Hotel in Detail:
First opened as a brand new hotel in August 2014, the building had previously been used as offices. The Premier Inn Holborn offers great value for money accommodation in a modern contemporary building close to the very heart of central London. The lobby area has self service check–in counters and staff are always on hand to assist.The budget chain where far more than the basics are covered. Guest rooms all come with a 40 inch flat screen TV, King Size Hypnos bed, air conditioning, tea and coffee facilities, desk, heating and free wireless internet access. Every room has its own bathroom with a shower and extra–large shower head. Family rooms accommodate 2 adults and 2 children. Universally accessible rooms available.
Onsite is the Thyme restaurant which serves freshly made traditional and contemporary dishes along with snacks. Breakfast includes both full English or Continental options.
There is lift access to each floor. As with all Premier Inns wireless internet access is provided free of charge.
There are vending machines providing drinks and snacks 24/7.
24 hours front desk. Luggage storage available.
The Premier Inn Holborn is fully non–smoking.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Holborn 0.3 miles (0.5 km), Railway Station: Farringdon 0.5 miles (0.8 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 2 miles (3.2 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 6 miles (9.7 km).The Premier Inn London Holborn is located, as the name says, in Holborn. This is the area that sits between the main west end of London and the more business geared sectors as you move east towards the City of London (square mile). Despite being a bustling area the hotel sits in a quit side street, Red Lion Street, shielded from much of the traffic noise. The area is heavily associated with law firms with two major squares houses a large number of law offices at Grays Inn and Lincolns Inn Fields (also home to the Royal College of Surgeons) and the Royal Courts of Justice is only 0.5 miles (0.8 km) (0.8 km) away. The best known parts of central London are easily accessible from here with the likes of Covent Garden, Soho and Trafalgar Square all within 1 mile (1.6 km). Transport links are excellent in what is a busy area for buses and taxis and the tube stations of Holborn (few minutes walk), Chancery Lane and Russell Square all within 0.4 miles (0.6 km). Euston Station can be reached within a 25 minute walk. Just to the north of the Premier Inn Holborn is Russell Square and the district with long literary connections, Bloomsbury. The hotel is close to a host of shops, restaurants, supermarkets and bars (pub adjacent and opposite) in the immediate and surrounding area. The University of London is within 0.5 miles (0.8 km) (0.8 km). Nearby places of interest include Conway Hall 0.06 miles (home to the worlds longest running continuous series of chamber music), Sir John Soames Museum 352 yards, (321 metres) Dickens House 440 yards, (402 metres) Cartoon Museum 528 yards, (482 metres) British Museum 0.4 miles (0.6 km), The Fondling Museum 0.4 miles (0.6 km) and the London Transport Museum 0.6 miles (1.0 km).
Bedroom Numbers: 153
Check-in: 12.00 noon
Check-out: 15.00 (3 pm)
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.3 out of 5 by 3494 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating n/a out of 5 from n/a reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 540 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.3 out of 5 from 3494 reviews)
Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 86% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 3 star hotels is 72%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole. Premier Inn Hotels across the chain average 83% so this hotel is just above the average rating for Premier Inn hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 62nd from 853 London hotels, 14th of 64 Premier Inn Hotels, and 11th of 315 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar type of hotel (size, rating) nearby (0.3 miles, 0.4 km) would be the 3 star Bedford Hotel ,
with rates that start from about £142 and which has an 80% guest satisfaction rating.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the President Hotel. 0.3 miles
away (0.5 km), has scored 70%
from former guests and whose lowest rates start at about £96. Why not choose a hotel with a higher customer satisfaction score? If that is what your after then the 4 Star Montague On The Gardens Hotel is potentially a good choice for you. The Montague On The Gardens Hotel is only 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away. The Montague On The Gardens Hotel has an extremely high guest rating of 97%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty hotels that are closest to this location (27-29 Red Lion Street, WC1 postcode) which we list extend for a 0.6 miles (1.0 km) radius. They are made up of 8 five star hotels (average rating 91%), 25 four star hotels (average rating 83%), 13 three star hotels (average rating 74%), 2 two star hotels (average rating 67%) and 2 one star hotels (average rating 57%). Top 3 star hotel is Premier Inn Holborn (this hotel) at 90%. Top rated of the local hotels is The Suites - St Pancras Hotel Group (4 star) at 100%.Base Rates: Base rates can indicate the lowest available rates for a particular hotel. This is a good general guide but as base rates do not account for special offers and one off deals they can only be a rough guide.
For the fifty local hotels we hold base rate data on 49 of them. The average base rate for all the areas hotels is £171 per night. From a low of £17 at Generator Hotel (3 Star, 69%) and the highest rates top out at £630 at One Aldwych Hotel (5 Star, 96%). The following are the averages for each star level: Five Star average: £361, Four Star average: £165, Three Star average: £83, Two Star average: £64 and One Star average: £71.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors. We rank Premier Inn Holborn 7th (joint) of 50 and 1st for the 13 three star hotels in the area. For lowest base rates in the area this hotel ranks 36th of 49 (11th of 12 three star hotels.). Our ranking for this hotel based on both its rates and its user rating is 23rd of 49 for pure value for money (The Z Hotel City was top).
More hotels from this chain
If your first option for an alternative is again the Premier Inn chain take a look at these closest alternatives:
Premier Inn St Pancras: is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 86% and rates start from about £143.
Premier Inn Blackfriars (Fleet Street): is 0.7 miles (1.2 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 88% and base rates begin at about £97.
Premier Inn Euston: 0.7 miles (1.2 km), rated at 82% and with rates from around £131.
Premier Inn Kings Cross: 0.8 miles (1.3 km), rated at 84% and with rates from around £160.