| private rooms include tea and coffeemaking equipment, and towels. on the bustling strand with high-street shops, restaurants and pubs, this budget townhouse hotel is on the same block as somerset house arts centre, a 6-minute walk from covent garden and 10 minutes across waterloo bridge to the south bank. there's complimentary continental breakfast. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. the functional rooms range from singles to 6-bed dorms (with family rooms also available) and all have washbasins and shared bathroom facilities. other amenities include a 1940s colonial-style bar and indian restaurant
Heathrow Airport 46 min
Tower Bridge (14 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Borough Market (14 min)
Huge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods. Big Ben (9 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. The National Gallery (10 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. Hyde Park (14 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. St. Paul's Cathedral (12 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. The British Museum (13 min)
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures. Buckingham Palace (9 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. lastminute.com London Eye (8 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. Tower of London (9 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. Westminster Abbey (9 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. The Shard (15 min)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform. Natural History Museum (16 min)
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs. Palace of Westminster (8 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. Trafalgar Square (9 min)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues. | 
