Express By Holiday Inn Hammersmith Hotel

Thoroughly recommend using this hotel if visiting London. Accessible tube nearby, quiet street, plenty restaurant choice, polite and friendly staff, spotlessly clean rooms, working (!) air conditioning, etc etc etc. We stayed here with our 2 small children and although the room was cramped with the sofa bed out, we were only really there to sleep. After reading reviews of other hotels and B&Bs on here in the same area, I'm so glad we went here. Worth every penny.

I paid GBP82 for a room including an excellent continental breakfast. The room, breakfast, and the service exceeded my expectations. The airconditioning worked (it was 36.5 celsius outside), the shower was really a power shower, the room was very tidy and efficiently equipped, the breakfast offerings were plentiful and varied, and the reception at the check in desk friendly and efficient. Plenty of excellent, cheap restaurants around -- check out Sagar for vegetarian south indian cuisine across the road from the hotel on King street. I would definitely go back -- it's a great overnight stopover option en route to Heathrow (only 3 GBP on the Piccadilly line).

This is the second time I've stayed in this hotel. On both occasions it has provided the perfect base for exploring London. We managed to get the (double) room for £59 per night, on the internet, a bargain for London. We had to pay to park the car in the secure Hotel car park (£24 for 48hrs) but it still worked out less expensive than getting the train, and the Hotel even extended our ticket for an extra 5 hours at no extra charge. The Hotel was clean and bright, the rooms a good size, clean and smart, there's a shower but no bath. The AC in the room was great as the weather was fantastic. The continental breakfast consisted of wide choice of cereals, toast, pastries, hot drinks and juices and was included in the price. The tube links with the city are great, there are 2 stations within walking distance. Unfortunately, the line was closed for maintainance on the Saturday and Sunday but the replacement bus service took us to the next available station and it was fast and efficient there were also plenty of transport advisors around to advise and direct you. There are lots of restaurants in the immediate vicinity, if you don't fancy heading back into the city. We visited Chula which is very close to the Hotel entrance and enjoyed an excellent indian meal, which was very reasonable and a bit different to the usual (sit at the rear, in a booth it's very intimate and authentic). There were some unusual characters on the Hammersmith High street but none of them even looked our way and we never felt intimidated or threatened. Cross the road directly in front of the hotel, up the side street and under the subway and you come to a nice park area where you can have a picnic, or take a right through the park and head for about 1/2 mile to the Old Ship (my friend got married there last year) and enjoy a drink on the Thames....FAB! All in all we had an excellent time and we'll stay there again.

It was in a perfect location for me as I was visiting the Apollo Theatre nearby. It is very convenient for the tube and its just a short trip into the city centre. Very Clean room and very friendly staff, however it was expensive considering breakfast was not provided. I would return there if I was visiting Hammersmith again

This is an excellent, modern hotel. Its disadvantage is that it is located in Hammersmith, which is west of the central part of London. I chose it after carefully considering other reviews of it here and was very pleased with my choice. My room (no. 408) was a single on the 4th of the hotel's 4 floors. It was very modern, with a built-in desk, TV with combination computer terminal and modern tiled bathroom (shower, no bath). It had the largest bed I have ever had in a single. I have stayed in a number of other single rooms in London and Europe, and this was among the roomier ones. The breakfast was ordinary--rolls, juices, coffee and tea. The hotel is located on King St.--actually its entrance sits some way back from the street down an entrance driveway. It is a 10-minute walk to the Hammersmith underground station. King St. is a decidedly downmarket, although bustling, shopping and restaurant street. There are about 5-6 restaurants (including fast food) within 2 blocks and 15-20 within 4 or 5 blocks, although none seemed any more than average. There is a medium-size shopping mall about one block down King St. and another one in the building that houses the Hammersmith underground station. Hammersmith is in underground fare zone 2, which means that an all-day underground ticket costs slightly more than one if you stayed closer to central London in fare zone 1 (most of the attractions in London are in zone 1). It takes about a 20-minute ride to get to the sites in London that most people come to see. Thus, there very much is a tradeoff between the extra time and distance it takes if you stay here versus staying closer to the main part of London--but also involving the reasonable prices and modernity that this hotel offers. I have stayed previously in Bayswater, and it was so nice to be able to leave the hotel there in the morning and just walk to Hyde Park or some other nearby destination (although the hotel room I had there was wretched). Because of that tradeoff, I frankly can't say whether I would choose Hammersmith or not next time. The hotel staff there was cordial and efficient. In short, very good hotel, not-so-good location. (One further thing: Hammersmith is on the underground line that goes out to Heathrow. That means that coming in from the airport (jet-lagged in my case) it's possible to get off the underground at your hotel stop without having to travel into central London and change to another underground line. A nice little advantage coming and going.)

Funny, I usually dislike "small" and "impersonal," and the rooms here fit both those adjectives. But I really enjoyed my five-day stay at this HI. The "double" rooms are small, but mine worked fine for me when I was alone. My wife joined me for my last night, and -- yeah -- that was pretty crowded. But the first four nights were fine. The rooms are well designed and efficient: a sofa, a good desk, and a comfortable bed. Everything worked, including the air conditioning (and it was in the 90's F outside). There's also a high-speed Internet connection, which is why I stayed there in the first place ... but the two I'net cafes across the street offer much cheaper connectivity. Within a few hundred yards (or meters) of the lobby, you have several good Indian, Thai, and Japanese restaurants ... a Radio-Shack knockoff ... a big grocery store ... liquor stores ... a computer store ... etc. And you're only a half-km from the Hammersmith tube station.

My wife, myself and our 6yr old daughter stayed here for two nights in April. All I can say is we would not hesitate to use this hotel again. I could not agree more with the previous reviews, our room was spotless as was all other areas within the hotel. The staff were very friendly and helpfull and our continental breakfast (included in the price) was well presented, fresh and plentyful.

excellent hotel, very friendly staff and nice clean and cosey room. I would recommend this hotel to anyone spending time in london, with the tube just a few minutes walk this is a good wholesome base that takes care of its customers. Breakfast times are extended and worth getting up for. towels could do with a bit of fabric softner though.

we stayed one night at this hotel its very clean and 8 minutes from the tube which takes u into the west end......... clean towels shampoo etc..... hair dryer good continental breakfast free news papers t.v in room very very clean.........

I think that hotel is very good value. The tube is close nearby, roughly a 10' walk. Nice restaurants or shops in the area. The rooms are clean and nicely decorated, no Laura Ashley style :-) Good bathrooms with excellent showers. The continental breakfast is good and fresh and we were served by friendly staff.