“A trendy floating hotel offering both a chic city pad and the opportunity to give back. A social enterprise that originated in Amsterdam and is now set up in London's Victoria Docks. Expect industrial contemporary cool style, great restaurant, fantastic and friendly staff and a lively rooftop bar.”

Hotel review

What elevates Good Hotel beyond a basic bolthole is its mission: every night funds a week of schooling for a child, plus strong commitments to sustainability. Add to that, sheer convenience - a very generous breakfast buffet, outstandingly good connections via DLR and Elizabeth Line to central London, and Excel London practically next door. The O2 is a joyful cable car ride across the water. 

Rooms are compact and no frills, with the odd scuff mark or wobbly handrail. You feel good knowing funds go toward the mission, not expensive design details. It's a crash pad with a conscience, perfect for gig-goers, or anyone fancying a quirky waterfront base that does good while they sleep. On that note, walls are a little thin, but earplugs and worry dolls found on pillows work wonders.

Recommended for

  • City Style

    • A chic industrial style hotel, complete with buzzy rooftop bar and Thames views.
  • Designer Shopping

    • With easy access to central London shop until your heart is content in the numerous designer outlets.
  • Other Activities

    • Take a ride on the Emirates Cable Car and admire the views of the city.
  • Local markets

    • Wake early and visit the bustling Bilingsgate fish market.
  • Luxury

  • Sit-out Terrace

  • Roof terrace

  • Views

  • Air conditioning

  • Contemporary

  • Disabled access

  • Child friendly

  • Chic

  • Restaurant

Facilities

  • Rooms

    148 rooms in this hotel
  • Concierge

  • Sit-out Terrace

  • No pets

  • Meeting Room

  • Roof terrace

  • Bar

  • Wifi

  • Air conditioning

  • Disabled access

  • Child friendly

  • Restaurant

Activities

  • Designer Shopping

    • With easy access to central London shop until your heart is content in the numerous designer outlets.
  • Other Activities

    • Take a ride on the Emirates Cable Car and admire the views of the city.
  • Local markets

    • Wake early and visit the bustling Bilingsgate fish market.

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Other reviews

Good Hotel

An erstwhile Dutch detention centre has docked in London. Inside it’s a study in counterculture-chic: think a concrete palace of up-cycled furnishings, where guests in oversized headphones play with complimentary iPads and fork at plates of okra and chips. Expect a sun-snaring rooftop bar and stupendous Thames views.

Originally published by The Telegraph

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