Hotel in Detail:
The Olympic House hotel is privately owned and managed.Room amenities include Direct Dial Telephone, central heating, Hair Dryer, trouser press, ironing facilities, Alarm Clock Radio, WiFi internet access and LCD TV with digital channels. Each room has a bathroom with a shower and WC. Over half of all bedrooms have air-conditioning.
All floors are accessed via the hotel lift.
The hotel has a small bar and lounge area Serves a full English breakfast or continental breakfast in the dining room.
24 hour front desk (with safety deposit box facilities). Wireless internet access in public areas and is complimentary to use.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube & Railway Station: London Paddington 0.2 miles (0.3 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 4.6 miles (7.4 km). An amazing 5 underground stations within 0.5 miles (0.8 km) of the hotel.The Olympic Plaza Hotel is located in Paddington, walking distance from Paddington Station which has a direct train service to Heathrow Airport (Heathrow Express). This is a very popular location for budget class hotels in an area bordering central London to the North West of centre. A short walk is Hyde Park to the South and a short walk to the North finds the Edgware Road with its rich variety of shops, bars and restaurants. Other popular nearby shopping areas include Marble Arch (start of Oxford Street)(0.6 miles), Queensway (0.7 miles) and Notting Hill (1,1 miles). Nearest attractions include Alexandra Fleming Laboratory (0.1 miles), Speakers Corner (0.6 miles), Serpentine Gallery (0.7 miles), Albert Memorial (0.9 miles), Kensington Palace (former home of Diana Princess of Wales)(1 mile) and Portobello Road Antiques Market (1 mile).
Despite its name the hotel is not one of the hotels close to the London Olympic Stadium but it is close to Hyde Park where the triathlon is to be held and just over 2 miles from Earls Court Exhibition centre where the volleyball is to be held.?&aid=325773
Bedroom Numbers: 40
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 3.7 out of 5 by 3043 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 3.8 out of 5 from 2581 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 824 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 3.2 out of 5 from 462 reviews)
Parking:
No parking available.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 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) .
Milesfaster ranking: 696th from 853 London hotels, and 232nd of 315 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0 miles, 0.0 km) would be the 3 star Best Western Delmere Hotel,
whose lowest rates start at about £104 and which has an 83% guest satisfaction rating. The Best Western Delmere Hotel also offers: free WiFi.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the Shakespeare Hotel. 0.1 miles
from here (0.1 km), achieving a rating of 69%
by its past clients where rates start from approximately £46. Would you prefer to go with something that has scored higher in guest satisfaction ratings? If that is what your after then the 4 Star The Cumberland, London seems like a possible option, it's only 0.6 miles (0.9 km) from here. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 90%.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty hotels that are closest to this location (138-140 Sussex Gardens, W2 postcode) which we list extend for a 0.5 miles (0.9 km) radius. Consisting of 4 five star hotels (average rating 87%), 19 four star hotels (average rating 80%), 20 three star hotels (average rating 71%) and 7 two star hotels (average rating 64%). Top 3 star hotel is Darlington Hyde Park Hotel at 85%. Of the 50 local hotels top rated is Royal Lancaster London (5 star) at 94%.Base Rates: We show you the average starting rates (base rates) in the area and break it down by star rating. Trouble with this is that base rates do not include special offers and limited low rate deals. However they remain a useful guide to general rates.
Of the nearest fifty hotels we have base rates for 46 of them. The average base rate when considering all hotels in the surrounding area is £120 per night. Starting from £13 at Smart Hyde Park View Hostel (3 Star, 75%) with top rates of £332 at Royal Lancaster London (5 Star, 94%). Rate averages listed by star level: Five Star average: £238, Four Star average: £135, Three Star average: £76 and Two Star average: £67.
Summary:
Using our in-house algorithm we rank hotels based on guest ratings and weighted for related factors we rank Olympic House Hotel 32nd (joint) of 50 area hotels and 10th (joint) for the 20 three star hotels in the area. We rank the hotel 10th of 46 (5th of 18 three star hotels.) for base rates. We rank this hotel based on rates and also review scores to place it 11th of 46 of all the closest hotels in terms of value for money (Smart Hyde Park View Hostel was top).
Comment: full refurbishment 2007.