Takeley War Memorial
Takeley War Memorial, Dunmow Road, Takeley, CM22 6SA, United Kingdom- Memorial
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Convenient Location
Located just 5 minutes from Stansted Airport, Holiday Inn Express Stansted Airport offers quick access for travelers.
Comfortable Accommodation
Each en suite room is equipped with tea/coffee facilities, a work desk, and a flat-screen TV, ensuring a comfortable stay for guests.
Entertainment and Connectivity
Guests can unwind in the hotel lounge with flat-screen TVs and a pool table, while staying connected with free WiFi throughout the property.
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Check-in from
02:00 PM
Check-out by
11:00 AM
Parking
PAID
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
2 adults · 2 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
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The room and facilities were new and modern with no compromises. It was conveniently located for our early flight. The shuttle bus was punctual. Our dinner the night we arrived and our breakfast in the morning were fabulous. Staff were very helpful, friendly and welcoming.
Amazing
Close to airport
Ein sauberes und zweckmäßiges Flughafenhotel.
Fensteröffnung nicht möglich - Klimaanlage vorhanden.
Relatively cheap
Breakfast very moderate. No veggies, no cheese, no omelet or fried eggs, everything else was not really tasty. Room was not fresh.
Das Essen am Abend war eher beschränkt.
Aamiainen oli brittiläinen. Kaikki maistui hyvälle. Erityisesti croissant oli ihana. Kaipasin leivän päälle muutakin kuin marmeladia. Huone oli siisti ja vuode hyvä. Tyynyt poikkeuksellisen mukavat.
Äänieristys käytävälle ja naapurihuoneeseen oli vajavainen, mutta ehkä meille osui vain äänekäs naapuri.
Staff for telling us THIS time to register our hire car just for the brief time of putting bags in our room before returning it, even as it was only 10 minutes, saving us a fine.
That the week before we weren't told to register car and have been booked for the short time of getting bags from our room after picking up hire car, 10 minutes. NOT happy. The bed was so uncomfortable, needs replacing. Breakfast not as good as previous weeks stay
Women At 4 am by a container delivery right outside my window. The again at 5.50 am to collect it or drop another one - no idea but I had The Worst nights sleep
Location was good, breakfast was good
The room had brown stains on the carpet going towards the bathroom which looked like faeces and the walls had dust over them
Very handy location, everything you need for a quick stopover
Clinical decor, shuttle bus is £8 return- should be included in price of stay
Location
Worst mattress and pillows I think I’ve ever slept on, also the walls were wafer thin I could here conversations from the room next door
Location and airport transfer bus.
Coffee in the coffee machine wasn't very nice
Proche de l’aéroport
Besoin d’amour surtout la salle de bain
Staff, room, food all good. I like the position of the dining area and outside terrace.
I wasn't sure how to properly adjust the room temperature but I would have asked staff if it was very important, and, for this stay, it wasn't. I would have appreciated at least one more bench for sitting outside the main entrance ( waiting for bus, for example ). There is seating really only for 2 people.
Bed comfortable good sleep.
Definitely the Wfi . Poor. For an establishment like that I expect better. For some reason I couldn’t get on it, tried several times to log in with no success, went to reception twice to ask why they seemed confused why it wasn’t resolved. Lacks electrical sockets , one near the the station the other hid behind a curtain crazy.
L’emplacement. Le personnel très sympa . Le petit déjeuner simple mais correct … la navette de l’aéroport Calme et bien insonorisé. Lit top. Oreillers tops . Par contre des taches sur le sol ect .. salle de bain banales
Certaines chambres sont très jolies d’autres assez désuètes . Établissement qui commence malheureusement à vieillir et pas de rénovation.
We liked the moment best, when we could finally leave the hotel's premises.
Avoid this hotel – Broken promises and terrible quality Stayed here and experienced atrocious room conditions: visible stains on the carpet and couch, and an unbearable mattress with metal springs poking through that squeaked loudly with every movement. At the front desk, I was verbally promised a 50% refund due to these issues, but staff refused to provide written confirmation. Over a month and a half later, the hotel has completely ignored the issue, failed to contact me, and never issued the refund. Mitten in Central/IHG support couldn't resolve it either. Do not trust verbal commitments from the staff. Zero accountability.
