The Corinthia is a stunner. Once Whitehall offices, it’s now a grand hotel in contemporary style, bringing design flair to spaces like the white lobby with a central dome and spherical Baccarat chandelier, and the circular Northall restaurant, with floor-to-ceiling windows. Hi-tech rooms are sumptuously furnished in soft colours. This is a place for sybarites: marble bathrooms have underfloor heating, separate rainforest showers and oval bathtubs; and there’s a blissful subterranean pool, part of a ‘thermal floor’ that also includes sleep pods and heated loungers.
The best hotels near Big Ben are all close to the iconic landmark at the north end of the Houses of Parliament, with its famous bell marking time for the nation. The clock and its Victorian Gothic tower are at the centre of pomp as well as power, with Westminster Abbey, scene of royal weddings and coronations, in close proximity. Government offices are arranged along Whitehall, with Downing Street leading off from it, and Trafalgar Square at its end. Some former government offices have been converted to hotels near Big Ben, such as the upscale Corinthia, while the fourteenth-century cellars of Westminster Abbey are home to the Cellarium bistro. Big Ben is very accessible, with Westminster tube sitting right beside it, and Westminster Bridge giving access to the South Bank. Here is our pick of the best hotels near Big Ben.
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