Hotel in Detail:
The hotel is next to the River Wandle and has several fast food restaurants in the immediate vicinity and a pub serving food within 5 minutes walk.If you've ever stayed in a Premier Inn previously then you'll more or less know what to expect as the facilities are pretty much standard across all their hotels.
Within the Premier Inn Wimbledon South is a contemporary styled restaurant and licensed bar (Bar Est). The restaurant serves evening meals which consists of a selection of traditional English and Continental dishes. Breakfast has two options, either the full selection with as much as you can eat for a fixed price or for slightly less a continental breakfast.
Rooms are en-suite with supplied shower gel. Bedrooms have free WiFi, satellite flat screen TV, coffee/tea tray, heating/air conditioning and desk.
Beds have a duvet. Hairdryers available.
Accessible bedrooms available.
Receptions remains open 24/7.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Colliers Wood 0.3 miles (0.5 km), Railway Station: Haydons Road 0.9 miles (1.4 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 6.7 miles (10.8 km).Located south of the River Thames close to Colliers Wood tube station. The train journey into central London takes around 30 minutes. Convenient for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships held at the all England Tennis club each June which is 2 miles north west of the hotel. Colliers Wood can lay claim to being home to one of the UK's ugliest buildings, known as the Colliers Wood Tower this large office block was named London's ugliest building in 2006. Its also home one of the largest supermarkets in Europe, the Sainsbury's Savacentre supermarket, located at 1 Merton high Street. Wimbledon is useful as a stop point between Gatwick Airport (about 40 minutes ) and central London and 2 motorways are within 10 miles, the M4 and the M25. The nearest airport is actually one of London's lesser known international airports, Biggin Hill, where aircraft are available for charter. Directly opposite the hotel is a retail park which includes a large supermarket, restaurants/coffee shop and large stores. Local places of interest include Merton Abbey Mills craft fair and market (0.1 miles), Wandle Heritage Centre Merton Heritage Centre telling the story of Merton (0.1 miles), Deen City Farm and Riding School (0.3 miles) and the London Sewing Machine Museum (1.8 miles). For local shopping take a trip to the Centre Court Shopping Mall on Queens Road 1 mile from the hotel where you will find 2 floors of shops and a 3rd floor for eating. Major attractions within reach include Kew Gardens (6.8 miles), Hampton Court (7.1 miles) and Chessington World of Adventures (7.3 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 132
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4 out of 5 by 1372 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.4 out of 5 from 36 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 410 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 1336 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not possible) and charges may be applicable.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
Assuming your only interested in the Premier Inn chain your choices nearby include:
Premier Inn Wandsworth: is 2.8 miles (4.6 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 90% and rates start from about £115.
Premier Inn Putney Bridge: is 4.0 miles (6.5 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 80% and base rates begin at about £76.
Premier Inn Kensington Earls Court: 5.5 miles (8.9 km), rated at 80% and with rates from around £150.
Premier Inn Kensington Olympia: 5.6 miles (9.0 km), rated at 80% and with rates from around £159.
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. Premier Inn Hotels across the chain average 85% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Premier Inn hotels.
Below average for a Premier Inn hotel but still a hotel to consider. The hotel remains better rated than most London hotels and additionally ranks above the average guest rating for 3 star hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 528th from 865 London hotels, 44th of 65 Premier Inn Hotels, and 142nd of 321 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar hotel nearby (0.2 miles, 0.4 km) would be the 3 star Holiday Inn Express Wimbledon-South,
where rates start from £85 and which has a 75% guest satisfaction rating.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the Ibis Styles London Croydon Hotel. 3.3 miles
away (5.4 km), has scored 71%
from former guests and whose lowest rates start at about £42 (theres free WiFi too). Would you prefer to go with something that has scored higher in guest satisfaction ratings? If that is what your after then the 2 Star Gateway Hotel seems like a possible option being 2.9 miles (4.6 km) from the Premier Inn Wimbledon South. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 87%.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 nearest hotels around this area (27 Chapter Way, SW19 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 5.4 miles (8.7 km) radius. The numbers by star rating are 3 five star hotels (average rating 83%), 13 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 27 three star hotels (average rating 77%) and 7 two star hotels (average rating 75%). Coming out as the top rated hotels is The Alma Hotel (3 star) at 91%.Base Rates: We compare area starting room rates by using base rates. Bear in mind we use the published base rates which do not reflect short term offers and deals. They do however give a decent relative comparison. Looking at all hotels in the area the average base rate is £85 per night. They range from a low of £32 at Travelodge Croydon Central Hotel (3 Star, 80%) up to £235 at Blakes Hotel (5 Star, 81%). Rates break down to the following for each star rating: Five Star average: £186, Four Star average: £117, Three Star average: £65 and Two Star average: £57.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors. We rank Premier Inn Wimbledon South 22nd (joint) of 50 and 10th (joint) for the 27 three star hotels in the area. For lowest base rates in the area this hotel ranks 30th of 50 (20th of 27 three star hotels.). Our ranking for this hotel based on both its rates and its user rating is 11th of 36 for pure value for money (Jurys Inn Croydon was top).
Comment: Hotel was newly opened in 2005.