We booked this room for 75 GBP for one night in November. I was in charge of finding the hotel and if you've looked for rooms in London, they're outrageously expensive. It looked clean and a Trip Advisor review said it was in the "shadow of the Tower Bridge". I'm thinking nearby, somewhere that we could at least walk to the bridge, Tower of London, and those sites. It absolutely wasn't. We walked for nearly an hour to reach this hotel from the tube stop that we were told was closest (due to closures for construction on the lines) only to find when we got there that the more convenient spot hadn't been closed yet at all. Not the hotel's fault, but we felt extremely lost considering we didn't feel as though we were in the city of London at all, but in the suburbs. It's in an area near/called the Canary Wharf. I hear there's nice dining, but we didn't explore that...we spent a lot of time trying to get to the parts of London we had intended to see in the short 24 hours-ish we had before our flight back to the US.

The staff were very friendly and the breakfast was satisfactory...just what you'd expect, I suppose. The bar had draft beer and several liquor/mixed drink options, which was nice. The hotel faces some kind of plant which is rather unsightly and loud.

The rooms were very clean and they had food delivery options (Indian, Pizza, and Chinese, I believe). We definitely took advantage of that after a long day of walking. I didn't feel very safe walking from even the close metro station to this hotel in the dark (and being winter, it was dark early).

This hotel is also not far from where many of the Jack the Ripper walking tours begin (maybe Aldgate Station?), so there's another "attraction" in the area. Wish I could've gone, but my legs just couldn't handle a 90 minute walking tour at this point in our trip.

A cab to Heathrow also cost us $120 for two people...for that extra $120 we easily could've booked a FAR nicer room with cheaper options (some certainly have shuttles) or easier access to the airport.

Overall, I'd say if you have your own transportation or have someone to drive you around, it's not bad considering the price. The hotel and staff are very nice, it's just the location and cost of getting to the airport. It's a scenic drive, though.

We booked this hotel for under £50 per room. Being in central London we were expecting very little and poor customer service.
We arrived just before midday and were told we could park car and check in as our rooms were ready. Staff were helpful and friendly. We were told a couple of good places to eat in the evening and then takeaway menus when we arrived back late.
Breakfast was as advertised, busy but well managed and clean.
On checkout we were told it was ok to leave the car at the hotel until we had done all we wanted to do, so picked it up at 5.00. This was really handy not having to worry about the car.
This is a budget hotel and we paid a fantastic price. As a family with 4 children we have paid twice or tripple the amount we paid here, where the children were seen as an inconvenience and staff have been very snooty. I will definately be looking at the holiday inn hotels in future. Thank you for a lovely relaxing stay.

Myself and my 2 grown up daughters stayed here for 2 nights in November on a trip to London. The hotel is nice enough when you walk in, the reception is up a flight of stairs (they have a lift). The receptionists were very nice and pleasant to talk to. The room itself was not really big enough for 3 adults and the sofa bed which I had was quite dangerous when getting in and out. I was black and blue around my legs because of catching the mechanical workings getting in and out of bed. Our room looked out on to a concrete mixing depot which was a bit naff and at night the noise from traffic etc was really bad. Although the windows were closed we still got a terrible draught especially as it was a really windy, cold night on both nights. The resaurant was clean and tidy, the food was nice but on a busy morning things ran out on both mornings. Parking cost £10 per 24 hours but your car is safe around the rear of the hotel.

The hotel we usually stay at was not available so we booked here. A nice clean hotel with good service although not a full English breakfast there was sausage eggs beans toast and croissants which I had no complaints about. In a very good position as you can get to it avoiding the congestion charge yet only two stops on the DLR which is only 5 minutes away to the tube. Very handy for Docklands and one change on the DLR to get to Westfield Sratford City Shopping Centre. Would stay here again.