Where to stay?
The following hotels are within walking distance of The WayOut Club. These hotels are located in London’s financial district and are close to some of London’s top attractions including The Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tate Modern art gallery, the Southbank complex. Prices range from £70 to £200, (depending on tourist season), and on Fridays it is possible to get a cheaper weekend rate as City businessmen go home on Fridays.
For over 200 cosmopolitan, safe, discreet, shops and swanky restaurants on Saturday or Sunday at nearby Canary Wharf is just a Docklands Light Railway trip away from Tower Gateway. London City Airport is also just a 5 mile drive away or accessible by the DLR.
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Hotels
The Chamberlain Hotel
130-135 Minories, London EC3N 1NU
Call: 020 7680 1500
This is our recommended hotel only just around the corner from the club in Minories only a short walk away with nearby free street parking from 1.30pm Saturday and all day Sunday, (so no parking or taxi costs to be added to your weekend). Ask for ‘Weekend rate to visit the WayOut Club’. This hotel has been very friendly and has even supported us for the decorating of our ‘pride’ float as well as giving Roses Repartee a photo shoot. Their special rate price is usually £110, (with a full english breakfast), for a room for two people. This rate is offered to visitors to the WayOut Club, (whenever possible and depending on the tourist season), and is a very good rate for the class of hotel and the convenience of; free parking, no taxis and very safe short walk to and from the club.
Hotel Indigo London Tower Hill
142 Minories, City of London, EC3N 1LS
Call: 08714 234 876
Opened in June 2010. This is a boutique hotel with loads of extras including an on-site fitness suite, which is free to guests, all at suprisingly reasonable price. This is also a very short walk from the club and therefore parking is free and easy from Saturday to Sunday.
No reports from WayOut visitors compared with other hotels in the area.
8-14 Cooper’s Row, London, EC3N 2BQ
Call: 020 7863 3700
It is said that the aprox £20 extra over other local hotels is worth it for the views
Novotel Hotel Tower Bridge
10 Pepys Street, London, EC3N 2NU
Call: 020 7265 6000
This hotel is very close but is the busiest tourist hotel and we have not had many visitors stay here compared with the others close by.
The Mint Hotel
Pepys Street, London, EC3N 2NU
This is a new hotel completed in 2011. It has the most astounding views from its Skylounge cocktail bar and restaurant. For the cost of a drink it is well worth visiting and if dressed appropriately is welcoming. Prices are a little higher than others but this is a real treat.
Apex City of London Hotel
No 1 Seething Lane, London EC3N 4AX
Tel: 020 7702 2020
A few rooms without natural light in the basement are offered at a discounted rate to usual rates. This hotel is only a short walk from the club and again parking near the hotel is free and easy Saturday and sunday
The Tower Hotel
St Katharine’s Way London E1W 1LD
Tel: 020 7584 6454
This hotel is a very short taxi ride away. Views overlooks Tower Bridge offering amazing value from most rooms.
The Travel Lodge – Tower Hill
1 Goodmans Yard, Tower Hill, London E18AT
Call: 0207 702 0138
Book by web for best prices. Very close easy walk but no close parking so a short walk with bags from nearby parking near the club
Grange Tower Bridge Hotel
Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB
The recently opened 2011 Combines luxury accommodation making it an great choice for your stay. With advertised prices as low as £90.Within minutes of the famous Tower Bridge, the hotel is ideally located in close proximity to plenty of London sights and landmarks, making it a perfect base from which to indulge in a bit of sightseeing. Walkable from the club or a very short taxi ride Free and easy parking in close by side streets on Saturday and Sunday. The hotel incorporates renewable solar and photovoltaic panels and has an on-site borehole to reduce water consumption, making it one of the greenest and most energy-efficient hotels in central London.
Premier Inn London City (Tower Hill)
24 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB
T: 0871 527 8646
The hotel is just a few minutes walk from Tower Hill tube station and Tower Gateway DLR station, offering easy access to Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, plus many other attractions. Central London is just 20 minutes away by tube. Walkable from the club or a very short taxi ride Free and easy parking in close by side streets on Saturday and Sunday. Premier Inn has everything you’d expect, incredibly comfy beds in every room and an integrated restaurant serving a mix of traditional and contemporary dishes. Plus Dawn French hunting down Lenny.
The Travel Lodge – City
6-13 Chamber Street, London E1 8BL
Call: 0871 984 6406
Cheapest rate is to book by web.
Express By Holiday Inn – London Limehouse
469-475 The Highway, London E1W 3HN
tel 0870 400 9093
A medium price taxi ride away, parking at the hotel is £8 extra Often advertising very good rates but with parking and taxis added a classier hotel close by can work out cheaper and more convenient. But if the others are full this is worth trying
