Old Fountain
Old Fountain, North Watford, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom- Park
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Convenient Location
Located just off the A412 with easy access to the M25 and M1, our hotel is only 2 minutes away from Watford Junction Train Station, making it a perfect choice for both leisure and business travelers.
Proximity to Key Attractions
Situated a short distance from Wembley Stadium and the Warner Bros. Studio Tour of London, our hotel offers a central hub for exploring popular destinations and entertainment venues.
Modern Facilities
Featuring 2 conference rooms with cutting-edge amenities and natural light, as well as a cozy lounge bar, we provide a comfortable and functional space for meetings and relaxation.
Book your stay now at Holiday Inn Express London - Watford Junction for a seamless blend of convenience and comfort.
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
11:00 AM
Parking
PAID
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
15 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
15 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size)
Room details
15 sqm
In-room amenities
1 Twin Bed
161 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Smart television with satellite channels and pay movies
Food & Drink - Electric kettle and free tea bags/instant coffee
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board, laptop workspace, and window screens
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, fresh towels every 2 days, fresh bed sheets every 2 days
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Room/bed type depends on availability at check-in
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-99 cm wide)
Room details
15 m2
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
15 sqm
In-room amenities
1 Double Bed
161 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Smart television with satellite channels and pay movies
Food & Drink - Electric kettle and free tea bags/instant coffee
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board, single sofa bed, and laptop workspace; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, fresh towels every 2 days, fresh bed sheets every 2 days
Accessibility - Wheelchair-width doorways
Non-Smoking
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
15 m2
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
15 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Lovely staff, Very very clean, comfortable beds, great breakfast!
Nothing
La ubicación todo
Todo bien
Location
It was fine
Está muy cerca de la estación de trenes y de restaurantes. Las habitaciones son muy amplias y completas con camas cómodas, productos para higiene personal, secador, televisión, teléfono para comunicarte con recepción...etc El personal fue muy amable y servicial
Las habitaciones tenían una temperatura fija de 19 grados que no podías ajustar y hacía frío dentro pero se solucionó cuando pedí que lo apagaran. Estaría bien tener un margen de temperatura en la habitación (de 18 a 24 grados)
Schnelle Erreichbarkeit vom Bahnhof.
Great breakfast very helpful staff
Lekker ontbijt, handige locatie om naar Londen Centrum te gaan.
Het bijbetalen voor de parking en de sok die nog in de kamer lag bij aankomst.
Locality, cleanliness and the blue light in the bathroom
Pillows were hard, not confident my car was safe. Openess of the carpark next to a walkway for the local railway station
While the location was good for commuting to my event at Hatch End the paths leading up to the hotel were very dark and a bit dodgy feeling for a woman on her own.
Location to the Warner brother studios
Poor facilities Broken air con and phone Uncomfortable bed No window in room
Great location for getting shuttle to harry potter studio. Lovely hotel, friendly staff. Good choice for breakfast. I Would stay again
Not many parking spaces.
Location, personel was nice and helpfully
La ubicación
La primera noche, nos cambiaron de habitación, porque el lavamanos estaba tapado, nos ofrecieron otra habitación, en la otra habitación la televisión no funcionaba por lo que nos cambiaron nuevamente de habitación
Breakfast was good, location to transport great. The bathroom was updated and clean.
The sleeping area needed decorating and the carpets were dirty. The beds were firm.
Room was OK.Bathroom smelt, plumbing noisy. All staff very friendly, room over looked Watford junction station. Good breakfast plenty off choice.
Area run down
Convenient for our needs. Lovely staff
Slightly better lighting in the room would have been better, but all in all fab hotel
Prijazno osebje, bližina postaje.
Drobne napake na opremi, ki povzročajo hrup tudi iz drugih sob.
Avrei voluto parcheggiare per pochi minuti di fronte all'Hotel , ma non ci sono spazi adibiti a parcheggio breve
Very clean, friendly staff. Very good location , easy to get into London by train
Room was fine, clean - ideal for a couple of nights stay. Good location for our purposes. Breakfast was fine .
A bit noisy mainly in the morning. No decaf coffee or tea at breakfast. Prices for the rooms seem to very significantly depending on when you book.
We asked for 2 connecting rooms because there was 6 of us together. Nothing was too much trouble & we got our rooms that we wanted.
Nothing
Insonorisation tant de l interieur que de l exterieur du batiment. Proximite du centre ville et des gares routieres et fer.
