Best Affordable Hotel Accommodation In London ?
Hand picked hotels with a bias toward value for money in London
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Every week we review the best value hotel accommodation in London in all sectors of the market. Then we hand pick some suggestions for you to benchmark against.
There is no 'best' hotel or 'best' district to stay in, there are better districts than others for your own individual preferences and budget.
The choices here are driven from the perspective of the leisure traveller looking for value for money.
The hotels published on this page feature prices looking 7 weeks ahead. Room rates are seasonal in London, so if you look further forward the prices may be radically different, up or down. Also note that most hotel districts in London are either more expensive at the weekend or cheaper, broadly the business orientated districts are cheaper at the weekends, the leisure ones more expensive. That is why we state indicative rates for both mid-week and at the weekend.
We have supplemental pages for single rooms in London and family rooms for 3 or more people on our family rooms in London pages.
You may get worthwhile extra insight by reading our guide to the major hotel districts in London, all are very different. This describes which districts are more central, which are budget districts and which are exclusive. Plus links so you can read detailed coverage of what to expect in each district and detailed discussion of the airport transfer links between a particular hotel district and each one of London's airports.
Please note the prices stated below are indicative prices, a snapshot of the rates at the time we do our weekly review. Nowadays, even most of the small independent hotels have room rates that change all the time, especially in the short term that these prices depict.
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Cheap Simple Hotel In A Central Position At St Pancras In a quiet London garden square directly opposite Kings Cross & St Pancras Stations the Montana Excel is just 2 minutes' walk from both main line train and tube links, with value-for-money accommodation in newly refurbished rooms. Rooms: Single, Double/Twin, Triple & Quad Rooms Comment: If low cost is top of your criteria for a bed for the night, then one of the simple hotels / bed and breakfast places opposite Kings Cross and St Pancras Stations is a good place to start looking. Kings Cross St Pancras is a great base from which to explore London from with no less than six Underground lines available. Although Kings Cross St Pancras is not the only district where you can find similar Bed and Breakfast hotels, benchmarked against other districts they do offer good value with intense competition keeping standards high and prices low. |
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Value For Money Studio Apartment In Bloomsbury Located in Cartwright Gardens a pleasant garden crescent equidistant from Euston and St Pancras Stations and the British Museum and Russell Square Underground. Very nice part of town to base yourself at, walkable to Covent Garden and Leicester Square. Rooms: 2 person studio apartments Comment: You might not consider an apartment as something to seek out as your accommodation choice in London. What surprises many is that you can get studio apartments in London for little more than the cost of a standard double/twin and you get all the convenience of having microwave, kettle, fridge and utensils all at hand. You can rent the studio apartments just like a hotel by night by night and most behave just like a hotel. No clumsy payment system, having to go to another address for keys or anything like that. |
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Solid Mid-Range Hotel At An Attractive Price For a mid-range hotel, the Earls Court and Gloucester Road district of Kensington is a fertile hunting ground for value for money. If you are flying into Heathrow, the convenient direct tube links saving you money too is a great bonus. Rooms: Single, Double/Twin & Triple Rooms Comment: The number of stars on a property only reflects the facilities provided by the hotel not how good a hotel. A 2 star hotel could conceivably be much nicer than a 3 star hotel. If you do not want room service, concierge services, in-house restaurants and fitness facilities but do want a solid, comfortable hotel then a well chosen 3 star property is probably going to be the right solution for you. Kensington, a large hotel district, just to the west of the centre of London is a fertile hunting ground for such properties if you have one eye on the wallet. |
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An Affordable Hotel Near Paddington Station For Heathrow Located in a quiet, tree-lined avenue, overlooking the peaceful Talbot Square Gardens near the hustle and bustle of Paddington Station. Lancaster Gate and Paddington Underground Stations and Hyde Park are all only a 3 minute walk. Rooms: Single, Double/Twin, Triple & Quad Rooms Comment: If you are flying into Heathrow Airport, London's major airport, then staying in Paddington is the most convenient hotel location for the airport transfer. Using the fast Heathrow Express train service you can get to and from the airport terminals faster than from many of Heathrow Airport's hotels! Paddington is a major hotel district centred around the train station. Its all hustle and bustle immediately around the station but it soon opens out into elegant avenues and garden squares. Accommodation can be found in all budget categories but the bias is towards independent hotels offering budget prices. |
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Cheap Budget Chain Hotel On Edge Of Centre With Good Tube Brand new hotel just to the west of the centre of London, a 5-minute walk from Shepherd's Bush Tube Station featuring an on-site restaurant and bar and free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. Rooms: Double/Twin Rooms Comment: With London's excellent public transport system and the spread out nature of London's attractions its a good money saving ploy to save cash by staying just a little way out. Shepherds Bush is in Zone 2 of the public transport system and the Central Line of the Underground will have you at most places you want to go in about 20 minutes or so. Ibis part of the French Accor chain have similar no frills hotels within for London modern buildings at very competitive rates. Especially if you can book several weeks in advance and take advantage of the promotional rates. |
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Familiar Brand Hotel In A Central Position In Victoria A few hundred yards behind Victoria Station. Position combines a very central location with excellent direct airport links to all of London's major airports. Buckingham Palace and Westminster Cathedral and 2 West End Theatres are within walking distance. Rooms: Single, Double/Twin & Triple Rooms Comment: If you prefer the reassurance of staying at a hotel with brand name you have heard of over the door then there is plenty of choice. In the mid-range sector Premier Inn, Best Western, Comfort Inn, Ibis, Holiday inn Express and Travelodge are the main players in terms of number of properties. All these chains have a presence in multiple hotels spread across the centre of London and beyond. Victoria is a middle of the range hotel district too. Not the most expensive district, not the cheapest, but a very central location with great transport links both within London and out of town. Some More Mid-Range Hotels Around Victoria Bus & Train Stations |
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