Advantages: Good rail connections, good for the Excel or London City Airport, but not too remote for the city Disadvantages: It's expensive but by London terms, you get a lot for your money.
check out the Hilton in CanaryWharf.
CanaryWharfCanaryWharf is not like 'real' London so if you are looking for the old world charms of the city and your mental image is based on scenes from Mary Poppins and Oliver Twist, don't go to CanaryWharf. This is London's area of ultra-modern high-rise living and working, built on what were once rough areas of the docklands that were so unattractive that I'm sure I once read that Stanley Kubrick used some of the derelict areas in the nearby Isle of Dogs as sets in one of his Vietnam films. Today CanaryWharf is all shiny glass, metal and concrete with one of the most spectacular Underground stations in London.
FInding the darned place
I thought it would be easy to find. It's called Hilton CanaryWharf so I'd go to CanaryWharf station, step out of the station, look up and spot ...
Advantages: Great views, great atmosphere, great coffee Disadvantages: A bit expensive
Everybody knows Starbucks, the largest coffee house in the world. I am going to review the one in St Katharine's Dock in London as this is my nearest and dearest.
I think Starbucks is rather like marmite, you either love it or you hate it. Some people hate the fact that they have to pay Ģ3 for a cup of coffee, other people can't get enough. I am definitely in the second camp, I am a Starbucks fan. I think what has captured the world is their relationship with coffee, they like to think of their stores as a "third place", ie the third place you go in this world after home and work and I think it is this attitude that produces the friendly asmosphere and sense of belonging that their houses promote.
The store in St Katharine's dock is a beautiful building, it is a round, almost mill looking type building with a dome on top and has ...
Advantages: Good location. Reputable brand. Delivers a good hotel experience Disadvantages: Could be better. Needs to look to wow the customer.
address and credit card details and voila, the room was secured. Job done until my trip.
Arrival
The hotel is based in the CanaryWharf heartland at West India Quay, lying in the shadows of one Canadasquare, possibly CanaryWharf?s most recognisable building. The hotel is easily reached from the CanaryWharf underground station or the West India Quay DLR. The road network is also good, particularly from the M25 and M11 straight into east London.
I took the tube and before I knew it I was at canarywharf. I then walked over to the hotel, easily found as it towers high above the quayside with a huge Marriott sign. You know you have arrived.
Check In
As you enter the contemporary lobby there is a small set of stairs up to the main reception. After I had approached the desk I was greeted by a polite receptionist who took my details ...
Product Information for "Starbucks, 1, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London" »
Product details
Long Name
Starbucks
Type
Cafe Bar
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Address
1, Canada Square, Canary Wharf
Manufacturer's product description
Starbucks Corporation engages in the purchase, roasting, and sale of whole bean coffees worldwide. The company offers brewed coffees, espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, various complementary food items, coffee-related accessories and equipment, a selection of premium teas, and a line of compact discs through its retail stores.
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