Premier inn hotel wembley

The London Wembley Stadium Premier Inn is right by Wembley Park Underground station with the Metropolitan and the Jubilee lines which run in parallel to Central London, the Metropolitan Line is only 2 express stops to Baker Street while the Jubilee Line is 8 stops to Baker Street. Definitely worth the trip for the savings over central London prices. You need to get yourself an Oyster Card (see www.tfl.gov.uk), as the cash fare from Wembley Park (zone 4) into central London (zone 1) is GBP 5.70 while with an Oyster Card it is 2.70 (except during the morning rush hour M-F 6:30-9:30 when it is 3.80). With an Oyster Card you will pay no more than 7.70 for unlimited one day travel in zones 1-4 (except if you travel during the morning rush hour M-F 6:30-9:30 when it is 10.60) or you could pay 45.00 for a weeks unlimited travel in zones 1-4 (no rush hour restrictions).

Thank you for your response. Does each of my family , 2 adults and 2 kids ages 9 and 15yo need an Oyster card for travel ?

Too me not a great place to stay not much there in the evenings. It says you are from the USA so why have a car? I would personally go for some where more central with a nicer neighbourhood. IF you are hiring a car lose it for your time in London, not only will you not need it for London, if you are planning on day trips it is nightmare getting in and out of London.

To get an oyster card for children you have to apply 4 weeks in advance minimum, probably better just buying a daily pass, adults have to have their own. This applies for anywhere you choose to stay in London.

Not sure where you have looked for hotels but booking.com is a good place to look, the difference sounds as lot to me. Both Premier Inn and Travelodge have more centrally based hotels.

Yes we're planning to rent a car esp for day trips. Someone had suggested this from the forum. It this a bad suggestion you think? We want to see as much attractions that are day trips like Stonehenge , Stratford upon Avon , Bath, oxford, Windsor castle etc..etc.. during our week stay in London.

It sounds like you might not spend much time in London so why stay there for a week, what you have written will mean pretty much 5 day trips, so why not stay in central London for a couple of nights and visit London then base your self somewhere else to do the other things, anywhere within London (even Wembley) comes at a premium you will find cheaper places outside of London.

Not sure who advised you to rent a car to do day trips in and out of London each day, yes it might be cheaper than getting a train or bus to these destinations but I would not want to be travelling in and out of London every day with a car, traffic is bad and can easily add 1-2 hours on to each trip plus the stress of driving at 2mph for miles!

To answer your questions about Oyster cards: the two adults each need their own Oyster card,
the 9 year old can travel free without an Oyster Card, the Transport for London website (www.tfl.gov.uk) states:
Your child only needs a 5-10 Zip Oyster photocard to travel free on Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail services if: They're travelling without an adult or They look older than 10
for the 15 year old the website states: An 11-15 Zip Oyster photocard allows free travel on buses and trams, and child-rate travel on Tube, DLR, London Overground and most National Rail services in London.
which means cash fare from Wembley Park (zone 4) into central London (zone 1) is GBP 2.80 while with an Oyster Card it is 0.75 (except during the morning rush hour M-F 6:30-9:30 when it is 0.80). With an Oyster Card you will pay no more than 1.50 for unlimited one day travel in zones 1-4 (except if you travel during the morning rush hour M-F 6:30-9:30 when it is 5.30) or you could pay 22.50 for a weeks unlimited travel in zones 1-4 (no rush hour restrictions) and the website gives details of how to apply for it online if you do not live in the UK and you pick it up when you arrive in London.

I guess I have to start processing our Oyster cards online and we'll just pick it up when we arrive. Thank you so much for sharing valuable info.

There are much cheaper hotels closer to Central London than that and some have free parking. Just Google cheap hotels in London and hotels with free parking - London.

Adult Oyster cards do not need a photo (unless you want them for monthly or annual tickets) so you can buy them online or wait until you arrive, but the 11-15 Zip Oyster card does require a photo so you will have to get that online, or they can use an adult Oyster card without any child discount.