EuroCheapo Review: The 172-bed Clink 261 is a slightly shabby hostel near King's Cross station that's a fine bet for students and other budget travelers.

EuroCheapo Review: The 100-bed Astor Quest Hostel, steps away from Hyde Park, sticks out from its stodgier neighbors on Queensborough Terrace.

EuroCheapo Review: Hands down one of London’s nicest hostels, YHA Earl’s Court is a bright and shiny YHA outpost fully renovated in 2007.

EuroCheapo Review: A youth hostel in a 550-year-old building steps away from St. Paul's Cathedral...high ceilings, elegant draperies, silk flowers, and an original mantle piece make for a dramatic entrance...

EuroCheapo Review: Check into the Generator King's Cross where the staff, clientele, and vibe are young, young, young.

EuroCheapo Review: One of a number of Astor Hostels in London, the 100-bed Astor Museum Hostel has one of the best locations we can imagine.

EuroCheapo Review: Style is not an objective here, but the low nightly rates, quiet location, and proximity to the heart of tony Kensington all make the Holland Park worth considering.

EuroCheapo Review: Despite being a youth hostel, the YHA St. Pancras Hostel is an altogether sleeker operation than many of its B&B neighbors.

EuroCheapo Review: The Meininger maintains the spic-and-span mood and look so familiar in budget lodgings throughout the German-speaking countries.

EuroCheapo Review: 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.

EuroCheapo Review: Bakers Hotel, close to Victoria Station, is a small barebones hotel with great nightly rates. It’s first and foremost a place for budget travelers.

Hotel Description: Located near Southwark on the south bank of the Thames, the three-star London City Hotel provides 16 rooms with TV and coffee and tea making facilities.

EuroCheapo Review: Formerly a hostel, the London House Hotel is now a well-priced, if anonymous, budget option in swanky Bayswater.

Hotel Description: Located near the Kings Cross St. Pancras station and the British Library, the 48-room Montana Excel Hotel is near most of London’s central attractions.

EuroCheapo Review: Situated among some fancy hotels just north of Hyde Park, the 25-room Caring Hotel gives guests the same great location for a lot less money.

EuroCheapo Review: The friendly Crestfield Hotel is a great budget option for travelers who want to be close to Kings Cross station.

EuroCheapo Review: Situated near the Kings Cross train station, the two-star Hotel Meridiana offers rooms with or without private bathroom facilities.

EuroCheapo Review: In the guesthouse-laden blocks south of King's Cross, Alhambra stands out. Its rooms are spotless and its staff focused like a laser beam on customer satisfaction.

EuroCheapo Review: The cozy, 30-room Macdonald Hotel isn’t the most charming or crisply designed hotel in London—or in the King’s Cross area, for that matter—but it will fit the bill for many.

Hotel Description: Located near Buckingham Palace and many other tourist attractions, the three-star Victoria Inn London offers 43 rooms with en suite facilities.