Hotel in Detail:
The Gateway Hotel is privately run.All bedrooms are en-suite (shower, WC) and facilities include Coffee/tea maker, Central heating, Windows that open, AM/FM Radio and satellite television. Some rooms also include CD and DVD players.
For an extra charge the hotel serves continental breakfast each morning.
WiFi high speed internet can be accessed from all public parts of the hotel as well as the bedrooms. The hotel additionally offers a meeting room for business travellers.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Clapham South 281 yards (256 metres), Railway Station: Balham 0.6 miles (1 km), Motorway: M4 Junction 1 6.2 miles (10 km).The Gateway Hotel is located in Balham on the South side of the River Thames and close to the very popular Clapham Common. Its also well within walking distance (2 minutes) of Clapham South tube station which is part of the Northern Line and runs up to north London without a requiring a change. The hotel is just over 4 miles from the very tourist heart of London and the West End. Just 350 yards from the large open spaces of Clapham Common. In the surrounding area is a good selection of shops, restaurants, pubs and other amenities. Nearby attractions include the Black Cultural Archives Museum (1.81 miles) an Wimbledon Tennis (2.96 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 20
Check-in: 14.00
Check-out: 11.30 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.2 out of 5 by 3292 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.2 out of 5 from 3072 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 651 of 1168 for hotels in London and rated 4.1 out of 5 from 220 reviews)
Parking:
Private parking is possible on site (reservation is needed) and costs £10 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in the rooms and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 84% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 2 star hotels is 65%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole.
Milesfaster ranking: 270th from 854 London hotels, and 2nd of 55 two star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (3.4 miles, 5.4 km) would be the 2 star London Town Hotel,
whose lowest rates start at about £93 and which has a 79% guest satisfaction rating.
We can also point you towards a lower price option, the Amsterdam Hotel. 3.5 miles
from the Gateway Hotel (5.6 km), achieving a rating of 64%
by its past clients with base rates starting at about £56 (theres free WiFi too). Howabout selecting an alternative hotel by its higher guest rating? In that case the 3 Star The Alma Hotel may be one too look at being 1.8 miles (3.0 km) from the Gateway Hotel. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 90%.
Local hotels analysed:
The closest fifty hotels around this area (14 Balham Hill, SW12 postcode) that are listed on this website cover a 3.0 miles (4.8 km) radius. The numbers for each star rating are 7 five star hotels (average rating 88%), 14 four star hotels (average rating 84%), 24 three star hotels (average rating 79%) and 5 two star hotels (average rating 73%). Top 2 star hotel is Gateway Hotel (this hotel) at 84%. The highest rating in the isa goes to Artist Residence London (4 star) at 95%.Base Rates: We look at what the average base rates are for the area and by star rating. These rates do not take account of offers and short term deals so are just a guide.
For the nearest 50 hotels in the area we have base rate data on 46 of them. If we look at the average for all hotels in the area (nearest 50) we get an average base rate of £148 per night. The lowest rates are at £40 at Travelodge Battersea (3 Star, 82%) and highest base rates of £594 at The Apartments by The Sloane Club (5 Star, 92%). Averages for each sector of star rating: Five Star average: £319, Four Star average: £148, Three Star average: £96 and Two Star average: £37.
Summary:
Using our in-house algorithm we rank hotels based on guest ratings and weighted for related factors we rank Gateway Hotel 17th (joint) of 50 area hotels and 1st for the 5 two star hotels in the area. We rank the hotel 7th of 46 (1st of 3 two star hotels.) for base rates. We rank this hotel based on rates and also review scores to place it 1st of 46 of all the closest hotels in terms of value for money.