Travelodge Docklands Hotel

Last June (2008) my husband and I were off to London for the weekend to celebrate our wedding anniversary but we were trying to do it on a budget. I immediately went and checked the Travelodge website for deals as I have always found their hotels to be of a good standard and you know exactly what you will get because of their uniform nature of rooms and facilities. As I was booking a few weeks in advance I was able to get this room for £45 which, on a saturday night in London, is very reasonable indeed. I used to live in London so the fact that this particular hotel is in the 'business' district of Docklands and not in the more touristy West End did not bother ...  Read the complete review

A couple of months ago, we had an opportunity to exhibit at Excel on the Docklands for a 3 day weekend. The exhibition itself is a whole other story, but as we were going to be at the exhibition from 8am till 10.30pm even though we are both London based the idea of a 40 minute drive either way just didn't appeal. After a full day of promoting, talking and selling a drive is the last thing we wanted, so we decided to find a cheap local hotel. After a quick hunt on the internet for a cheap, basic and local hotel we found the Travelodge in Docklands. Complete with a hotel car park, it appeared to be the perfect solution, what could possibly go ...  Read the complete review