Hello all,

My husband and I will be traveling to London April 10-April 16. Currently we have three reservations at three different hotels in London. All three are in different spots and we can't decide which is the one that fits our needs. Can you help?

1) St. David's Hotels - located near Paddington Station. 75 pounds/night including breakfast and VAT

2) Days Hotel London Waterloo - located near Lambeth North station. 491 pounds total including VAT with no breakfast.

3) Days Hotel Westminster - located near Victoria Station. 534 pounds total including VAT with no breakfast.

I've read Tripadvisor reviews and St. David's has the best reviews out of all three. But I am concerned about distance from sights. Is it worth staying near Paddington for the less expensive or going closer to everything else?

Thanks!

I don't like any of the hotels or the areas. The first 2 are inconvenient and the area around Victoria is tacky. Try Londontown.com, they are showing a lot of better hotels and rates than those you posted.Millenium Bailey's and Glouscester are in the same price range.

IMO depends on how you plan to get around..NO hotel is "near" all the major sites

Assuming you mean Days <u>Inn</u>'s the only one of those I would even consider would be Westminster in Belgrave Rd near Victoria station.

If that is your budget - I'd recommend PriceLine and get a 4 star hotel (w/o breakfasts) for around $90-$100 ($ not &pound

But if you don't want to use PL - then of these 3, choose the Westminster property . . . . .

MrsAbel, before our most recent trip to Europe, I also had a lot of trouble choosing a London hotel. It's such a big city, with an efficient but complex transportation system.

The main sites aren't within walking distance of each other. For example, The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, and the British Museum are spread out in different parts of London.

We live in San Diego and don't have an efficient public transportation system. While we appreciated London's complex and efficient transportation system, we found it was an adventure just trying to get from one place to another. Therefore we enjoyed the convenience of having dinner close to our hotel, as we figured out that it wasn't worth the hassle trying to cross the city to find a particular restaurant.

Therefore I'd suggest you try to stay in a hotel with a nice neighborhood, and within walking distance of restaurants where you are likely to eat. If your hotel iw within walking distance of one of the major sites, that's about all you can ask for.

We liked staying in the Bloomsbury area, however I didn't like our particular hotel. But the area was fairly nice and fairly convenient. We were near the British Museum.

Rick Steves guidebook for London has hotels or b&amp;bs in your budget, and he describes the areas too. If you put together the info in Rick Steves guidebook and Fodors guidebook, you get a much better feel for the neighborhoods of London. That's how I chose Bloomsbury.

I don't know the hotels you mentioned, but being near Westminster is certainly a nice location.

We stayed in London at the beginning and at the end of our European trip. At the beginning, I used hotwire and selected the airport area. We got the Sheraton Skyline, a very nice 4-star hotel, for LESS than what we spent to stay at a more basic hotel in the Bloomsbury area! However, although I liked the Sheraton Skyline a lot, I wouldn't want to stay near the airport again...it just doesn't feel like the London you're waiting to experience.

Enjoy your trip.

&quot;<i>being near Westminster is certainly a nice location. </i>&quot;

The Day's Inn Westminster isn't in Westminster/near Big Ben etc. It is on Belgrave Rd south of Victoria Station.

We stayed at the White House Sol Melia. It's near Regents Park (a beautiful stroll in the evening). It's not far from the Tube and you can get anywhere from there. It's owned by Spaniards and was wonderful. They had the best breakfasts. We thoroughly loved this place and would stay there again. The prices were reasonable, although I think we got it as a special offer.

http://www.solmelia.com/solNew/hotel...digoHotel=6302

If you want to stay in luxury...The Berkely is great too. Very expensive. We did two nights there. You really feel like royalty there. It's not far from Buckingham Palace.

www.the-berkeley.co.uk/

Enjoy your trip. Phylly

Thank you everyone for your posts and advice!

Avalon, I looked at Millennium Bailey and fell in love with what I saw! We've booked a room there and all within our budget. Thanks for your tip!

Only 2 months and 2 days until we leave!!!!!!!!

You will be very, very happy with the Bailey and the Gloucester Road tube stop is just across the street.

Have a wonderful trip!

And across Gloucester Road there is a Paul's Patisserie. Have a macaron for me!

If your breakfast is not included at the Bailey's, there is a coffee shop next door to Paul's. There is also a Partridge grocery on G. Road toward Kensington Park. You can get delicious savory tarts to take away, and they will even warm them for you. I love the London grocery stores. There is a Waitrose in the shopping area at the tube stop as well as a Sainbury's up Cromwell Road. That is where I get all my edible souvenirs, Cadbury's Fruit &amp; Nut bars being my favorite. Their chocolate is much better than ours in the U.S.

Have a great trip and post a trip report for us, please.

You've made a MUCH better choice than any of your first three options. Have a great time!