Hotel Recommendation for London - Reasonable???
 

Okay I know I might be asking for a lot - but can anyone give me a hotel recommendation in London for a reasonable price? My definition of reasonable is anything around $300 US per night.

Wish List:
1. Close to a Tube Station and possible tourist sites.

2. Would prefer a hotel rather than a B&B unless the B&B has a private bath.

3. Air conditioning

I know that the room will be small but a decent bathroom would be nice :-). I will be in London next year around Labor Day for about 2-3 days before heading on to Portugal and Spain.

Thanks!
George

The Rubens at the Palace Hotel fits your requirements perfectly. We've stayed there twice and love the location. Only 2 blocks from Victoria Station, Buckingham Palace (and the Royal Mews), St. James Park and lots of nice pubs and restaurants.

The rooms are smallish but have a great bathroom/ammenities as well as air conditioning. And we found the breakfast buffet wonderful and the staff very friendly and helpful.

http://www.rubenshotel.com/

You can also try looking for discounted rates at www.londontown.com. We booked our rooms thru them but paid the hotel directly. No problems.

Thank you very much for your suggestion and quick reply!

You might also want to check out the Rembrandt. It's directly across the street from the Victoria & Albert & is a couple blocks from the S. Kensington tube station. In the other direction a little ways further from the Knightsbridge station. Lots of buses stop right at the door & several good restaurants in the area.

http://tinyurl.com/y7vte2

Another to investigate: The Sanctuary House near Westminster. You can't beat the location, and prices go down significantly on the weekend. I was there just last week, and I think we averaged about $320 USD per night. It has AC, although it's not exactly the most efficient system. Rooms are clean, some recently refurbished. Tube stop is about 2 minutes walk away.

check out the winning bids on www.betterbidding.com and www.biddingfortravel.com to show you how to manage a priceline bid.

london has great offers through priceline.

Last September we stayed at the Park Lane Mews in Mayfair and, while the hotel and room were small, it was perfectly suitable and we loved the location.

Check out Darlington Hotel at Hyde Park.
http://www.darlingtonhotel.co.uk/
Less than 5 minutes from the Heathrow Express, Hyde Park and Paddington.
Fairly good sized rooms with ensuite bathrooms & good breakfast included.
Very clean, nice staff.

We enjoyed our stay at the Jury's Kensington - about two blocks from the S. Kensington tube station, friendly staff and good A/C.

'You might also want to check out the Rembrandt."
We stayed there once (several years ago) - hotel lobby was nice but the room was dirty and the carpet smelled of urine.

Just back from a weekend stay at Club Quarters Trafalgar, round the corner from Trafalgar Square so very central and 5 mins walk to either Embankment tube or Charing Cross Tube. We paid 84 pound plus tax on www.londontown.com breakfast was extra if you wanted it. It's a beautiful old building that has recently been turned into a hotel, nice rooms with new bathrooms and aircon (though we didn't use it). Staff were friendly and professional.
Kay

Hi,
Just back from London and we used Priceline. Stayed at a London Marriott Marble Arch by Regents Park/Marble Arch. Two blocks to the tube. Nice room with air and Kingsized bed/full bath/N/S room. Paid only 150 with all fees and taxes. staff was very friendly and never mentioned our prepaid room. The surrounding area is largely Middle Eastern, but that had only affected restaurant choices nearby. Priceline offers many other areas in London and it is divided by regions. Check out biddingfortravel.com for information on bidding and a hotel list by star levels.I really encourage you try this, with the state of the dollar vs. the pound your money will be easiy spent elsewhwere during your trip. We had a great time. Good Luck!

Let me clarify that was $150 US, not pounds, very inexpensive!

George - a previous poster mentioned the Rubens; there is another hotel in the Red Carnation chain, to which The Rubens belongs, that I think is a bit better located for more sight-seeing: The Montague on the Gardens. Their general website is www.redcarnation.com; scroll all the way down to the bottom of the home page and you'll see all the hotels in the chain. Usually, The Rubens, The Montague and The Chesterfield are the ones that offer special prices that would fall in line with your price range. I liked The Montague, off Russeel Square because it was close to Coven Garden, close to Soho and the Trafalgar area, and very accessible to the east end sites, as well, via tube, not to mention some lesser known but very worthwhile smaller museums, such as John Soane's house. Happy hunting!

Sandra

George - sorry - I meant Covent Garden; and I meant to tell you that The Chesterfield is in the Mayfair area, very well located to Bond Street, close enough to Knightsbridge, if that's what you like, and easy to get to Oxford and Regent Streets, as well as Covent Garden, but coming from the opposite side. You'll be well served in any of the Red Carnation Hotels: it just depends what area you'd prefer to locate yourself in.

