Hotel in Detail:
Like all hotels under the 'express' branding the hotel seeks to cater for both the business traveller as well as the holiday maker.The Holiday Inn Express Wimbledon bedrooms amenities include cable TV and pay movies, iron and ironing board, hanging closet, individually controlled air-conditioning, double glazing, tea/coffee making facilities, modem connection, phone with voicemail, WiFi internet access, desk with light, hairdryer and en-suite facilities including power shower.
Please note that all the rooms at the hotel are non-smoking. Five rooms are adapted for accessibility. Room service is available.
The hotels breakfast room is located on the ground floor and called the 'Great Room'. Breakfast choices include fruit juices, breads, rolls, fresh fruits, yoghurt, several cereals, coffee, sweets, and some cheese. Fruit and coffee are available all day. Breakfast is served 6.00am till 10.00am (weekdays), 6.30 till 11.30 (weekends).
There is an area with vending machines that can be accessed at any time.
The hotel bar is open 24 hours exclusively for residents and their guests only. A large selection of drinks and bottle beers are available along with arrangements with local restaurants including pizza delivery.
There are a few restaurants and bars in the vicinity including the 'Kiss me Hardy Pub' which is across the road from the hotel and serves food. The Express also offers a take service ordered from local restaurants.
For the business traveller the hotel has 3 air-conditioned meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 50 delegates banquet style. Provided amenities include a coffee machine, OHP, Screen, Flip Chart, TV and VCR.
All areas of the hotel including the bedrooms have a WIFI connection (charge) and pc hire is available in an unstaffed business area. The staff are happy to advise first time visitors to London of the best places to eat and see.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Colliers Wood 158 yards (144 metres), Railway Station: Haydons Road 0.7 miles (1.1 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 6.5 miles (10.5 km).The Express Wimbledon South is located in Colliers Wood and is a 2 minute walk from Colliers Wood tube station. From the station into central London is 30 minutes. The local areas main shopping takes place at the Savacentre supermarket. At the time of its opening it was the largest supermarket in Europe and still remains one of the largest. More extensive shopping is located in Wimbledon proper at the Centre Court Shopping Centre which is just over 1 mile from the hotel. London two largest airports can be conveniently travelled from or to the hotel using the M25. For Heathrow you link to the M25 via the A3 dual carriageway and for Gatwick you use the A24 or A23. Expect the journeys to both take around 40 minutes in normal traffic. In actual fact the closest airport is London Biggin Hill where its possible to charter an aircraft to any worldwide destination. The airport is perhaps best known though for its annual air show which started in 1963 and can attract near to 100,000 spectators. The air show here is the largest privately run Air Show anywhere in Europe. The hotel is very convenient for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships which is just 1.8 miles from here. The All England Tennis club where the event is held has a museum which is worth a trip any time of the year. Other local sporting arenas include Wimbledon Football Club and greyhound stadium which is 4.3 miles way. Streatham has an ice skating rink located just over 2 miles from here and the Crystal Palace National Sports Stadium is 4.5 miles . Definitely worth a visit during your stay if you have the time are major attractions of Kew Gardens (6.6 miles) and Hampton Court (7.2 miles). Local attractions include Abbey Mills craft fair and market (0.3 miles) and Deen City Farm and Riding School (0.5 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 83 / 2 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 3.7 out of 5 by 792 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating n/a out of 5 from n/a reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 645 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 3.7 out of 5 from 792 reviews)
Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
If you would like to stick with the Holiday Inn Express chain your nearest options are:
Holiday Inn Express Wandsworth: is 3.1 miles (5.0 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 80% and rates start from about £77.
Holiday Inn Express Croydon: is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 76% and base rates begin at about £94.
Holiday Inn Express Earl's Court: 4.8 miles (7.8 km), rated at 81% and with rates from around £84.
Holiday Inn Express Vauxhall Nine Elms: 5.0 miles (8.0 km), rated at 80%.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 74% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 3 star hotels is 72%. Therefore while the hotel is below the overall London average you should note that this hotel is above average for its sector (star rating) . Holiday Inn Express Hotels across the chain average 79% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Holiday Inn Express hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 740th from 853 London hotels, 25th of 30 Holiday Inn Express Hotels, and 257th of 315 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0.7 miles, 1.1 km) would be the 3 star Antoinette Hotel Wimbledon,
whose lowest rates start at about £89 and which has an 81% guest satisfaction rating. The Antoinette Hotel Wimbledon also offers: free WiFi.
For somewhere with lower starting rates try the Holiday Inn Express Croydon. 4.5 miles
from here (7.2 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 74%
from its past guests and the hotels starting rates begin at about £86 (theres free WiFi too).
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty closest hotels from here (200 High Street, SW19 postcode) that we have data for cover a 5.2 miles (8.3 km) radius. The 50 consist of 4 five star hotels (average rating 80%), 17 four star hotels (average rating 79%), 23 three star hotels (average rating 78%) and 6 two star hotels (average rating 70%). Of these hotels the highest rated are Premier Inn Wandsworth (3 star) and also the Malt House (4 star) (both 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 local hotels we have base rate data for 40 of them. We have calculated the average base rate for all the 50 nearby hotels at £94 per night. The low end of the scale shows rates from £38 at Travelodge Raynes Park (3 Star, 80%) to a high of £227 at Dolphin House Serviced Apartments (4 Star, 82%). Rate averages for each star rating: Five Star average: £114, Four Star average: £99, Three Star average: £53 and Two Star average: £61.
Summary:
In terms of value for money for the local area we rank Premier Inn Wandsworth top.