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Ideally located for sightseeing adventures. Literally steps away from Westminster Bridge, the London Eye overlooking the Thames River and Houses of Parliament, Elizabeth Tower and Big Ben, and a short distance from Westminster Abbey, tube stations, fine restaurants and pubs. The view from the hotel looking across the Thames River towards the Gothic design of the Houses of Parliament, Elizabeth Tower and Big Ben is iconic. It is approximately two miles from Buckingham Place, Trafalgar Square, London Tower and the Tower Bridge. The hotel offers many amenities. The hotel staff is service oriented and accommodating. We found the concierge desk particularly helpful providing general directions, tickets to attractions, restaurant recommendations, and transportation needs. Rooms are clean, quiet, and very comfortable with modern decorum, upscale bedding and bathroom toiletries, ample seating and space for luggage, multiple powers ports, and fast WIFI connections. Our room, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite on the 14th floor was very spacious and included a nice kitchenette. It felt more like an apartment more than a hotel room. The room overlooked the London Eye, which looked most beautiful at night with its red lights against the city’s skyline. The breakfast buffet offered an assortment of foods. We particularly enjoyed making our own breakfast sandwiches from the buffet. A unique feature I enjoyed seeing each day is the carpet on the 14^th floor, which is embroidered with the poem “Asleep, O Sleep A Little While, White Pearl” by the English poet John Keats. The words resonated with me throughout my stay at the hotel.