Monday, August 31, 2026

  1. The former home of the London County Council sits on the South Bank with the Thames out front and the Houses of Parliament across the water, which is an unreasonable amount of drama for a hotel lobby. Vaulted ceilings and wood-paneled chambers keep the Grade II-listed bones intact, while art-deco carpets and a red phone booth on the ground floor remind you this is a Marriott, not a museum. Six floors, no chaos, and a genuinely quieter corner of a very busy riverbank.

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    The record strongest first

    One number, weighted & current 81

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