The Royal Foundation of St Katharine

Check in was easy, as was the parking, although parking is no longer free. The hotel is 2 minutes from a DLR station making it easy to get to the centre of London. The hotel is also a 15/20 minute walk to Canary Wharf. The room itself is clean, has tea and coffee making facilities. There is no tv in the rooms in keeping with the nature of the hotel. Breakfast was good, it was continental style but lots of choice including gluten free options. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would stay here again.

This isn’t your normal hotel. It’s a serene religious retreat that houses an old Chapel and provides the rooms on a Bed & Breakfast basis. Since it’s not a normal hotel, you’ll not have the amenities like room service. But you get a lot of benefits that you don’t get in a hotel. Rooms which are larger than normal London rooms. Parking (not free, payment using mobile) in a protected compound. Good free continental breakfast. Polite service. Peaceful and serene location, which you can’t believe is in London. A historical location with hundreds of years of history associated with it. Overall it’s a great place to stay.

Breakfast was great. Hotel is a bit hard to find at night and the room was smaller than the picture. Bathroom had a string attached to bulb, instead of a switch which was strange. Overall Very nice room and hotel staff were very nice and accommodating.

The breakfast is amazing. Very fresh and delicious. Room clear and kind service.

A green oasis in a busy city. I came for a retreat and stayed over, the night before hand. The room was compact, clean and comfortable. It looked over the garden and a very beautiful plane tree. Breakfast was a lovely continental style help yourself buffet. The yurt cafe was playing great music so in the evening I sat and had a drink there in glorious evening sunshine. Next visit I will try the pizzas. They looked great. The yurt cafe was very chill and lovely with an enthusiastic group of gardeners planting up planters. The retreat was well organised and thought provoking with space to be still and think. Refreshments were provided throughout the day. St Katherine's has many beautiful rooms to sit in and be quiet. Plus the garden and chapel were wonderful. I left feeling very calm. The staff were lovely.

Really impressed with the peacefulness and lovely atmosphere. Beds were very comfortable. Bathroom and room clean No TV but that did not bother me.

The RFSK can be used simply as an affordable (London prices) hotel which is how we used it. We had the hedonistic motivation of a gig at the Troxy - a wonderful art deco venue (ex cinema presumably) just five or ten minutes away. However, it also provides a valuable community and spiritual hub. The buildings surround a large lawned area, with a carpet of snowdrops when we were there, and there are plenty of seating areas within the buildings to allow comfortable relaxation and reflection looking onto the gardens. There is a place of worship / church on site - we didn't see inside as we didn't want to disturb the ongoing activities but we could see an organ through the windows and it had views onto the green space. There are many meeting rooms available it seems and we saw various activities taking place which we presumed were of a spiritual nature. RFSK is also responsible for the Yurt Cafe which is nestled between RFSK and Limehouse DLR stop and provides a shortcut route when open. The cafe itself is wonderful with a creative space for children and dreamcatchers, feathers and the like. The food was great, full english breakfast was nicely presented and great paninis. The RFSK provides an extensive and fresh continental breakfast. It's worth noting that the room didn't have a TV - unusual for hotels but we never use the TV in hotel rooms. Also, it is amazing how fond of using their car horns are drivers in the area - maybe that's just London traffic...

Lovely apartment with two bedrooms, fitted kitchen with fridge, hot plate, tea and coffee facilities. Lovely and clean. Really comfy beds. Great selection for breakfast and drinks. Staff friendly and helpful. Two minute walk to the DLR. Perfect stay and would definitely stay again.