Express by Holiday Inn London Wimbledon South

Stayed here whilst attending course in St George's hospital. I was looking for a basic, safe and clean room for a few nights. Im pleased to say that is what I got with a little bit more. Room was a good size, well maintained with a comfy bed. I believe the room can sleep 4 for the same price which would make it an absolute bargain. I too found it quite cold despite the heating on but the chambermaid gave me another duvet.

The staff are excellent and help you out where needed. They very kindly gave me free use of the internet and phone when I sadly had my bag stolen from the hospital.

Only gripe was the breakfast- very basic which I didnt mind but sadly done as cheap as possible. 'Value' bread, thin sliced and cheap croissants spoiled it somewhat. Yoghurt and cereal was fine. Better bread and fresh fruit should not break the bank but I think would improve overall stay.

Thanks for a good stay.

I stay in lots of hotels on business, so the negative points shouldn't be seen as being a reason to not stay here (unless you've got lots of ironing to do!) - it's generally a good Holiday Inn Express - I've stayed in much, much worse!

The Good

- Next to Colliers Wood tube on the Northern Line, about 35mins into the centre of London.

- Very standard Holiday Inn Express, but with slightly bigger bedrooms and bathrooms than usual.

- Good value compared to the central London HI Ex's

- If you get a room near the pub next door, you'll get free Wi-Fi access

- Check in/out was speedy - with less than 100 rooms it's less likely you'll be in a big queue.

- Reasonably comfy beds, if a little bouncy.

- The hotel has menus for local takeaway service with plates and cutlery. However, for a very cheap voyage in to the unknown, try the Sri Lankan takeaway about 5 minutes down the road, past the Esso garage called Suvai Aruvi. Excellent food for a bargain price! Warning.. you will feel as if you've walked in to the village shop in Royston Vasey, but stick with it!

The Bad

- If you get a room near the pub next door, it's a bit noisy from the outside seating behind the pub and the road in front. The rooms could do with more effective double glazing.

- Room was cold when I arrived, and took a while to heat up. However, the maid left the heating on during the next day, so it was warm when I arrived back the following evening

- The bottled beer from the fridge in the bar wasn't very cold - this wasn't a one off, it was the same each time I had one. The draught beer wasn't working when I stayed.

The Ugly

- Appalling IKEA Ironing board (stands on the desk) is useless for any ironing. Give me a proper one! At least there was a steam iron though.

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