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Motel One is the value City base. It’s on Minories, about 500 m from Tower Hill station per Motel One, and close to Fenchurch Street for the c2c train.
There’s a lounge bar but no restaurant, and breakfast isn’t promised in the rate. It ranks last because it publishes the least that scores.
Pets are welcome. Ask before you bring one.
Book it if
- You want London on a budget
- You’re travelling solo
- You’re bringing a pet
Look elsewhere if
- You want dinner in the building
- You’re driving
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Motel One Tower Hill publishes and our own map estimates.
The One Lounge for drinks and snacks, per Motel One. No restaurant is listed.
No ride to the ship is listed. Motel One puts Tower Hill station about 500 m away; Fenchurch Street is close too. c2c runs direct from Fenchurch Street to Tilbury Town, then it’s about a mile.
A breakfast buffet, 06:00 to 10:00 on weekdays and 07:00 to 11:00 at weekends, per Motel One; it doesn’t say it’s in the rate or print a price.
The terminal is about 30 km away in a straight line. Walk to Fenchurch Street, take c2c direct to Tilbury Town, about 40 minutes on average, then walk about a mile or take bus 99 or a taxi. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Motel One says the hotel has no car park of its own and links to public ones. Nothing is offered for a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 18 of 100
Every point comes from Motel One’s own page for the hotel; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Motel One Tower Hill is about 26.7 km from Heathrow in a straight line, and about 30.2 km from the Tilbury terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is listed. Tower Hill station is about 500 m away, per Motel One.
No ride to the ship is listed. Motel One puts Tower Hill station about 500 m away; Fenchurch Street is close too. c2c runs direct from Fenchurch Street to Tilbury Town, then it’s about a mile.
From LHR without a hotel shuttle
A booked car from Tilbury to Heathrow is listed from £156.91 for a saloon, about 1 hour 15 minutes, by City Airport Taxis. By rail it’s the Elizabeth line from £13.90, per Heathrow, then c2c from West Ham to Tilbury Town from £5.80 off-peak, per c2c, then about a mile to the terminal. The airport page has the fares and the timing.
Motel One says the hotel has no car park of its own and links to public ones. Nothing is offered for a cruise.
Parking for your stay: No car park; public car parks nearby (Motel One).
No ride to the ship is listed. Motel One puts Tower Hill station about 500 m away; Fenchurch Street is close too. c2c runs direct from Fenchurch Street to Tilbury Town, then it’s about a mile.
Flying in the morning you sail? Heathrow is about 1 hour 15 minutes from the terminal by car on a transfer company’s estimate, and you’ll be coming off an overnight flight, so we’d land the day before; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the Tilbury terminalShips turn around at the London International Cruise Terminal at Tilbury, 22 nautical miles down the Thames from Tower Bridge, per Capital Cruising. Motel One Tower Hill is about 30.2 km from our pin for it in a straight line. Some lines use the Greenwich mooring instead, so check your documents; the London (Tilbury) cruise guide has the rest.
Source: capitalcruising.co.ukDistance
~30.2 km, straight lineAbout 30.2 km from the Tilbury terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedThere’s no airport bus to Tilbury. From Heathrow it’s the Elizabeth line, a change for West Ham and the c2c train, or a booked car.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedMotel One says the hotel has no car park of its own and links to public ones. Nothing is offered for a cruise.
In town
Terminal long stay, £11 a nightCapital Cruising runs long-stay parking at the terminal: £11.00 a night including VAT, booked in advance, with a lower rate for cruises of 30 nights or more. When it’s busy you’re sent to an overflow area with a free shuttle bus. None of our hotels prices parking for a cruise.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteThe One Lounge for drinks and snacks, per Motel One. No restaurant is listed.
Breakfast
Check your rateA breakfast buffet, 06:00 to 10:00 on weekdays and 07:00 to 11:00 at weekends, per Motel One; it doesn’t say it’s in the rate or print a price.
Address
Minories, by Tower Hill24-26 Minories, London EC3N 1BQ
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Motel One Tower Hill and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is in your rate, the walk to fenchurch street; motel one doesn’t give it, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
A breakfast buffet, 06:00 to 10:00 on weekdays and 07:00 to 11:00 at weekends, per Motel One; it doesn’t say it’s in the rate or print a price.
Parking for your stay
No car park; public car parks nearby (Motel One)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Welcome; contact the hotel first, per Motel One.
Food and drink on site
- One LoungeDrinks and snacks
Rooms
The One, The One with a view, The One For One for solo travellers, and an accessible room, per Motel One.
Accessibility
The One accessible room has barrier-free furnishings, per Motel One.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Single-traveller room type
- Check-out by noon
Before you book
Worth knowing
- No restaurant; a lounge bar.
- Breakfast price not printed.
- No car park.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is in your rate
- The walk to Fenchurch Street; Motel One doesn’t give it
Every hotel fact here comes from Motel One’s own page for the hotel, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; the terminal pin and the hotel pins are our estimates.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Motel One Tower Hill: the London (Tilbury) cruise guide and London (Tilbury) as a port of call.
A City night on a budget, the train in the morning.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Motel One Tower Hill for the night before. No payment on the form.
Motel One Tower Hill FAQ
Is breakfast included at Motel One London-Tower Hill?
Motel One lists a buffet and its hours but doesn’t say it’s in the rate. Check your booking.
Does Motel One Tower Hill allow pets?
Yes, pets are welcome; contact the hotel first, per Motel One.
How do I get from Motel One Tower Hill to the Tilbury cruise terminal?
Walk to Fenchurch Street, take c2c direct to Tilbury Town, then walk about a mile or take a taxi.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Motel One Tower Hill, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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