Acces toilettes a la reception. Absence de refrigerateur dans la chambre
Very helpful and friendly staff. Good location and comfortable room
Beds were comfortable, good sized room
Plastic Glasses in bathroom, no bin bags in bins, which I find bizarre, 2p for 2 bin bags, can imagine this would save Housekeeping time washing out Bins, room would be cleaned quicker
Location to station. It’s right next door. Perfect for easy trip to Wembley Stadium
It was quite warm. No obvious aircon in the room. Limited opening for the window. Can imagine it would be very uncomfortable in a heatwave!
Breakfast had a good selection, the room was clean and bright. Great location to the bus service to the Harry Potter studio tour.
We had an adjoining room and the other families who used it made it hard to sleep. Thankfully they were quiet from 10pm. But if you are a light sleeper it would be a hard room to stay in.
The whole experience was brilliant. Superb location for what we required. Spotlessly clean, excellent breakfast and all staff were brilliant and friendly. Will definitely use again.
Nothing to not like
Location and rooms
Parking is a little expensive ! !
Location, it was clean and the staff were very friendly
Easy access to the train station, hotel was clean, staff helpful and plenty of choice for breakfast. Nice that the bar was open when we arrived late.
Excellent location for travel into London as it's right next to Watford junction. Clean room and bathroom with nice white fluffy towels. Plenty of choice for breakfast and good quality. Pleasant and helpful staff.
No directions to car parking and it was haphazard with parking accessed from two different sides of the hotel.
Lovely comfortable beds, clean and spacious.
The hotel was actually quite tricky to find and right beside a busy railway
Excellent staff, very helpful and welcoming. Close to train links into central London.
Air conditioning didn't work.
Clean, but mostly absolute value for money
Good choice of breakfast
Parking expensive if you are staying at the hotel you shouldn't have to pay to park in tgeir car park
Wygodne łóżko, ładna czysta łazienka
Nic
Colazione completa e varia per ogni tipo di dieta, vicinissimo alla stazione dei treni così da poter raggiungere il centro di Londra comodamente.
Parcheggio a pagamento non custodito.
Obsługa
Głośni goście tylko tyle
Чистий номер, зручне ліжко. Зупинялись для поїздки в Harry Potter World. Дуже зручне розташування - 4 хв від залізничної станції Watford junction і автобусів до Гаррі Поттера. Смачний сніданок. Для готелю на 1 ніч - ідеально.
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It was in a good location and breakfast was good
The shower trap was blocked , the kettle didn’t work and the air conditioning was loud and didn’t really work
Locatia.
Mancarea.
Viešbučio lokacija puiki, kambarys erdvus, vonios kambarys įrengtas kompaktiškai, dušas puikus. Darbuotojai labai paslaugūs ir malonūs. Vienintelis pastebėjimas - pusryčių meniu galėtų būti daugiau daržovių. Taip pat, kambaryje galėtų būti atnaujinta kiliminė danga, nes matėsi kelios įsisenėję dėmės, tačiau apibendrinant - viešbutis tikrai labai geras!
Easy to find and breakfast was nice
Had to share beds
Location
It was really noisy and the window when shut made a squealing noise when the wind blew this woke me up along with the other noisy visitors, I did report this to the hotel and they did say they would speak to them but this continued for another 2 hrs
3rd time staying here. Good selection for breakfast, great location as right next to watford junction train station. Rooms are equipped with what you would mostly need, beds super comfy.
No fridge in room to keep drinks etc cold.
Great location near Watford Junction, nice size room.
The detergent they use for the sheets left a very strong and uncomfortable chemical smell and irritated my skin. I have told the staff about this during check out and the feedback I got was that the sheets were cleaned by 3rd party vendor followed by hygiene standard, which didn’t answer my question about the uncomfortable smell.
Good check in, room clean, housekeeping excellent
Air conditioning did not work, after complaining it improved slightly but still not great. No free tables for breakfast on Sunday so had to leave without eating
Easy to get bus or train and the harry potter studio
Not bigger enough breakfast room seating or area people too close could burn or hurt self
Lage zum Bahnhof, saubere Zimmer
Frühstück war okay aber etwas fad
Location
Nothing
Per le nostre esigenze la posizione era ideale cobsiderato che dovevamo raggiungere gli Studios di Harry Potter pertanto attaccato alla stazione dove dove c'era la navetta diretta per gli Studios. Hotel essenziale...letti comodi e stanza molto pulita.
Colazione Un po' scarsa e con pochissima scelta dolce. Prezzo un po alto rispetto alla tipologia di hotel e alla posizione periferica rispetto a Londra. Per far capire meglio quasi in centro a Londra con hotel 4 stelle abbiamo speso meno con camera più grande e più lussuosa.
