| on the doorstep of brick lane with ethnic restaurants, shops and a sunday market, this stylish hotel is in a 5-storey building, 3 minutes' walk from aldgate east tube station and 13 minutes from liverpool street train station (with an express service to stansted airport). the hotel also provides on-site secure parking for a fee. modern rooms have en suite bathrooms and air-conditioning. other in-room amenities include tvs, tea and coffeemaking facilities, safes and free wi-fi. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's a fine dining restaurant serving breakfast and dinner for an extra charge, plus a cocktail bar and a private cinema screening room with an outdoor patio
Heathrow Airport 1 hr
The National Gallery (22 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. The British Museum (19 min)
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures. Hyde Park (29 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. The Shard (17 min)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform. Palace of Westminster (20 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. Tower Bridge (11 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Buckingham Palace (23 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. lastminute.com London Eye (21 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. Big Ben (18 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. Trafalgar Square (20 min)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues. Westminster Abbey (21 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. St. Paul's Cathedral (15 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. London Bridge (12 min)
Concrete pedestrian and traffic bridge that gave a major railway station its name. Tower of London (7 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. Borough Market (18 min)
Huge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods. | 
