Hotel in Detail:
This Travelodge was purpose built in 2011 and is a modern hotel occupying the first floor and up. The ground floor is occupied by retail units. The Travelodge Whetstone offers all the value of the largest budget chain in the UK. No frills but the basics are covered. Every bedroom comes with an en-suite bathroom, towels are supplied, there's a television with digital channels and a hospitality tray with tea and coffee facilities. The Travelodge's reception staff can assist with ironing facilities, hairdryer and extra sheets and towels if required.Don't forget that being a Travelodge means buying your own toiletries (except for soap) but there are dispensing machines that sell these. The Travelodge Whetstone hotel has wireless internet access but charges apply.
Onsite is a contemporary restaurant serving breakfast and dinner along with a bar selling a range of drinks. Breakfast is a buffet and there are vending machines for snacks any time of the day. There is also the option for a breakfast bag delivered to your door.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Totteridge & Whetstone 0.3 miles (0.5 km), Railway Station: Oakleigh Park 0.5 miles (0.8 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 2 3.4 miles (5.5 km).Although this is some 8 miles outside of central London you are still surrounded by excellent amenities covering everything form shops, bars, restaurants and supermarkets to leisure parks. The Travelodge London Whetstone is on the High Road that stretches from East Finchley to High Barnet, a distance of some 4 miles. In-between the stretches of retail shops are residential properties and this part of London (north London) is very much a well off residential area. The High Road is part of several major bus routes as well as being close to Totteridge and Whetstone tube station (10 minutes walk) on the northern line which will get you to central London with no changes of train needed. There's a large Marks and Spencer's supermarket right by the Travelodge. Just 2 miles down the High Road towards East Finchley is the Great Northern Leisure Complex with cinemas, bowling alley and restaurants. There's also a Tennis club close by. Also of note is Friary Park (1.2 miles), Barnet Museum (1.6 miles), Trent Park (2.2 miles) and Museum of Jewish Life (2.7 miles). The major event destination of Alexandra palace is 3.4 miles way. The RAF Museum with an excellent range of past war planes on exhibit is 3.7 miles way in Hendon. Road links are excellent with the North Circular A406 2 miles to the south and the M25 motorway 3.5 miles to the north. This is leafy London suburb with no less than 10 golf courses within 3 miles, the closet being South Herts Golf Course (0.4 miles) and North Middlesex Golf Course (0.6 miles).
Wireless Internet: 30 minutes internet access is complimentary (no charge), 24 hours is £3, 1 week is £12, 2 weeks is £20, 1 month is £35
Parking: Available onsite.
Bedroom Numbers: 96
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 3.9 out of 5 by 927 past guests
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 601 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 3.9 out of 5 from 927 reviews)
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 Borehamwood: is 3.7 miles (6.0 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 78% and rates start from about £33.
Travelodge London Central Kings Cross: is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 88% and base rates begin at about £80.
Travelodge Wembley High Road: 7.6 miles (12.2 km), rated at 82% and with rates from around £41.
Travelodge Euston: 7.6 miles (12.3 km), rated at 76% and with rates from around £82.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 78% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 3 star hotels is 72%. Therefore while the hotel is below the overall London average you should note that this hotel is above average for its sector (star rating) . Travelodge Hotels across the chain average 79% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Travelodge hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 470th from 853 London hotels, 24th of 39 Travelodge Hotels, and 123rd of 315 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A comparable type of hotel close by (3.7 miles, 6.0 km) would be the 3 star Travelodge Borehamwood,
with base rates beginning from £33 and which has an 80% guest satisfaction rating.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the Generator Hotel. 7.8 miles
away (12.6 km), has scored 69%
from former guests and whose lowest rates start at about £17 (theres free WiFi too). Fancy something highly rated by its guests? We think the 3 Star Glenlyn Hotel could be a good choice being 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from the Travelodge Whetstone . A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 89%.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 nearest hotels around this area (1446 High Road Whetstone, N20 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 7.4 miles (12.0 km) radius. The breakdown by star rating is 2 five star hotels (average rating 87%), 18 four star hotels (average rating 81%), 28 three star hotels (average rating 74%), 1 two star hotel (rated 77%) and 1 one star hotel (rated 92%). Of the 50 local hotels top rated are The Oaks Guest House (4 star) and also the Kandara Guest House (3 star) (both joint top with 100%).Base Rates: We use base rates as a guide to the hotels starting rates. They do not include special offers and deals though so are just a rough guide.
For the nearest 50 hotels in the area we have base rate data on 42 of them. Taking all the hotels in the area together the average starting rate is £95 per night. Rates range from £33 at Travelodge Borehamwood (3 Star, 80%) with top rates of £356 at Europa House Apartments (4 Star, 91%). Rates broken down by star rating: Five Star average: £251, Four Star average: £106, Three Star average: £51, Two Star average: £50 and One Star average: £76.
Summary:
We use a proprietary algorithm to rank hotels based on user reviews but adjusting for contributing factors. We rank Travelodge Whetstone 18th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 5th (joint) for the 28 three star hotels in the area. Our ranking for sheer lowest base rates is 3rd of 42 (3rd of 24 three star hotels.). To give an overall ranking compared to hotels nearby we combine the rating and base rate scores which gives this hotel a ranking of 3rd of 41 for sheer bang for buck (Travelodge Borehamwood was top).