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  • Rooms: 163
Address:
22-24 Prescot Street
(Formerly "Sleep Inn")
London E1 8BB
England
Check Rates: $137 (£74) Avg. Price
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“Great stay”

Purple Hotel City of London

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4 of 5 stars
Malta
Jul 18, 2007

This is a new budget hotel in Central London, Rooms are very clean and quite large when compared to other city hotels. Breakfast included both a cooked and a continental section.
There is a bus no. 15 which goes to trafalgar square and Piccadilly and the train, underground and docklands railway are only a 5 min walk away from hotel.
I would recomend this hotel to anyone travelling to london on pleasure or business because it is very good value for money.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — new, clean, good value for money
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pcf's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2007
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Business
Age group: 25-34
Member since: November 24, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Business meeting / Event, Shopping, Concerts / Music festival
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“Really good hotel”

Purple Hotel City of London

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5 of 5 stars
East Yorkshire
Jul 11, 2007

Me and my girlfriend stayed here last week for 5 nights over the weekend on Live Earth. We spent weeks looking for the right hotel, reasonable price, right location, good reviews etc on trip adviser. We eventually decided on the Sleep inn. It was the right decision! We were a little worried when we first arrived as it looks a little shabby and dull but don't let the out side put you off.

The hotel is new and modern it has a nice feel about it. There is a 24h bar which provides drinks and snacks (sandwiches, pinini's etc) the breakfast is £10.00 each so abit on the pricey side, it was good and there was lots of choice so if you can get a good deal on B+B then that would probably be a better option. However if not there is a clean friendly and quick serviced wetherspoons just opposite. Other than this the staff at the hotel were pleasant and a maid service cleaned and provided new towels everyday. We had a non smoking room booked which they had fully booked so we ended up with an access room (which was non smoking). this was actually a really good room it was huge and well decorated. It had a bath instead of a shower but the in bath shower was good really hot and powerful. we read in other reports that the showers were huge so we were a little disapointed there....

It is perfectly located near 3 underground stations (Algate, Algate East and Tower Hill) We found Tower Hill as the best station as it has acsess to the circle line and the distict line. The underground station at tower hill is a 5 minuite (max) walk and the services run regularly and till reasonably late.
The hotel is also well located for bus services the number 15 left from the underpass at the top on the street and seemed a quite frequent service which went towards covent garden and leicester square.

I would recommend this hotel to anyone really it is away from the centre of london so not great if you want something more in the middle but its transport links make it perfect for sight seeing. We enjoyed our stay and would stay there again if we were to visit london in the future.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The transport links, clean rooms, comfort good pub now
    • Disliked — Expensive breakfast
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sadele's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2007
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 18-24
Member since: July 11, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, Great pool scene, Pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Shopping, Concerts / Music festival
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“Got a good deal so it was OK, wouldnt pay full price”

Purple Hotel City of London

Jul 11, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

The hotel is quite a distance from attractions (apart from Tower Bridge etc) of London and does feel a little out of the way. We booked for one night in order to go to Stansted first thing to catch the Stansted Express (which is a great service by the way) from Liverpool Lime St which cost about £15 in rush hour taxi. Got what seemed to be a really good deal on a website £86 per room p/n. The room itself was big enough for the 2 of us. Great shower. The only problem we were shoved right at the back of the hotel, in the corner room with one window looking directly onto multiple railway lines and the other onto a building site. Was woken early in the morning by both but it wasnt a problem as i had to be up anyway! Clean room and pleasant staff apart from that. Breakfast room a bit weird.

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laurenl's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2007
Member since: August 09, 2006
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“great value, highly recommend”

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4 of 5 stars
manchester, england
Jul 9, 2007

This was a great 'find' as its location and value for money are excellent.

We checked in and were actually put in a much larger room than we had booked. This one accomodated up to 4 people, it was huge. The room and bathroom were spotlessly clean - the hotel is very new but the housekeeping must be pretty good too.

All staff were polite and friendly.

We only ate breakfast no other meals and it was fine, not amazing but more than adequate for the price.

The hotel is a few minutes walk from the DLR and the tube station.

I would definitely stay here again and recommend it highly.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — good value
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ally3's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2007
Traveled with: Family (extended)
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 35-49
Member since: September 08, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Average price*: $137 (year-round)
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“Great Value”

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5 of 5 stars
Peterborough UK
Jun 27, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

We stayed here two nights and found the hotel to be excellent. Very clean,very friendly and very quiet. The room sizes vary and ours was quite small, but as we really only need somewhere to get a comfortable nights sleep after a long day of sight seeing it was more
than adequate. If you specifically require a large room you it would be advisable to ask when booking as the hotel appears to be very popular and choice on arrival may be limited. It is in an excellent location ,close to numerous tourist attractions and the DLR. The quality of the breakfast was outstanding too, considering the price. As this is a fairly new hotel, the room was still in tip top condition and everything worked as it should. We will definately be returning. Tourist Tip, don't bother to buy tickets on the tourist bus, instead catch a Number 15 LondonTransport bus just aroung the corner from the hotel. It passes many of the attractions en-route and is far cheaper, particularly if you have a TFL day pass or an Oyster Card.

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RayhPeterboroughUK's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2007
Member since: March 20, 2007
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