Marriott West India Quay
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Marriott Hotel, West India Quay London is a luxury 5-star hotel
in London
, England
. It is located at 22 Hertsmere Road, Canary Wharf
overlooking the River Thames
. It is operated by the Marriott Hotels group and has 301 rooms.
The hotel is famous for being the location at which up to ten members of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's first team squad were diagnosed with symptoms of food poisoning on the eve of their crucial final fixture of the 2005/2006 season against West Ham United. The Health Protection Agency later cleared the hotel, identifying norovirus, a form of viral gastroenteritis, as the cause of the outbreak, and stating that it did "not believe that this outbreak was caused by food poisoning from the hotel"..
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located at 22 Hertsmere Road, Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...
overlooking the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
. It is operated by the Marriott Hotels group and has 301 rooms.
The hotel is famous for being the location at which up to ten members of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's first team squad were diagnosed with symptoms of food poisoning on the eve of their crucial final fixture of the 2005/2006 season against West Ham United. The Health Protection Agency later cleared the hotel, identifying norovirus, a form of viral gastroenteritis, as the cause of the outbreak, and stating that it did "not believe that this outbreak was caused by food poisoning from the hotel"..