Hotels near O2 Arena, London

Had sendoff for a concert where we were told "everyone will have an equal opportunity with the artist". Proceeded to cram us all into a narrow corridor one one side, creating 5 rows of people and hardly any room to move. I heard a lady express to staff that it wasn't safe and as she did so, someone nearly fell over next to them basically proving her point, but staff just made excuses and did nothing. People at the back couldn't even SEE the artist, let alone speak with them or get things signed. So much for "equal opportunity". Very frustrating to put your trust in the venue and staff, do everything they say and follow their rules, and not feel respected in return. The crazy thing is they hosted a successful send off event in January using a system where people were on both sides of the artist (like a tunnel system) and that worked well, so I'm not sure why they decided to do it so poorly for this event. Absolutely wasted my money getting VIP - I think the O2 misunderstand what VIP means because it was a very poor experience.

Incredibly expensive, as is the norm for large gig venues, and the queueing arrangements are quite poor. You're effectively having to snake your way around the behind-scenes areas used for access by the restaurants and bars, so you're stood by a load of wheelie bins for the majority of it. Sound quality inside the venue was also far from the best I've experienced.

I liked the 02 arena we went to see simply red there it was amazing So many people when leaving it might be worth leaving slightly early to miss so many people and it make getting on the train a bit easier

We did the O2 climb over the dome it was amazing the story about the Arena is interesting it has 12 poles to hold it up for each month of the year, it has 365 metres for every day of the year & it's 52 metres high for weeks in the year. When you climb over it than you have walked about the Star's that performed in it... Just one of our highlights while visiting England..

Getting to the O2 Arena was a breeze. The trip up the Thames was lovely in the sunset. However, I went to a concert in the early evening and found it very difficult to get home in the late evening. A ferry was available but once back in the city, public transport was non-operational and taxis were the only choice.

Wow! Second time I have visited and it just gets better. The O2 blue Room was nicely furnished and felt comfortable, it was fairly pricey but you sort of expect that. Good selection of drink and food. The venue was fantastic and the staff were all very courteous and helpful (even managed to get a free upgrade). My only gripe is that once you entered the arena(went through the security checks) you aren't allowed to leave and come back i.e for a smoke, I feel this information should be clearly posted so smokers don't go nuts.... Other than that was brilliant and I can't wait for my next trip!