We stayed with Marie for three nights in July 2011, from the point that we booked on line Marie was a delight & made us feel extremely welcome. Our room was very bright, clean & had a very comfortable bed. Our room had a great view over London which took in the new Shard building & the London Eye. The nearest tube (DLR & Jubilee lines) is Canary Wharf & the station is about 1000m or ten minutes walk from Marie's apartment. We had not previously been to Canary Wharf, obviously it is known as a high profile business district but it is also a really vibrant & exciting place to walk around day or night & has a great array of shops & restaurants as well as lots of spectacular architecture which made us feel like we were in the centre of Manhattan. Marie's place is just 250m from the Thames Path & from here you can basically turn right and walk all the way to the Tower of London & beyond, or turn left & you can walk to Island Gardens, which has a tunnel underneath the Thames that brings you out at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. We walked & walked & walked because it was sunny & hot but if you are not a walker or if the weather isnt as good then there are lots of regular bus, rail or even boat options (Thames Clipper run services to Greenwich & into London from Canary Wharf). All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our stay, and we would highly recommend that you discover this part of London.