Hotel in Detail:
Travelodges offer standardised facilities across its entire portfolio of budget hotels. In general the hotels offer a standard of accommodation that you would expect from something between a 2 star and a 3 star hotel. The newer builds will offer a better environment. The Travelodge London Excel was first opened in August 2013. Facilities you will find include free onsite parking, a bar cafe and WiFi (charges apply, see below).Bedrooms come with a King–size Travelodge Dreamer Bed (by Sleepeezee) with duvet, a shower, LCD TV, tea/coffee facilities, WiFi and toiletries (Hand, hair and body wash). Hairdryer and iron can be requested via reception. Please note the hotel does not have air conditioning but does have a fan.
Bar Cafe:
This is a fully licensed bar that also serves food.
Dinner is served between 17.00 and 22.00. Breakfast served 06.00 till 10.00 (07.00 till 11.00 weekends).
Breakfast is a set price and you can then eat as much as you like. Breakfast options include cooked items, prime back bacon, pork sausages, scrambled eggs, hash browns, vegetarian sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes and baked beans, fruit salad, Yeo Valley organic yoghurts and all butter croissants. You also benefit from unlimited coffee, tea, fruit and herbal infusion teas and chilled fruit juice.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: DLR Station: Royal Albert 0.2 miles (0.3 km), Railway Station: Woolwich Dockyard 1.3 miles (2.1 km), Tube Station: North Greenwich 1.8 miles (2.8 km), Motorway: M11 Junction 4 6 miles (9.7 km).Just 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the ExCel Exhibition centre ( 15 minutes walk to east side entrance) is the Travelodge London Excel. This part of East London has been part of a major renovation of the whole wider area including Stratford and the areas around the Olympic Village (from 2012) and is now an upmarket alternative to central areas. This part of east London sits alongside the Royal Albert and King George V docks. East London is served by its own local airport called London City Airport which is 0.4 miles (0.6 km) from the hotel. Its close proximity to Royal Albert DLR station (1 minute walk) means transport links are great. You can switch from the local DLR system to the Lo0ndon wide tube system by changing at Canning Town or Bank for central London. It takes about 20 minutes to travel into central London. Within 2 miles (3.2 km) is the Docklands/Canary Wharf district. There are places to eat close to the hotel. Walking towards ExCel will find a wider range of facilities and amenities. Just over the other side of the River Thames is the O2 arena (1.8 miles, 2.9 km). Stratford International Station and the Eurostar service is 3 miles (4.8 km) away. Nearest places of interest include: London Regatta Centre 0.06 miles (0.1 km), Thames Barrier Visitors Centre 0.9 miles (1.4 km), Thames Cable Car to south side 1.1 miles (1.8 km), The Crystal 1.1 miles (1.8 km), East Ham Nature Reserve 1.2 miles (1.9 km) (3.2 km) and Gallions Reach Shopping Centre 1.3 miles (2.1 km) (4.8 km).
Bedroom Numbers: n/a
Check-in: 12.00 (noon)
Check-out: 15.00 (3 pm)
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.1 out of 5 by 3084 past guests
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 220 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.1 out of 5 from 3084 reviews)
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 82% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 2 star hotels is 65%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole. Travelodge Hotels across the chain average 79% so this hotel is just above the average rating for Travelodge hotels.
A massive 17% above the average for 2 star hotels, 2% for Greater London and 3% above the average for the Travelodge chain makes this a top pick and highly recommended hotel.
Milesfaster ranking: 437th from 853 London hotels, 8th of 39 Travelodge Hotels, and 5th of 55 two star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 3 star Fox Connaught London ExCel,
whose lowest rates start at about £98 and which has a 71% guest satisfaction rating. The Fox Connaught London ExCel also offers: free WiFi.
If you are looking for something a bit cheaper then take a look at the Forest Gate Hotel. 3.1 miles
away (5.1 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 44%
from its past guests with base rates starting at about £42. Would you prefer to go with something that has scored higher in guest satisfaction ratings? If that is what your after then the 3 Star Premier Inn Docklands Excel seems like a possible option. The Premier Inn Docklands Excel is only 0.2 miles (0.3 km) away. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 90%.
Local hotels analysed:
The closest fifty hotels around this area (1016 Dockside Road , E16 postcode) that are listed on this website cover a 3.6 miles (5.8 km) radius. The numbers for each star rating are 3 five star hotels (average rating 87%), 17 four star hotels (average rating 81%), 21 three star hotels (average rating 79%), 7 two star hotels (average rating 58%) and 2 one star hotels (average rating 62%). Top 2 star hotel is Travelodge Excel (this hotel) at 80%. The highest rating in the area goes to Premier Inn Docklands Excel (3 star) and also the Premier Inn Greenwich (3 star) (both joint top with 90%).Base Rates: We look at what the average base rates are for the area and by star rating. These rates do not take account of offers and short term deals so are just a guide.
Of the nearest fifty hotels we have base rates for 46 of them. If we look at the average for all hotels in the area (nearest 50) we get an average base rate of £87 per night. The lowest rates are at £40 at Travelodge Stratford Hotel (3 Star, 80%) and highest base rates of £291 at Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel (5 Star, 87%). Averages for each sector of star rating: Five Star average: £199, Four Star average: £100, Three Star average: £66, Two Star average: £28 and One Star average: £52.
Summary:
Using our in-house algorithm we rank hotels based on guest ratings and weighted for related factors we rank Travelodge Excel 18th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 1st for the 7 two star hotels in the area. The hotel is 3rd of 46 (2nd of 5 two star hotels.) for lowest standard rates locally. Looking at the hotels rates plus its user rating we rank it 9th of 46 for sheer bang for buck (Cart And Horses Hotel Stratford was top).
More hotels from this chain
You may be thinking your only preferred choice is still going to be the Travelodge chain your closest choices would be:
Travelodge City Airport: is 0.3 miles (0.5 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 82% and rates start from about £53.
Travelodge London Docklands Central: is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 82% and base rates begin at about £49.
Travelodge Stratford Hotel: 2.8 miles (4.5 km), rated at 80% and with rates from around £40.
Travelodge Aldgate East: 4.8 miles (7.8 km), rated at 56% and with rates from around £48.