London Marriott West India Quay Hotel & Executive Apartments

Having stayed in the centre of London last year we decided to stay a bit further out at Canary Wharf this year and especially because there was a Marriott hotel available. Having stayed in a Marriott before we did expect it to be good but this Marriott is definitely worth every penny. We had booked early and had been given a good deal for booking early. As we had requested a room with two double beds as we had our sone with us the only one disappointing this is that the rooms with two double beds face into the hotel and do not have an external view. On saying that the room was still of a good size, two double beds and a large television. The bathroom was spotless and the room was thoroughly cleaned every day.

Although the hotel was a bit out of the centre it was easy to reach using the LDR and underground. However, at the weekend the LDR was not running and this did mean that travelling around was a bit more difficult.

There are quite a few restaurants near the hotel and as many other reviewers had said breakfast in the hotel is quite expensive. We went to All Bar One near the hotel and had a lovely breakfast at a fraction of the cost.

Jamies Italian is a lovely restaurant again near the hotel which again we ate in a couple of times. Had to wait for approximately 30 minutes but it was worth the wait.

We would definitely go back to this hotel and area of London.

My wife and I stayed here for two nights in October, and would highly recommend it. Because of advance booking and the fact that our stay was at a week-end, we got great rates. The location is excellent - both DLR and Underground are minutes away and its a short journey into central London. The view onto the Quay is lovely, and its very pleasant to sit by the Quayside for a coffee/meal. The nearby shopping centre is also very convenient, with some good-quality shops. Our room was very high quality, and the bed was superb - possibly the best nights sleep we've ever had in any hotel. Furniture and fittings were of good quality and in good taste, and the room was very well soundproofed. Its expensive, but if you can get a week-end rate its definitely value for money. (When booking - ask for a room in the "tower" part of the hotel).

We stayed at this hotel for a long weekend to take in shows and enjoy some fine dining in London itself.

The hotel is well situated adjacent to Canary Wharf and we took advantage of a three night for the price of two nights deal, which was marvellous for the location.

Sadly the DLR is not running to West India Quay and the Jubilee line was also stopped on the saturday we stayed there. This made getting to and from the hotel not as easy as we anticipated.

The hotel is nicely appointed and the room was quite comfortable however it was inconsistent with other Marriotts I've stayed in. The towels were inordinately small and I have to report several minor faults with the facilities in the room, which were rectified during our stay.

We would definitely stay there again, but hope they took on board our comments about the towels!