Disproving the myth that staying in central London has to be expensive
London is one of the great and dazzling hotels in the most glamorous corners of the city, such as Knightsbridge, Park Lane and Mayfair. What’s not so well known is that London has a plethora of budget hotels throughout the capital, dispelling the myth that a visit to London has to be expensive.
Bayswater is a stone’s throw from Hyde Park and just a 10 minute walk from Marble Arch and Oxford Street; however, from one street to the next, there is a wide selection of good budget hotels, where a reasonable room can be found at a low price. prices especially if you avoid staying on the busy Friday and Saturday nights. Take the Bayswater Inn Hotel, for example, which recently underwent a complete renovation and has an excellent location just a five-minute walk from Notting Hill Gate tube station. All hotel rooms offer full bathroom, color television and telephone, as well as a 24-hour reception and a pleasant breakfast room. Prices here are a fraction of the rates you’d expect to pay at a luxury hotel on Park Lane, for example, and breakfast is included at no extra charge! The Prince William Hotel also located in Bayswater is also great value for money, basic but very clean and comfortable.
Neighboring Bayswater is the area known as Paddington, where, again, many of London’s cheapest hotels are located. The Lancaster Court, for example, is a basic privately owned hotel, but the owner is available to greet guests on arrival and answer any questions they may have about London. The hotel service is second to none and again, staying here costs much less than many of London’s more popular hotels. If you are arriving at London Heathrow, Paddington is a very convenient area of London as the Heathrow Express train service runs every 15 minutes to Paddington station with a journey time of around 17 minutes. Another hotel to recommend is the Alexandra Hotel, which is located in Sussex Gardens and just a four-minute walk from Paddington Station. Despite its status as a budget hotel, the rooms are large, which is very unusual for London, and very comfortable. Hyde Park is a two-minute walk in the opposite direction, and bustling Edgware Road is also a short walk from the Alexandra Hotel.
Whichever district of London you stay in, budget hotels offer excellent value for money without extra charges and provide excellent service to their visitors.