Sandra

Try the Pelham. It's at the top end of your range--probably closer to $340/night. But, it's a fantastic, small, boutique hotel (all rooms with air conditioning), and directly across from the South Kensington tube station.

http://www.firmdale.com/pelham.html

My family thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Jury's Inn Islington. It is only 2 blocks from the Angel Underground station, and the neighborhood is great!

NH Harrington Hall, just around the corner from Gloucester Rd. tube.

Flemings Mayfair, just around the corner from Green Park tube.

I've stayed at both places, very nice stay. I booked through Hotelsclick.com, and GTAHotels.com. both were under your $300.00 range, and both served a wonderful buffet breakfast. Rooms and bathrooms were larger than many London hotels.
Flemings is just a block away from Shepherds Market.....lots of restaurants, pubs to choose from. NW Harrington has a few places to eat nearby, but it is a very different area than Mayfair.

Another vote for the Rembrandt; great location!

Another for the Reubens although we have used priceline several times and have gotten much better deals.

We also like the Rembrandt and its location--stayed there several times. Our room at the Rembrandt last October had been completely redone--everything new with nice marble bathroom. Comfortable new large bed and the room was large as well. Spotless in every way. They are redoing the hotel one floor at a time so maybe the unhappy poster had an older room. We had a deal through BA along with our plane tics and the hotel was about 90 BP.The breakfast is very nice and the fitness center with pool is just next door. We feel comfortable with the area and V&A is just accross the street.

glad to hear about changes at Rembrandt- we stayed there in 2001.
The location IS great.

The Henley House Hotel- booked it thru londontown.com
henleyhousehotel.com
We booked it for 4 nights at $140 US dollars in March. Clean rooms, one block from Earls Court Tube Station, quiet street, friendly staff.

My daughter and I jsut stayed at the Sanctuary House Hotel - beautiful, and jsut 1 block from Westminister Abbey- a great hotel for about 140 pounds per night for the 2 of us, included breakfast at the pub downstairs, beautiful! - check them out at TripAdvisors-all good reviews. Also, I wrote to the hotel management and mentioned that the dollar was down, etc, and after a few emails, we got the rate reduced from 190 pounds to 140 and an upgrade on the room and the full English breakfast, rather than just a continental, was thrown in - try it.
Good luck
Leslie

Wow! Thanks so much to each and everyone for all your wonderful suggestions. I can't wait to keep researching!!!

;-) George

Another possibility for lower rate at the Sanctuary House: They recently had a building nearby collapse and their entrance is partially blocked (no damage at all to the hotel, but the scaffolding for neighboring building makes getting into the hotel a bit inconvenient). This is a very minor thing, actually, but might make for a "bargaining chip" with the management. Business may be down and they may be willing to make a deal.

It's a great hotel - even at full price! Good Luck.

Why pay more than you have to? Priceline works great for London. Read how to do it on biddingfortravel.com.

Haven't stayed there myself, but on the basis of favourable reviews and reasonable tariffs for a handy location (esp pre the Eurostar terminal's move in November) check out Premier Travel Inns' London County Hall property on the south side of the river.

We just left City Inn Westminster...We got a very good rate (less than 300. USD per night) which included breakfast. It was a 7-10 minute easy walk to Pimlico Metro Station.
It is a delightful hotel! I booked through Londontown.com

It is in walking distance to Westminster Abbey and the London Eye.

I've always had good luck booking through Londontown.com, too.

We've stayed several times at the Rembrandt and enjoyed the location, rooms and service. Several good restaurants in a short walking distance.

Another good find on LT was the Millennium Bailey's on Gloucester Rd. You have about 10 steps to get to the metro and all kinds of shops and cafes nearby. We've stayed there the last 5 times we were in London. If they have a Club Room at a good price, go for it. We were lucky enough to be upgraded the last 2 times we stayed there.

Yes, the Millenium Baileys comes up fairly well in reviews - accessibility to tube and Heathrow, the cafes and shops nearby, and some reasonable size rooms at 'reasonable' London prices it appears. Haven't stayed there, but it's on my list along with the Premier County Hall.

Thanks so much to the people who recommended Londontown.com.

I was able to get a much lower rate for the hotel I wanted.

By the way, I am one more person who has had a very good experience with JuryDoyle hotels. We stayed at the one on Welback Street, which has an amazing health club and pool. It's close to Oxford St. and Selfridges - a convenient location.