Come again? In this day of heavy pounds and disappearing dollars, cheap hotels in London may seem impossible to find. But fear not! We've scouted out and reviewed 73 budget hotels in London from Bayswater to Victoria. Welcome to EuroCheapo London!
The Astor Museum Hostel has one of the best locations we can imagine. Right across from the British Museum, it's smack dab in the middle of the Bloomsbury action.
Deep in the heart of Bayswater, on the very verdant Kensington Gardens Square, is the 32-room Garden Court Hotel. The hotel has been plying its trade since 1954.
Luna & Simone, located not far from Victoria Station on staid Belgrave Road, is a perfectly nice hotel with decent nightly rates and extremely personable proprietors.
The YHA Oxford Street, perhaps the most central of several YHA hostels in London, is so plain that it almost defies description. The set-up will be familiar to anyone who has spent any time in a hostel.
How expensive is the city on the Thames, really? We break it down for you here, telling you what you can expect to pay for a night's stay at a hotel and a meal at a restaurant. But don't leave depressed. We'll also reveal two Cheapo-friendly secrets: gastropubs and takeaways.
Budget traveler Adam Lefton lets us in on a few of his tips for surviving a night in Stansted. His storied advice is pretty supple, so feel free to apply it to a long overnight stay in any airport anywhere. Just keep your alter ego details straight. (See Lesson 4.)