Customs House

Advantages: Good transport links
Disadvantages: Everything else

...My daughter ( L ) , my granddaughter ( S ) and myself recently stayed at the Custom House Hotel , Docklands , London as part of an overnight package which we had booked for the purpose of seeing the Phantom of the Opera on stage in the West End . Because we took a package deal the hotel was included , and we didnt have any alternative choices But having said that , had I made my own selection based purely on the rather attractive brochure photographs and brief description I may well have considered this hotel independently ,. My impression of Docklands , although I had never visited this area , had been of a smart , thriving up and coming area with high standard , modern hotels and facilities , well placed on the river front . That will teach me to make assumptions . On our arrival at the hotel at 4pm on a Saturday afternoon we... Read review

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Advantages: Good price; easy access from DLR
Disadvantages: It is not the Hilton !

...London is awash with hotels and B&B's. But having tried quite a lot of them - our capital city ought to be ashamed of many of them. The Custom House Hotel is one to be proud of, especially in the popular 3* sector of the market. 1 LOCATION = If you use the London Docklands Light Railway - DLR - then the Custom House stop is where to alight. You will see the hotel right beside the station entrance. And just in case that sounds like noisy, bad news, do not worry - I never heard a train all night.! This is a location right in the heartland of London's dockland renewal area. Within a short distance are the exhibition hall - ExceL, Canary Wharf, and the Royal Victoria Docks. If you are visiting or working in the centre of London, the train takes about 15 minutes. If you arrive in the London City Airport, you... Read review

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Advantages: amazing history to this building
Disadvantages: none

...A beautiful building, built over 200 years ago and restored earlier this century after it has been damaged in the War of Independence. Designed by Dublin's renowned architect, James Gandon, the Custom House took almost a decade to build before finally opening for business in 1791. Like many of Dublin's finest buildings and monuments, the building became embroiled in some of the violent incidents that marked the struggle for independence and was destroyed by fire in 1921 during the War of Independence. Later the customhouse was rebuilt, but the interior was totally redesigned and major renovation work was carried out in the 1980s. The visitor centre allows access to the few areas of the building which remain as originally designed by Gandon, including an impressive octagonal area and fine river-front views. The centre hosts... Read review

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