Clean and welcoming Efficient and friendly staff
All good
Frühstück gibt es bereits ab 04:00 (kleine Auswahl). Ab 06:00 dann die normale Auswahl.
The breakfast was appalling.
The price. The room. The food. The bed. The shuttle bus
Close to airport
Clean and confortable. Near the airport. Nice bar area and outside area. For early flights light breakfast and takeaway drinks
Nothing
The staff
2 rooms as had to change 1 and stull not except able
Close to the airport, comfortable shuttle
Horrible breakfast. Eggs from the powder, more like plastic than an egg. Just a few things you can eat, low quality.
Comfortable and convenient.
Nothing. It was nice to have breakfast available for early departures. It would be useful to have a sign telling you you can’t take food/drink onto the shuttle bus as we were hoping to grab and go. Takeaway cups are provided but you’re not allowed to take them on the bus which seems a bit counter productive
The room was spotless. Very clean and comfy beds.
The staff was not able to accommodate our requests. We asked for a takeaway breakfast but there were no boxes in the morning. The shuttle to/from the airport is quite pricey - only free if you hire a car.
When I get to my room it wS night time I didn't realise that there's aa no view.witg that I felt closed in 🥺😱
Good location, very easy and comfortable to get to the airport
Easy airport hotel
Totally what I needed for the night. I had an early flat in the morning and it was one of the closest. Shuttle is very handy.
I wish the shuttle was every 15 minutes.
Excellent location for the airport. Good car parking.
Very Noisy aircon in room. Useless toaster in breakfast room. A single 4 slot domestic toaster for dozens of guests which did not function is unacceptable. Long queues caused. Buy a proper commercial toaster! No small espresso cups. Only huge ones. Breakfast was disappointing. Poor quality selection of products.
It does exactly what it should; the rooms are clean & comfortable (although they could do with some softer pillows!), the shower is really good, and it’s a short shuttle bus ride to the airport terminal. The bar food is pretty good and they have a buffet breakfast starting at 4am for those on an early flight. The staff were friendly, polite & helpful.
The shuttle bus is expensive at £4 for a 4 minute ride!
The location for an early flight with the shuttle service available is great.
The hotel is quite old and the rooms are a little tired, otherwise everything was fine.
Frumos
Good value money, very comfortable clean with lost of facilities. Great reception staff very professional and friendly at all times.
Easy access
Breakfast was ok
è un albergo funzionale per chi parte. è tutto ok , non ha niente di bello e niente che non vada bene. E' pulito. Va bene per chi deve passarci una notte di passaggio.
Had a lovely stay at the hotel. The room was a nice size, clean and comfortable, with a very comfortable bed. The food was excellent quality and really enjoyable. Overall, we were very pleased with our stay and would definitely recommend this hotel to others.
Nothing! Everything to a great standard.
Breakfast was very good. Room was clean. Staff friendly and helpful.
Evening meal it was Overcooked
Frühstück war super, das Zimmer bequem und der Shuttle Bus einfach zu finden.
Für eine Nacht dann doch etwas überteuert.
Easy to find and access, nothing else.
Bathroom and fixings were tired, extractor whistled throughout the night, my daughter refused to sleep on the sofa bed saying it was uncomfortable so we swapped. I was genuinely shocked at how little comfort there was, could feel all the springs like I was laying directly on them, left the hotel early to get to the airport, on check out the staff were reception too busy gossiping to enquire about the stay otherwise would have mentioned disappointment/dissatisfaction. Will book at one of the other hotels next time.
the breakfast
Location was super close to the airport with a dedicated shuttle service
Having to pay £4 for the shuttle was shocking, the room had stains on the carpet and sofa, and under the bed there was rubbish (old medicine packaging).
lo staff molto gentile e veloce
la colazione potrebbe migliorare
Lovely large room. Excellent shower. Very convenient for airport with regular shuttle service available.
No ordinary tea bags available at breakfast (there was only decaff)!
Good easy airport hotel with breakfast and shuttle bus
Nice restaurant food and good bteakfast.
Our air con didnt work so made roo very hot. The bed had springs coming out of the matress, and stains.told reception on way out but were not bothered.