Good for the one night we needed,could of had conditioner in the bathroom,£15 parking was a bit extreme for less than 24 hours,we parked in Sutton carpark afterwards and paid £20 for days/nights. Good breakfast and near a good bar and watford junction train station.
Price of parking
You know what you’re getting with a HiEx, no complaints
No complaints
Wir hatten das Hotel zur Besichtigung der Harry Potter Studios gebucht. Die Lage ist perfekt, das Personal war sehr freundlich. Wir konnten ohne Weiteres unsere Koffer den Tag über deponieren.
Das Frühstück war mittelmäßig; der Kaffee gar nicht gut (leider)!
Le petit déjeuner, le personnel à l'accueil, la chambre spacieuse, la proximité avec la gare et les navettes pour se rendre au studio Harry Potter
Ras
Our room was not clean. Paid for parking but the car park was full on return at night
Parking and generally dirty
Close to station
Clean and modern
Staff were friendly, had the room ready early for us, offered advice on parking. Was travelling into Wembley and easy access too trian / tube. would recommend. The room was nice size, clean, tidy, had tea / coffee facilities. Nice clean bathroom. Very good
nothing to complain about
Location
Having to pay for the car park £15 on top of room cost
La posizione eccezionale molto servita e la pulizia
Avrei preferito a colazione più cose dolci ad esempio pancake
Clean decent room
Location would be amazingif not so close to the street. When sleeping with open window (it was warm night) could here traffic and trains and lorry bin at 4am
Belle chambre et le petit déjeuner inclus. Très proche de Watford Junction, idéal pour un séjour couplé avec la visite des studios Harry Potter !
Staff were all very friendly. A staff at some point to check on me. That was nice.
Einfaches, aber wirklich überzeugendes Hotel: Sehr nettes Personal, super Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Das Zimmer war sauber und geräumig. Das Frühstück, im Preis inbegriffen, war gut und ausreichend. Für einen Besuch der Harry-Potter-Tour das perfekte Hotel.
Nothing in particular
The restaurant and food was the worst hotel experience we have ever had . A wait for over an hour for cold jacket potatoes. A side salad with cold cabbage which the staff insisted was lettuce! It was absolutely awful!
Interconnected rooms for family stay. Close to Warner Bros studios (10-15 min drive). Welcoming staff and complete breakfast
No free parking with room. Direct surrounding with train station
Room is amazing
Good location. Nice, quiet and clean
Beds were uncomfortable especially the sofa bed. That is the only downfall. We have a 4.5 hour drive home so a good night sleep would have made a massive difference
Travelled with 2 children great location to visit the harry potter studios and to visit central London. Right next to the train station and bus station. Great varied breakfast to start the day.
Very pleasant
New
Good
Good services, brilliant staff
Tutto ottimo
La moquet non propio pulita
Great location
Clean friendly staff
Clean room and bathroom, nice side lights, friendly staff
Very poor breakfast choice , no meat substitutes for vegetarians/vegans, air con was not working and we couldn't sleep with the window open because was loud outside
Bardzo fajny hotel i godny polecenia. Niestety dużo traci na bardzo słabym śniadaniu z najtańszych produktów. I do tego bez warzyw, ale to chyba angielski klasyk. Gdyby nie jogurt naturalny + dodatki byłoby ciężko znaleźć coś wartościowego i smacznego.
Bardzo słabo śniadanie z najtańszych produktów.
Locatie, dicht bij het station
Er is geen AC op de kamer!!! Er is een kastje waarmee je de gan kunt regelen en waarmee je ogenschijnlijk de tempratuur kunt regelen. Alleen dat laatste klopt niet!! De tempratuur wordt centraal geregeld itt wat op de website staat. Onze kamer was helaas bloedheet en daarnaast was de elektra op onze kamer niet op orde waardoor deze meerdere keren (‘s-nachts) uitviel waardoor het nog warmer op de kamer werd. Het heeft 2 nachten geduurd voordat we een andere kamer kregen. Tot op heden ook geen compensatie gekregen.
Great location and outstanding service from Sophia — she made our check-in experience so much easier.
The air conditioning in both rooms was not working, making the rooms extremely hot and difficult to sleep in. We asked about changing rooms but unfortunately never received an update. The shower room cleanliness could also be improved, as some areas had black staining/mould.
The hotel is in a great location, very convenient for Watford Junction. A special thank you to Sophia, who assisted us at check-in. She was incredibly kind, helpful and patient, and went above and beyond to help me resolve an issue with a duplicate booking. I really appreciated her help and excellent customer service.
