary:
Our in-house ranking based on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors ranks Apex London Wall Hotel 5th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 1st (joint) for the 22 four star hotels in the area. 34th of 50 (16th of 22 four star hotels.) for base rates ranking. Scoring the hotels rates and review score together we rank the hotel 17th of 36 when judging value for money (Z Hotel Shoreditch was top).