Hotel in Detail:
First opened October 2012. Guests who have stayed in a Travelodge before will know what to expect at the Travelodge London Clapham Junction as facilities and bedrooms are standardised across the chain.Your guest room will have a King size bed with duvet, flat screen television, tea and coffee facilities and wireless internet access. Each bedroom has an en–suite shower room with shampoo, soap and body wash. Hairdryers and irons available from reception. Cots can be requested.
Although the hotel has no dining or bar facilities there is a café serving breakfast adjacent to the Travelodge Clapham Junction hotel.
There is no onsite parking but you can park at a nearby (5 minutes) supermarkets car park (charges apply).
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Railway Station: Clapham Junction 211 yards (192 metres), Tube Station: Clapham South 1.2 miles (1.9 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 5.1 miles (8.2 km).The Travelodge London Clapham Junction is just 0.35 miles (0.6 km) from the huge Clapham Common. 220 acres in size the common includes three ponds, running track, skateboard park, bowling green and Victorian bandstand within its triangular borders. Also the same distance from Wandsworth Common which covers 170 acres and also features a large pond. This area is south of the River Thames and access to the central areas around the west end (3.5 miles, 5.6 km away) are via Battersea or Chelsea bridges (the closest bridges to the hotel). Clapham is a busy bustling area with a mix of residential properties, High Street shopping, bars, restaurants and fashionable clubs. Despite the hotels name the Travelodge actually resides within Battersea (as does Clapham Junction Station) which is adjacent to Clapham. The hotel itself is surrounded by shops and bars. The area is perhaps best known for the former Battersea Power Station landmark and as home to Battersea Dogs Home and New Covent Garden Market. Just 2 minutes from Clapham Junction station which is on the London Overground network and connects to Victoria station within 7 minutes. The Clapham Grand Nightclub is 264 yards (241 metres) from the Travelodge. Other places of note include Battersea Arts Centre 528 yards (482 metres) and Battersea Heliport 0.6 miles (1.0 km). Less than 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Stamford Bridge home to Chelsea football club.
Bedroom Numbers:
Check-in: 12.00 (noon)
Check-out: 15.00 (3 pm)
This hotel has averaged a score of 4 out of 5 by 1046 past guests
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 418 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 1046 reviews)
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% 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) . Travelodge Hotels across the chain average 79% so this hotel is just above the average rating for Travelodge hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 470th from 853 London hotels, 17th of 39 Travelodge Hotels, and 6th of 55 two star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (1.3 miles, 2.0 km) would be the 2 star Gateway Hotel,
whose lowest rates start at about £60 and which has an 84% guest satisfaction rating. The Gateway Hotel also offers: free WiFi.
Perhaps you would prefer a cheaper option? In that case one to look at is the easyHotel South Kensington. 2.3 miles
away (3.8 km), has scored 67%
from former guests where rates start from approximately £44. Can we suggest something with a higher guest score? We suggest the 3 Star Premier Inn Wandsworth seems like a possible option being 1.3 miles (2.0 km) from the Travelodge Clapham Junction. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 90%.
Local hotels analysed:
The 51 hotels nearest to this location (155 Falcon Road , SW11 postcode) that we list cover a 2.2 miles (3.5 km) radius. They include 13 five star hotels (average rating 85%), 19 four star hotels (average rating 83%), 14 three star hotels (average rating 78%) and 4 two star hotels (average rating 71%). Top 2 star hotel is Gateway Hotel at 84%. Of the local hotels the highest rated is Artist Residence London (4 star) at 98%.Base Rates: See a breakdown of the average starting (base) rates for the area. Base rates are a rough guide to starting rates as they do not include special offers and deals.
For the fifty local hotels we hold base rate data on 47 of them. The average starting rates for the surrounding area are around £151 per night. They range from a low of £40 at Travelodge Battersea (3 Star, 80%) to a high of £419 at The Apartments by The Sloane Club (5 Star, 91%). The breakdown by star rating shows the following averages: Five Star average: £236, Four Star average: £141, Three Star average: £77 and Two Star average: £67.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors and we rank Travelodge Clapham Junction 28th (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 2nd for the 4 two star hotels in the area. Compared to the nearest alternative hotels this hotel is 19th of 47 (3rd of 4 two star hotels.) for base rates. Balancing the hotels rates and user rating we rank the hotel 30th of 46 when judging the balance of price point to user rating (Premier Inn Wandsworth 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 Battersea: is 0.6 miles (0.9 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 82% and rates start from about £40.
Travelodge Fulham: is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 78% and base rates begin at about £98.
Travelodge London Central Waterloo: 3.6 miles (5.8 km), rated at 82% and with rates from around £108.
Travelodge Southwark Hotel: 3.9 miles (6.3 km), rated at 78% and with rates from around £172.