Is the Baker Street area a convenient place to stay re restaurants, shops, getting to sites?

I take it you are talking of Baker Street, London. If so, yes, Baker Street is very central, close to Oxford Street and Regents Park. I would imagine though that it would be an expensive area to stay in a hotel. Then again, if you can afford it, best of luck to you.

SORRY...YES I MEAN IN LONDON

Also, if your at all interested, a great thing to do whilst in London is the London walks, the guided walks around the city. I lived in London for a few years and would regularly go on these walks, the best being around the 'city', the actual City of London, which is really only about a square mile in area. There are some great old pubs, buildings and churches here as well as many hidden alleys and lanes that you would not normally see. I loved taking these walks as they show you a part of London you would probably not see. So don't spend too long shopping on Oxford Street, get out and about and explore London and enjoy all that it has to offer. It truly is a magnificent city!

Talking about renting a flat in this area.

I live very close to Baker St. and it's very convenient. There is the Sherlock Holmes Hotel, which I see a lot of people staying at. <BR> <BR>Erica

Fodors <BR> <BR>Baker Street has hardly a single restaurant. But just 200 yards east, and running parallel, is Marylebone High Street. This has plenty. <BR> <BR>Langan's Bistro at 26 DevonshireStreet <BR>Odin's at 27 Devonshire Street <BR>Caravan Serai at 50 Paddington Street <BR>Le Muscadet at 25 Paddington Street <BR>Patiserrie Valerie at 105 Marylebone High Street <BR>Stephen Bull at 5 Blandford Street. <BR>Cafe Flo at 13 Thayer Street <BR> <BR>Then there's a cluster south of Wigmore Street <BR>Cafe Rouge at 46 St James Street <BR>Masako at 6 St Christopher Place <BR>Cranks at 23 Barrett Street <BR>Pizza Expressat 21 Barrett Street <BR>Zoe at 3 Barrett Street <BR> <BR>As Damian says, this is an expensive area, and of all these I can afford only the Pattisserie Valerie, which I like well. I can also afford the Cafe Rouge and the Pizza Express, but they are not serious places to eat. :their food comes from factories and is micro-waved ready for you. <BR> <BR>The area is splendid for shops, both the great stores of Oxford Street and odd little shops on Marylebone High Street, including an interesting Oxfam book shop, and a tourism promotion office for Romania. <BR> <BR>I wouldn't choose Baker Street for getting to tourist attractions. Of course you can go anwhere fast by tube, or on top of a bus, but most attractions lie on a fairly straight line from South Kensington via Victoria and Trafalgar Square to the City and the Tower. Which is to say the District Line. So the best hotels for sightseeing lie around the Strand: Charing Cross Hotel, Royal Aldwych Hotel, Strand Palace Hotel, Savoy Hotel, and Waldorf Meridien Hotel. Most of these are expensive, but then so are the hotels on Baker Street.. <BR> <BR>Please write if I can help further. Welcome to London. <BR> <BR>Ben Haines <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>

I'd recommend a small afghan restaurant at 50 [?] Paddington St. I forget the name.... in that neighborhood. If you order the fixed menu it's reasonable - our food was delicious.

I should read more carefully.. Mr. Haines has it listed -- Caravan Serai. It was excellent!