Hotel in Detail:
This is a modern purpose hotel that first opened in February 2008.The bedrooms each have a bathroom along with climate control, internet connection, desk space and satellite television. Rooms are contemporary in style.
6 rooms are adapted for accessibility.
Onsite is a cafe and hotel bar. The cafe opens in the evening making available a good selection of food (pasta, tapas, grilled meats, pizza and more) and drinks. The bar is open all day. Breakfast is served 04.00 till noon and snacks are available throughout the day.
The main reception desk is staffed at all times. day and night.
The Ibis Borehamwood has free WiFi high speed internet access.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Railway Station: Elstree & Borehamwood 0.8 miles (1.3 km), Tube Station: High Barnet 3.1 miles (5 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 4 2.3 miles (3.7 km).The Ibis Elstree Borehamwood is within the residential town of Borehamwood. Although mainly residential its also home to a number of retail parks and headquarters for large corporations. Canon have their offices and service centre just over 2 miles way in Centennial Park while the Millennium Studios are 0.3 miles way along Elstree Way. The area is also home to the BBC studios where the popular long running series of East Enders is filmed on Clarendon Road just under half a mile way. The towns High Street is centred along Shenley Road which is the extension of Elstree Way. Lots of shops and restaurants and with a large supermarket, Tesco, at its East end and just 400 yards from the hotel. Borehamwood Shopping Park is 0.7 miles way on Theobald Street at the end of the High Road (Shenley Road). Its open 7 days a week and has a host of major stores. This part of north London is rich in gold courses with no less than 10 courses within 3.5 miles, the nearest being Arkley Golf Course (1.1 miles). Nearest places of interest include the 65 acres of Aldenham Coutry Park (2.1 miles), Barnet Museum (2.8 miles), De Havilland Aircraft Museum (3.7 miles), Potters Bar Museum (4 miles) and the RAF Museum (4.4 miles). The hotel is served by good road links with the A1 dual carriageway giving links into central London and M25 motorway giving links out to all London airports.
Bedroom Numbers: 122 / 6 floors
Check-in: 12.00 noon
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.05 out of 5 by 3646 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.1 out of 5 from 2356 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 4 of 6 for Hotels in Borehamwood and rated 4 out of 5 from 1290 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and costs £1 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.More hotels from this chain
If your first option for an alternative is again the Ibis chain take a look at these closest alternatives:
Ibis Wembley: is 7.3 miles (11.7 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 76% and rates start from about £54.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 81% 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. Ibis Hotels across the chain average 79% so this hotel is just above the average rating for Ibis hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 396th from 865 London hotels, 5th of 16 Ibis Hotels, and 104th of 321 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar hotel nearby (2.1 miles, 3.4 km) would be the 3 star Ramada London North,
where rates start from £33 and which has a 77% guest satisfaction rating. The Ramada London North also offers: free WiFi.
Howabout an alternative hotel that has scores higher in guest reviews? Then the 1 Star Apple House Guesthouse Wembley ticks many of the right boxes, and some 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from this hotel. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 90%.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty closest hotels from here (Elstree Way, WD6 postcode) that we have data for cover a 9.1 miles (14.6 km) radius. The 50 consist of 17 four star hotels (average rating 82%), 30 three star hotels (average rating 79%), 2 two star hotels (average rating 66%) and 1 one star hotel (rated 90%). Top 3 star hotels are Premier Inn Hendon (The Hyde) and the Premier Inn Greenford (both 90%). Of these hotels the highest rated is Bay Tree House B&B (4 star) at 99%.Base Rates: See how the area stacks up for low rates using base rates. We use published base rates but note these do not reflect special offers or short term discounts so remain a rough guide. We have calculated the average base rate for all the 50 nearby hotels at £72 per night. The low end of the scale shows rates from £33 at Travelodge Wembley High Road (3 Star, 80%) to a high of £161 at Marriott London Regents Park Hotel (4 Star, 84%). Rate averages for each star rating: Four Star average: £87, Three Star average: £64, Two Star average: £56 and One Star average: £118.
Summary:
Our in-house ranking based on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors ranks Ibis Elstree Borehamwood 20th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 10th (joint) for the 30 three star hotels in the area. For base rates the hotel ranks 2nd of 50 (2nd (joint) of 30 three star hotels.). Taking into consideration both rates and guest ratings we rank this hotel 1st of 36 of the local hotels in terms of value for money.