Hotel in Detail:
First opened in October 2008 The Holiday Inn Express Watford Junction is a modern hotel close to transport links and a good range of amenities.Each bedroom is air-conditioned and comes with private bathroom facilities. In-room amenities include tea/coffee tray, direct dial phone with voicemail, hairdryer, wireless high speed internet access, flat screen TV with satellite channel's, internet browser and PPV.
5 bedrooms with improved accessibility available. All floors are accessible by lift/elevator. Within the premises is a Bar / Lounge open which is open every day between 11.00 and 23.00. There is a breakfast room where a continental buffet breakfast is served each morning. The options include fruit Juices, tea/coffee, Cheese, Pastries, Rolls and Bread, Fruit, Yoghurts, Cereals, Jams, butter and margarine.
Bar snacks are served in the bar lounge. Evening meals are available Monday to Thursday.
Hotel has vending machines.
Public areas of the Holiday Inn Express Watford have high speed internet access.
Additionally there two function rooms which are equipped with high tech amenities for business meetings and feature natural daylight.
Business area/facilities with workstations. Reception open 24 hours. Hotel provides luggage storage facilities and fax/photocopy services.
Pets not allowed. Ann all no-smoking hotel.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube & Railway Station: Watford Junction 0.1 miles (0.2 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 5 1.4 miles (2.3 km).The Holiday Inn Express London Watford Junction is within half a mile of the busy and bustling centre of Watford. At the towns heart is the large covered shopping mall called the harlequin centre which itself is surrounded by outside high street shopping. The area also has a large number of bars and restaurants. Watford is some 15 miles to the north west of central London and served by the M1 motorway (1.4 miles) and the M25 motorway (2.5 miles) and is just off the A412. Nearby is the Palace Theatre (0.5 miles), Watford Museum (0.9 miles) and the Pump House Theatre (1 mile). The hotel is just over 12 minutes from Watford Junction station which puts London Euston station within 15 minutes journey time. This is an up and coming town which is home to many large corporations including ACI worldwide, BT, Total Oil, Sanyo, TK Maxx, Haden Young, and J.D.Wetherspoon.
Bedroom Numbers: 98 / 7 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm) (minimum check-in age is 18)
Check-out: 11.00
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.2 out of 5 by 3041 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.3 out of 5 from 2114 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 5 of 13 for Hotels in Watford and rated 4 out of 5 from 927 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and costs £7 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
If your first option for an alternative is again the Holiday Inn Express chain take a look at these closest alternatives:
Holiday Inn Express Golders Green North: is 10.0 miles (16.0 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 76% and rates start from about £85.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 84% 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. Holiday Inn Express Hotels across the chain average 80% so this hotel is one of the better rated Holiday Inn Express hotels.
A massive 18% above the average for 3 star hotels, 5% for Greater London and 4% above the average for the Holiday Inn Express chain makes this a top pick and highly recommended hotel.
Milesfaster ranking: 307th from 865 London hotels, 5th of 29 Holiday Inn Express Hotels, and 71st of 321 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A comparable type of hotel close by (0.5 miles, 0.7 km) would be the 3 star Jurys Inn Watford,
with base rates beginning from £68 and which has an 84% guest satisfaction rating.
For a hotel that offers lower base rates take a look at the Best Western White House Hotel. 0.6 miles
from the Holiday Inn Express Watford Junction (0.9 km), has been rated at 81%
by past guests and whose lowest rates start at about £54 (theres free WiFi too).
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 hotels nearest to this location (19 Bridle Path, WD17 postcode) that we list cover a 11.1 miles (17.9 km) radius. They breakdown as follows: 14 four star hotels (average rating 81%), 33 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), Premier Inn Greenford, Premier Inn Hanger Lane and Premier Inn Ealing (all four with a score of 90%). Overall the best rated hotel is Hide Hotel Hendon (4 star) at 91%.Base Rates: A look at how hotels compare for starting rates (base rates). These published rates are long term rates so do not take account of special deals and offers. The average starting rate looking at all the nearest hotels to this location is £63 per night. The cheapest standard rates begin at £33 at Travelodge Wembley High Road (3 Star, 80%) while the highest base rates are £140 at Premier Inn Wembley Park (3 Star, 80%). Averages listed for each individual star sector: Four Star average: £77, Three Star average: £56, Two Star average: £56 and One Star average: £118.
Summary:
Our in-house ranking based on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors ranks Holiday Inn Express Watford Junction 13th (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 7th (joint) for the 33 three star hotels in the area. 25th of 50 (22nd of 33 three star hotels.) for base rates ranking. Scoring the hotels rates and review score together we rank the hotel 7th of 31 when judging value for money (Ibis Elstree Borehamwood was top).