Hotel in Detail:
The Ibis Docklands room facilities include en-suite (separate shower), Air conditioning, coffee/tea maker, Dry cleaning, direct dial telephone, Desk, dataport, Easy chair, fax machine, Hairdryer, wireless internet access, Radio, safety bar in shower, RJ 11 and RJ 45 sockets, Smoke detector and cable TV (flat screen). Five bedrooms are adapted for accessibility.Within the Ibis Docklands is a themed restaurant (cafe style) and bar (with terrace) where you can purchase snacks all day (24 hours) everyday. All you-can-eat Breakfast buffet served from 06.30 till 10.00 (charges).
Onsite there a self service business centre. The hotel also has free WiFi high speed internet access that can be picked up in all areas.
The front reception is staffed 24/7 and has safety deposit box facilities.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: DLR Station: Blackwall 0.1 miles (0.1 km), Tube Station: Canary Wharf 0.6 miles (1 km), Railway Station: Limehouse 1.4 miles (2.3 km), Motorway: M11 Junction 4 6.4 miles (10.3 km).Located in the Docklands area (north east corner) close to Canary Wharf is the Ibis Docklands Hotel. This places it almost adjacent to the entrance for the Blackwall Tunnel (A102), a major crossing point for vehicles moving from north to south of the River Thames or vice versa. The hotel is also right by the A1262 Aspen Way dual Carriageway (a partly raised road) which you can use to get either to London City Airport 2.5 miles to the East of the City of London 3 miles to the West. Although this part of the Docklands is relatively quiet there is however a McDonalds restaurant less than 200 yards from the hotel as well as local pubs. The more central parts are far busier for shopping with a good selection of shops and restaurants within Canary Wharf (over 200 including a river restaurant) and expanding all the time. Canada Square is where you'll find well known landmarks such as the 800 foot high Canary Warf Tower and is home to a growing number of international companies is just 0.6 miles to the west. Local attractions include Billingsgate Fish Market (0.2 miles), O2 Millennium Dome (0.6 miles) (visible across the water from the hotel) and the Museum of the Docklands (0.6 miles). The major international ExCel exhibition centre is 1.6 miles to the East and the Queen Elizabeth Stadium is 2.2 miles to the north. By train its around 30 minutes into the centre of London and the West End.
Bedroom Numbers: 87
Check-in: 12.00 noon
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4 out of 5 by 2257 past guests
>>>Booking.com (average customer rating 4 out of 5 from 1224 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 385 of 1140 for Hotels in London and rated 4 out of 5 from 1033 reviews)
Parking:
Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not possible) and costs £13 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.More hotels from this chain
You may be thinking your only preferred choice is still going to be the Ibis chain your closest choices would be:
Ibis Docklands Excel: is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 83% and rates start from about £55.
Ibis Greenwich: is 1.9 miles (3.0 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 81% and base rates begin at about £61.
Ibis Hotel Stratford: 2.5 miles (4.0 km), rated at 81% and with rates from around £66.
Ibis Budget London Whitechapel: 2.6 miles (4.2 km), rated at 80% and with rates from around £50.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 2 star hotels is 70%. Therefore this hotel is well above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole. Ibis Hotels across the chain average 79% so this hotel is just above the average rating for Ibis hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 500th from 865 London hotels, 8th of 16 Ibis Hotels, and 13th of 71 two star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Another hotel that is much like the Ibis Docklands Hotel and not too far away (1.9 miles, 3.0 km) would be the 2 star Ibis Greenwich,
where prices begin from around £62 and which has an 81% guest satisfaction rating.
We can also suggest a cheaper options nearby which would be the Hotel Citystay. 1.6 miles
from the Ibis Docklands Hotel (2.6 km), has scored 63%
from former guests and has rates from around £45 (theres free WiFi too). Something close by with a great client rating? We suggest the 3 Star Premier Inn Docklands Excel may well be of interest to you being 2.0 miles (3.2 km) from the Ibis Docklands Hotel. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 90%.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 nearest hotels around this area (1 Baffin Way, IG11 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 2.7 miles (4.3 km) radius. The breakdown by star rating is 4 five star hotels (average rating 90%), 20 four star hotels (average rating 84%), 16 three star hotels (average rating 83%), 8 two star hotels (average rating 76%) and 2 one star hotels (average rating 56%). Top 2 star hotel is Ibis Docklands Excel at 83%. Of the 50 local hotels top rated is Intercontinental London O2 Arena (5 star) at 92%.Base Rates: We use base rates as a guide to the hotels starting rates. They do not include special offers and deals though so are just a rough guide. Taking all the hotels in the area together the average starting rate is £81 per night. Rates range from £35 at City View Hotel (1 Star, 54%) with top rates of £204 at Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel (5 Star, 90%). Rates broken down by star rating: Five Star average: £146, Four Star average: £93, Three Star average: £72, Two Star average: £47 and One Star average: £37.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors. We rank Ibis Docklands Hotel 36th (joint) of 50 and 4th (joint) for the 8 two star hotels in the area. For lowest base rates in the area this hotel ranks 24th of 50 (8th of 8 two star hotels.). Our ranking for this hotel based on both its rates and its user rating is 36th of 39 for pure value for money (MOXY London Excel was top).