| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. the unassuming rooms feature en suite bathrooms with showers, plus flat-screen tvs with satellite channels, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. parking is free, as is continental breakfast served in an airy dining room. dvd players and wi-fi are available (fee). there's also a laundry service. a 10-minute walk from the university of east london, this whitewashed budget hotel is also a 13 minutes' walk from forest gate railway station (for direct trains to liverpool street) and 3. room service is available. 1 miles from the olympic park
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 10
Borough Market (31 min.)
huge market under the railway lines for british-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods. Palace Of Westminster (33 min.)
neo-gothic masterpiece and seat of the uk government. guided tours on saturdays and in summer. The British Museum (36 min.)
huge showcase for global antiquities including egyptian mummies and ancient greek sculptures. St. Paul S Cathedral (31 min.)
churchyard and gardens outside saint paul s cathedral with a floor-plan of the original building. Buckingham Palace (35 min.)
visitors can tour the palace s opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard. Westminster Abbey (34 min.)
protestant abbey hosting daily services and every english and british coronation since 1066. Stratford International (9 min) Big Ben (32 min.)
16-storey gothic clocktower and national symbol at the eastern end of the houses of parliament. The Shard (29 min.)
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak with restaurants offices hotel and viewing platform. London Bridge (31 min.)
concrete pedestrian and traffic bridge that gave a major railway station its name. Tower Bridge (22 min.)
panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Stratford (7 min) Margery Park Road (Stop S) (2 min) The National Gallery (34 min.)
trafalgar square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of western european painting. Trafalgar Square (32 min.)
nelson s column rises above this iconic square s led-lit fountains artworks and lion statues. Hyde Park (41 min.)
huge green space home to diana memorial fountain with boating and swimming in the serpentine lake. Lastminute.Com London Eye (33 min.)
huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird s-eye view of the city s landmarks. Barking (17 min) | 
