Hotel in Detail:
A modern and contemporary hotel with scenic parks to the West and the bustling Camden Town to the East. The Holiday Inn Camden hotel actually overlooks the regents canal. The hotel lobby has open design concept with the front desk, lobby, restaurant, bar, lounge area and business centre all one open modern cohesive space.Bedroom amenities include en-suite facilities (full size bath and power shower), WIFI internet access, Cable TV with pay movies, Coffee/tea Maker, Double Glazed Windows that open, Hairdryer, Safe, Individually Controlled Air Conditioning, Iron / Ironing Board, Mini Bar, direct dial telephone with Voice Mail, Separate Hanging Closet, Trouser Press and Work Desk with Lamp. Room service is 24 hours. Non-smoking rooms are available but subject to availability. A wakeup call service is also available. The hotel has 4 dedicated accessible rooms which are wheelchair accessible and have rails in the bathroom for bath and toilet.
Dining:
Onsite and located on the Mezzanine floor is the Terranea restaurant which serves breakfast and dinner. Here the menu is Continental and English with a Mediterranean influence. Breakfast is a choice of fully cooked or lighter options, hot and cold options and fruit juices.
On the ground floor is the hotels licensed lounge bar where light meals and snacks are available throughout the day. You can also enjoy a costa coffee and hook-up to the WIFI internet access available here.
For the energetic and health conscious you can take advantage of the hotels gymnasium. Hotel services include a concierge, WIFI access and air-conditioning throughout all public areas, dry cleaning and laundry pickup, currency exchange and vending machines The front reception is staffed 24 hours a day and offers safety deposit box facilities.
For the business traveller there are 3 meeting rooms that are all air-conditioned and the largest can handle up to 380 delegates reception style. Amenities include flip charts, screens, wipe boards, Cable Modem, Flip Chart and Markers, LCD Projector, Lectern, Microphone, Modem Lines, Overhead Projector and VCR.
The Holiday Inn Camden Lock also has a dedicated business centre.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube Station: Camden Town 0.2 miles (0.3 km), Railway Station: Camden Road 0.4 miles (0.6 km), DLR Station: Tower Gateway 3.8 miles (6.1 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 4.1 miles (6.6 km). Within a half mile circle of the hotel (0.8 km) are no less than 2 mainline (overground) and 3 tube (underground) stations.The Holiday Inn London Camden Lock is located just off from Camden High Street. This is a very busy area (though the hotel is in a relatively quiet side street) with a host of amenities but most noted for its thriving market and shops. This is also a popular area as a night time spot with a famous night club and concert venue called KOKO (formerly the Camden Palace) at the South end of the High Street. Less than 200 yards to the North on Chalk Farm Road is another famous entertainment and theatre venue at the Roundhouse. The High Street and surrounding streets have numerous pubs and bars. Also within walking distance from the hotel is Primrose Hill (less than half a mile), which is a large popular park which itself is opposite Regents park , home to London Zoo (0.6 miles). Transport links are good and around Camden High Street you will easily find a London taxi to hail as well as 4 train stations within 1 mile. Other attractions near the hotel include the British Library (1.1 miles), Petrie Egyptian Archaeology Museum (1.2 miles) and Madame Tussauds (1.2 miles).
>>> Pictures From Camden Lock/Camden Market
Bedroom Numbers: 130 / 5 Floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.45 out of 5 by 3961 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4.4 out of 5 from 1995 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 253 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4.5 out of 5 from 1966 reviews)
Parking:
Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not possible) and costs £15 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
If you would like to stick with the Holiday Inn chain your nearest options are:
Holiday Inn Regents Park Hotel: is 1.2 miles (2.0 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 80% and rates start from about £102.
Holiday Inn Bloomsbury: is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 80% and base rates begin at about £102.
Holiday Inn Oxford Circus Hotel: 1.6 miles (2.6 km), rated at 71% and with rates from around £136.
Holiday Inn Kensington High Street: 3.4 miles (5.5 km), rated at 77% and with rates from around £117.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 89% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 4 star hotels is 80%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole.
Holiday Inn Hotels have an average guest rating of 79%. The Holiday Inn Camden Lock with its rating of 89% is therefore not just well above average for this chain but is our highest rated Holiday Inn hotel.
Milesfaster ranking: 120th from 865 London hotels, 1st of 24 Holiday Inn Hotels, and 49th of 333 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (1.0 miles, 1.6 km) would be the 4 star Marriott London Regents Park Hotel,
whose lowest rates start at about £179 and which has an 84% guest satisfaction rating. The Marriott London Regents Park Hotel also offers: a spa.
If you are looking for something a bit cheaper then take a look at the The Wesley. 1.0 miles
away (1.7 km), gaining a satisfaction rating of 78%
from its past guests with base rates starting at about £115 (theres free WiFi too). Looking for something near by with a solid past guest score? In that case the 5 Star Langham Hotel London seems like it might fit the bill being 1.6 miles (2.5 km) from the Holiday Inn Camden Lock. The Langham Hotel London has an extremely high guest rating of 95%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 nearest hotels around this area (30 Jamestown Road, NW1 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) radius. The numbers by star rating are 4 five star hotels (average rating 89%), 17 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 19 three star hotels (average rating 77%), 9 two star hotels (average rating 68%) and 1 one star hotel (rated 80%). Coming out as the top rated hotel is Holmes Hotel London (4 star) at 92%.Base Rates: We compare area starting room rates by using base rates. Bear in mind we use the published base rates which do not reflect short term offers and deals. They do however give a decent relative comparison. Looking at all hotels in the area the average base rate is £100 per night. They range from a low of £16 at Generator Hotel (2 Star, 74%) up to £294 at Landmark London Hotel (5 Star, 91%). Rates break down to the following for each star rating: Five Star average: £208, Four Star average: £116, Three Star average: £85, Two Star average: £56 and One Star average: £52.
Summary:
Using our in-house algorithm we rank hotels based on guest ratings and weighted for related factors. We have a ranking for Holiday Inn Camden Lock 8th (joint) of 50 and 4th (joint) for the 17 four star hotels in the area. Our base rate rank for the hotel is 31st of 50 (6th of 17 four star hotels.). We use the base rate ranking and review ranking for the hotel to get an overall ranking of 4th of 33 for sheer value for money (Generator Hotel was top).
Parking: None onsite. NCP pay car park at Euston station 1mile away.
History: Underwent a one million pound facelift to celebrate 10 years of operation in 2013. The facelift included a new “open lobby” which combines the front desk lobby, restaurant, bar, lounge area and business centre into a single seamless open area. Said to invoke a coffee-house-style environment. Local artists were commissioned to create Camden inspired artwork.