Introduction: The Holiday Inn Express Southwark is
well located being minutes from both
Waterloo mainline train
station and the City of London. Located just on the South side of the River
Thames with Blackfriars Bridge being the nearest crossing point to the North.
The immediate area is relatively quiet on weekends in keeping with the general
nature of the City of London. However the nearby Borough High Street is a busy
shopping area with a good selection of shops and bars. Also just over half a
mile away is the beginning of the Strand accessed via Waterloo bridge, this is
the start of the heart of tourist London, with the likes of
Covent Garden slightly
over 1 mile from the hotel. Its also just half a mile to the South Bank centre
and its facilities which includes the Royal festival Hall. Nearby attractions
include the
Tate
Modern (0.1 miles),
Millennium
Bridge (0.2 miles),
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (0.3 miles),
Bramah
tea and coffee museum (0.4 miles),
Southwark
Cathedral (0.5 miles),
St Paul's
Cathedral (0.5 miles) and the
London Eye
(Millennium Wheel) (0.7 miles).
Hotel:
The Holiday Inn Express Southwark hotel is ideal for families
visiting friends
or relatives or simply for a relaxing weekend treat.
Bedrooms are contemporary in style and amenities feature en-suite facilities
with power shower, satellite flat screen TV and pay movies, coffee and tea
maker, individually controlled air-conditioning, iron and ironing board,
electronic room key, double glazed windows that open, hanging closet, desk with
lamp, electronic message display and bill viewing, modem connection and WIFI
internet connection. (charge).
The maids clean the rooms on a daily basis. Six rooms have additional amenities
for improved accessibility. These extra facilities are space on both sides of
the bed, Low-level desk unit, rails in the bathroom for bath and toilet,
vibrating pillow deaf alert system available for the hard of hearing and
Emergency alert system. Configuration options include singles, doubles, twins.
All rooms are non-smoking.
The 'Great Room' is located on the ground floor and is where a morning breakfast
buffet is served each day. Choose from fruit juice, cereals, yoghurts, freshly
baked rolls, croissants, hot chocolate and unlimited amounts of tea and coffee.
There is also a fully licensed bar with a lounge area where you can relax with a
drink or just watching the large screen TV for an evening's entertainment. You
can also enjoy a snack from a vending machine in this area.
If you prefer you may o0rder a takeaway from a local restaurant which can be
eaten either in the Great Room or in your bedroom.
Services on offer include same day dry cleaning and laundry (weekdays), currency
exchange and safety deposit box facilities from the reception. The public areas
of the hotel have a WIFI connection (charge) and are fully air-conditioned. The
reception is open 24 hours.
The Holiday Inn Express Southwark hotel caters for most business needs, with two air conditioned meeting rooms
for 2 to 30 delegates and a fully equipped business centre featuring a computer,
fax, courier, printer and email Internet facilities. The meeting rooms
facilities include Flip Chart and Markers, LCD Projector, Overhead Projector,
VCR and Whiteboard.
Parking: available onsite, underground (charge)
Room Numbers: 88 / 7 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
