Hotel in Detail:
The Citadines Barbican Apartments are equipped with all modern conveniences. This is an all suite property with 120 studio apartments and 9 spacious one bedroom apartments, and offers such hotel amenities as 24 hour reception, a restaurant (breakfast) and launderette. There are safety deposit box facilities at reception. Within the building is a WiFi internet zone along with a business corner..All studios and flats have a bathroom with hairdryer and toiletries. They come with a fully-equipped kitchen area (stove, microwave/grill, fridge, dishwasher) which is separate in two-room flats, TV with satellite channels, direct-line phone with IDD and voicemail, hi-fi system, Steam iron & ironing board, safe, high speed internet access and individual safety deposit box. House linen provided (linen changed and house-cleaning once a week free of charge). Additional house-cleaning service on request and charged according to requirements.
Complimentary wireless internet access tho8ghout building.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube & Railway Station: Barbican 246 yards (224 metres), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 1.3 miles (2.1 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 6.6 miles (10.6 km). There are 3 mainline railway stations and 5 tube stops within half a mile (0.8 km).The Citadines Barbican London Apartment-Hotel is located in an area on the edge the main financial district, the City of London, and around 1 mile from central London and the main tourist areas. This particular part of London is Clerkenwell but better known as Barbican thanks to the large Barbican Arts Complex just 0.3 miles from the hotel. Directly south of the hotel is the historic St Pauls Cathedral (0.5 miles) while the Museum of London is even closer at 0.3 miles. Local places of interest include Smithfield's Meat Market (1/4 of a mile) which has been located here for over 800 years. While there are shops and restaurants in the surrounding area this is really a business district with many facilities shutting at night and weekends. You will have to take a short taxi ride eats or west for a wider choice of venues and facilities. Public transport links are excellent with a tube station less than 200 yards and many bus routes running along Goswell Road. Taxis are also plentiful in this busy area (weekdays).
Bedroom Numbers: 129
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 10.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.3 out of 5 by 2998 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.3 out of 5 from 2611 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 339 of 1168 for hotels in London and rated 4.3 out of 5 from 387 reviews)
Parking:
Private parking is possible on site (reservation is needed) and costs £35 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.More hotels from this chain
If your first option for an alternative is again the Citadines chain take a look at these closest alternatives:
Citadines Holborn Covent Garden: is 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 79% and rates start from about £162.
Citadines Trafalgar Square: is 1.5 miles (2.5 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 82% and base rates begin at about £178.
Citadines South Kensington: 4.0 miles (6.5 km), rated at 84% and with rates from around £158.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 86% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 4 star hotels is 82%. Therefore this hotel is above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole.
Citadines Hotels have an average guest rating of 82%. The Citadines Barbican Apartments with its rating of 86% is therefore not just well above average for this chain but is our highest rated Citadines hotel.
Milesfaster ranking: 270th from 854 London hotels, 1st of 4 Citadines Hotels, and 111st of 342 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Another hotel that is much like the Citadines Barbican Apartments and not too far
(0.1 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 4 star Malmaison Hotel Farringdon,
where prices begin from around £151 and which has an 85% guest satisfaction rating. The Malmaison Hotel Farringdon also offers: free WiFi.
If your mainly looking at apartments maybe have a look at the The Rosebery Apartments. It is 0.6 miles (1.0 km) away with rates from £170 having scored a guest rating of 89%.
Perhaps you would prefer a cheaper option? In that case one to look at is the The Zetter Bloomsbury. 1.2 miles
away (2.0 km), has scored 70%
from former guests where rates start from approximately £49. Prefer a tried and tested hotel close by judged by its guests ratings? We think the 5 Star Pan Pacific London stands out in that regard, it's only 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from here. The Pan Pacific London has an extremely high guest rating of 96%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 hotels nearest to this location (7-21 Goswell Road, EC1 postcode) that we list cover a 1.0 miles (1.7 km) radius. They breakdown as follows: 16 five star hotels (average rating 87%), 20 four star hotels (average rating 85%), 12 three star hotels (average rating 80%) and 2 two star hotels (average rating 74%). Top 4 star hotels are Clayton Hotel London Wall and the Apex Temple Court (both 92%). Overall the best rated hotel are Pan Pacific London (5 star) and also the Batty Langleys (5 star) (both joint top with 96%).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.
Of the 50 local hotels we have base rate data for 49 of them. The average starting rate looking at all the nearest hotels to this location is £182 per night. The cheapest standard rates begin at £45 at Thistle Barbican Shoreditch (3 Star, 70%) while the highest base rates are £640 at Rosewood London Hotel (5 Star, 93%). Averages listed for each individual star sector: Five Star average: £263, Four Star average: £170, Three Star average: £97 and Two Star average: £57.
Summary:
Our in-house ranking based on guest ratings but adjusted for influencing factors ranks Citadines Barbican Apartments 21st (joint) of the 50 local hotels and 10th (joint) for the 20 four star hotels in the area. 12th of 49 (1st (joint) of 20 four star hotels.) for base rates ranking. Scoring the hotels rates and review score together we rank the hotel 17th of 49 when judging value for money (Batty Langleys was top).