| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. upgraded studios provide living areas with pull-out sofas. across the street from the poplar dock marina, this urban apartment hotel is a 6-minute walk from the blackwall rapid transit station, and a mile from both canary wharf and the museum of london docklands. featuring floor-to-ceiling windows offering street or city views, the bright and airy, simply furnished studios have free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minifridges; some offer kitchenettes
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 4
Hyde Park (32 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. Tower Bridge (14 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Royal Observatory Greenwich (16 min)
Wren's 18th-century astronomical observatory on the Prime Meridian, now a museum with a planetarium. Borough Market (23 min)
Huge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods. Palace of Westminster (25 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. Buckingham Palace (27 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. St. Paul's Cathedral (22 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. The British Museum (26 min)
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures. The National Gallery (26 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. Tower of London (14 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. Big Ben (24 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. The Shard (22 min)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform. Trafalgar Square (25 min)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues. lastminute.com London Eye (25 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. Westminster Abbey (26 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. | 
