The West End
This traditional-style family hotel dispenses a warmth and consideration that can be hard to find in London these days. About half of its 32 utilitarian…
Must-see hotels in London
London
Built as the Great Eastern Hotel in 1884, this is the London flagship for Hyatt's Andaz chain. There’s no reception, just black-clad staff who check you…
Notting Hill & West London
This good-value, snappy-looking hotel in a rather grand Regency-style building looks over Kensington Gardens Sq. The 103 rooms may be on the small side,…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Facing a leafy square in Clerkenwell, this chic 97-room hotel in a converted nurses' residence revels in understated 1970s chic. The cocktail bar in the…
East London
There are only four bedrooms in this modern conversion of a small brick warehouse, situated on a pleasant tree-lined street that's surprisingly close to…
London
Housed in the former boarding school for St Paul's Cathedral choir boys, this 213-bed hostel has notable period features, including Latin script in a band…
East London
There's a modern feel to this snappy hotel, with white tiling, neon signs, vibrant art and textiles and a pool table in the lobby. Its 171 rooms are sound…
London
An unobtrusive entrance leads into a grand circular lobby topped with a hand-painted glass dome at this bank-turned-boutique-hotel. The 74 rooms spread…
London
Part of a German chain, this almost budget option is just a short hop from the Tower of London. The 290 rooms are small but fully equipped, with a sleek…
The West End
Tucked around the corner from Green Park tube station, this giant hotel has a fragrant lobby, and 404 rooms simply decorated in dark browns with plush…
East London
An ideal base from which to explore London’s East End, this 700-bed hostel offers light and airy budget accommodation in a historical setting. With its…
The West End
Now twice as big following its recent expansion, the 42-room Seven Dials is a clean, comfortable, super-welcoming and very central option. About half of…
The West End
Housed in three crescent townhouses dating to around 1810, the George is a friendly chap, if a tad old-fashioned. There's no lift and little air…
North London
A 170-bed hostel with bright, funky dorms that sleep four to 18; good bathrooms; bunk beds fitted with a privacy panel; and individual lockers for…
Kensington & Hyde Park
This affordable B&B in the heart of leafy Chelsea has rooms that are a lovely blend of design and homeyness, with antique furniture and beautiful…
Brixton, Peckham & South London
Above a buzzing gastropub, the trendy Tommyfield offers six stylishly kitted-out rooms with bare-brick, whitewashed walls, all soundproofed and finished…
London
LSE Vacations is the agent for the London School of Economics, whose student halls include the 800-bed Bankside House, just behind the Tate Modern, and…
Notting Hill & West London
For somewhere that puts you within a hop, skip and a jump of Oxford St and Hyde Park, this small hotel, where rooms are simple but spacious enough, is…
Hotel Indigo London – Tower Hill
London
This branch of the InterContinental group's boutique-hotel chain offers 46 differently styled rooms, all with four-poster beds and iPod docking stations…
South Bank
This little hostel with 68 beds gets top marks for trying so hard (and succeeding!) at creating a welcoming, individual, friendly and cosy place to stay…
The West End
With 91 rooms, 24 apartments, 13 shops, a restaurant, a bar, a plethora of common areas, plus spa, gym, 190-seat cinema and even a bowling alley, this…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Dressed in apian black, white and yellow, this none-too-salubrious 150-bed hostel sits right in the heart of Shoreditch's nightlife action. The four- to…
The West End
In a delightful row of 18th-century Georgian houses an artefact's toss from the British Museum, the 21-room Morgan offers fine service, breakfast fit for…
Brixton, Peckham & South London
This late-18th-century property and former home of the ill-fated commander of the mutinied Bounty is in a leafy corner of South London. Pros: the five…
The West End
During university holidays (generally mid-March to late April, late June to September and mid-December to mid-January), student dorms and halls of…
Notting Hill & West London
Light, bright, spic-and-span double and triple studio apartments with kitchenette at eye-catching rates. This converted 30-room Georgian building is…
The West End
Just off Regent St, this block of 12 apartments will make you feel right at home. Each neutrally coloured flat has a fully equipped kitchen, though if you…
The West End
Just a block west of Berkeley Sq, the 107-room Chesterfield comprises five floors of refinement and lustre hidden behind an unprepossessing Georgian…
The West End
This Bloomsbury B&B provides good value for the location. The 30 rooms range from basic singles with shared facilities to bright, well-furnished doubles…
North London
This hostel with 190 beds spread over eight floors has modern, clean dorms sleeping four to six (nearly all with private facilities) and some private…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Terence Conran’s impressive design hotel in a converted factory towers over the shops on hip Redchurch St. Each of the 17 rooms and suites takes its theme…
London
These 48 luxury serviced apartments are well equipped and in a very handy location opposite Liverpool St Station. Two-bedroom and executive studios (with…
St Christopher’s Inn Greenwich
Greenwich
The Greenwich branch of this successful chain of hostels has expanded next door and now counts 84 beds. It's quieter than its half-dozen more centrally…
South Bank
The 1019 (yes) rooms of the Park Plaza are contemporary, stylish and very comfortable, but the cheapest face unspectacularly into the atrium; upgrade to…
The West End
Opposite the grounds of Buckingham Palace, it's perhaps not surprising to find that Rubens is a firm favourite with US visitors seeking that…
Brixton, Peckham & South London
King's College London opens up this student hall to paying guests in summer. Rooms are basic but all en suite. There are no breakfast facilities, but…
South Bank
This low-key hostel above a pub has 52 beds in dorms ranging from four to 12 beds. The dorms are spartan but the bunks are modern, with each bed equipped…
South Bank
King's College London lets out student rooms in this hall of residence over the summer holidays. The facilities are basic but include your own bathroom;…
South Bank
During summer holidays, this hall of residence, right behind the Tate Modern, is open to paying visitors. Most rooms are en suite; some have shared…
