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The Tower Hotel, by Thistle

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Suite, 1 Double Bed
2 bars/lounges
Outdoor banquet area
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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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double Limited View

  • Sleeps 2

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

Standard Twin Limited View

  • Sleeps 2

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

Standard Double Room With Tower Bridge View

  • Sleeps 2

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

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

Standard Twin Room With Tower Bridge View

  • Sleeps 2

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

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

With a stay at The Tower Hotel, by Thistle in London (London City Centre), you'll be steps from Tower of London and 3 minutes by foot from Tower Bridge. .This hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from The Shard and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from HMS Belfast.

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

Hotel with 2 restaurants, steps from Tower of London
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.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Stay in one of 801 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a ballroom.
Enjoy local and international cuisine at Vicinity, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. This hotel has 18 meeting rooms available for events. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 6:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
Vicinity - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
VU from the Tower - This brasserie specializes in British cuisine and serves dinner and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
The Lawn - This bar serves light fare only. Open select days.
Starbucks - Onsite coffee shop. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

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

Restaurants on site

  • Starbucks
  • The Lawn
  • Vicinity
  • VU from the Tower

Things to do

  • Gym

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 18 meeting rooms
  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift (100 centimetre wide door)
  • Thin carpet in room

More

  • 12 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 1973
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Locally-owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • 49-inch smart TV with digital channels

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

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

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

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

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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. 4198 out of 8849 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2503 out of 8849 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1252 out of 8849 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 509 out of 8849 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 387 out of 8849 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Holly

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location with dramatic views.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

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

Great hotel, great location

Great stay in this hotel, good location and super views. Staff were very friendly and welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Leanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Manish, Andover

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Prooerty has majestic views of Tower Bridge and very convenient for Tourists for all exploring. The only thing mybreview is below that AC did not work and they knew it. I couldnt sleep and woek up at midnight so they provided fan. They could be proactive in providing the fan.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
So close to the London Bridge & Tower of London, lots of lovely little restaurants behind the hotel overlooking a couple of marinas. A Tesco quick convenience store just around the corner from hotel. The hotel staff were very helpful and lovely; concierge crew and breakfast group and cleaning staff. It was unfortunate our room did not have a refrigerator in it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheikh Bayazid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The overall experience was great, and the location was fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Charles

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
On arrival hotel looks grand & welcoming, view from the room was spectacular but the room was so dated it disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Lora, margretsville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location was wonderful. Good walkable area. Room was poor towels with holes no need to have huge office chair and desk in such a small area.not enough plugs for phone and c pap machine
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, friendly helpful staff. Could use a bit of upgrades in rooms but overall a great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 2 nights 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