Comments on: London hotels

Question: London hotels

sarahalisonmiller — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:07:44 -0800

Looking for recommendations for affordable, centrally located, nice London hotels.

I'll be in London for three nights in mid-July. I'm looking for a hotel room with two beds, internet access, and a private bathroom. By "nice," I mean clean and well-rated. Honestly, I'm not really sure what "affordable" is in London, but I'm aiming for under $200 per night. Thanks!

By: Lazlo Hollyfeld

Lazlo Hollyfeld — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:16:25 -0800

My wife and I just spent three days in London. We booked through Hotwire and ended up at the Intercontinental Park Lane, which is a 5 star hotel right by Hyde Park, for $179 a night (normally it would be twice that). The location and hotel were both great. The only downside is that all of the extras (like internet) are crazy expensive. But if you can stand the uncertainty, there are some good deals to be had right now using sites like Hotwire and Priceline.

By: skylar

skylar — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:18:24 -0800

There are several threads here on MeFi about great hotels in central London - I know because I've contributed to them. You can get decent hotels for under $200 now that the pound is weak.

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:23:37 -0800

Yes, here's a recent London hotel thread.

By: Ziggy500

Ziggy500 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:51:03 -0800

Does it have to be a hotel? If not, you could try Endsleigh Court self-catering apartments. It's in Russell Square, so very central. I've had 3 sets of relatives come and stay there and they've all been very comfortable. You can get en-suite rooms with TVs and they get cleaned regularly.

By: sarahalisonmiller

sarahalisonmiller — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:04:09 -0800

Thanks for pointing me to the earlier thread...not sure how I missed it in my initial search.

By: rdc

rdc — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:11:43 -0800

Academy Hotel

Clean, pleasant, inexpensive, near the British Museum. I'm staying there this week.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:14:40 -0800

The tag search lets you find previous questions involving London and Hotels

By: semacd

semacd — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:28:40 -0800

We used hotwrite in August and got a great hotel for under $200 (would have been much more). I'd select a central location and only 4 or 5 stars - that way you should end up with a good hotel in a decent location.

Otherwise, I rely on tripadvisor. Check that out if you haven't already.

By: amtho

amtho — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:57:15 -0800

Morgan Hotel starts at, I think, 80 Pounds per night. We stayed there and it was fine. Lots of stairs, literally right next to / around a corner from the British Museum, in the Bloomsbury district. Very cool place.

By: bondgirl53001

bondgirl53001 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:00:49 -0800

The Best Western Mostyn Hotel is about 100 bucks a night. It's in a great location -- right off Oxford Street -- and I enjoyed my stay there three years ago very much.