Hotel in Detail:
Newly opened as a purpose built hotel in November 2013. The Premier Inn London Bank (Tower) is another addition to Premier inn presence within the City of London. They are all popular hotels and offer value for money accommodation against backdrop of far more expensive options within this area. Facilities and guest rooms are pretty much standardised across the entire chain. Onsite you will find Thyme restaurant where both traditional and contemporary dishes are freshly prepared daily. The restaurant serves drinks (from its bar), snacks, full meals and breakfast (full English or Continental options). Guests also have vending machines for 24 hour snack choices.Bedrooms are all en–suite (bath or shower) and have air–conditioning. Amenities include tea/coffee making facilities, desk, ironing facilities, heating, hairdryer and wall mounted flat screen television. Rooms are larger than average for London. Family rooms that are suitable for 2 adults and 2 children are available.
The hotel is air–conditioned, has accessible bedrooms, a lift serving each floor. Front desk is open 24 hours. Luggage storage available. Hotel is fully non–smoking.
Wireless internet for free thoughout.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Monument 228 yards (208 metres), Railway Station: London Fenchurch Street 0.3 miles (0.5 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 0.4 miles (0.7 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 7.6 miles (12.2 km). There are 3 mainline railway stations and 6 tube stops within half a mile (0.8 km).The Premier Inn London Bank (Tower) sits on the south side of the City of London. Don't mistake the City of London as being the same as London itself, they are not. Confusingly the City of London (also referred to as the Square Mile) is to the east of central London and is the main business district. The tourist heart of London centres around Piccadilly Circus and is some 2 miles to the east. Easily reachable though since you are close to bus routes and tube stops. However if its not amazing nightlife and high end shopping you are after then there are plenty of places of interest close to the hotel. The monument which is a Roman Doric column in remembrance of the great fire of London in 1666 is on your doorstep or 150 yards away to be precise. Then you have the Royal Armouries and fusiliers Museum (0.2 miles) and Royal Exchange Shopping centre (0.3 miles). In terms of major tourist attractions you have the amazing surviving medieval castle of the Tower of London only a third of a mile from the Premier inn, the London Dungeon (0.3 miles) which is on the south side of the River Thames, HMS Belfast a similar distance away and also on the south side of the river and St Pauls Cathedral 0.7 miles to the east (15 minutes walk). The Barbican arts complex is within 1 mile. The hotel also benefits from having shops, restaurants and bars in the immediate vicinity and Monument tube station is only 2 minutes walk away (connects to District and Circle lines, Northern line, Waterloo and City line, Central line, Docklands Light Railway), Tower Gateway on the DLR line is 10 minutes walk. Your only 200 yards from The River Thames which is a real working river with a river bus service and dedicated walking areas along its banks. Tower Pier is the nearest river bus stop and is 5 minutes walk from the Premier Inn. All in all perfectly places for guests needing to be within walking distance of the City of London itself while having the options of other close by amenities.
Bedroom Numbers: 184
Check-in: 14.00 ( 2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.5 out of 5 by 2885 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.3 out of 5 from 145 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 204 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4.5 out of 5 from 2740 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
If your first option for an alternative is again the Premier Inn chain take a look at these closest alternatives:
Premier Inn Southwark Borough Market: is 0.5 miles (0.7 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 90% and rates start from about £100.
Premier Inn London City Tower Hill: is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 90% and base rates begin at about £109.
Premier Inn London City (Aldgate): 0.6 miles (1.0 km), rated at 90% and with rates from around £65.
Premier Inn Tower Bridge: 0.7 miles (1.1 km), rated at 90% and with rates from around £187.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 90% 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. Premier Inn Hotels across the chain average 85% so this hotel is one of the better rated Premier Inn hotels.
A massive 24% above the average for 3 star hotels, 11% for Greater London and 5% above the average for the Premier Inn chain makes this a top pick and highly recommended hotel.
Milesfaster ranking: 120th from 865 London hotels, 2nd of 65 Premier Inn Hotels, and 19th of 321 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar hotel nearby (0.6 miles, 0.9 km) would be the 3 star Ibis Styles Southwark Borough Market,
where rates start from £106 and which has an 84% guest satisfaction rating. The Ibis Styles Southwark Borough Market also offers: free WiFi.
For somewhere with lower starting rates try the Qbic Hotel London City. 0.8 miles
away (1.3 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 88%
from its past guests and the hotels starting rates begin at about £61. Howabout selecting an alternative hotel by its higher guest rating? In that case the 4 Star Amba Charing Cross may be one too look at being 1.8 miles (2.9 km) from the Premier Inn London Bank (Tower) . The Amba Charing Cross has an extremely high guest rating of 97%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty closest hotels from here (20 St Mary At Hill, EC3 postcode) that we have data for cover a 0.9 miles (1.4 km) radius. The 50 consist of 13 five star hotels (average rating 91%), 21 four star hotels (average rating 86%), 15 three star hotels (average rating 84%) and 1 two star hotel (rated 70%). Of these hotels the highest rated is Cheval Three Quays Tower of London (5 star) at 99%.Base Rates: See how the area stacks up for low rates using base rates. We use published base rates but note these do not reflect special offers or short term discounts so remain a rough guide. We have calculated the average base rate for all the 50 nearby hotels at £132 per night. The low end of the scale shows rates from £49 at Travelodge Central Bank (2 Star, 70%) to a high of £450 at Four Seasons Hotel Trinity Square (5 Star, 98%). Rate averages for each star rating: Five Star average: £209, Four Star average: £121, Three Star average: £85 and Two Star average: £49.
Summary:
In terms of value for money for the local area we rank Qbic Hotel London City top.