HOTELS NEAR CANADA SQUARE LONDON

LONDON HOTELS

Canada Square is situated in the Canary Wharf Estate in the East End of London Docklands area which is east of the City of London. This is the new Financial district, catering as an overflow area for the City. The three tallest buildings in the UK are here on Canada Square itself.

At #1 Canada Square is the one commonly known as Canary Wharf. It is the tallest at 244 metres and is fully let to international companies such as KPMG, Coutts and the Bank of New York.

#8 Canada Square is the international Headquarters of the HSBC banking group and is called the HSBC Tower.

#25 Canada Square is the Citigroup headquarters.

Travel to Canada Square is easy. The Docklands Light Railway runs from Bank and Tower Gateway to the west of Canary Wharf, Stratford to the north, Beckton to the east and Lewisham to the south. Travelling time to Canary Wharf from Bank is 11 minutes and from Stratford is 12 minutes. The extension to the Docklands Light Railway to Lewisham serves Cutty Sark, Greenwich, Deptford Bridge, Elverson Road and Lewisham and the travel time from Canary Wharf to Lewisham is 16 minutes. Journey time from Canary Wharf [Jubilee Line] to London Bridge, is 7 minutes, to Waterloo Station 11 minutes, to Westminster 13 minutes, to Green Park 15 minutes and Baker Street in the West End is 20 minutes.

Hotels near to Canada Square in Docklands London, tend to be new and quite modern, catering for the increased number of visitors to this area of Canary Wharf. These include Sunborn Yacht Hotel, which is a converted cruise ship moored on the River Thames close to Canary Wharf and Excel. Close to Canary Wharf is the Britannia International Hotel at Marsh Wall in London E14 and is less than 5 minutes walk from Canada Square.

For a short let apartment, then just 15 minutes away are the Grainstore Apartments at Custom House, Excel. These offer one to three bedrooms with stainless steel kitchens, plasma TVs and WiFi Internet.

The Four Seasons Hotel Canary Wharf is a very upmarket selection close to the Canada Square. Located 600 metres to the west at Horseferry, the Four Seasons has great views over the River Thames.