La proximite de l'aéroport est appréciable. C était propre dans l ensemble. Le restaurant bon rapport qualité prix suffisant pour une etape.
Au vu du prix de la chambre, la navette pourrait être englobé dedans. On se serait passé du téléphone qui sonne à 4h du matin pour nous indiquer le petit dejeuner. Chambre propre mais odeur pas tres agréable. Pas tres bien isolé, on entend les gens marcher et claquer les portes. Toute la nuit, on voit la lumière du couloir sous la porte de la chambre. La salle de bain est vieillissante.
Sehr gut war, das es Frühstück ab 4.00Uhr gab. Dadurch das mein Flug um 7.00 ging konnte ich noch gemütlich frühstücken. Shuttle dauert 5-7 min Zimmer gut auch von der Grösse her Personal sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Wenn man das Hotel für einen Tagesausflug nach London besucht, muss man 4x den Shuttlebus nehmen. Einmal zum einchecken beim Hotel, dann wieder zum Flughafen um von da aus mit Zug oder Bustransfer nach London. Dann aus London zurück wieder Shuttle zum Hotel und nächsten Tag wieder zum Flughafen. Heusst 4x Shuttle a 4£ = 16£ Shuttlegebühren
Got spot to get to Stansted airport. The room wss clean and tidy.thecshuttle bus service was a great bonus.
Proximity to the airport is good, about 6 minutes drive with a paid shuttle bus (4 pounds fare)
The place is overpriced but remains to be only one of 3 hotels by the airport. For 120 pounds (about USD160) it's actually a motel like room, though generously offering a breakfast.
Se podía desayunar a partir de las 4:00, está cerca del aeropuerto con autobús cada 30 min y dispones de hervidor de agua en la habitación con café y té.
Me parece un poco caro para lo que es, la cama supletoria era malísima, no había ni champú ni gel en los botes de la ducha y la limpieza justa. El autobús lanzadera es gratis para los niños y el conductor me cobró el billete también de mi hija, yo no lo sabía, me enteré después, debería haberme avisado; de todos modos con lo que cuesta la habitación no deberían cobrar nada. Andando desde el aeropuerto está bastante lejos y más si vas cargado.
Location easy to get to airport
Very expensive for basic room and it smelt horribly of stale cigarette smoke.
Huoneet oli siistejä, sänky oli sopivan pehmeä
Aamiainen oli aika yksitoikkoinen
Not a lot, but location to airport is good
Food terrible and I mean terrible. Rooms ok but need’s upgrading
Location
Wasn’t very welcoming by the staff on arrival. I would have expected a smile and a greeting.
Расположение от аэропорта Удобно для коротких остановок
Cher mais correcte
Clean and comfortable with a regular shuttle to the terminal.
Breakfast very good Location could be better but it was OK for our needs
Good location near the airport
Charged for parking - no mention of this when booking or any of the confirmation emails. Room was dirty, bed wasn't very comfortable and breakfast was not very good.
Close to the airport and good size room.
Nothing not to like
Great, very clean, helpful staff,clean rooms and easy to get to the airport with the shuttle bus
The bed was really small!
Posizione molto comoda, vicino areoporto, è stato scelto proprio per questo motivo, avendo il volo al mattino presto. Comoda navetta per e da areoporto, durata 5 minuti, funzionante 24h su 24h. Camera spaziosa, bagno grande. Buono anche il ristorante. Di sicuro ci ritorneremo se volo con arrivo tardi alla notte o con volo presto al mattino.
All good
Nothing
Mycket bra bemaning i dygnet runt samt trevlig och hjälpsam personaler.👍👍👍
Good location. Breakfast is good.
Das Personal war sehr freundlich, das Essen im Restaurant war sehr gut und die Anbindung an den Flughafen top, Shuttleservice alle halbe Stunde
Rundum nicht viel Möglichkeit
Not the best experience ever. It was the first time, when I stayed in the hotel with lots of dust (like as if they haven't opened the rood for a few month), wet used towels and bins filled with rubbish. There was a dripping tap, clogs of hair in the shower and extremely dirty carpets. If it wasn't an emergency, I would never stayed in the place like that and do not recommend to anyone.
