Considering the Halpin Hotel in London?
A VT member wrote the following comment about visiting London:
History Lover's Paradise by american_tourister
If you are a history buff (and I am) you will love London. Even the most mundane day to day things seeth with history.
Tower Bridge is an excellent example. To us it is an mamazingly preserved example of Victorian functionality and presence but to Londoners it is just another bridge.