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The Tower Hotel, by Thistle

4.0 star property
4-star hotel near Tower of London

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Exterior
Outdoor banquet area
Suite, 1 Double Bed
2 bars/lounges
Family Room

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Gym

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St Katharine's Way, London, England, E1W 1LD
  • Place, Thames River
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Tower Bridge
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Tower of London
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪56 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Executive Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Twin Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(230 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(383 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Double Room

Executive Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(24 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Twin Room

Executive Twin Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(20 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room, with Bridge View

Standard Double Room, with Bridge View

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(315 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room, with Bridge View

Standard Twin Room, with Bridge View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(150 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Sleeper Double Room

Sleeper Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(129 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite, 1 Double Bed

Suite, 1 Double Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(32 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Double, with Bridge View

Executive Double, with Bridge View

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(29 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(98 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room with Tower Bridge View

  • Sleeps 2

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Standard Double Limited View

Standard Double Limited View

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Limited View

Standard Twin Limited View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Sleeper Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Standard Double Limited View

  • Sleeps 2

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Standard Twin Limited View

  • Sleeps 2

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Standard Double Room With Tower Bridge View

  • Sleeps 2

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Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2

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Standard Twin Room With Tower Bridge View

  • Sleeps 2

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Executive Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Executive Double Room with Tower Bridge View

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Family Room

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

London

London City Centre stay.A stay at this London City Centre hotel places you steps from Tower Bridge and within a 5-minute walk of Tower of London. Also, HMS Belfast is within half a mile (1 km) and The Shard is within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Thames River - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Tower Bridge - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Tower of London - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • HMS Belfast - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • The Shard - 13 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • Tower Hill Station - 7 min walk
  • Fenchurch Street Station - 10 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Vault - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Dickens Inn - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Butlers Wharf Chop House - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Vicinity - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Tower Hotel, by Thistle

4-star hotel near Tower of London
There are 2 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/café. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. Business amenities include a business center and 18 meeting rooms.

Public spaces have free WiFi. A fitness center, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly The Tower Hotel, by Thistle. Limited parking is available for a fee and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 4-star London hotel is smoke free.

  • 801 guestrooms or units
  • 12 levels
  • 2 dining venues
  • 2 bars or lounges
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 1973
  • Charging station for electric cars
  • Business facilities
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Coffee shop
The Tower Hotel, by Thistle offers 801 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature premium bedding. 49-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and portable fans. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Covered self parking on site (GBP 29 per day)
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 21.50 per person
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 2 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • Gym

Accessibility

  • Elevator (39 inch wide door)
  • Thin carpet in room

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 49-inch smart TV with digital channels

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Portable fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 21.50 per person
  • Covered self parking fee: GBP 29 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property uses a grey water recycling system
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. This property uses a grey water recycling system. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

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Reviews

The Tower Hotel, by Thistle Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4184 out of 8818 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2494 out of 8818 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1246 out of 8818 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 507 out of 8818 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 387 out of 8818 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

JORGE, Mt Vernon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff. They will out their way to help you out with any questions or concerns. Room super clean and little old date it but I guess is what they make them unique. The view is amazing and the restaurant in the lobby were great.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Francisco

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
I'm going to make everything very old
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Francis, Phoenix

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Francis, Phoenix

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location, beautiful view of Tower Bridge. Really comfortable beds, however, the time are dates and furniture is worn. Needs a refresh soon.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Yvette C

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The perfect view of Tower Bridge decent rooms and easy access to the Underground. Mind the gap.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

ANDREW SCOTT BRESALIER, Davie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was great. View was incredible. Sites were steps from the door. However, food in the immediate area was not very good.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

ANN

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value on room, property and location
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

ANDREW SCOTT BRESALIER, Davie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful suite with views of the Tower Bridge, and Saint Catherine Docks. Tower Bridges steps from the hotel along with shopping Tower of London is only about 200 feet away. Area outside the hotel can get crowded during the daytime. Restaurants in the immediate area are not that good so I suggest going to neighboring Whitechapel. I was strongly suggest taking Uber boats around town as it is a lot cheaper than taxis or an Uber car.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

ronnie

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Dana Enyedy

Travelled with family
Property was close to Tower bridge and Tower of London and close to the subway, but 20-30 min tube ride from all other major attractions. Hotel is dated with no AC, staff was efficient but not very friendly. Extremely large hotel and very busy/crowded
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abdel-Nassir Ousmane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
This was my second visit. I love the location next to Tower Bridge, after a busy day of exploring, like going down and relaxing next to the river enjoying the lights on the bridge. However, this trip the fire alarm went off one night about 1am. The hotel failed miserably at providing a safe and organized exit from the building. There were zero overhead announcements. Finally got to the street in front of the hotel entrance, where it was just a disorganized mob. Again, no employees walking around to fill people in on what was happening. Never saw anyone from the hotel. Finally 2 fire trucks pulled up, neither of which seemed in a hurry, so we all just assumed it was not anything serious, but again we could only assume because no input from staff. Finally one of the trucks left, and again no staff that I could see or any announcement giving the all clear. I just guessed when I saw everyone going back inside it was ok to go back to my room??? Such a huge fail in my opinion on the hotel’s part. They need to seriously practice some fire drills because this would have been so scary if it had actually been a real fire. I only heard rumors from other guests it was a lit cigarette butt thrown in a stairwell. But who knows, since again, no communication from staff. Then for the inconvenience of having our sleep interrupted in such a jarring way, would have been nice to have been offered something from the hotel. But it was never acknowledged, just poor customer service.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Brett

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful View

No air conditioning, but was offered a fan which helped a little. Tesco store within a 5 min walk for misc snacks/items. The 2 hotel restaurants we tried had the same menu.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

John, BAIE DURFE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique London location on the Thames, next to boat services as well as walking distance to London underground and taxi services for access to all that this fabulous city offers. Hotel as great rooms and offers a range of services from rapid food and Starbucks services to sophisticated dining nearby. Very reasonable pricing for London as well as helpful concierge services.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with family
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Noe, San Ysidro

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good service and a nice area
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Natasha

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Service in the restaurant was rude and the food came out cold. The TV didn't work properly. It kept turning off randomly and sometimes you couldn't choose a channel from the guide. The phone wasn't working. Went to the desk to check. Told not to use the preset buttons on the phone in the room as they didn't work but to dial the number. No one told me this. Wasn't written anywhere in the room. How would I know that and how would I know what numbers to press. Had to ring and ask twice for more toilet paper. Went to check into room at 4:30pm (well after normal check in time) and after a long haul flight and not having slept for 20 hours and told the room wasn't ready. It wasn't ready until 6:30pm. Booked a room with a view of Tower Bridge. Lovely. When I opened the curtains there was the majestic Tower Bridge. There were also workers right outside my window so obviously I couldn't keep the curtains open to enjoy my bridge view as the workers were able to see right into my room. Very disappointing stay especially the cost of the room.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kushal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
amazing location. great view. Clean rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Molly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoyed my stay at the Tower Hotel. It was a wonderful, walkable area that was very safe and convenient. The staff were EXCEPTIONALLY helpful and friendly - truly impressive how attentive and wonderful every single person was. The hotel itself was gorgeous, and while the room was a bit dated, it was very clean, comfortable, and with the most incredible view. I would absolutely recommend this hotel to anyone looking to stay in London, and I look forward to coming back and staying at the Tower Hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jake

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Tony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check-in and room availability was late. Had to request towels for a second occupant as there was only one set.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marlene

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025