| room service is available. family rooms sleep up to 3 guests. breakfast is available for a fee and served in a lounge that features a tv. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. straightforward rooms feature flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities, and minifridges. close to shops and restaurants, this down-to-earth budget hotel is 5 minutes' walk from the traditional open-air east street market, an 8-minute walk from the coronet theatre nightclub, and 11 minutes on foot from the elephant and castle tube station
Heathrow Airport 52 min
Tower of London (13 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. Buckingham Palace (14 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. lastminute.com London Eye (9 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. Hyde Park (21 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. St. Paul's Cathedral (16 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. The National Gallery (16 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. Westminster Abbey (12 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. The Shard (11 min)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform. Big Ben (10 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. Natural History Museum (22 min)
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs. The British Museum (15 min)
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures. Trafalgar Square (14 min)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues. Palace of Westminster (10 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. Tower Bridge (11 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Borough Market (11 min)
Huge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods. | 