Breakfast was great, Airport shuttle really reliable and frequent, Staff very friendly and informative, lovely shower after long flight
Shower curtain :(
c'e' un servizio navetta che ogni 30 minuti va all'aeroporto. Albergo ottimo, a 5 minuti di auto dall'aeroporto.
Close to the airport. There is a shuttle which goes every 30 minutes early in the morning so we were able to get to the airport at 5 a.m.
Good location ideal spot to an early day with the airport
Could have been slightly cheaper maybe more a continental breakfast too
Uitvalsbasis ten opzichte van Standsted Airport.
Prijs-kwaliteit.
It was very clean and staff so helpfull.
All good
Great welcome, clean room that had everything you need for a short stay. Good breakfast, friendly staff.
A little tired and dated. Quite a distance from airport and you need to get a shuttle bus between hotel and terminal.
Frindly staff always with a smile
Staff were very nice, allowing us to store luggage as we had arrived early.
We sadly couldn't check in early.. due to hotel being fully booked
Flughafen nah und gut!
War alles ok und gut
Breakfast was good.
Room was too hot and aircon didn't seem able to cope.
Convenience to the airport.Friendly staff.
The aircon was very noisy.
We liked everything during our very short 1 night stay. Cannot judge about the breakfast as we left earlier.
Position
Entrance was in need of revamping
Lovely stay with everything you’d need. Everything, from the early breakfast and shuttle bus, is well organised and reliable - takes the stress out of travelling completely.
Exceeded our expectations. Staff were super nice, especially the young women who greeted us at reception. Really easy to get to and from Stansted and then on to wherever you are going. Food was really good too and the breakfast was lovely. Would definitely recommend.
Nothing
good location as super close to airport with shuttle buses running 24/7 very frequently. super friendly desk staff , very welcoming. no complaints at all
Der direkte Shuttle zum Airport
Hospitality
Good very close to the airport
Nothing!
The property wasn’t clean and the bedsheets had stains all over it and the pillows were dirty!
Very close to airport and shuttle service. Staff happy to help.
Mattresses not comfortable.
Always enjoy my stay.
Nothing
The location food in the cafe was very good staff very pleasant
Room was dirty stains on the carpet very dusty just unclean
Dovrebbe esserci un asciuga capelli.
Super clean
Helpful staff
Pricey drinks. Beer a bit stale.
Comfortable rooms. Near airport. Access the breakfast at 4am. Reliable quick shuttle.
A bag for takeaway breakfast would be handy.
colazione abbondante a cinque minuti dall'aeroporto con navetta a pagamento
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Cleanliness
8.2/10Generally praised as very clean in multiple reviews, though several guests reported stained sofas/carpets and dust mites in some rooms — overall clean but with isolated housekeeping issues.
Service
8.8/10Staff frequently described positively ('Staff make the hotel', friendly reception and shuttle service). However, there are notable service failures (unanswered calls/emails, unresolved complaints, duty manager not responding) which reduce consistency.
Location
9.5/10Consistently highlighted as excellent for airport transfers: very close to terminal, frequent shuttle service and公交/shuttle convenience — ideal for short transit stays.
Room Quality
6/10Multiple complaints about cramped layouts, uncomfortable beds (no mattress topper, pillows 'like bricks'), poor sofa-bed comfort, missing remotes/lights not working and occasional heating/fan issues — room comfort is a clear weakness.
Amenities
7.5/10Shuttle and basic breakfast are good; however some amenities are lacking or faulty for some guests (no shampoo provided, phone/TV remote issues, noisy fan, occasional heating faults).
Value for Money
7/10Mixed views: several guests say the hotel 'served the purpose' for transit stays, while others felt it was overpriced given basic/ibis-budget level facilities and some room faults.
Food and Beverage
7.5/10Breakfast generally receives positive mentions (hot options available, good breakfast for early departures), though some found items dry, cold or oversalted — overall acceptable but not exceptional.
Overall Experience
9.5/10For its intended purpose (airport transit/short stays) guests overall report a very positive experience due to location, shuttle and helpful staff; isolated negatives (room comfort, occasional unresponsive service) did not outweigh the practical strengths for many guests.