Vancouver Studios

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Located just north of Hyde Park, the Vancouver Studios is splurge-worthy like few other places we visited in London, offering gorgeous, dainty studios for £130 a night. The hotel is for the value-hunting “flash-packer” set: people dead-set on finding good value without being ripped off. £130 isn’t cheap, we know, but for a splurge in London, let alone in a splurge in this expensive neighborhood, it’s well-priced.

Rooms belt out a love song to the fussy aunts of the world. Bed canopies and window curtains match. There’s a repetition of gingham print as well, and little tables ideal for a spot of tea or the scribbling of postcards.

The arrangement places a kitchenette in every apartment, a nice perk good for independent travelers who want to shop for food at supermarkets. Kitchenettes break with the design motif; instead of the prim color-coordination and restrained girliness otherwise on display in rooms, they consist of modern appliances. Bathrooms, too, are small though contemporary, with nice round sinks and rectangular gray raised tile on the walls.

Note that breakfast is not included in the nightly rate, though a continental breakfast can be purchased for a reasonable £5 per person. Also lovely are the gorgeous back garden and antiques-strewn common spaces, which include a DVD rental area.

» Alex Robertson Textor

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