This is a great hotel. Reasonably priced for its location, good rooms if a little on the small side…read more& marvellous food and wine. Staff are very relaxed and friendly.

The enjoyment of the stay will be down to the choice of room you get (there are over 90). I have…read moreonly stayed here in a single room which was a bit tired. Having said that the restaurant more than makes up for the room. The head waiter is very experienced and his suggestion of wine was extremely appreciated. The food and service is superb although cost is on the high side - about £35 for 3 course meal plus drinks, the breakfast is £15.

I spend over 200 nights a year in hotels and I am rarely delighted by the food or service. This was…read morea definite cut above the normal. Fantastically friendly staff, great food from the 24h menu and a spotlessly clean room. I'm impressed.

This was an excellent place to stay in East London. It is a 10-minute bus to the Victoria line…read moretube station so not super close, but once inside, it felt like home. The rooms were clean and comfortable (even for a family of 4). The breakfast was the best of any Holiday Inn Express I have stayed at. Right next to the supermarket so easy to pick up the essentials. Only reservation is the false advertising of free internet. Please make note that you only get 6 hours free in the lobby and it is 10 quid a day in your room (I think). Otherwise, Great price and Great stay!

Epping Forest is a beautiful little gem of a place. It is the largest city forest in Europe and you…read morecan easily get lost in the wonder that is a mere 30 mins from central London. The Kings Oak is the main pub in the park situated as it is right by the visitors centre and the forest car park. It's a place that is certainly welcome after a long hike where lunch cravings take over and aching thighs scream for pity. The place itself is not only a pub but a full blown venue that can be used for weddings and as a hotel though I have to admit the decor in the brochure that proudly sits on each table does seem to less Notting Hill and more My Big Fat Greek Wedding, still it may be perfect for some. We had lunch in the 'gastropub', a place where if you look (not too) hard the theme of the brochures is very reflected. The massive cherubs, neon pink walls, over the top mirrors and plastic antlers are all there if you look hard enough. We didn't come here for the cherubs though, we came here for the food and embibement; that is something they did well. The whole place had a great atmosphere. We had a couple of pasta dishes, some huge grilled cheeses and a fish and chips. The food itself wasn't bad but not at 'gastropub' levels in either presentation or complexity. The satisfying fish was crisp and well cooked but a little greasy and the chips tasty, chunky but hardly crispy. The other food was tasty and offered good value. Overall this isn't a bad pub if you like some cherub spotting and a decent meal after a long walk.

I had a couple of drinks with friends in the pub - I did not stay at the hotel. Amazing view from…read moreHigh Beach. Lovely place to spend some relaxed time.

Great for business travelers, particularly those who are in town, working in East London, and…read moreseeking an economic place to sleep. Definitely a tight squeeze, and there isn't much room to store your belongings, so you really have to forge a plan when it comes to the closet, working space (it's literally right next to your sink, which is literally at the foot of your bed). The shower head is a mere few feet away from the toilet, which is a little strange and reminds me a bit of a prison cell from a movie, but I've dealt with worse cramped space on a cruise ship. The inside of the hotel is definitely trendy and decorated chic. You can tell it's been remodeled/renovated in the past few years and staff try hard to maintain the clean feel of the hallways and stairwell. Daily cleaning leaves much to be desired. No sweeping will occur, nor wipe down of surfaces, nor replenishment of toiletries regardless of how long you stay. I'm certain if I asked for new shampoo and conditioner, I could have gotten them, but I leveraged my own supply instead. They basically make the bed and replace the towels and tea bags. Not much else happens. Pro-tip: If you're taking the underground from city center, and are looking to save £1 round trip, head to the Aldgate East station versus the Whitechapel station, as they straddle the border of Zone 1 and Zone 2, and are equidistant to the hotel--a quick .3-.4 mile walk. Personally, the walk to Aldgate East is more pleasant, as the walk to Whitechapel is more about the backroads. The area is gentrifying and a bit gritty, but I never felt unsafe walking about, or to and from the tube stations early morning or late at night. It isn't as central as say, Soho, but it's barely a mile north of Borough Market, just a quick walk to Tower Bridge, and not far from the Financial District region. Overall, I'd say I waffle on about a 3.5 star rating, but because my room hadn't been cleaned thoroughly, and was even skipped over one day, I'm defaulting to a 3. Would I return? Certainly since you get a lot of bang for your buck (ranges between $70-90 a day, including taxes and fees), and it's definitely not a lot of bucks for a trendy chic hotel slightly offset from Central London. And Christ, the front desk staff were consistently super nice, cruise boat level nice, scarily nice, regardless of the time of day. They work really hard, sometimes double shifts, and I often saw them covering shifts at the hotel restaurant as well.

