| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. breakfast (an extra cost) includes all-you-can-eat and light choices. in-room amenities include free wifi and en suite bathrooms with showers, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities, tvs with digital channels and desks. 1 miles from the m1 motorway and 11 miles northeast of central london. opposite redbridge central line tube (for access to oxford street in 30 minutes), this modern budget hotel is 1. rooms range from singles and doubles to family rooms with 2 pull-out beds and kids aged 15 and under eat and stay free with paying adults. there's an adjacent beefeater grill and parking (fee)
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 4
Buckingham Palace (38 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. Big Ben (35 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. Borough Market (34 min)
Huge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods. Hyde Park (38 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. lastminute.com London Eye (36 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. Tower Bridge (25 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. London Bridge (33 min)
Concrete pedestrian and traffic bridge that gave a major railway station its name. St. Paul's Cathedral (29 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. Westminster Abbey (36 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. Tower of London (24 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. The Shard (33 min)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform. The British Museum (38 min)
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures. The National Gallery (37 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. Trafalgar Square (35 min)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues. Palace of Westminster (36 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. | 
