Fraser Place Canary Wharf

Well, I'm into my fifth week of a six week stay and all I can say is that I will NEVER stay here again nor can I recommend this place to any of my business colleagues. The main reason is that the broadband service is simply un-usable. I've complained multiple times and am given the sorry excuse that the hotel doesn't operate the service. When I tell them that's no excuse and that they advertise the service (thus representing responsibility) they say they'll “call the provider”. They even said they would have the provider call me. Well, of course that never happened. We're talking speeds mostly below dial-up on a good day. And, mind you, it's not free! They have the nerve to charge for a service that doesn't work. And, I’ve just found out the manager has just been sacked. No wonder. This situation is simply not acceptable for a business traveler. On my next extended London stay, it's the across the wharf at Discovery Dock for me.

The Fraser Canary Wharf is a really nice Hotel.

It is more like owning a loft for a couple of days.

I was lucky to get upgraded to the Suite room number 1211.

Fabulous room - extreme spacey - reminds me of my flat at home.

The view is fantastic. Subway Station 10 mins from here.

It is very safe due to security guards 24/7 including random person and vehicle check as the Canary Wharf is London's little New York Business Center.

It does have anything you are looking for. A huge mall - so many stores I found everything here after one day shopping in London downtown.

WiFi was included in my rate 105GPB which is extreme good for what I got. The Staff was very nice. I found a letter at my doorstep at the first night telling me what they can do and where to get around.

I can highly recommend that Hotel it is just fantastic !!

5 stars from me

Be aware that planes are flying over you quite often but the rooms are acoustic dimmed which doesn't bother at all.

Compared to the cost of a hotel in London, the Fraser properties are an outstanding bargain. For £185/night (including VAT), I got a decent sized, modern, one bedroom apartment right on one of the wharfs. From my patio I looked out onto moored boats and heard only lapping waves. Everything in the apartment was clean and new. Great shower. The bed was comfortable enough (no Frette sheets or featherbed, but passable). Internet was a reasonable £15 for the week (though the connection could have been better). Channel selection on the small TV was somewhat limited. There's a gorgeous Waitrose grocery store on the way to the Canary Wharf DLR station (10 minute walk, though there's a shuttle if you need it), and it's 20 minutes to Bank. For anyone wanting to be near the City or Canary Wharf, the location can't be beat. The last time I stayed in London it was at the Thistle Euston and for £175 I had a noisy room one fourth the size noisy room smelling of urine, facing a wall, with indifferent and utterly incompetent staff. You decide.