Hotel in Detail:
The Radisson New Providence Wharf is a modern purpose built hotel that features the use of curved glass and stainless steel and is themed to reflect its Riverside location. Its located by a tranquil bend in the River Thames, the river that runs through the middle of London and provides bur services and leisure trips.Bedrooms are contemporary in style with high tech amenities, air-conditioning and all are decorated slightly differently in their use of colour and furnishings. In your room you'll find a high quality entertainment system, minibar, iron, trouser press, laptop size safe, free high speed WiFi internet access, tea/coffee maker, desk, iPod dock/mp3 connection, cable TV (wall mounted B&O) with pay movies. Rooms are en-suite with marble bathrooms (wet rooms) that includes a hairdryer, bath and walk-in shower.
All rooms are at least twenty five square metres or more and are triple glazed with windows that can be opened by the guest.
Room service is 24 hours.
Superior Double Bedroom are disabled accessible, and average size 27 m2.
Deluxe Double Bedrooms have king sized beds and measure 35 m2 to 50 m2. Some bedrooms offer river or city views.
One Bedroom Suites (there are 16 suites) average 57 m2.
Penthouse Suite on the 7th floor has its own sitting room with views of the river and city. With bespoke furniture, two Bang & Olufsen televisions with DVD players, one in the bathroom. 90 m2.
8 bedrooms have disabled facilities suitable for wheelchair users, hearing impaired and visually impaired guests. The larger bathrooms have showers only, for improved mobility.
Dining Options:
Onsite is the hotels own 100 seat Azura brasserie restaurant and bar which is adjacent to the lobby and has views over the River Thames. Serves a modern seasonally changing menu using British ingredients. The setting includes floor to ceiling windows and an alfresco terrace with seating for 45 and a nice touch are the sofas for relaxing.On the first floor is the Canary Wharf Cocktail bar a terrace with views of the River Thames and the lobby below.
Business travellers will be pleased to know that there is a dedicated business centre that remains open 24 hours. The hotel meeting rooms can cater for up to 200 delegates at a time.
The Radisson new Providence Wharf hotel features the 4,000 sq ft East River Spa health Club where you will find a well equipped gymnasium, stone oven sauna, steam room, 6 sensation shower rooms, a relaxation room and seven rooms for beauty treatments (massages, facials and body therapies). The spa occupies all of the first floor of the Ontario Tower.
Complimentary web printing service available throughout the hotel as is wireless internet access. 'In hotel' mobile phones are available on request. Luggage may be left with concierge. Currency exchange and valet laundry services available.
Many guests will be wanting to travel between the hotel and Canary Wharf. To this end there is a shuttle serve that operates from the New Providence Wharf Hotel to Canary Wharf every 20 minutes from 6.40am until 9.20am and drop off at Canada Square and Bank Street.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: DLR Station: Blackwall 0.2 miles (0.3 km), Tube Station: North Greenwich 0.6 miles (0.9 km), Railway Station: Limehouse 1.5 miles (2.4 km), Motorway: M11 Junction 4 6.5 miles (10.5 km).The Radisson New Providence Wharf is situated in the North East corner of the London Docklands (Isle of Dogs) close to the Northern entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel. The Docklands has grown from a project to convert warehouses into homes to one of the most desirable areas to live in London and a base for many of the worlds leading companies. The hotel is part of the Ontario Tower construction, a 104 meter high 31 floor tower block of luxury top of the range apartments and connects to the tower via a glass atrium. This in turn is part of the New Providence Wharf project which is a large area of over 1000 modern apartments and residences alongside the River Thames and with a landscaped gardens. Just across the other side of the River is the O2 Millennium Dome. The Canary Wharf Tower and Canada Square where many large international companies have offices is just half a mile to the West.
