The Palms hotel is a friendly 3 star hotel situated in South West Essex on the A127, just 2 miles from Junction 29 of the M25 motorway. All the facilities required by both the leisure and business traveller can be found at the hotel including wireless internet access and Sky Sports in Palms Bar. The hotel offers free on-site parking for 150 cars. Central London is 16 miles to the West. Nearest tube station is Upminster on the District Line approximately 2.5 miles away, while the nearest British Rail station is Harold Wood, 1.5 miles away with a travelling time of 20 minutes to London. Local attractions include: Bluewater shopping complex, the largest shopping centre in Europe approximately ten minutes by car. For motoring enthusiasts the famous Brands Hatch circuit is a 25 minute drive away, while the O2 Dome at Greenwich is just fifteen minutes. For the more adventurous, Brentwood Park with its dry ski slope, go-karting, golfing range and fitness gym is ten minutes away.