Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express (Stratford, London)
- Bryoni
- Feb 18, 2023
- 4 min read
Holiday Inn Express is an American-based, worldwide hotel chain within the InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands. Holiday Inn Express hotels focus on making your stay convenient, clean, and comfortable, while offering limited services at a reasonable price - perfect for short-term stays.
This hotel review is rated based on the following rating system.
Address: Holiday Inn Express, (Stratford, London), 196 High Street, Newham, E15 2NE.
Duration of stay: 3 Nights (Friday 10th - Monday 13th)
Breakfast Included
Price per night: £123.00
Check In: 14:00
Check Out: 11:00
Hotel Facilities:
Restaurant
Free Wi-Fi
Private parking
24-hour front desk
Lift
Luggage storage
Designated smoking area
Breakfast included
TV
Tea/coffee facilities
Ironing facilities
Security safe
Accommodation
The Holiday Inn Express, (Stratford, London) is made up of 153 rooms, situated across 6 floors. Each room varies depending on size and bed space. However, all rooms come with free Wi-Fi, TV, tea/coffee making facilities, en-suit bathroom, workspace with a desk, and ironing facilities. The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, lift, luggage storage, private parking, and a comfortable lobby used during breakfast and dinner.
See images of accommodation below.
The bedroom was extremely cosy with adjustable lighting, thermostat, and a VERY comfortable double bed with the most nicest pillows - honestly, it was so comfortable! Not to mention the free Wi-Fi, and lots of charging points throughout including USB plugs too. The bathroom was clean, spacious, with multiple towels and wash products provided.
Location
After arriving into central London, it took approximately 40 minutes to get to the Holiday Inn Express, Stratford. The journey consisted of hopping on the tube, boarding the Piccadilly Line (from Piccadilly Circus to Holborn), boarding the Central Line (from Holborn to Stratford), followed by an 11 minutes walk to the Holiday Inn Express, Stratford. The Holiday Inn Express, (Stratford, London) has many local nearby attractions, public transport, airports, and restaurants.
Food & Drink
The Holiday Inn Express, (Stratford, London), provides every customer with free breakfast included with every night of their stay. The breakfast provided is an all-you-can-eat buffet consisting of: cakes, croissants, hot food (scrambled egg, sausages, beans, and bacon), toast, cereal, granola, yoghurt, fruit, and a selection of drinks (tea, coffee, hot chocolate, juice, and milk).
The Holiday Inn Express, (Stratford, London), has a dinner service available to staying customers. The menus is medium sized, offering meals suitable for all dietary requirements. During my stay at the hotel, I wanted to experience the dining experience at least once. I went for the spinach, tomato, and cheese risotto with garlic bread. The price was reasonable, costing £12.50, and I LOVED it. It was extremely tasty. I even wanted to try recreate this one myself at home!
Facilities & Service
As shown above, there are numerous things to do in and around Stratford, London. So, the location is ideal for most things in London.
The staff were extremely helpful, especially when I had asked for directions and an ETA for the Copperbox Arena close by. It was my main purpose for the trip, and they had made it stress free, helping me with my travel options. The hotel facilities were all in working order, although I never needed to use the ironing facilities, the option was there should I want to use it. After I had used the standard amount of tea/coffee provided in the room, I was really impressed with the staff for stocking me up for the duration of my stay. I had asked in the first evening for extra tea, coffee, milk and sugar. They were happy to accommodate for the amount needed during my stay. I even had a few to take home with me, so that was a bonus!
Would I stay here again? ABSOLUTELY! A perfect, affordable stay in the heart of London. It was ideal from my purpose of travel. The staff were extremely helpful, going above and beyond to suit my needs. I really loved the room features of lighting, thermostat, and the most comfortable bed... I honestly did NOT want to leave. I would 100% recommend this hotel to anyone staying in Stratford, or even London in general as its not too far away from central. Overall, I would rate this hotel stay 4 out of 5 stars, based on the following rating system. Unfortunately, my room view was only partly 'nice' as down below is a school. Although, this did not matter during my weekend stay, I can imagine this may factor when staying during term time.
Backpacking Bryoni's top tips (any areas for improvement):
Genuinely not sure if I can add anything here.
Backpacking Bryoni's highlights:
Comfort of the room and bed - exceeded my expectations!
Breakfast choices - buffet gives it a great touch as you can quite simply help yourself!
Customer service - very helpful and knowledgable staff!
Rating: 4 out of 5
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