Aloft London Excel

Board basis:

Bed & Full English Breakfast

Room and hotel facilities:

The Aloft has 252 loft-like rooms many offering views over Royal Victoria Dock. All rooms are bright and airy and feature cutting edge design, with high ceilings, ultra-comfy King or Queen sized beds, an oversized shower and many high-tech features including 42 inch flat screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. WXYZ is the hotels super trendy cocktail bar often hosting live acoustic sets and cool DJ mixes. The hotel also has two restaurants, the RE:Fuel at Aloft offers a relaxed environment with a bright, urban style design where you can grab a light lunch, snack or cup of coffee, and The Docksider restaurant, which is situated on the Mezzanine level of the hotel and is open all day serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Docksider offers the best of British cuisine using the finest local ingredients. The Alofts leisure facilities come fully equipped with a gym, heated indoor swimming pool, sauna and steam rooms.

Hotel and location:

The impressive Aloft London ExCel is the only hotel that`s directly connected to the ExCel International Convention Centre. Located right next to the Prince Regent DLR Station, this hotel is minutes away from London City Airport, Canary Wharf and the O2 Arena as well as having great access to London`s West End and the surrounding areas. The many restaurants and shops of Westfield Stratford City Shopping Centre are also only a couple of minutes away via the DLR line. This ultra-modern hotel fits right in with its surroundings in this fast paced, business end of London, offering a comfortable and relaxed place to stay whether you are visiting for business or pleasure.

Getting there:

BY TRAIN: Take the Docklands Light Railway bound for Beckton from Bank Station. Proceed on the DLR and disembark at Prince Regent Station. Exit the station and the hotel is on the right hand side. Driving: Exit the M25 at junction 27 and join the M11 to London, this turns into the North Circular A406 to Docklands. Follow the A406 until you see signs for the Royal Docks and London City Airport (A1020). After 1.5 miles turn right onto Royal Albert Way at the Galleons Roundabout and follow the road towards Excel and turn left for the East Entrance.

Check-in:

Check-in: 3pm Check-out: 12pm

Car Parking:

The hotel has 65 spaces on a first come first served basis, charged at £16 for 24 hours. Free shuttle service to Canary Wharf.

Other hotel categories to consider:

4 star London hotels