Express by Holiday Inn Southwark

My wife and I stayed here on 13 June 2009. The hotel is in a quiet location just south of the river. Good location for the theatres on the south bank - Globe, Old Vic, Young Vic in particular but also close enough to the National Theatre - and the galleries and museums. Reception was friendly and efficient. Room was basic (as one would expect) but spotlessly clean. Wouldn't recomend it for a long business trip as desk space very small but fine for leisure or short trip. Firm, comfortable bed. Air-conditioning just right and not too noisy. Shower etc fine. Tea and coffee making equipment and the tea was first-rate. Very good breakfast included in price. Basically continental but included sausages and the best scrambled eggs I have ever had in a hotel anywhere. We paid L109 for a double room but could have had it for L93 if we had been sure we wouldn't cancel.

Just had a one night stay at the Holiday Inn Express in Southwark - its a typical HI Express with comfortable rooms, reasonable facilities for the money and a good breakfast included. We were able to check in early, although the friendly receptionist did explain that the sofa bed in our room would probably not have been made up, but we let her know when we went out and it was all sorted by the time we got back. We particularly like the area along the south bank of the Thames and this hotel is really convenient, being a 10 minutes stroll from the Tate Modern. The breakfast was excellent and even included bacon and scrambled egg, which was a bonus! A taxi from London Waterloo to the hotel was just L5 and it was just over 10 mins walk to Southwark tube station. Every member of staff we met was extremely helpful. All in all, a nice base for a short stay in the city.

I and my friend stayed here for two nights from 1st May. We stayed here last year at about the same time. The hotel is comfortable and very clean. The reviewer who thought the beds were hard should visit Thailand... Breakfast was ample, being clearly indicated as 'Continental', so you can hardly expect a 'Full English'. There was no WiFi in our room but the hotel are working on it, so they said. Try Leicester Square for internet access at a quid an hour if you need it, to avoid the high hotel rate. I researched before booking and could not find any of these hotels at 'a far better standard' another reviewer said I could get 'at the same sort of price'. I travel extensively around the world and think this hotel is just fine for a short stay. I would much rather stay here than in a large and tired room as you sometimes find in the more pretentious and more expensive London hotels. I booked in advance and paid a third of the rack rate and so consider I got good value for money. Book on the internet and don't just roll in from the street and pay through the nose. These hotels fit the bill for most of us. No wonder more are appearing each year.