The Academy features two private gardens, The Library Garden and The Conservatory Garden, each off a sitting room of the same name. Guests can relax with a cocktail in the Library Garden during the summer, and admire the Conservatory Garden's exquisite collection of flowers, fish pool and trellis. Business users have a superb choice of rooms for meeting or event purposes, such as the underground Alchemy Room. A third of London is made up of green space: Hyde Park is two miles from the hotel and provides acres of parkland for walking and horse riding. A boating lake, the Serpentine, is also open throughout the summer season. Guests can also plan a day's sightseeing with the wireless Internet services, while multilingual staff can advise on London's best attractions. Nearby attractions including Oxford Street, the British Museum, Soho and Trafalgar Square, are all within a mile of the hotel. The Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey are all within two miles, while Harrods and the Tower of London are both three miles from the hotel. London Heathrow Airport is located 18 miles from the hotel.