Diamond Jubilee Hotels 

Diamond Jubilee Hotels

London is putting up the bunting on 2, 3, 4 and 5 June 2012 in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. With two back-to-back bank holidays on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 June there’s one very long weekend to enjoy and LondonTown’s HotelMap is the best way to see which hotels have availability.

Whether you’re planning to come to town to gawp at the Queen’s jewels, to see the 1,000 boat Thames flotilla, or whether you’re one of the 13,000 lucky ticket holders going to the Buckingham Palace concert - with Paul McCartney, Elton John, Shirley Bassey and Cliff Richard among the big name stars playing - you can find a hotel to suit your budget by searching LondonTown hotels.

Staying at a hotel along the river between Battersea Bridge and Tower Bridge will give the best views of the Thames River Pageant on Sunday 3 June 2012 - one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river.

The Royal Horseguards and Park Plaza Riverbank  all have rooms with river views. Close to Tower Bridge is the Hilton London Tower Bridge which faces The Tower - A Guoman Hotel on the opposite side of the river, with the Apex City of London  and Grange Tower Bridge just a bit further back.

Opting for accommodation close to Hyde Park or Battersea Park will ensure you have easy access to family friendly festivals with music, live bands and big screens at both.

Within walking distance of Hyde Park The Berkeley and The Athenaeumare offering special afternoon tea’s and picnic hampers; for Battersea Park, try the Hotel Verta, west of Battersea Bridge which provides a perfect place to watch the boats gather before the main event.

Celebrations continue throughout the weekend with the Big Jubilee Lunch on Sunday, the concert at Buckingham Palace and the Jubilee beacons being lit on Monday, and a Service of Thanksgiving on Tuesday 5 June. After the service spectators can see the Queen and Royal Family in a formal carriage procession to Buckingham Palace where the celebrations will end with a right royal RAF flypast.