Booking hotels in London can sometimes feel like a job in itself. Recently visiting for the…read moreFestival of Marketing at Tobacco Dock, I was looking for somewhere close to the venue, close to public transport, and in an area I felt safe enough in on my own. Eventually, we managed to find The Whitechapel. Located on New Road in Whitechapel, it's a very central location - a 10 minute walk to Whitechapel station, or about 20 minutes to Shadwell, which is also connected to the DLR. Check in was easy, but not the friendliest. Arriving out of 'usual' hours, this was definitely the security rather than their front of house, but he did the job quickly. Check out was much brighter and interested in the quality of my stay. The hotel is very modern and feels bright and clean. My room was located on the corner of the building so I had a lovely large window - not exactly the greatest view, but it let it plenty of light in the morning! The bed was really comfortable, with pillows which you sink into, and the bathroom was small but functional. The bath is very deep, which is worth keeping in mind if travelling with anyone less abled or young children. There's a small mini bar which is well stocked with chocolate and drinks. Prices are pretty acceptable but there are plenty of small shops around if you don't want to buy from the hotel. There's also a Costa across the road and a restaurant at the bottom of the hotel if you need something a bit more substantial than a Snickers.

Dreadful. Booked a room for visiting family. The whole place was damp and stank of cigarette smoke.read more

Overpriced, horrendous customer service and not enough space in the rooms. It was so bad that my…read morestay only lasted for 30 minutes as I ended up filing a complaint against the receptionist for his inappropriate behaviour with my friend. He was getting unnecessarily flirty and that made my friend uncomfortable which caused me to not stay at the hotel for the night and ask for a refund. We felt the way he acted was very disrespectful. Even the computer system was down which made everything less convenient. All this just made me realise that not much thought, time or energy was spent in selecting the staff or maintaining the computer system. In all honesty, I would advise everyone to choose Premier Inn Enfield instead like I did. It is less expensive and the customer service is definitely better by miles. I wouldn't even give it half a star but I have to rate it to write a review.

Staff was lovely and nice. We used hubby's points to stay. So I can't complain about the price. The…read moreroom was clean except every time we left; when we came back there was always a smell. Very musty. The first noticeable thing was how dark the room was. At one point we had literally every light on and still found it to be dark and shadowy. The first morning hubby went to make coffee, that's when we learned the coffee maker didn't work. It couldn't hold water. Another night we were phoned that our room service was ready. That's how we learned the phone was not only not working but there was an oily fluid leaking from it. I love the no waste bottles for shampoo, soap lotion, etc. But would be nice if they were all checked ahead of time to make sure they worked (the one for lotion did not- it was fine, but again). Upon checking in we were asked about room service. Would we like daily service. We declined. Being extremely jet lagged we went to bed that evening and then was awoken by pounding at the door. Room services were there to clean. Might have been our misunderstanding but when we declined the service we thought that was enough.

Stayed at this hotel for 2 nights when we went to england for my grandsons wedding . room average,…read more service about the same nothing special about this establishment . come on its a 4 star marriott hotel what do you expect :-) not my personal choice for overnight stay but rooms were reserved at a discount price for those of us who where traveling from out of town . now for the good part // the rate included breakfast which was catered for in a large nicely furnished dining room and included most dishes you would expect to find on a breakfast table i i had a full english both mornings and that really started the days of fine with me for those of you who dont know dont *a full english breakfast * consists of eggs .sausages, bacon, fried tomatoes , mushrooms beans and toast , oh boy did that fill me up so the average hotel gets a 4 rating because of the food .