The Ritz Restaurant

Hip hotel with loaner iPads, plus a trendy cafe/bar and a Tower of London-inspired lounge. A 3-minute walk from Aldgate tube station, this hip hotel is also a 12-minute walk from the Tower of London and 2.4 miles from the London Eye observation wheel. The sleek, contemporary rooms have flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi, plus desks and rainfall showerheads. Free loaner iPads are offered. There's a fashionable cafe/bar with plush lounge chairs and a fireplace. Breakfast (fee) is available in a Tower of London-inspired lounge.

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