Released on: December 06, 2011, 11:43 am
Author:
Kieran Kerrigan
Industry: Travel
LondonTown.com offer discounted hotel deals along route of parade.
London's New Year's Day Parade celebrates its 26 th year in 2012. On January 1 st , 10,000 performers from 20 countries will entertain more than half a million revellers with music, dancing and acrobatics.
Starting at the Ritz Hotel and finishing three hours later at Parliament Square, the two mile route goes through the heart of Westminster. Thirty three floats – one from each of the London boroughs – are expected to take part, along with marching bands, clowns, cheerleaders and street performers.
LondonTown.com, the leading provider of cheap hotels in London, has announced discounts on selected hotels in London over the New Year period, close to Parliament Square.
Among the deals on offer, the Royal Horseguards Hotel in Whitehall Court is in a prime Westminster location. Deluxe double rooms are being offered through LondonTown.com with an 86% discount, or 135 pounds per night. A five-star hotel, styled after a French chateau, the Royal Horseguards is less than a ten-minute walk to get to the New Year's Day Parade's route.
Overlooking the River Thames, the Mint Hotel Westminster is a four-star contemporary hotel. Visitors can get a double club room over Christmas and New Year for 125 pounds per night, or 71% off the standard rate (when booking through LondonTown.com). Just ten minutes walk from the parade, the Mint also provides an Apple Mac and wi-fi connection in every single room.
Both hotels are close to Parliament Square, which sits outside the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. Filled with statues of iconic political figures – from Benjamin Disraeli to Abraham Lincoln – it represents the centre of UK government. Staying in hotels in London near Parliament Square allows for a thorough exploration of this major seat of world power. To see more information on the New Year's Day Parade 2012, the hotels featured here, and more hotels in London, visit LondonTown.com.