Hotel in Detail:
The Alma Hotel is based around its origins as a traditional London pub now with the addition of 23 guests rooms on the upper floor. A boutique hotel where the bedrooms have a classic style and definitely an alternative to the clone chain hotels now dominating much of London. The bedrooms were actually designed by hotel designers RDD and they have been furnished with bespoke furniture, designer wallpaper, flat screen televisions and textured fabrics. The bathroom is supplied with luxury toiletries and fluffy bathrobes and, in some of the rooms, a standalone bath. Wireless internet is provided free of charge. Beds are covered with Egyptian sheets. Room service is offered. Access to rooms is with a keycard. There is hotel controlled air–conditioning in each room. Note however that this will not work with the windows open.Help is on hand 24 hours from the hotels concierge and 24 hour reception.
Located at the rear of the pub itself is the hotel's restaurant and is separate to the bar. Serving
seasonal classic pub and modern gastropub dishes using local produce where possible and furnished with antique furniture. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Serves a Sunday roast. You can also eat in the bar itself.
Hotel offers a laundry service, fax and photocopy, trouser press and luggage storage. Safety deposit boxes are available.
There is an environmentally friendly policy and the hotel roof has four large solar panels generating power for the hotel.
It is not possible to smoke in any area of the hotel.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Railway Station: Wandsworth Town 88 yards (80 metres), Tube Station: East Putney 1 miles (1.6 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 4.4 miles (7.1 km).Just 200 yards from Wandsworth Bridge makes The Alma Hotel a decent option for a budget hotel with good links to central London. The hotel is just on the southern side of the River Thames which cuts London in half, creating the north south divide. The main tourist areas are on the northern half but The Alma is only a mile and half from central areas such as the upmarket district of Kensington and Chelsea and the famous Kings Road. The hotel is brilliantly placed for the rail network (as opposed to the tube network) as it sits directly opposite Wandsworth Road Station which is part of the London Overground system. This will allow you to connect to the tube system via Clapham North Station to the south or West Brompton Station to the north. Alternatively you could walk the 1 mile to East Putney tube station or take a taxi which would be just a 5 minute ride. The hotel also benefits from being at the end of a road that has a range of small shops including bars, restaurants and supermarkets. Well placed for Battersea heliport which is just 3/4 of a mile behind York Road. Nearest attractions include Fulham Palace (1.5 miles), Carlyles House (1.7 miles) and Earls Court Exhibition centre (2 miles). Wimbledon Tennis Championships are held just over 2 miles to the south. There is a health club and gym close by.
Bedroom Numbers: 23
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.5 out of 5 by 1146 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.4 out of 5 from 642 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 4 of 213 for small hotels in London and rated 4.6 out of 5 from 504 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 90% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 3 star hotels is 73%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole.
Milesfaster ranking: 172nd from 854 London hotels, and 37th of 315 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Another hotel that is much like the The Alma Hotel and not too far
(0.5 miles, 0.8 km) would be the 3 star Travelodge Battersea,
where prices begin from around £40 and which has an 82% guest satisfaction rating.
If you are looking for something a bit cheaper then take a look at the Smart Hyde Park View Hostel. 3.5 miles
away (5.7 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 75%
from its past guests with base rates starting at about £13 (theres free WiFi too). Fancy something highly rated by its guests? We think the 4 Star Artist Residence London could be a good choice being 2.8 miles (4.5 km) from the The Alma Hotel. The Artist Residence London has an extremely high guest rating of 95%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 nearest hotels around this area (499 Old York Road, SW18 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 2.3 miles (3.7 km) radius. The numbers by star rating are 7 five star hotels (average rating 83%), 16 four star hotels (average rating 82%), 20 three star hotels (average rating 75%) and 7 two star hotels (average rating 67%). Top 3 star hotel is The Alma Hotel (this hotel) at 90%. Coming out as the top rated hotels is The Kensington London (5 star) at 93%.Base Rates: We compare area starting room rates by using base rates. Bear in mind we use the published base rates which do not reflect short term offers and deals. They do however give a decent relative comparison.
Of the nearest fifty hotels we have base rates for 46 of them. Looking at all hotels in the area the average base rate is £145 per night. They range from a low of £40 at Travelodge Battersea (3 Star, 82%) up to £935 at The Edwin Hotel (3 Star, 60%). Rates break down to the following for each star rating: Five Star average: £187, Four Star average: £147, Three Star average: £121 and Two Star average: £82.
Summary:
Using our in-house algorithm we rank hotels based on guest ratings and weighted for related factors we rank The Alma Hotel 4th (joint) of 50 area hotels and 1st for the 20 three star hotels in the area. We rank the hotel 25th of 46 (14th of 18 three star hotels.) for base rates. We rank this hotel based on rates and also review scores to place it 12th of 46 of all the closest hotels in terms of value for money (Gateway Hotel was top).