Comfort Hotel Tower Of London - London, United Kingdom 

Now a travel lodge
Posted: Thu, Mar 06 2008
We recently stayed at this hotel for a long weekend. Situated about 25 feet from main line railway and the Docklands Light Railway - ok if you're a train spotter! Trains operate from about 6 am to midnight. We booked as the Comfort Hotel but when we eventually found it, it had changed to a Travel Lodge - never stayed in a Travel Lodge before and would seriously think twice about it in the future. The place is in need of refurbishment - bedrooms and bathrooms were clean but carpets and mattresses were badly stained - had to ask every night for towels and milk for the tea/coffee tray. Breakfast was ok - cereals, toast and cooked - but usually had to wait for the trays to be refilled. Staff were pleasant and always supplied items straight away but got the feeling that things seemed a bit disorganised. The hotel is situated in a very run down street next to a 24 hour car wash - to get there you pass under a very dark railway bridge (even in daylight hours) the street is dimly lit and certainly would not recommend females to walk on their own at night. We did however find another route to avoid this - just over the road there is a walkway (Magdalen Passage) takes you to the next street - takes a minute or so longer but definitely worth the detour. There is the Minories Pub and Wetherspoons nearby which both do reasonably priced meals and the food is good. We chose this hotel because it was near to the attractions we were visiting i.e. Tower, Dungeon - but as the tube is only 5 mins walk we were able to get to other places very quickly. Probably wouldn't use again.

Comfort Hotel........ now a Travelodge!
Posted: Wed, Jan 16 2008
The Comfort Hotel Tower Bridge is in the process of being tranformed into a Travelodge (December 2007). When I stayed the hotel was clearly in the middle of its transformation, as checking in proved especially difficult, as well as slow, but I think this was because when I arrived they were changing over to the travelodge computer systems. I stayed on the fourth floor, the single room, contained a single bed, desk, wardrobe, and a small but adequate bathroom with a shower. The carpet in the room was very badly stained in a number of places, which was not ideal. My room at the rear of the hotel was also just above a train lines, and the trains finished going past at around midnight and started going past again at dawn, the train noise was rather loud, and made the building shudder at times. Although the trains and the carpets would put me off staying at the hotel again, I am sure if you had a room at the front of the building, with less stained carpets, this hotel would be a bargain in a very central location. One other point to mention, is that it is located down a very quiet and dark back street, so if you are to arrive back at the hotel late at night you may want to get a taxi back or walk with someone.

Excellent Value For Money
Posted: Fri, Nov 23 2007
After reading reviews on Trip Advisor decided on this hotel. If you are visting the tower of London it is in an excellent position. It's a bit far East for the attractions of the West End but it is only 10 minutes on the tube (Tower Hill station, 4 minute walk). We were visiting the O2 stadium and it proved a pretty good location (15 minute walk to London Bridge station is the most direct route to the O2) . Room was spotless, bathroom was big and clean, there was a large sofa in our room and all the usual extras including WIFI access if you wanted it. recommend room 315 (think it was bigger than most). The rooms at the back of the hotel do overlook the railway lines but the double glazing is good and the noise didn't bother us at all. Breakfast was good and plentiful, the bar is in the breakfast area so has no real feel but is there if you want it. Wetherspoons at the end of the street is good and cheap as ever. Can recommend the "Red Chilli" indian restaurant at the other end of the street. Sunday buffet for £9.99 was excellent value and with really good friendly service! Enjoy London, Covent Garden is good but Camden Lock Market on a Sunday is a must! lots of character and feeling about the place!