Best area to stay in London?

[satans worm]

Hi
So despite working in London for years before i moved to NYC, I never really explored London, just walked form Liverpool st to work and back!

Im coming back to England for a couple of weeks with my partner who has never been to London, and plan on spending 2 nights in there, the question is where?

Im not even sure what to see, was thinking Covent Garden, walk by the Thames, the wobbly bridge, she wants to goto Oxford street and then Harrods for sure.
I would of like to have seen Big Ben but i believe its all scaffolded up at the moment,

So any ideas for best area to stay in thats most convient plus any good places to go (im not into Museums to be honest!)

Thanks

[satans worm]

Gary29 said:

Just came back from staying a week in Southwark, good base to explore from.

Walking distance to River and 'wobbly' bridge, Globe Theatre, Tate Modern, Shard, IWM etc

Tube to everywhere else you fancy going.

Big Ben is scaffolded up, but one clock face is still visible.

Shard is amazing at night, but if you book this place in advance it's completely free and very similar experience:

http://skygarden.london/booking

Edited by Gary29 on Tuesday 22 May 15:18

Th aks, skygarden looks good I’ll try and book that.
A friend recommended I stay in the tower hotel by tower bridge, it’s a 15 min walk from Liverpool Street and has nice views so might opt for that, plus I know the area at least.