| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. simply furnished rooms offer tea and coffeemaking facilities and tvs. full english breakfast is complimentary. there's also a lounge with a tv and a guest computer. set on a leafy crescent, this low-key budget hotel in a victorian house is 5 minutes' walk from earls court exhibition centre and earl's court tube station, and 2 miles from the natural history museum. most rooms have en suite bathrooms; some have shared facilities
Heathrow Airport 29 min
Tower of London (31 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. Hyde Park (11 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. Palace of Westminster (21 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. Trafalgar Square (19 min)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues. Kensington Palace (9 min)
Royal palace and gardens, with exhibits on former residents like Queen Victoria and Princess Diana. lastminute.com London Eye (24 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. Tower Bridge (34 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Victoria and Albert Museum (8 min)
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe. The British Museum (25 min)
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures. Buckingham Palace (16 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. St. Paul's Cathedral (28 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. Big Ben (21 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. Natural History Museum (7 min)
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs. Westminster Abbey (21 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. The National Gallery (20 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. | 
