London Break

[Daz68]

Help needed please. Got some shows booked in June and would like to know the best station to get a hotel at so we can then get tube into London. London hotel prices are ridiculous so am sure it would be cheaper to stay on the outskirts and then get the tube in. Am travelling from York. Hope someone can advise.

[matrignano]

Holiday Inns can be good value, there's one near tower bridge/borough market and another near high street ken

[sherman]

With shows finishing at 10pm and the tube finishing at midnight. If you want a drink after the show you might be better stumping up to pay to stay in town.

[valiant]

Always night tube on Friday and Saturday nights for late night fun.

[fourstardan]

Get your wallet out its the West End...if you think hotels are expensive you wait till you've bought everything else.

[Giantt]

valiant said:

Always night tube on Friday and Saturday nights for late night fun.

Night tube,Fri /sat and night bus all week stay somewhere Camden ISH,Nox and prem inn on Haverstock hill Belize tube on northern line or bus 24 HR stops near by

[Shrugging for victory]

Have a look at apartments on Booking.com, etc, as I've generally found them to be a lot cheaper than the hotels.

[T1547]

Will depend on your dates but check out

https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/gr...

We have an office in Clerkenwell and often use this hotel - normally around £130-160 a night. Clean & modern & well located for Farringdon station / Elizabeth line to get to Tottenham Court Road. If you go for it my tip is get breakfast in the cafe next door 21west, does a lovely breakfast.

[2 GKC]

Can usually get good deals at the Tower Hotel through Expedia etc. Average rooms but terrific views of the bridge or St Katherine’s dock.

[twing]

Daz68 said:

Help needed please. Got some shows booked in June and would like to know the best station to get a hotel at so we can then get tube into London. London hotel prices are ridiculous so am sure it would be cheaper to stay on the outskirts and then get the tube in. Am travelling from York. Hope someone can advise.

If you don't mind something a bit quirky have a look at Citizen M, they have some decent deals. The one at Tower Bridge is right next to a tube.

[fourstardan]

I'd recommend Hammersmith/Shepards Bush area for premier inns as well.

[TEKNOPUG]

Shrugging for victory said:

Have a look at apartments on Booking.com, etc, as I've generally found them to be a lot cheaper than the hotels.

This. Plenty of apartment websites - even Airbnb. Not only are they cheaper but who wants to be stuck in a hotel room, sitting on the bed with no facilities? You can also save a lot of money if you have a proper kitchen. Hotels are OK for one night (or more if you are paying the money and staying at Claridges or somewhere where the hotel is part of the break) but any longer and an apartment is far preferable, certainly when I'm working away in London.

[Itsallicanafford]

Try citizen M, bankside. We usually pay around £150 a night, cool hotel, 30 mins walk into Covent Garden while seeing all the sights along the Thames

[dontlookdown]

Premier Inn Clerkenwell is a good shout, not far from Kings Cross where you will arrive from York.

Tower Hotel another good shout, if further away.

We sometimes put people up at the Travelodge in Vauxhall. It's basic but v handy for the tube and rail, 10mins tube ride from Kings Cross, and pretty close to the west end.

Wouldn't want to stay there for more than a day or two though, good on a budget but it is not an 'experience' kind of place;)

[MesoForm]

We find hotel prices to be all over the shop in London, even with the same hotels. I would recommend our first choice of The Bailey's next to Gloucester Road tube station (on the Circle, District and Piccadilly Lines) and near some cafes for breakfast but we paid £160 for a night a few Saturdays ago but it's £240 for June and £350 for July!!

Edited by MesoForm on Wednesday 14th February 11:36

[MrBig]

We probably need to know what you're after from a hotel?

Are you wanting a full London 'experience'? A room with a view or just basic room to drop the bags and sleep?

[Chucklehead]

Yotel Clerkenwell or one of the Point A hotels would usually be about as reasonable as you can expect on a budget

[DeejRC]

I often find Prem Inns, Travelodges and Holiday Inns to be bloody expensive in London!

[2 GKC]

DeejRC said:

I often find Prem Inns, Travelodges and Holiday Inns to be bloody expensive in London!

Agreed you can get far better for the same or less quite often. Just need to book early

[abzmike]

Staying in a hotel outside the M25 somewhere outside the M25 might seem cheaper, but once you've factored in the time, ballache and train cost, is saving 50-80 quid really worth it? As noted, hotels in the City south of the river, or Docklands can be pretty decent value on weekends.