This location is also very convenient for London City Airport which is an easy journey by road along Aspen Way and the A1020 at 2.4 miles . This location is in East London which is also the venue for the 2012 Olympics. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Stadium is 2.3 miles to the North. The major exhibition centre of Excel is 1.6 miles from here. Within 300 yards walk is a McDonalds Restaurant and Billingsgate Market (the UK's largest fish market from the coast) is just 500 yards from the hotel. Other local places of interest include the Museum of the Docklands (0.7 miles), Cutty Sark (1.6 miles), National Maritime Museum (1.6 miles) and the Greenwich Royal Observatory (1.9 miles).
Bedroom Numbers: 169 / 8 floors
Check-in: 15.00 (3 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
Was previously called the Radisson Blu New Providence Wharf
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.3 out of 5 by 15433 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.2 out of 5 from 10168 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 325 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.5 out of 5 from 5265 reviews)
Parking:
Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed) and costs £30 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
If your only looking for the Radisson Blu chain take a look at your closest options:
Radisson Blu Mercer Street Hotel: is 5.2 miles (8.4 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 87% and rates start from about £244.
Radisson Blu Bloomsbury Street Hotel: is 5.3 miles (8.5 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 79% and base rates begin at about £216.
Radisson Blu Tottenham Court Road: 5.3 miles (8.5 km), rated at 76% and with rates from around £139.
Radisson Blu Leicester Square: 5.3 miles (8.5 km), rated at 84% and with rates from around £239.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 86% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 4 star hotels is 82%. Therefore this hotel is above average for its sector (star rating) and for London as a whole. Radisson Blu Hotels across the chain average 80% so this hotel is one of the better rated Radisson Blu hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 62nd from 853 London hotels, 2nd of 15 Radisson Blu Hotels, and 15th of 341 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Also close by and a similar hotel (0.6 miles, 0.9 km) would be the 4 star Hilton Canary Wharf,
whose lowest rates start at about £148 and which has an 88% guest satisfaction rating.
Looking for lower base rates? Then another option might be the Britannia International Hotel. 0.8 miles
away (1.2 km), has scored 57%
from former guests and whose lowest rates start at about £59 (theres free WiFi too). Howabout an alternative hotel that has scores higher in guest reviews? Then the 5 Star Cheval Three Quays Tower of London ticks many of the right boxes, and some 3.1 miles (5.1 km) from this hotel. The Cheval Three Quays Tower of London has a perfect unblemished customer rating 99%, a truly stunning achievement.
Local hotels analysed:
The fifty hotels that are closest to this location (5 Fairmont Avenue, E14 postcode) which we list extend for a 2.8 miles (4.5 km) radius. Consisting of 4 five star hotels (average rating 86%), 19 four star hotels (average rating 82%), 21 three star hotels (average rating 79%) and 6 two star hotels (average rating 61%). Top 4 star hotel is Hilton Canary Wharf at 89%. Of the 50 local hotels top rated is Intercontinental London O2 Arena (5 star) at 90%.Base Rates: We show you the average starting rates (base rates) in the area and break it down by star rating. Trouble with this is that base rates do not include special offers and limited low rate deals. However they remain a useful guide to general rates.
Of the 50 closest hotels analysed we have base rate data for 48 of them. The average base rate when considering all hotels in the surrounding area is £92 per night. Starting from £40 at Travelodge Stratford Hotel (3 Star, 80%) with top rates of £291 at Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel (5 Star, 87%). Rate averages listed by star level: Five Star average: £207, Four Star average: £94, Three Star average: £72 and Two Star average: £52.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors and we rank Radisson Blu London Canary Wharf East 7th (joint) of 50 nearby hotels and 4th (joint) for the 19 four star hotels in the area. Compared to the nearest alternative hotels this hotel is 43rd of 48 (17th of 18 four star hotels.) for base rates. Balancing the hotels rates and user rating we rank the hotel 37th of 48 when judging the balance of price point to user rating (Travelodge Excel was top).
Comment:
Sold by Ballymore Properties to Radisson Edwardian Hotels for £37.5 million pounds in November 2011.
First opened in 2007. The building was designed by architects Skidmore Owings & Merrill and was originally owned by 'Ballymore Properties' who contracted Radisson to manage the hotel.