Unfortunately, the air conditioning in both of our rooms was not working, and the rooms became extremely hot, making it very difficult for us to sleep. We called reception and a member of staff came to check the issue and kindly brought us fans after confirming that the air conditioning was not working. We asked whether it would be possible to change rooms, and she said she would check availability, but unfortunately we never received any further update. We ended up spending the whole night in the very hot rooms and did not sleep well. The cleanliness of the shower room could also be improved, as we noticed some areas had black staining/mould. Without these two issues, I would have happily given the hotel a full 10/10.
Location Friendly staff Clean
Air con/fans really struggled with the heat wave
Location was convenient for public transport and amenities
Beds not particularly comfy
The location was absolutely fantastic for getting into London and for getting to Wembley to a concert. 2 minutes from Watford Junction train station! The staff couldn’t be more helpful!
The back of the hotel where the car park is looks a bit rough, however, there is a lot of cctv and lighting.
Vriendelijk personeel
- temperatuur (bloedheet ook met airco op zijn laagst) - geluid (gehorig en airco maakt veel lawaai ook op de zachtste stand) - geen kluisje - geen koelkastje - geen wc-borstel
Pulizia e colazione molto buona e con opzioni gluten free
Stanza molto piccola e divano letto molto scomodo per due ragazzi di 12 e 13 anni
Not sure
Advertised as having air conditioning but had NONE in the hotel room. Mind you this is during a heat wave and we double check this offering before we checked in since we had a party which included a small baby. We were offered fans which didn’t help since the heat wave meant we couldn’t open the windows during sunlight hours. Called front desk and was offered another room but again without air conditioning. If this was not enough when I explained the rooms didn’t have aircon they said that they all do have aircon as though we are insane and cannot notice that there is genuinely no cool breeze or any breeze a matter of fact that we’re coming from the AC vents. The sink was also backed up and needed to fix. I eventually settled for a third fan in the room since it was too late to rebook another hotel. I would not recommend this hotel.
Good location, close to train station, and nice pub.
Air con wasn't effective, rooms were very hot. But understand we stayed during a heatwave.
Good location next to station, not super obvious how to get to , but not difficult. Bed was comfy, breakfast was satisfactory
No bottled water in the room (not a big deal but would be nice) but to purchase it was almost £6 Floors looked grubby
The friendliness and helpfullness of the staff . The breakfast was excellent and catered for gluten free intolerance very well. Great location especially if you are visiting Harry Potter Studios. Very clean and restful ambiance.
Good location bar open late to get snacks and a drink staff helpful
Parking was not very good
L'emplacement proche de la navette pour aller au studio Harry Potter. Facilement accessible en transport en commun depuis le centre de Londres. Bon rapport qualité-prix.
La chambre manquait un peu d'équipement. Pas de frigo, pas de petits kits d'hygiène. Literie d'appoint peu confortable. Salle pour le petit déjeuner petite et pas super bien agencée. Petit déjeuner très basique mais correct.
Location was perfect for Harry Potter Studios. Located near Watford junction so London was easily accessible by train. Breakfast was good. Staff very friendly.
Air-con very noisy. Carpet in room could be replaced. Breakfast finished at 9:30am prompt! Everything was taken away, not ideal when you have tired small children who have been up later exploring the city.
干净卫生员工素质需要提升
停车场1晚15磅太贵了
Muy bien situado como punto intermedio para acceder al WB Studio Tour. Instalaciones correctas.
Está en un junction con un entorno bastante feo, aunque la estación de tres es fácilmente accesible.
Location
Car park
location and value for money
Breakfast could be better.
Bei Anreise mit Auto gute Lage inkl Parkplatz
Frühstück war sehr minimalistisch
Location and cleanliness
Check out time
Staff was friendly and polite
Their could be more vegetarian dishes, such as burgers and sausages
Localisation Propreté accueil
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Cleanliness
8.19/10Rooms were clean and well maintained based on various reviews, though some mentioned room odors.
Service
8.56/10Staff consistently received positive remarks for being friendly and professional.
Location
8.5/10Conveniently located near train stations and popular attractions.
Room Quality
8.05/10Rooms were described as comfortable, but the sofa bed was noted as uncomfortable.
Amenities
8.38/10Amenities were satisfactory, with breakfast included, though there were some concerns about parking.
Value for Money
8.24/10Overall good value, though some reviews indicated higher prices for drinks.
Food and Beverage
8.19/10Mostly positive feedback on breakfast quality, with some consistency issues.
Overall Experience
8.26/10Generally a very good experience highlighted by cleanliness, service, and location.
Located 2 minutes from Watford Junction, with easy access to the M25 and M1 for smooth travel.
Two conference rooms with natural light provide a practical setting for meetings and events.
Close to Wembley Stadium and the Warner Bros. Studio Tour of London for easy day trips.