Hotel in Detail:
NOTE: THE DE VERE DEVONPORT HOUSE HAS CEASED TRADING.The Devonport House Hotel is a Georgian style building which has been a hotel since 1929. The nearby Greenwich station can get you to the City of London in 20 minutes. Views of Greenwich Park and the River Thames. Local buses serve the O2 Arena. The De Vere Devonport House Hotel offers onsite parking, use of an internet cafe and serves an English breakfast. WiFi can be picked up all areas and is complimentary (up to 100mbs download). Next door to Greenwich University. The hotel is served by several bus routes that include connections to central London (188 runs to Russell Square). The hotel is also close to River Bus services.
Room facilities include Study desk, safe, flat screen TV with SKY channels, hairdryer, coffee/Tea tray, trouser press and ironing table, direct dial telephone And data ports, Coffee/tea maker, clothes press, hairdryer, ensuite bathroom, Radio am/fm alarm clock and Voice mail. Bedrooms also have free wireless internet access.
Breakfast can be taken in-room.
Greenwich Galley Restaurant: Serves fresh, seasonal food. Reflecting the hotels rich heritage the restaurant makes the most of British produce with a changing menu according to the season.
Officers Mess Bar: Serves a range of beers and wines along with a classic menu serving traditional pub dishes, deli-burgers and hand-crafted pizzas.
Breakfast is served daily in the Greenwich Galley Restaurant and an in-room dining menu is available with a selection of dishes available 24-7.
The De Vere Devonport House Hotel has a business centre, conference room and 24 hour reception. Hotel has luggage storage facilities.
Largest of the hotels 22 meeting rooms has a capacity of up to 120 with the smallest room accommodating 12.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: DLR Station: Cutty Sark 0.2 miles (0.3 km), Railway Station: Greenwich 0.4 miles (0.6 km), Tube Station: New Cross 1.2 miles (1.9 km), Motorway: M11 Junction 4 8.1 miles (13 km).The de Vere Devonport House, an early 20th century building, is located next to Greenwich Park and minutes from the Greenwich Observatory, Cutty Sark and national Maritime Museum. This location is on the South East side of the River Thames. Access to the Canary Wharf/Dockland area and places such a ExCel and City airport is good via the Blackwall Tunnel. To get to the city and tourist areas take London or Tower Bridge. Local places of interest include Greenwich Market 70 yards (64 metres), Cutty Sark 176 yards (160 metres), National Maritime Museum 176 yards (160 metres), Greenwich Theatre 264 yards (241 metres), Royal Observatory 0.7 miles (1.1 km) and The O2 Arena 1.3 miles (2.1 km).
Bedroom Numbers: 101 / 4 Floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 9.30 am (10.30 Weekends, bank Holidays)
History: The De Vere Devonport House started life in 183 as a school building for the Greenwich Hospital.
This hotel has averaged a score of 4 out of 5 by 1889 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating n/a out of 5 from n/a reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 515 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 1889 reviews)
Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 4 star hotels is 82%. Therefore this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) .
Milesfaster ranking: 470th from 853 London hotels, and 218th of 341 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0.4 miles, 0.6 km) would be the 4 star Novotel Greenwich,
whose lowest rates start at about £82 and which has a 78% guest satisfaction rating.
If you are looking for something a bit cheaper then take a look at the Rockwell Hotel. 8.0 miles
from here (12.9 km), has been rated at 82%
by past guests and has rates from around £45 (theres free WiFi too). Prefer a tried and tested hotel close by judged by its guests ratings? We think the 3 Star Premier Inn Greenwich stands out in that regard, it's only 0.7 miles (1.1 km) from here. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 90%.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty closest hotels from here (King William Walk, SE10 postcode) that we have data for cover a 3.6 miles (5.8 km) radius. The 50 consist of 5 five star hotels (average rating 87%), 17 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 25 three star hotels (average rating 78%) and 3 two star hotels (average rating 72%). Top 4 star hotel is Radisson Blu London Canary Wharf East at 89%. Of these hotels the highest rated are Premier Inn Greenwich (3 star), the Premier Inn Docklands Excel (3 star), the Premier Inn Tower Bridge (3 star), the Premier Inn London City Tower Hill (3 star) and the Premier Inn London City (Aldgate) (3 star) (all 5 are joint top with 90%).Base Rates: See how the area stacks up for low rates using base rates. We use published base rates but note these do not reflect special offers or short term discounts so remain a rough guide.
Of the 50 closest hotels analysed we have base rate data for 47 of them. We have calculated the average base rate for all the 50 nearby hotels at £97 per night. The low end of the scale shows rates from £46 at Travelodge Excel (2 Star, 80%) to a high of £291 at Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel (5 Star, 87%). Rate averages for each star rating: Five Star average: £177, Four Star average: £103, Three Star average: £69 and Two Star average: £57.
Summary:
We use a proprietary algorithm to rank hotels based on user reviews but adjusting for contributing factors. We rank De Vere Devonport House 21st (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 8th (joint) for the 17 four star hotels in the area. In terms of lowest starting rates this hotel is 3rd of 47 (1st of 17 four star hotels.). Analysing both the base rates and overall rating for the hotel we rank it 23rd of 45 for sheer value for money (Premier Inn Docklands Excel was top).
The hotel is above the average 4 star hotel rating for the surrounding area despite being below the average for London.