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Hotel★★★

Holiday inn Express Harlow

Crown Gate, Harlow CM20 1ER

  • Total number of rooms123
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About

A friendly, contemporary Harlow hotel near Stansted Airport and trains to Central London

Set in the thriving town of Harlow on the border of Essex and Hertfordshire, Holiday Inn Express® Harlow hotel is 15 miles from Stansted Airport, with easy access to the M11 motorway. Harlow Town Station is a 20-minute walk away, where you can take a 35-minute train ride to London Liverpool Street Station or catch the Stansted Express to the airport. A major hub for buses and coaches, Harlow Bus Station is right next to the hotel.

Corporate guests are less than 10 minutes' drive from Harlow Enterprise Hub, and the Harlow Business Exhibition is held in Town Park on the hotel's doorstep. Three elegant meeting rooms host up to 42 delegates, with audiovisual equipment and catering services.

Popular attractions in Harlow include Gibberd Garden and Gibberd Gallery in the Civic Centre, and you can follow Harlow's Sculpture Trail as you shop along the pedestrianised Broadwalk. It's a five-minute stroll from the hotel to Harlow Leisurezone, and within 20 miles you can visit family-friendly attractions such as Broxbourne Paradise Wildlife Park and Hertford Castle.

Wi-Fi and breakfast are included, you can tuck into traditional British food and beers in the lobby bar and restaurant. Friendly staff can recommend a good pub in Harlow or the West Essex countryside.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Accessible
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Facilities

Facilities

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car park (extra charge)
  • 24-hour reception
  • Check-in hour (15:00)
  • Check-out hour (11:00)
  • Late Check-out (extra charge)
  • Wi-fi (extra charge)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Hotel safe (extra charge)
+ 2 more
  • Lift access (extra charge)
  • Luggage room (extra charge)

Catering

  • Bar (extra charge)
  • Restaurant
  • Smoking area (extra charge)

Entertainment & pools

  • TV lounge

Business

  • Meeting room (2)
  • Printer
  • Business centre

Meals

  • Breakfast

Payment methods

  • American Express
  • Diners Club
  • MasterCard
  • Visa
  • Visa Electrón

Good to know

  • Deposit on arrival
  • Identification card at arrival
  • Non-smoking establishment
  • Minimum check-in age (18)
  • Cash Free
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Rooms

  • Room

    Standard Room with Free Hot Breakfast

  • Twin room

    2 Single Standard with Free Hot Breakfast

  • Double room

    1 Double Standard Sofa Bed with Free Hot Breakfast

  • Double room

    1 Double Standard Accessible With Free Hot Breakfast

  • Double room

    1 Double Standard with Free Hot Breakfast

Occupancy by room type
Room typeGuestsAdults / children
Double roomup to 44 adults / 3 children
Single roomup to 11 adults
Twin roomup to 44 adults / 3 children

Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.

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Location

Crown Gate, Harlow CM20 1ER

  • Land's End454 km
  • Penzance440 km
  • St Ives432 km
  • Falmouth408 km
  • Newquay397 km
  • Padstow383 km
  • Bude346 km

Straight-line figures from the hotel's coordinates. Cornish lanes and the coast path are slower than the map suggests, and rail and bus services can be sparse outside summer; see the walks.

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Meals

Meal plans

  • All Inclusive
  • Bed And Breakfast
  • Full Board
  • Half Board
  • Room Only

Type of stay

  • Business hotels

Key facts

Total number of rooms
123
Number of floors (main building)
4

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Gromavel is not a booking site and shows no live prices. Contact the hotel for current rates, VAT and cancellation terms; Cornish coast rooms in July and August go months ahead.

Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 28/09/2026.