| with an art deco facade, this upscale hotel is a 4-minute walk from green park tube station (offering direct connections to heathrow airport) and 7 minutes' walk from the designer boutiques of bond street. all have free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, desks and minibars, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. there's also 24-hour room service. there's also an on-site exercise room, as well as elegant meeting rooms and private dining spaces. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. contemporary rooms and suites have art deco-style furnishings. the informal restaurant offers afternoon tea and candlelit dinners, while a bar serves light snacks and drinks
Heathrow Airport 38 min
Big Ben (6 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. Natural History Museum (8 min)
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs. Buckingham Palace (14 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. St. Paul's Cathedral (16 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. Westminster Abbey (9 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. Tower of London (19 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. The Shard (14 min)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform. Victoria and Albert Museum (8 min)
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe. Hyde Park (6 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. The British Museum (13 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. Tower Bridge (23 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Palace of Westminster (8 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. The National Gallery (11 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. lastminute.com London Eye (13 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. | 
