http://www.london-discount-hotel.com/grouped_hotels_63 The London Eye, also called the Millennium Wheel as it has been constructed as an entry for a millennium landmark competition, took six years and the expertise of hundreds of people from five European countries to turn it into a reality. The wheel carries 32 sealed and air conditioned passenger capsules, it rotates at a rate of about 0.9 km/h, it can carry over 15,000 passengers a day and flies 135 metres above the London skyline. The British Prime Minister Tony Blair opened the London Eye on Decemeber 31, 1999 but the wheel was not opened to the public until March 2000. London Discount Hotel offers a wide range of three, four and five star hotels, which are in 2km distance to London's famous tourist attraction. The nearest rail and tube station is Waterloo, the nearest London underground stations are Westminster tube station on the Circle, District and Jubilee line and Waterloo tube station, which is served by the Jubilee, Northern and Bakerloo line. Book your hotel near the London Eye now using our special hotel offers. en-gb Sat, 17 May 2008 14:14:29 GMT Copyright: (C) London Discount Hotel, see http://www.london-discount-hotel.com/siteterms.php for terms and conditions. The London Eye, also called the Millennium Wheel as it has been constructed as an entry for a millennium landmark competition, took six years and the expertise of hundreds of people from five European countries to turn it into a reality. The wheel carries 32 sealed and air conditioned passenger capsules, it rotates at a rate of about 0.9 km/h, it can carry over 15,000 passengers a day and flies 135 metres above the London skyline. The British Prime Minister Tony Blair opened the London Eye on Decemeber 31, 1999 but the wheel was not opened to the public until March 2000. London Discount Hotel offers a wide range of three, four and five star hotels, which are in 2km distance to London's famous tourist attraction. The nearest rail and tube station is Waterloo, the nearest London underground stations are Westminster tube station on the Circle, District and Jubilee line and Waterloo tube station, which is served by the Jubilee, Northern and Bakerloo line. Book your hotel near the London Eye now using our special hotel offers. Swissôtel The Howard, Embankment, 5 stars, from £176.00 pp/pn. Thistle Piccadilly, Piccadilly, 4 stars, from £150.50 pp/pn. Park Plaza Riverbank London, Embankment, 4 stars, from £129.00 pp/pn. Kingsway Hall Hotel, Covent Garden, 4 stars, from £162.00 pp/pn. City Inn Westminster, Westminster, 4 stars, from £125.00 pp/pn. The Royal Trafalgar - formerly Thistle Trafalgar Square, Embankment, 4 stars, from £136.69 pp/pn. Strand Palace Hotel, Covent Garden, 3 stars, from £85.00 pp/pn. Sanctuary House Hotel, Westminster, 3 stars, from £86.00 pp/pn. Novotel London Waterloo, Waterloo, 3 stars, from £93.00 pp/pn. Mercure City Bankside, Waterloo, 3 stars, from £94.00 pp/pn. Mad Hatter Hotel, Waterloo, 3 stars, from £85.00 pp/pn. http://www.london-discount-hotel.com/grouped_hotels_63_Hotels Near London Eye