Travelodge / Premer Inn with free parking close to tube, north or west of London

jamesbrownontheroad

Hi everyone. Bit of a specific question here, one that (so far) no hotel website can help me with. Maybe in a couple of years AI will be able to make sense of it. Until then, MSE users are still the best 

I'm looking for a cheap hotel (i.e. Travelodge, Premier Inn, Ibis etc) somewhere close to the the M25, between M4 / Heathrow junction 15 and M11 junction 27. I.e. the north and west of the city.

The hotel needs free parking and be within walking distance of a tube station. I have a car but want to stop overnight and don't want to drive into London.

Many thanks in advance for tips and recommendations.

JGB1955

The Premier Inn at Greenford seems to have free parking (although whether or not I would want to spend the night next to the A40 is a different matter)!  Their Uxbridge hotel also has free parking but 0.8 miles from the station (maybe 15 minutes walk?)

jamesbrownontheroad

JGB1955 said:

The Premier Inn at Greenford seems to have free parking (although whether or not I would want to spend the night next to the A40 is a different matter)!  Their Uxbridge hotel also has free parking but 0.8 miles from the station (maybe 15 minutes walk?)

Two great tips, thank you. 

daveyjp

Premierinn app allows you to search by map.  Great for this sort of search.  Just search in your area by map, move to the area you are looking at and clock 'search in this area'.

getmore4less

Google maps is pretty good for hotel searches for set dates

Don't rule out the likes of AirBnB

JGB1955

I wonder if your need for 'free parking' is wagging the dog?  Although I accept that it's not the best hotel in the world, staying at the Wembley Travelodge only costs £8 per night for parking.  We have walked to Wembley Stadium from there (and the Ace Cafe is brilliant for breakfast....)  Ace Cafe London | Worldwide Website - Start your engines 'n rev it up!

jamesbrownontheroad

JGB1955 said:

I wonder if your need for 'free parking' is wagging the dog?  Although I accept that it's not the best hotel in the world, staying at the Wembley Travelodge only costs £8 per night for parking.  We have walked to Wembley Stadium from there (and the Ace Cafe is brilliant for breakfast....)  Ace Cafe London | Worldwide Website - Start your engines 'n rev it up!

Yes, good point.

Long story: I've been invited to drinks in central London on Thursday evening, but I'm returning a hire car and flying out of Heathrow on the Friday. Depositing the car outside the city and taking the tube in and out of town is my best bet of enjoying Thursday evening and then returning the car the next day.

TBagpuss

Why not stay at / near Heathrow and return the car on the Thursday? 

Premier and Ibis both have hotels at Heathrow - I know you can get a shuttle to Heathrow from the Ibis for about £5, and then of course you can get the tube into central London - I don't know about a shuttle from Premier Inn but there are I think regular normal buses. 

It would also mean that you wouldn't need to worry about being hungover and driving on the Friday.

Appreciate it may not be suitable if you are not leaving until later on Friday  and want to be able to drive on Friday morning.

that said, I'd agree that it may make sense to look at location and treat the parking price as part of the room cost -