Millennium Dome - 0.5 mile (1 kilometer)
Tower of London - 2.5 miles (4 kilometers)
The City (business district) - 3 miles (5 kilometers)
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre - 3.5 miles (5.5 kilometers)
Barbican Arts Centre - 3.5 miles (5.5 kilometers)
St Paul’s Cathedral - 3.5 miles (5.5 kilometers)
Tate Modern - 3.5 miles (5.5 kilometers)
BA London Eye - 4.5 miles (7 kilometers)
Covent Garden - 4.5 miles (7 kilometers)
Westminster Abbey - 4.5 miles (7 kilometers)
Houses of Parliament and Big Ben - 4.5 miles (7 kilometers)
West End (theater district) - 5 miles (8 miles)
Trafalgar Square - 5 miles (8 kilometers)
Piccadilly Circus - 5 miles (8 kilometers)
Buckingham Palace - 5.5 miles (8.5 kilometers)
Oxford Street - 5.5 miles (8.5 kilometers)

The Heathrow Express train and black taxis are available for transfer from the airport to the center of London. The London Underground’s Piccadilly Line also serves all Heathrow terminals and takes passengers into central London.

The extensive London Underground system (the Tube) connects the hotel with the rest of central London within 40 minutes. The Underground station closest to the hotel is Canary Wharf. There is also a wide choice of buses. The hotel can order black taxis on request.

This hotel has 442 guestrooms, all of which are decorated with oak furniture and have views over Canary Wharf or Tower Bridge and central London. Rooms have light-colored wallpaper, full-length drapes, large dressing tables with triple mirror, television, two easy chairs and small tables, two bed-side tables each with lamps, framed prints, mirrored wardrobes containing trouser presses, extra pillows and blankets. Beds have cotton sheets and quilts in pink and green. Bathrooms are tiled in gray and black marble with tub and shower. Some rooms have jetted tubs.

Crompton’s French Restaurant - Located just off the main lobby is a lounge for executive guests, with oak furniture, gilt framed prints and sofas, leading into the restaurant itself. This has small clothed tables each with an individual light overhead with a pink fringed shade, flowery wallpaper and framed French prints, giving a feeling of intimacy and enhancing the French theme. There is a table d’hôte or à la carte menu serving gourmet French dishes from garlic mushrooms to fillet steaks and fish, plus a selection of vintage wines.

Jenny’s Carvery Restaurant - This large, bright restaurant is decorated in white and pale green, with large windows looking over the Old Jamaican Sugar Docks. With seating for up to 200 diners, this is a self-service restaurant offering a carvery, cold meats and fish, a selection of vegetables and salads, fresh fruit and several desserts.

The Overstuffed Pizzeria Restaurant - Tiled floors and street access give extra light and an informal atmosphere to this low-key eatery. Pizza and pasta are on offer along with sandwiches and snacks.

The Conservatory Bar - Just off the reception area, this bar has a large split-level seating area with cherry wood and oak tables, tub chairs and leather sofas alongside black and brass figurine lamps and a carved oak bar behind a black ironwork gate. Guests can relax in the intimacy of the upper carpeted level or on wooden floored lower level with large windows looking out across the quay.

Fridays Bar - With both street and hotel access, this is a typically British pub with tables and chairs, leather sofas and oak bar, as well as a bar for late-night dancing and parties. As well as drinks, sandwiches and snacks are also served here and several big screen televisions with cable channels screen top sporting events.

What to expect: Swing doors lead into a large reception area with black marble and carpeted floors, walnut-paneled walls and glass chandeliers. Leather sofas in the lounge and Conference Bar along with quayside views offer the ideal meeting place for both business people and leisure visitors.

Amenity highlights: The hotel’s three restaurants offer everything from pizza and carvery lunches to first-class French dining, whilst the swimming pool and leisure facilities give the chance to work off a few calories.

Insider tip: At the Museum in Docklands, just a five-minute walk away, visitors can explore the story of London’s river, port and people from Roman settlement to the recent regeneration and development.

On the first floor is a dedicated conference area with meeting rooms, conference and banqueting suites for five to 550 delegates. Tea/coffee can be served in the reception area, next to the conference office with facilities for organizing conference packs and secretarial services. Rooms have removable walls with large windows, balconies overlooking the quay, full-length blackout drapes, LCD overhead projector and other audiovisual equipment. The larger rooms are decorated with paneled ceilings adorned with Medieval paintings, chandeliers and spot lighting.

At Spindles Health and Leisure Centre (fee) on the lower ground floor, guests can take a swim, relax in the hot tub, sauna and steam room or sweat it out on the cardiovascular machines. There are also aerobics and boxing training classes, as well as sunbeds and a beauty therapist who offers manicures and pedicures, facials and aromatherapy massages.