I remember when I went there the hotel were crazy expensive. Like the hotel I stayed was 400 dollars and even like holiday in was like 300.
Check out some of the smaller independent hotels in Bayswater. For example the London House Hotel has small single rooms around 65 pounds, they charge for wi-fi, but even with the surcharge you are looking at much lower rates than the big chains. Of course, it all depends on what you want out of the hotel. Park Lodge Hotel also charges for wi-fi but has rates starting at 59 pounds, etc. The Queensway station gives you access to the Central Line, while the Bayswater station gives you access to the District and Circle lines. When I was living in London I lived in Bayswater off Kensington Gardens Square. It is not as posh as Notting Hill or South Ken, but it is a fine neighborhood with a lot of diversity and plenty of good food options, plus minutes from anywhere on the tube. If you haven't been to London, get an oyster card at the Heathrow tube station and charge it with a few pounds. You get much better rates on the tube than buying individual tickets, plus it is more convenient.
District and Circle have been notoriously delayed of late. Lots of repairs and upgrades in time for the Olympics. Would fully agree on Bayswater being a nice enough area, with pretty good access, generally. I currently live in London, but I don't know the hotel scene -- when I came here for work before I was living here, I stayed at Le Meridien by Piccadilly Circus, which was way overpriced for what it was. If you're here for about a week, you may be better off getting a week long travel card rather than an oyster card.
ahhhh! so confused! Dont know where to book . just need a nice safe cheap place for me and my girl to stay :/
I wouldn't worry about safety in London, you'll be fine. It's not like you're going to Sarajevo, circa 1992.
I can second that. I once booked one like that during a fair when hotel rates were outrageous. It was truly terrible.
I stayed at the Churchill in 1999. Super nice, central. Walked a good majority of the time or took a short cab ride to wherever. British people are small and don't like ice.
RKREBORN, I'm not trying to be a douche, but I think given our lack of knowledge about what you want to do, where you want to go and what your budget is, you would probably be best served taking a look at these two links and making a decision. The first link is a map of the tube, which should allow you to figure out roughly which areas you want to be close to: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/standard-tube-map.pdf The second link is a list/ranking of hotels in London from tripadvisor.co.uk which allows you to select based on a whole bunch of criteria on the left hand side (price, area, amenities, etc): http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/HACSearch?geo=186338&q=London%2C+United+Kingdom&inDay=11&inMonth=03%2F2011&checkIn=dd%2Fmm%2Fyyyy&outDay=13&outMonth=03%2F2011&checkOut=dd%2Fmm%2Fyyyy&searchAll=true&adults=2 Once you've narrowed it down to 3-4 options, you should read reviews of each to make a final choice. I could give you suggestions, but I usually either stay at a friend's place or will be there on business and our company has a deal with a hotel chain over there. I don't think it would be helpful to throw out a few names based on my specific experience. Good luck.
