This budget hotel is 900 metres from London Victoria Station and the Gatwick Express airport train service. It has free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour reception desk, luggage storage and affordable en suite rooms. This Victorian house was built in 1859 and mixes traditional style with modern comforts. The rooms have TVs, telephones, hairdryers and tea/coffee. There is also a lounge with a computer with internet The The Portico Hotel is less than a mile (1.6 km) from Buckingham Palace, the Tate Britain art gallery and the Houses of Parliament. There are shops, pubs and restaurants nearby.