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 4 out of 5 by 566 past guests
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 466 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 566 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 80% and rates start from about £34.
Travelodge Kings Cross: is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 70% and base rates begin at about £59.
Travelodge Wembley High Road: 7.6 miles (12.2 km), rated at 80% and with rates from around £33.
Travelodge Euston: 7.6 miles (12.3 km), rated at 80% and with rates from around £71.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% 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. Travelodge Hotels across the chain average 76% so this hotel is one of the better rated Travelodge hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 581st from 865 London hotels, 3rd of 43 Travelodge Hotels, and 179th of 321 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A comparable type of hotel close by (2.0 miles, 3.2 km) would be the 3 star OYO London Finchley,
with base rates beginning from £69 and which has a 70% guest satisfaction rating. The OYO London Finchley also offers: free WiFi.
For somewhere with lower starting rates try the Ramada London South Mimms. 4.1 miles
from here (6.6 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 74%
from its past guests and the hotels starting rates begin at about £33 (theres free WiFi too). Fancy something highly rated by its guests? We think the 3 Star Heatherbank Guest House 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 (11.9 km) radius. The breakdown by star rating is 20 four star hotels (average rating 83%), 26 three star hotels (average rating 79%), 3 two star hotels (average rating 66%) and 1 one star hotel (rated 90%). Of the 50 local hotels top rated is Kandara Guest House (3 star) at 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. Taking all the hotels in the area together the average starting rate is £84 per night. Rates range from £34 at Travelodge Borehamwood (3 Star, 80%) and the Ibis Elstree Borehamwood (3 Star, 81%) with top rates of £259 at Sanctum Serviced Apartments - Kilburn (4 Star, 89%). Rates broken down by star rating: Four Star average: £109, Three Star average: £67, Two Star average: £51 and One Star average: £118.
Summary:
In terms of value for money for the local area we rank Ibis Elstree Borehamwood top.