Hotel in Detail:
The Ibis Docklands Excel is a modern built contemporary style budget hotel.Room facilities at the Ibis London Docklands ExCel Hotel include free wireless internet connection, climate control/air cooling, direct dial telephone, tea/coffee making facilities, radio Am/fm alarm clock, safety bar in shower, satellite TV and shower. Fifteen bedrooms are adapted for handicap accessibility. All bedrooms at the hotel are no-smoking. Rooms hav RJ 11 and RJ 45 telecommunications sockets.
The hotel has its own restaurant 'The Café and a full range of services available around the clock. Breakfast served from 4:00 am to 12:00 noon, Dinner served from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. There is also a fully licensed bar serving a range of drinks and and showing Sky Sports on its TV screen. Additionally there is a 24 hours welcome and snack area.
WiFi internet connection in the hotels public spaces and bedrooms and is free. Reception manned 24/7. Lift/elevator within the hotel and safety deposit box facilities at front desk. The Ibis hotel offers luggage storage services. Public areas are air-conditioned.
Directions: From the hotel, take A13 and then A117, follow the road signs to reach London City Airport. From central London (from Aldgate) : take A13 and follow the signs for London City Airport/Excel centre. From Tower Bridge take A1203 to 1261 (Aspen Way/Lower Le a Crossing) via Limehouse Tunnel and follow signs for Excel Centre. From London City Airport, take A112 west and then the A1020 "North Woolwich Road" and follow signs for Excel exhibition centre.
Parking: not onsite. Nearby car park (charge)
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: DLR Station: Custom House 0.2 miles (0.3 km), Tube Station: North Greenwich 1 miles (1.5 km), Railway Station: Charlton 1.5 miles (2.4 km), Motorway: M11 Junction 4 6.1 miles (9.8 km).Ibis London Docklands ExCel is a purpose built hotel that opened in 2004. Located alongside the Royal Victoria Dock 150 metres from the ExCel Centre (West entrance), close to London City Airport and shares the same building as the Novotel ExCel. Within a few minutes by road from Docklands/Canary Wharf this area gives access to east London as well as into the City of London itself via the dual carriageway that runs right through the Docklands towards Tower Bridge (Aspen Way, A1261). The DLR network that runs throughout the Docklands area gives access to the O2 Arena (Millennium Dome) within 2 stops.
Bedroom Numbers: 278
Check-in: 12.00 noon
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.15 out of 5 by 7738 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.2 out of 5 from 5240 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 539 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 2498 reviews)
Parking:
Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not possible) and costs £18 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.More hotels from this chain
You may be thinking your only preferred choice is still going to be the Ibis chain your closest choices would be:
Ibis Docklands Hotel: is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 80% and rates start from about £74.
Ibis Greenwich: is 2.4 miles (3.8 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 81% and base rates begin at about £61.
Ibis Hotel Stratford: 2.5 miles (4.0 km), rated at 81% and with rates from around £66.
Ibis Hotel Barking: 2.8 miles (4.5 km), rated at 77% and with rates from around £34.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 83% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 2 star hotels is 70%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole. Ibis Hotels across the chain average 79% so this hotel is one of the better rated Ibis hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 318th from 865 London hotels, 2nd of 16 Ibis Hotels, and 5th of 71 two star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar hotel nearby (2.5 miles, 4.0 km) would be the 2 star Ibis Hotel Stratford,
where rates start from £54 and which has an 81% guest satisfaction rating.
We can also point you towards a lower price option, the Newham Hotel. 2.7 miles
from the Ibis Docklands Excel (4.4 km), achieving a rating of 61%
by its past clients with base rates starting at about £40 (theres free WiFi too). Howabout an alternative hotel that has scores higher in guest reviews? Then the 3 Star Premier Inn Docklands Excel ticks many of the right boxes, it's only 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from here. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 90%.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty hotels that are closest to this location (9 Western Gateway, E16 postcode) which we list extend for a 2.9 miles (4.6 km) radius. Consisting of 3 five star hotels (average rating 91%), 17 four star hotels (average rating 84%), 18 three star hotels (average rating 82%), 9 two star hotels (average rating 74%) and 3 one star hotels (average rating 64%). Top 2 star hotel is Ibis Docklands Excel (this hotel) at 83%. Of the 50 local hotels top rated is Intercontinental London O2 Arena (5 star) at 92%.Base Rates: We show you the average starting rates (base rates) in the area and break it down by star rating. Trouble with this is that base rates do not include special offers and limited low rate deals. However they remain a useful guide to general rates. The average base rate when considering all hotels in the surrounding area is £77 per night. Starting from £34 at Ibis Hotel Barking (2 Star, 77%) with top rates of £204 at Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel (5 Star, 90%). Rate averages listed by star level: Five Star average: £151, Four Star average: £92, Three Star average: £71, Two Star average: £46 and One Star average: £41.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors. We have ranked Ibis Docklands Excel 21st (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 1st for the 9 two star hotels in the area. Our ranking for sheer lowest base rates is 14th of 50 (5th (joint) of 9 two star hotels.). We calculate an overall ranking combining the rates and rating scores. This hotel ranks 13th of 40 for pure value for money (MOXY London Excel was top).