"Surprised my partner with a stay here for his 50th birthday, Wednesday to Friday in July. Highly recommend travelling in via the cable car from the O2 - him commenting "Oh look at that massive yacht" and then me wandering up to it and him being gobsmacked was great. He was suitably impressed! We had a balcony room facing the ExCel, which was lovely. Breakfast included was buffet style and was good each day we were there. For the price, I was really quite impressed - regular hotels elsewhere in the city were the same or more, and the shops and restaurants in the local area with tables outside felt quite Mediterranean, which gave us even more of a proper holiday vibe.
A few tiny tweaks that would bring the experience to the next level for us - we set the air con to cold but it never really got too much cooler than the outside temperature. The grouting in the tiles in the bathroom was grimy (I know this is hard to keep clean) and there were a few broken tiles if you looked for them. The pod coffee machine was a nice touch but the cups were the size of thimbles and the coffee overflowed into the saucer - and I'd prefer a bigger cup for my tea as well, three swallows and it was gone! Also the tiny water cartons in the fridge felt a bit pointless - bigger glasses to fill from the tap would have been better in my opinion. Also, we tried to check out online as suggested but it didn't work so we had to go to reception anyway.
For the right price though, I'd definitely stay again."