Back with another accessibility review, this time for a hotel! Premier Inn London Docklands (Canning Town) to be exact.
(Disclaimer: I’m aware “accessibility” means different things to different people, as I said before, these are MY views on my experience of accessibility as an electric wheelchair user, I obviously can’t speak for others experiences but feel free to add your experiences in the comments!)
Booking
I was able to book and specify an accessible wet room online, which is one of the reasons I like Premier Inns. I can book my hotel room like anyone else rather than having to jump through 1000 hoops.
Travel
Travel was similar to the Travelodge London Docklands Central I previously reviewed. It involved a train from Birmingham to London Euston, then a bus over to Waterloo, and the Jubilee Line from there to Canning Town.
Experience
It was a standard Premier Inn accessible room (I’ve stayed in a few), with plenty of room for me to manoeuvre my chair and an accessible wet room with grab bars and a red emergency cord. The Premier Inn website usually gives you the option to choose between a wet room and a lowered bath in the accessible rooms (if both options are still available when you book). I always book a wet room as these are easiest for me to use without a tonne of extra equipment. The reason I prefer this hotel over the nearby Travelodge, and the reason it’s become my go to hotel for events at The O2 and Indigo at the O2, is its proximity to the tube station. The hotel is just a stones throw from Canning Town which makes it the perfect spot for collapsing into bed after a long night out and avoids the walk over the massive hill to the Travelodge.
I hope this review provides some insight in the accessibility of Premier Inn London Docklands (Canning Town)
Stay Invincible!
Em (Invincible Woman On Wheels)
Invincible Woman on Wheels 