Introduction: Whether for business or pleasure, being
close to London city airport and excellent local transportation links make the
Holiday Inn Express Stratford a good base. Just 0.4 miles from the
main Stratford shopping centre with its good selection of shops, amenities and
bus and train stations (less than ten minutes walk). The station provides links
to the O2 Arena, Excel Exhibition Centre and Canary Wharf in around 15 minutes.
Central London, The City & West End, are reached by either the Central and
Jubilee tube lines. For guests travelling from the M11, M2, M20, London City
Airport or A406, the hotel is situated north of the Dartford tunnel on the A11,
just off the A12 Bow interchange. This location is in East London, 3.5 miles
from the heart of the
City of
London, 2.5 miles from the centre of the
Docklands/Canary Wharf area and
2.5 miles from the
ExCel Exhibition
Centre. Nearby attractions include the Asian geared Queens market at Green
Street E13 (1.9 miles), Museum of the Docklands (2.1 miles),
Tower of London
(3.6 miles).
St
Katherine's Dock (3.6 miles),
Cutty Sark (3.7
miles) and the
Design Museum (3.7 miles).
Hotel
The Holiday Inn Express Stratford is a modern hotel with a simple style. Conveniently just 7
minutes from St Pancras/Kings Cross International Terminal from Stratford
International Terminal. Liverpool Street with services to Stansted Airport is
within 10 minutes by train.
Each bedroom is a standard double or twin. Inter-connecting rooms with sofa-beds
and cots are available.
Bedroom amenities TV with freeview digital channels, coffee & tea making
facilities, double glazed windows that open, power shower, direct-dial
telephone, hairdryer, comfort-cooling, iron and ironing board, desk and high
speed internet access.
Daily housekeeping.
The Great Room on the ground floor is the hotel restaurant. Here breakfast and
evening meals are served. Breakfast time options includes include Sausage or bacon, scrambled
egg, fruit juice, tea and coffee, toast, Danish pastries, croissants, cereals,
yoghurts and fruit segments. Evening meals options include burgers, pasta, pizza,
fish and chips and rib-eye steaks.
There is also a lounge bar that is open all day for hotel
guests only. The bar is fully licensed with a range of wines, beers, spirits and soft
drinks.
Additionally there is a Lounge with a large screen TV for guest to sit and relax
at any time.
The staff are happy to advise first time visitors to London of the best places
to eat and see. Public areas of the hotel are all air-conditioned for your
comfort. The front reception is staffed 24 hours a day and has safety deposit
box facilities for guest use. Photocopy, email and fax facilities are also
available.
For the business traveller the Express Stratford hotel has 5 meeting rooms, the
largest can that can accommodate up
to 80 guests theatre style. Supplied equipment includes Flip Chart and Markers,
Overhead Projector, VCR and Whiteboard. There is also a business area with PC
hire and services such as fax and copies.
Parking:
A few limited spaces are available onsite. (charges apply)
Room Numbers: 153 / 6 floors
Check-in:
14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
Comment: Do
not confuse this hotel with the 4 star
Holiday
Inn Stratford City which is part of the Westfield Stratford City
shopping mall.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel was built in 2002.
In preparation for the London 2012 Olympics, the hotel underwent an
extension of a further 39 bedrooms and 6 new meeting rooms in 2010.
