Seven Dials HotelEditor's Pick

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When you think abstractly about London budget hotels, a hotel just like the Seven Dials is probably floating around in your head. It’s a cramped two-star hotel in just about the best location possible, smack-dab on Monmouth Street in one of the cutest—and most crowded—corners of London’s West End. While not the cheapest pick, this simple yet sweet hotel is perfectly placed for exploring much of central London by foot.

The 18 guestrooms at the Seven Dials Hotel are connected by a tiny, warren-like staircase and hallways. They’re clean, basic and bright, with hardwood floors, simple blonde furnishings and green-and-white striped bedspreads. All are equipped with coffee and tea facilities, a fan, telephone and TV. Despite the triple (yes, you read that right) glazing of the front windows, light sleepers should request back rooms. Monmouth is a hub of activity and you won’t want to be awakened by the din of late-night partiers.

Bathrooms are clean, reasonably spacious and private. (Note that one room has corresponding private facilities located outside the room.)

The only communal area at the Seven Dials Hotel is its nondescript basement breakfast room, where a full English breakfast (included in the room rate) is served.

The Seven Dial Hotel’s name is no lie. The hotel is in fact located near the Seven Dials junction, where seven lanes come together in a roundabout crowned by a pillar which features, rather confusingly, a sundial with just six faces. It’s a prime location, just behind the lively shops and restaurants of Covent Garden. Clientele consists mostly of business and tourist visitors, with nary a backpacker in sight. Guests come from the UK and elsewhere in Europe.

Free Wi-Fi reaches most, but not all rooms (ask ahead if you require a room with Wi-Fi). Note that there is no elevator, and that the staircase is steep.

» Nina Derham

Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.