Premier Travel Inn London - Beckton, London

INTRODUCTION Having eaten at the Brewer's Fayre restaurant for lunch in this hotel, I had to stay some nights in the hotel itself when working late in Beckton, East London. I am aware that the G20 summit is taking place this week not so far from here, so I am intrigued with the prospect of Mr President spending few nights in the "genuine" urban landscape that is Beckton. There would be plenty of people interested in "Change you can believe in", and I am sure the credit crunch is having an effect round here. THE LOCAL AREA The hotel is located virtually next to the Beckton Docklands Light ... more

Like everything nowadays, we booked online. We found their website easy to navigate and booking a room was simple. We had no problems when booking. We did call up the hotel a few days before our journey, to make sure our booking had gone through, and it did. On our arrival, we parked our car in the free car park which was very close to the hotel. There were plenty of car spaces, so we had nothing to worry about there. On arrival at the hotel entrance, we were at the reception desk with a member of staff and the desk. We told her who we were and showed her a print out of our booking that we had ... more

This is the only hotel I have stayed in when I've been to London, so I have nothing to compare to but I picked it personally because it was cheap and close to the DLR as well as a bus interchange. Being close to the interchange ment when the DLR was down, the replacement bus service was easy to find and since I don't know my way around London, this is helpful. But that's nothing to do with the hotel, it's just an aside. It's also worth metioning that there is an ASDA close by and a pub/resturant linked with the hotel, which does serve some nice food and has friendly staff. Aside from that ... more