Pros

  • A short walk from DLR station
  • Large rooms and suites with modern decor
  • Traders restaurant, with attached lounge bar and room service
  • Fitness center with free weights and cardio machines
  • Plenty of meeting space for up to 125 people
  • Free Wi-Fi throughout
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Cons

  • In a run-down part of town with limited dining options
  • Small bathrooms
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Bottom Line

The mid-range Holiday Inn London - Whitechapel is a clean, contemporary chain hotel in  London's Whitechapel neighborhood. The hotel offers 133 large, modern rooms with minibars, kettles, and free Wi-Fi. Amenities include a fitness center and  a full-service bar and restaurant, and the overall ambience is just a notch higher than what most guests would expect from a Holiday Inn. Unfortunately, it's located in a somewhat run-down part of town with few dining options and the area can feel shady at night.

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Amenities

  • Fitness Center
  • Internet

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Holiday Inn London – Whitechapel

Scene

Clean and contemporary chain hotel popular with business guests

The Holiday Inn London - Whitechapel, is housed in a modern glass-and-cement building with an understated, contemporary feel. It tends to draw more business travelers than tourists, though there is a mix. The open floor plan in the lobby gives the space a friendly, communal vibe, while the decor toes the line between modern and corporate.

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Location

In Whitechapel, a short walk from the Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

The least attractive quality of the Holiday Inn London - Whitechapel is its location in a somewhat seedy part of town. The hotel is only about a five-minute walk to Shadewell Station, where there's both Overground commuter train and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) service. Both provide reasonable options for getting in and around London, but the City and the Tower of London will still be a 20-minute ride, and popular attractions such as Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace will take over a half hour. There are few dining options in the area, and it's generally run-down, which may make some visitors feel unsafe, particularly at night.

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Rooms

Well-designed and spacious rooms with free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs

The Holiday Inn offers modern and surprisingly large Twin, Double, and Executive Level Rooms, plus Suites, and accessible rooms can be requested. Most feature simple, modern furnishings and cool color palettes. Rooms have support columns with integrated minibars -- a thoughtful, contemporary touch that makes the spaces feel simple and uncluttered. The curving desks and grass-green reading chairs add a sense of fun. Executive Level Rooms are more spacious and have seating areas included, but the tone is darker, supplanting the natural wood color dominant in the other rooms for a black furnishings. Bathrooms are compact, but warmly designed, with modern, rectangular sinks and beige tile backsplashes.

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Features

Restaurant with room service, a small fitness center, and meeting space 

The restaurant offers convenient dining, especially considering there are few alternative options in the area. The hotel also has small fitness center in its basement and while its yellow fluorescent lighting makes it the least engaging part of the hotel, it provides free weights and a few cardio machines. Catering to business travelers, the hotel has a plenty of meeting space which can accommodate groups ranging from 15 to 125 people and Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel.

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Things You Should Know About Holiday Inn London – Whitechapel

Also Known As

  • Holiday Inn London - Commercial Road

Address

5 Cavell Street, London E1 2BP, United Kingdom

Website

Oyster Hotel Review

Holiday Inn London – Whitechapel

Scene

Clean and contemporary chain hotel popular with business guests

The Holiday Inn London - Whitechapel, is housed in a modern glass-and-cement building with an understated, contemporary feel. It tends to draw more business travelers than tourists, though there is a mix. The open floor plan in the lobby gives the space a friendly, communal vibe, while the decor toes the line between modern and corporate.

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Location

In Whitechapel, a short walk from the Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

The least attractive quality of the Holiday Inn London - Whitechapel is its location in a somewhat seedy part of town. The hotel is only about a five-minute walk to Shadewell Station, where there's both Overground commuter train and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) service. Both provide reasonable options for getting in and around London, but the City and the Tower of London will still be a 20-minute ride, and popular attractions such as Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace will take over a half hour. There are few dining options in the area, and it's generally run-down, which may make some visitors feel unsafe, particularly at night.

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Rooms

Well-designed and spacious rooms with free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs

The Holiday Inn offers modern and surprisingly large Twin, Double, and Executive Level Rooms, plus Suites, and accessible rooms can be requested. Most feature simple, modern furnishings and cool color palettes. Rooms have support columns with integrated minibars -- a thoughtful, contemporary touch that makes the spaces feel simple and uncluttered. The curving desks and grass-green reading chairs add a sense of fun. Executive Level Rooms are more spacious and have seating areas included, but the tone is darker, supplanting the natural wood color dominant in the other rooms for a black furnishings. Bathrooms are compact, but warmly designed, with modern, rectangular sinks and beige tile backsplashes.

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Features

Restaurant with room service, a small fitness center, and meeting space 

The restaurant offers convenient dining, especially considering there are few alternative options in the area. The hotel also has small fitness center in its basement and while its yellow fluorescent lighting makes it the least engaging part of the hotel, it provides free weights and a few cardio machines. Catering to business travelers, the hotel has a plenty of meeting space which can accommodate groups ranging from 15 to 125 people and Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel.

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Amenities

  • Business Center

  • Cable

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Fitness Center

  • Internet

  • Kids Allowed

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Rental Car Service Desk Onsite

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

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