The Gateway Hotel

The Gateway Hotel puts Balham stays within a 3-minute walk of Clapham South Underground Station.

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The hotel is at 14 Balham Hill in Balham, in a redbrick Edwardian building on the edge of Clapham Common. This is a straightforward hotel rather than a resort-style property, so the useful part of the stay is the combination of a specific south London address and quick Underground access.

Rooms at The Gateway Hotel include en suite bathrooms, free Wi-Fi, satellite or Freeview TV, heating, and tea and coffee making facilities. A superior double room has a double bed and an en suite bathroom with a shower, toilet, TV, heating, radio, satellite TV, a desktop fan, and tea and coffee making facilities.

The property also offers an apartment with an en suite shower, a double bed in the bedroom, and a double pullout bed in the living area. That apartment includes a sitting area, sofa, desk, wardrobe, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave, oven, cooktop, refrigerator, kitchenette, kitchenware, toaster, electric kettle, and a flat-panel HD TV.

The stay works best as a room-only hotel base with transport close by. Parking is offered for a fee and needs prior notice, while the hotel also has free Wi-Fi and baggage storage.

A practical limit is that the hotel has no air conditioning. Some rooms have a fan, and the apartment is accessed by staircase.

The Gateway Hotel in 360°