| check-in time: 11:00 amcheck-out time: 3:00 pm. a contemporary penthouse offers a rooftop hot tub, a marble bed and a living room. dramatic rooms with high-end furnishings provide safes, minibars, and en suite bathrooms with rainfall showers, plus flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi. breakfast is available (fee). set in a redbrick townhouse, this fashionable boutique hotel in the fitzrovia area is a 6-minute walk from tottenham court road tube station, and 2 miles from buckingham palace and the london eye. amenities consist of a chic european/south american restaurant, 2 hip bars and a greenhouse terrace, as well as a spa offering sound therapy. some have terraces; suites add sitting areas
Heathrow Airport 45 min
The National Gallery (12 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. Tower Bridge (24 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. lastminute.com London Eye (17 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. Hyde Park (11 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. Westminster Abbey (15 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. Palace of Westminster (14 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. The Shard (22 min)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform. The Regent's Park (12 min)
Modern, glass-clad cafe and sports administrative centre, with pitches and changing rooms. Tower of London (19 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. Buckingham Palace (13 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. Trafalgar Square (11 min)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues. Natural History Museum (15 min)
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs. Big Ben (14 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. The British Museum (9 min)
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures. St. Paul's Cathedral (14 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. | 
