Overview
First Impressions
The Elegant 3BR 2bath flat in Canary Wharf – O2 -Excel sits right on Westferry Road in Venus House, and honestly, the name pretty much tells you everything you need to know. This four-star apartment gives you that rare combination of space and location that’s actually hard to find in London. I mean, when you’re staying in Canary Wharf, you’re basically in the heart of everything that matters for both business and leisure.
Location & Getting Around
You know what struck me most about this place? The proximity to everything without feeling cramped into the tourist chaos of central London. The O2 Arena is practically on your doorstep — perfect if you’re catching a concert or event. Excel London is just as close, which makes this spot ideal for conference attendees who don’t want to deal with long commutes every morning.
The Space
Walking into this three-bedroom flat, you immediately notice how much breathing room you actually have. The layout feels thoughtful rather than just functional, and with two full bathrooms, you’re not going to have that awkward morning rush situation if you’re traveling with friends or family. The kitchen is properly equipped too — not just a token kitchenette that can barely handle making tea.
The Canary Wharf Experience
Living in Canary Wharf for a few days gives you this interesting perspective on London that most tourists miss. The area transforms completely between day and night — bustling with suited professionals during the week, then surprisingly peaceful on evenings and weekends. There’s solid restaurant options within walking distance, though you’ll want to explore beyond the immediate business district for more variety.
Why Guests Love It
What really works here is the balance between being connected and having your own space. The transport links are excellent — you can reach central London easily, but you also have the option to just stay put and enjoy the local area. The 7.6 rating reflects exactly what you’d expect: a solid, well-located place that delivers on its promises without any major surprises, good or bad.
To book a hotel in London during opera season, visitors plan ahead to balance Royal Opera House nights with quiet Regent’s Canal strolls.
Guest reviews
"Very good"
Spacious
29 December 2025
"Good"
Apartment is spacious and bright. Everything is working properly - nothing broken. Apartment is well stocked with cleaning utensils (tablets for dishwasher etc...)
What could be improved: Apartment was not cleaned properly - lots of long black hair on the floor. There are no wardrobe closets in the apartment - so we were living out of our suitcases (it is also true that we could have noticed this from the photos). There could have been a few smaller pots in the kitchen (only two huge pots).
9 May 2024
"Lovely house decent size for big groups, location was good!"
Able to collect at key box.
What could be improved: When we arrived at check in, keys weren’t available, called the hosts and they said the cleaner may still be inside, waited for 20minutes with no call back. Had to call them again to find out what’s happened and didn’t get our keys until almost 20mins after check in time faster letting the hosts know we would arrive at 2:30, which then made us late for our reservation booked elsewhere.
4 August 2024
"Average"
It was convenient from location and space perspective
What could be improved: Some amenities and accessories needs to be changed/replaced. Both in bathroom and kitchen.
26 January 2024
"Great flat and location."
Great flat and location.
13 June 2025
"Exceptional"
Very spacious and warm. Looks exactly like the photos. Would definitely use again if I needed a big space in London. And located very well
What could be improved: Nothing
19 January 2024
"Good for 2 nights and what we needed"
That there was a lift and wheelchair access, enough sofa space for 6, comfy beds with duvets, no where for luggage in the bedroom off the living room.
What could be improved: Small towels, missing light bulbs, only one bedside lamp per bedroom, dishes in the cupboard when we went to use in the evening were wet and still dirty, fridge had no side drawers to store milk etc
25 November 2024
"Bad"
The location was good and easy to get too.
What could be improved: On the surface it looked clean but there was clearly some type of infestation as all 3 of us were covered in bug bites of some sort. It was also difficult for the wheelchair user as there was too many rugs and we had to move about 5 to make it accessible. I understand this is to make the property look nicer but the owner was aware we had a wheelchair user staying so these could have been moved.
They were also quite rude when we left. I admit we were 10 minutes late past check out but I communicated this with them as we were a group of disabled people and ran a little over. I was basically bombarded with messages asking when we were leaving, the check out has passed etc.
30 May 2025
"Buon rapporto qualità/prezzo per la città di Londra"
è un appartamento grande e relativamente nuovo, in zona tranquilla e servita da 3 autobus con fermata sotto casa; il "centro" di Londra si raggiunge in 30/40 minuti con la combinazione di vari mezzi (bus/metro/dlr)
La cucina anche se piccola è dotata di tutti gli elettrodomestici e utile se si vuole cucinare alcuni pasti in casa.
What could be improved: Manca la manutenzione ordinaria di base e molte cose risultano rotte o danneggiate (ad esempio in un bagno mancava il copri wc, il terrazzino completamente abbandonato con erbacce e cose rotte accumulate, i muri macchiati e rovinati....basterebbe poco per sistemare le cose tra un check-in e l'altro...)
L'appartamento viene affittato per 8 ma ci sono solo 6 sedie! lo consiglio per 8 persone solo se le due persone che dormono nel divano letto sono bambini o ragazzi.
28 June 2025
"Exceptional"
odlična lokacija, prostran apartman, lako snalaženje pri dolasku
What could be improved: premalo posteljine, nedostajala jedna plahta i 1 poplun
15 May 2025
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