Express by Holiday Inn London Wimbledon

We just returned from 9 days in London (2 adults + 2children).

I booked this hotel based on the tripadvisor reviews.

97 pounds per night including breakfast

I requested a room not facing the front and got it, no noise at night. At the front of the hotel there is probably more noise.

The room was clean and the beds were very comfortable, the bathroom was also ok. The only drawback is that the room was very small with no closet only shelves in which we organized are stuff. So for a family of 4 it was small but due to the fact that we came in late each night around 7p.m and after a shower and dinner went straight to sleep it didn't bother us.

The room had air conditioning, TV and phone. No refrigerator but there is an Ice machine in the lobby which we used for our drinks.

The biggest advantage was that the colliers wood underground station was in front of the hotel so after returning tired at the end of the day we arrived straight at the hotel. It didn't rain during our stay but if it did the close tube station is an advantage.

The trip into London took between 30-45min (with at least 2 transfers) depending on where you wanted to get off. I thought this would be the biggest disadvantage of the hotel but all of us agreed that the time flew by with out noticing so it didn't bother us.

For those that may want to return and rest at the hotel before going out again it might be a disadvantage, but with children you cant stay out late.

5minutes from the hotel there is a large Sainsbury supermarket and Marks and spencer, we went there to purchase water and groceries for preparing sandwhiches. There is also a small supermarket in front of the hotel

Breakfast was very good, 100% ORANGE JUICE, (not prepared from water), cappuchino machine, toast, bread , cereals ,yogurt, muffins, cheese, jam, honey and butter, pastries, no hot food but it was more than expected !!

The capucchino machine is available 24 hours so we used it when getting back to the hotel at night, my kids loved the hot choclate drink, so we didnt use the cofee maker in the room.

In summary, this was a very good hotel in all aspects and we enjoyed are stay here, the Staff were very polite and helpful compared to the prices for hotels in London city (which allot of them didnt have air conditioning) this was a great deal, I wo

Very comfortable and clean for a budget hotel in London. Holiday Inn Express is one of the better budget chains and this one didn't disappoint. Stayed here for one night - big comfortable beds, nice linen, great shower. Rooms have been newly redecorated and are reasonably stylish. Breakfast is self serve continental -- no fry-ups but plenty of croissants and fruit.

Colliers Wood is a slightly tatty, run down area, but fairly safe and not far from Wimbledon. Hotel is 1 minute from a tube station, which gets you into central London in 30 minutes. If you don't mind staying in the suburbs, and you won't miss having trendy restaurants nearby, you could do worse than staying here and taking the underground to the centre -- just like Londoners do!