Olympia London Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Great space, easy to get to by train as station just a few hundred yards away."
• "This venue is stunning, right next to the train station and close to shops and amenities."
• "It's very easily accessible and can hold a large number of people at ease without feeling congested."
• "Wheelchair accessible."
• "The London Overground station is literally a stones throw from the entrance, so if you’re unable to park or just want to use TfL, definitely use it."
• "Railway and tube easily accessible for the venue."
• "Olympia London is easily accessible by metro, making it a convenient location for visitors."

Cons:

• "Slightly annoying the public transport here from surrounding stations is poor."
• "Huge exhibition space not always easy to reach if Overground train not running but nonetheless a place to visit for amazing experiences."
• "Incredibly difficult to get to from anywhere that's not West London."
• "Always difficult to reach unless you are on the Overground."
• "However can be tricky to get to and trains are not always very frequent."
• "It's a terrible place to get to and due to extensive building works challenging to find how to get into it."
• "Parking is difficult to find otherwise, not to mention all the traffic in London."

Facilities

Pros:

• "Plenty of toilets in the exhibition centre and lots of food outlets at the exhibitions."
• "Plenty of toilets."
• "Food from around the world at reasonable prices."
• "The eating spots were also plentiful with great coffee and selection to eat."
• "Importantly... The toilets were very clean!"
• "The venue was clean and had good facilities for food and coffee."
• "They have upstairs and down stairs Toilet facilities and wheel chair friendly."

Cons:

• "Not enough seating for the food hall or the surrounding areas."
• "Although spacious and it easily could fit twice the number of people attended, I felt as though there was not enough built in seating at the building, lots of people had to sit on the floor mainly because there seating was scarce."
• "Was disappointed by the lack of seating for public, spending hours queuing for different photos or signing with guest stars."
• "Food options were awful however."
• "Extortionate prices once inside - £2.10 for a can of coke and £1.70 for a packet of crisps."
• "Availability of seating was paltry. I don't think it is appropriate to sit on the floor, and my neighbour would never get up from there!"
• "Olympia itself has very few places to get anything substantial to eat and no seats for those less able to stand for long periods."

Event Experience

Pros:

• "The venue is huge and ideal for events."
• "The Great British Beer Festival was excellent as always. I loved all the beers I tried. 🍻"
• "A very good event venue with historical ceilings and well kept grounds."
• "They made it really magical (Christmas) trees and fake snow etc."
• "Amazing venue...so big, so diverse."
• "Queue went down very quickly. Well organized."
• "The halls were spacious and well-lit, the exhibitors were friendly and knowledgeable, and the facilities were modern and comfortable."

Cons:

• "Visited the Olympia and Comic Con for the first time. Overall, it was a bit of a disappointment."
• "First time attending & unfortunately it will be the last. Dismally organised with staff uninterested."
• "Shame all the facilities were not open for use of the exhibitors and visitors."
• "Comic con event great to get to.have a pic with aquaman however the place was roasting hot and the food choices were very poor."
• "I was very disappointed with the show and found that it had deteriorated since the show I went to before covid."
• "Sadly I could have picked up the things sold at any market."
• "Very disappointing as was advertised as Spirit of Christmas. However, despite a few xmas trees outside the main doors & a few little baubles inside there was nothing christmassy at all."