Hotel in Detail:
The Holiday Inn is close to the Spectacular Queen Elizabeth II Bridge (some rooms have a a view of the bridge) over the River Thames and some of the bedrooms have views of the Bridge.Bedrooms are modern in design with amenities that include en-suite facilities, Individually Controlled Air Conditioning, tea & coffee making facilities, cable TV pay In-house movies, direct dial phone, Power Shower, double glazed windows that open, Iron / Ironing Board, Hairdryer and desk. High WiFI internet access is available in all bedrooms (charge).
There is a daily maid service. Two rooms have been adapted for accessibility but are subject to availability.
All rooms are non-smoking.
The hotel serves a range of light evening meals which is ordered from the bar and served in the lounge area. A breakfast bar is available each morning with a selection of items.
The Express Dartford features Meet Smart. This is a meetings service with easy planning, comfortable meeting space and a range of in-room facilities. The Hotel has 3 Meeting rooms on the ground floor with a capacity for up to 35 guests in theatre style. Meeting rooms feature natural daylight and are fully air-conditioned with independent temperature control and adjustable lighting.
Hotel services include late check-out, same day dry cleaning pickup and laundry. There is an area with vending machines and the hotels public areas enjoy the benefits of air-conditioning. Safety deposit box facilities are available from the reception which is staffed 24 hours. The public areas also have WIFI internet access and there's a computer and small business centre/area where you can browse the internet and check email. Copy and fax services also offered.
Smoking is not permitted in this hotel.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Railway Station: Dartford 1 miles (1.6 km), Tube Station: Elm Park 6.9 miles (11 km), Motorway: M25 Junction 1a 0.1 miles (0.2 km).The Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge has a good location just 300 yardss from the M25 at jucntion 1A. This is the orbital motorway ring road around London which Links up with the M1, M3, M11, M23 and M40 motorways which give access out to all parts of the UK mainland. Also less than 3 miles away are two of Europe's biggest shopping malls at Bluewater (1.9 miles)(10 minutes drive) and Lakeside Thurrock (2.5 miles). The hotel is on the border between London and Kent and is convent as a link between the capital city and the ferry ports at Folkestone and Dover. Other local attractions include Stone Lodge Farm Park (1 mile), Dartford Borough Museum (1.2 miles), Hall Place and Gardens (3.5 miles), Rainham Hall Georgian House (4.9 miles) and Eltham Place (8.2 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 126 / 4 Floors
Parking: 150 spaces onsite
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.15 out of 5 by 3066 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.2 out of 5 from 2305 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 3 of 7 for Hotels in Dartford and rated 4 out of 5 from 761 reviews)
Parking:
Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
If your only looking for the Holiday Inn Express chain take a look at your closest options:
Holiday Inn Express Excel: is 9.2 miles (14.9 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 83% and rates start from about £52.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 83% 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. Holiday Inn Express Hotels across the chain average 80% so this hotel is just above the average rating for Holiday Inn Express hotels.
A massive 17% above the average for 3 star hotels, 4% for Greater London and 3% above the average for the Holiday Inn Express chain makes this a top pick and highly recommended hotel.
Milesfaster ranking: 318th from 865 London hotels, 6th of 29 Holiday Inn Express Hotels, and 73rd of 321 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar type of hotel (size, rating) nearby (3.7 miles, 6.0 km) would be the 3 star Holiday Inn London Bexley,
with rates that start from about £70 and which has an 80% guest satisfaction rating. The Holiday Inn London Bexley also offers: a gym.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 nearest hotels around this area (University Way, DA1 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 11.9 miles (19.2 km) radius. The numbers by star rating are 2 five star hotels (average rating 91%), 16 four star hotels (average rating 83%), 22 three star hotels (average rating 81%), 9 two star hotels (average rating 73%) and 1 one star hotel (rated 58%). Top 3 star hotels are Premier Inn Docklands Excel and the Premier Inn Greenwich (both 90%). Coming out as the top rated hotels is Intercontinental London O2 Arena (5 star) at 92%.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 £70 per night. They range from a low of £34 at Ibis Hotel Barking (2 Star, 77%) up to £136 at Intercontinental London O2 Arena (5 Star, 92%). Rates break down to the following for each star rating: Five Star average: £125, Four Star average: £81, Three Star average: £65, Two Star average: £52 and One Star average: £40.
Summary:
Using our in-house algorithm we rank hotels based on guest ratings and weighted for related factors. We have a ranking for Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge 18th (joint) of 50 and 7th (joint) for the 22 three star hotels in the area. Our base rate rank for the hotel is 10th of 50 (4th (joint) of 22 three star hotels.). We use the base rate ranking and review ranking for the hotel to get an overall ranking of 2nd of 39 for sheer value for money (MOXY London Excel was top).
Renovated 2008.