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Holiday Inn Express London - City by IHG

3-star hotel · London Borough of Hackney, London

Long Weekend score

Mixed

No serious reports. in 7 reviews

Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in London are rated 8.2 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.

  • Rated higher than 46% of London hotels
  • 80% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
  • Rated higher than 46% of London hotels. Compared with 5,640 hotels in London. Counts for 71% of the score.
  • 80% of guest photos show no damage. 20 of 25 photos. Counts for 29% of the score.
  • Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
  • $460 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $399
  • 5 min walkto Old Street - Exit 2 station
  • 7 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
  • 25 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
Close to a station3-star hotels
Holiday Inn Express London - City by IHG$460 a typical night
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At a glance

For

  • A station within walking distanceOld Street - Exit 2 is 407 m away

Against

  • On a main road: Old Street20 m from the building
  • Guest photos show wear and dirt5 of the 25 photos guests took, and 0 of the hotel's 40

What guests reported

What guests say

7 reviews from the last 2 years.

Too few mentions to judge: cleanliness, staff, quiet at night, breakfast, food, location, room size, room condition, beds, views and value.

All 1,674 Google ratings

5 stars34%
4 stars39%
3 stars19%
2 stars4%
1 star4%

Serious reports

None found in 7 reviews.

Someone fell illNone found
Bed bugs or bitesNone found
Something stolenNone found
Harassment or discriminationNone found
A physical hazardNone found

Photos, checked

5 of the 25 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (20%).

Guest photos showing damage or dirt5 of 2520%

Of 25 guest photos, 5 show damage or dirt: stains in 2, crowding in 2 and building work in 1. Of the hotel's own 40, 0 do.

What it advertises, against the photos

Landmark viewin 4 of the hotel’s photos · 0 of guests’In photos, not advertised

Guests’ photos confirm: restaurant (3).

The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa or gym.

Price, place and rooms

Price

$460 is a typical night, from 39 dates checked in the coming year. Cheapest in August 2027, dearest in September 2027.

$460Typical night
$399Cheapest night
$525Dearest night

Weekends cost the same as weekdays

Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.

Nearby

Old Street - Exit 2 station is 407 m away by road, about 5 minutes on foot. There are 22 bars or clubs within 200 metres.

  1. Nearest main road: Old Street20 m
  2. Nearest shop: VB Stores1 min walk88 m by road
  3. Nearest station: Old Street - Exit 25 min walk407 m by road
  4. Tower Bridge3.0 km
  5. The British Museum3.5 km
  6. Big Ben4.9 km
  7. Buckingham Palace5.8 km

The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.

Bars and clubs right outside, within 200 m22
Places to eat within a 5 minute walk185

Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.

Rooms

4 room types, all 18 m².

  • Standard Room, 1 Double Bed18 m²Sleeps 2
  • Standard Room18 m²Sleeps 21 Twin bed
  • Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed18 m²Sleeps 4
  • Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds18 m²Sleeps 2

From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.

How it compares

How it ranks

Guests who booked rate it 8.2 out of 10. 46% of the 5,640 hotels in London are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.2.

Every review site, out of 100

Google783.9 of 5 · 1,674 reviews
Booking sites, guests who stayed828.2 of 10 · 100 reviews

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How we know

7 reviews counted · 65 photos checked · updated 10 October 2026
  • We collected this hotel's 300 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 7 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 170 older, 2 in other languages and 121 with a score but no words.
  • The hotel replied to 152 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
  • 0 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
  • We looked at 65 photos: the first 40 of the hotel's own and the 25 newest from guests.
  • Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.
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Exterior of a Holiday Inn Express building at dusk, lit with blue uplighting, with the glazed entrance at street level.
Exterior of a Holiday Inn Express building at dusk, lit with blue uplighting, with the glazed entrance at street level.
A double bed with blue and white bedding sits beside a blue sofa, a desk with a chair, and a wall-mounted television in a hotel room.
A double bed with blue and white bedding sits beside a blue sofa, a desk with a chair, and a wall-mounted television in a hotel room.
A made double bed with white linen and blue-banded pillows sits beside two wall-mounted bedside lamps.
A made double bed with white linen and blue-banded pillows sits beside two wall-mounted bedside lamps.
A reception desk with a dark front stands in a lobby beneath a lit Holiday Inn Express sign on a wood-panelled wall, with a curved bench seating area and a glass block wall to the left.
A reception desk with a dark front stands in a lobby beneath a lit Holiday Inn Express sign on a wood-panelled wall, with a curved bench seating area and a glass block wall to the left.
A walk-in shower with black wall tiles, a fixed overhead showerhead, a handheld shower on a rail, and a glass screen on the left.
A walk-in shower with black wall tiles, a fixed overhead showerhead, a handheld shower on a rail, and a glass screen on the left.

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