Holiday Inn Express

Convenient location if you’re looking to stay a bit out of town. The tube station is just behind the hotel. The neighborhood seems safe, but uninteresting. There is a grocery store and to coffee shops across the street but that’s it. There is a nice pub on the corner, called the castle that has good food and friendly staff. However, the room was very small, the carpet was old and stained. Breakfast (free) was just ok (eggs, a few pastries, cereal), but not fresh — mostly processed foods. This is a basic hotel that will get the job done. But it won’t create any memories.

As I said on TripAdvisor (do I have to disclose that? I think I do) this place is:
Steps from the North Acton tube stop on the Central Line, this Holiday Inn Express is amazing value for money.
We got an amazing rate of $ 100/​night — which included a comfortable lobby with bar and dining area, very welcoming and helpful staff, and a spotlessly clean room with lovely linens on a comfy bed with plenty of pillows. Flat screen TV, in-​room kettle and coffee/​tea, nice shower with plenty of hot water. No closet, but a smart arrangement of shelving and hangers worked perfectly for storage. A good-​sized desk and a comfy two-​seater sofa completed the furnishings. Our room was at the back and we could see the tube going by, but the double window made sure we could barely hear it. We slept very soundly!
The Wi-​Fi is free and the connection was reliable, if sometimes just a tad slow. A quibble, basically. There’s also a computer in the lobby if you didn’t bring your own.
The free breakfast is EXCELLENT and adds a ton of value to an already great deal. Choose from fresh apple or orange juice, tea or coffee (neat new machines make cappuccino, etc., at the touch of a button!), yogurt, fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, beans, sausages, toast (white or wheat), rolls, croissants, pain au chocolat, and four or five kinds of cold cereal (from chocolate buds to high-​quality muesli) with whole or reduced-​fat milk. In pricey London, being able to fill up in the morning saves a LOT of money.
And don’t worry about being «out of the center» of town. It’s 15 – 20 minutes on the tube to the white hot center of all the tourist attractions, which is a small price to pay for getting such a great rate on a room. It’s extremely easy to navigate, to, as well — and is on the dividing line between Zones 1 and 2.
For budget hunters, note that on the same block as the hotel are a Domino’s Pizza — cheap, hot, and filling — and a Tesco Express where you can get sandwiches, crisps, four-​packs of lager, fresh veggies and salads, cheese, meats and sandwich bread, cup o’ soups, etc. for low, low prices.
There’s also a burger/​curry/​kebab joint on the next block, which we did not try, and a Fuller’s pub — the Castle — that serves pub grub. It’s more of a local boozer than a refined and quaint «ye olde» kind of place, but it’s friendly and the beer is fresh and the décor is super-​cozy with dark wood and deep easy chairs and lots and lots of white pillar candles.

Derzeit schießen allerlei Hotels der Holiday Inn Express-​Kette aus dem Londoner Boden und ich habe schon einige ausprobiert als ich auf Wohnungssuche war.
Das HIE Royal Park liegt neben der U-​Bahnstation North Acton und ist relativ neu. Die Zimmer sind normal groß und warm eingerichtet. Die Preise sind für Londoner Verhältnisse moderat. Das Personal war sehr freundlich. Als ich spät abends noch Hunger hatte und die Küche bereits geschlossen war bestellte man mir eine Pizza.
Viele der Gäste sind Geschäftsleute, die im angrenzenden Industriegebiet zu tun haben. Aber auch Touristen nutzen das Hotel, weil die Innenstadt mit der U-​Bahn schnell zu erreichen ist. Das Hotel ist barrierefrei.