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. If you wish to book London Eye tickets, please go to our 'Create your Own Custom Package' page. Avoid the queues, buy your ticket now. en-gb Sat, 13 May 2006 20:11:18 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. If you wish to book London Eye tickets, please go to our 'Create your Own Custom Package' page. Avoid the queues, buy your ticket now. Swiss�tel The Howard, Embankment, 5 stars, from �150.00 pp/pn. Thistle Piccadilly, Piccadilly, 4 stars, from �130.00 pp/pn. Royal Horseguards, Whitehall, 4 stars, from �128.00 pp/pn. Riverbank Park Plaza , Embankment, 4 stars, from �136.00 pp/pn. Kingsway Hall, Covent Garden, 4 stars, from �153.00 pp/pn. City Inn Westminster, Westminster, 4 stars, from �98.00 pp/pn. Thistle Trafalgar Square, Trafalgar Square, 4 stars, from �109.35 pp/pn. Strand Palace Hotel, Covent Garden, 3 stars, from �68.00 pp/pn. Sanctuary House Hotel, Westminster, 3 stars, from �77.00 pp/pn. Novotel London Waterloo, Waterloo, 3 stars, from �85.00 pp/pn. Mercure City Bankside, Waterloo, 3 stars, from �85.00 pp/pn. Mad Hatter Hotel, Waterloo, 3 stars, from �81.00 pp/pn. Citadines Trafalgar Square, Trafalgar Square, 3 stars, from �120.00 pp/pn. Regent Palace Hotel, Piccadilly Circus, 2 stars, from �75.00 pp/pn. http://www.london-discount-hotel.com/grouped_hotels_63_Hotels Near London Eye