| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. housed in a redbrick art deco building, this contemporary conference hotel is a 3-minute walk from euston train station and a mile from the british museum. there's a restaurant serving european/asian/african fusion cuisine, plus a bar offering snack plates and sharing dishes. conference facilities include 15 meeting rooms, and limited on-street parking is available. sleek rooms and suites have air-conditioning, hypoallergenic beds and rainfall showers, as well as flat-screen tvs, tea and coffeemakers, and free wi-fi
Heathrow Airport 46 min
lastminute.com London Eye (19 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. Trafalgar Square (12 min)
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues. Palace of Westminster (16 min)
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer. Tower Bridge (23 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. The Shard (21 min)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform. The Regent's Park (6 min)
Modern, glass-clad cafe and sports administrative centre, with pitches and changing rooms. The National Gallery (13 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. Natural History Museum (20 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. St. Paul's Cathedral (14 min)
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building. Tower of London (18 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. Buckingham Palace (17 min)
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. Westminster Abbey (17 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. The British Museum (15 min)
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures. Hyde Park (13 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. | 
