| room service is available. there's also an elegant restaurant offering modern british cuisine and terrace seating, as well as a cosy bar and lounge. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. suites add separate sitting areas, and some include bathrooms with in-built tvs. it's also 10 minutes' walk from paddington train station (offering connections for the heathrow express). set in grand, white victorian building, this upscale hotel is a 3-minute walk from hyde park and 6 minutes' walk from queensway tube station. bathrooms have rainfall showers and mood lighting. modern rooms feature air-conditioning, free wi-fi and minifridges. the hotel has a business centre and an exercise room
Heathrow Airport 29 min
Kensington Palace (10 min)
Royal palace and gardens, with exhibits on former residents like Queen Victoria and Princess Diana. Hyde Park (12 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. The National Gallery (15 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. Victoria and Albert Museum (10 min)
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe. Buckingham Palace (11 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. Tower Bridge (29 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. lastminute.com London Eye (19 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. St. Paul's Cathedral (21 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. Palace of Westminster (16 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. Trafalgar Square (15 min)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues. Westminster Abbey (16 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. The British Museum (15 min)
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures. Big Ben (16 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. Natural History Museum (9 min)
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs. Tower of London (25 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. | 
