| contemporary suites add living areas and evening snacks. the upscale rooms feature free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and ipod docks, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities and minifridges. located in a circa-1850s former bank building, this plush hotel is a 3-minute walk from bank tube station, a mile from the tower of london and 2 miles from the british museum. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. continental and hot breakfast are available (fee) in a refined restaurant, which also serves lunch and dinner. there are 3 meeting/event rooms, and the lobby lounge features a hand-painted, victorian stained-glass dome
Heathrow Airport 56 min
The Shard (9 min.)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak with restaurants offices hotel and viewing platform. Cannon Street (7 min) Tower Bridge (14 min.)
panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Trafalgar Square (19 min.)
nelson s column rises above this iconic square s led-lit fountains artworks and lion statues. Hyde Park (17 min.)
huge green space home to diana memorial fountain with boating and swimming in the serpentine lake. Big Ben (17 min.)
16-storey gothic clocktower and national symbol at the eastern end of the houses of parliament. Borough Market (11 min.)
huge market under the railway lines for british-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods. Monument Station (5 min) Lastminute.Com London Eye (14 min.)
huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird s-eye view of the city s landmarks. Moorgate (11 min) The British Museum (14 min.)
huge showcase for global antiquities including egyptian mummies and ancient greek sculptures. Palace Of Westminster (19 min.)
neo-gothic masterpiece and seat of the uk government. guided tours on saturdays and in summer. Westminster Abbey (19 min.)
protestant abbey hosting daily services and every english and british coronation since 1066. London Bridge (18 min) Buckingham Palace (22 min.)
visitors can tour the palace s opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. The National Gallery (19 min.)
trafalgar square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of western european painting. London Bridge (11 min.)
concrete pedestrian and traffic bridge that gave a major railway station its name. St. Paul S Cathedral (7 min.)
churchyard and gardens outside saint paul s cathedral with a floor-plan of the original building. | 
