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University Way | Dartford Bridge, Dartford DA1 5PA, England
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Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge
Ranked #3 of 8 hotels in Dartford
4.0 of 5 stars 86 Reviews
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New York City, New York
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
“Do Not Stay Here!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

The heat in the room did not work, had to keep calling reception to turn the heat up. Finally I was ready to take a shower and no water. The hotel staff at night wasted my time for 30 mins and finally told me I could shower in the next room or get a new room. Shower in the next room???? Ofcourse I asked for a new room. The new room water did not get hot enough, toilet would not flush properly....this hotel is just a mess. We had to use the toilet in the lobby even though we were paying for a room. Only staying 2 nights but will never be back. When I went to complain about the toilet, there was another guest complaining also about their room too, things just dont work properly in this hotel. At night, the lift was always full with young people carrying beer to somewhere. DO NOT STAY HERE

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Anthony Greenidge, General Manager at Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge, responded to this review
18 January 2012
Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your recent stay with us at The Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge.
I am however sorry to read that you encountered some issues whilst you was here.
Please accept my apologies about the lack of hot water during your stay.
I would be very grateful if you could contact me directly to discuss these issues so that I can assertain which night you stayed.
You can contact me either by email on:
gm@expressdartford.co.uk, or by telephone at the hotel: 01322 290 333.

This is not the level of service that we pride oursleves on and I am very keen to ensure that this will not happen again.
Once again thank you for taking the time to leave your review and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards
Anthony Greenidge
General Manager
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Cumbria
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Comfortable Stay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Stayed here whilst visiting relatives over the Christmas period. Very comfortable with clean tidy rooms. Room was very quiet considering its location close to the motorway. Breakfast is a basic buffet but there was a good selection and was all that was required. Staff were helpful. Only slight drawbak to a very nice bathroom was a strong smell from the plug area of the sink when water was run down it. Very convenient location and I would stay again.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Anthony Greenidge, General Manager at Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge, responded to this review
18 January 2012
Dear Valued customer,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review about ypour recent stay wiht us.
I am very pleased to read that you enjoyed it.
We do pride ourselves on our customer service levels and I am pleased to see that we lived up to the expectations of you our customer and me as the General Manager.

I have taken onboard your comments about the sink and I have put a system in place to ensure that this does not happen in the future.

I am glad to read that you will choose to stay with us again and we look forwrad to welcoming you again very soon.

Kind regards
Anthony Greenidge
General Manager
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Great stay again”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011 via mobile
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person found this review helpful

Stayed there again as a stop over on the way to France.
Had a great hasle free check in. Our room was clean, fresh and a nice big freeview TV.
We had dinner again in the restaurant and I notice they had a new menu, which was home from home food. Loved it.
Breakfast was the usual good standard, although the staff were busy it still was good.
We will be back in the new year for the sales at Bluewater.
Good hote, great location just what we need for a stopover stay

  • Stayed December 2011
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Anthony Greenidge, General Manager at Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge, responded to this review
15 December 2011
Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your comments about your recent stay with us.
I am very pleased to read that you enjoyed another stay with us.
We are very proud to announce that our new menu has been launched and we serve food 7 days a week so that all of our guest's whether it'n on business or leisure get to eat in our restaurant.
Can I also suggest that when you do return for the Sales at Bluewater that you have a think about popping acorss to Lakeside where you will find an array of High Street Shops and this is also only appoximately 2.5 miles away from us.

Once again thank you for taking the time to leave your comments and we look forward to welcoming you again to the Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge soon.

Kind regards
Anthony Greenidge
General Manager
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“Hotel from HELL”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 December 2011 via mobile
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•staff- incompitant and unfriendly
•room- dirty and basic
•food and drinks- over priced and not edible
Check in was awfull staff were rude and did not know what they were doing. After finally getting into my room it was dirty and smelly and linen had been re used. I asked for my room to be changed and no one would change it for me even though it didnt seem busy at all. Staff sat in the back office joking around and ignoring people at reception.
Just the overall experience was horrific dont stay here if you want anything but grotty!

  • Stayed November 2011
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Anthony Greenidge, General Manager at Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge, responded to this review
10 December 2011
Dear Valued customer,
Firstly I would like to thank you for leaving a review about your recent stay with us.
I am very sorry to read however that you didn't enjoy your stay here at The Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge.
I would like to say that your experience is not a typical one that all of the team here are very customer focused and it perturbs me that we didn't live up to your expectation on this occassion.
All of our rooms are cleaned daily unless specifically asked not to by a customer which we then respect that wish. We have a very strict linen change policy. We are however very flexible and we act upon request's from our customers,
Can I please ask that you contact me dirctly so that we can discuss the stay that you had with us and this will enable me to implement corrective training where needed.
My direct email address is:
gm@expressdartford.co.uk or alternatively you can contact me at the hotel on:
01322 290 333.
I hope to hear from you soon so that we can discuss the issues that you have raised and hopefully I can resolve those for you.

Kind regards
Anthony Greenidge
General Manager
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London, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Great hotel with Bluewater nearby”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011
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Arrived early Saturday morning and checked into our rooms straight away which were clean, fresh and airy. The flatscreen freeview TV seemed huge! Receptionist Billie very helpful and friendly, and booked a cab for us to Bluewater for shopping which isn't far. We spent some time in the bar on our return in the evening which was very comfortable and had large screen TVs, as well as a dinner menu though a bit pricey. Beds very comfortable, good night's sleep and bathroom spotless. Of course, one of the great things about the Expresses is that they have a complimentary buffet breakfast which now includes baked beans, to my partner's pleasure, as well as the sausages, scrambled eggs, croissants, fresh fruit, cereals, fruit juices, toast, etc. together with a good range of coffee, i.e. latte, espresso, etc. tea, herbal tea and hot chocolate. We got a very good deal via the Bluewater site (35% off the going rate of the HIE rate but you must be a MyBluewater member) and would definitely recommend and stay here again. We also felt a bit smug because it was between the Premier Inn and Hilton, both at significantly higher prices for similar comfort, with breakfast as an added extra!

Room Tip: Rooms overlooking the car park also overlook the Dartford Bridge, magical in the fog of early mornin...
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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Anthony Greenidge, General Manager at Holiday Inn Express Dartford Bridge, responded to this review
10 December 2011
Dear Valued customer,

I would like to thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your recent stay with us.
I am pleased to hear that you had an enjoyable stay.
We do pride ourselves on our excellent location in regards to Bluewater shopping centre.
The staff member that you so kindly mention is one of our new editions to the team and is indeed testement to the customer service training that all of our team members receive.
I am also very pleased to announce that our new menu launches in December with a new variety of winter warmers and we have also made some significant changes to our prices, I believe that this our best yet.
I hope that when you are next in the area, maybe for the January Sales at Bluewater that we have the chance to welcome you again.
Once again thank you for your review.

Kind regards
Anthony Greenidge
General Manager
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Address: University Way | Dartford Bridge, Dartford DA1 5PA, England
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