Holiday Inn Express London - Stansted Airport by IHG
Modern rooms with meeting space and a sports bar
Airport access
How you get from this hotel to the gate.
About this hotel
Business travellers and families both fit here, since the meeting rooms sit alongside a sports bar built for watching a match before an evening flight. Complimentary breakfast starts the day early enough for a dawn departure, and free Wi-Fi keeps a laptop running through a delayed connection without hunting for a signal elsewhere. Air conditioning keeps the rooms comfortable through Essex summers, useful this close to Stansted's runway traffic. Parking is on-site for a fee, removing the need to arrange transport separately for a short stay. The property is accessible throughout and welcomes kids without extra fuss, smoke-free from the lobby to the rooms. It works as a functional stop for a business trip or a family layover rather than a destination in its own right, built around getting guests fed, connected and rested before their next flight.
- Complimentary breakfast
- On-site meeting rooms
- Sports bar
- Air-conditioned rooms
Our take
Holiday Inn Express Stansted Airport is a practical 3-star built around the flight: complimentary breakfast and Wi-Fi, modern air-conditioned rooms, a sports bar, meeting rooms and on-site parking. There is no pool and the 7.8 rating is modest. I would book it for a simple night before an early Stansted departure when breakfast included matters.
- Book a meeting room in advance if your stay overlaps a work trip; on-site space fills fast around business hours.
- Ask about parking rates before arrival if staying more than a night or two; a park-and-fly deal elsewhere may cost less.
- Request an air-conditioned room specifically in summer; Essex nights near the runway can get muggy without it.
Why we love it
- On-site meeting rooms for same-day business trips
- Sports bar for a match before boarding
- Complimentary breakfast timed for early departures
- Air conditioning through warm Essex summer nights
Why guests love itHoliday Inn Express London - Stansted Airport is set up for a fast turnaround before or after a flight, which suits families with an early departure. Breakfast and Wi-Fi are complimentary, so the morning needs no planning. Rooms are modern, air-conditioned and smoke-free, and the hotel is kid-friendly and accessible throughout. Parking is available on site, and the sports bar gives parents somewhere to sit in the evening. Its 7.8 rating from nearly 3,500 reviews points to a simple, functional stay.