London — Places to stay
Free museums, a pint at the pub, hood up for the drizzle
- The Savoy — A historic five-star hotel between the Thames and Covent Garden.
- The Goring — A five-star independent hotel on Beeston Place near Buckingham Palace.
- Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane — A five-star Four Seasons hotel between Park Lane and Hyde Park Corner.
- The Hoxton, Southwark — A four-star design hotel by Southwark station with a rooftop bar.
- Pullman London St Pancras — A 312-room four-star hotel convenient for Eurostar and King's Cross.
- Novotel London Canary Wharf — A 39-storey four-star Canary Wharf hotel with a rooftop bar.
- ibis London Blackfriars — A three-star South Bank hotel handy for Tate Modern and the London Eye.
- Point A Hotel London Shoreditch — A compact value hotel near Brick Lane and Spitalfields.
- The Pilgrm Paddington — A small hotel by Paddington for Heathrow Express connections.
- Astor Hyde Park — A South Kensington hostel one minute from Hyde Park with dorms and private rooms.
- London Marriott Hotel County Hall — Five-star in the old County Hall, Big Ben filling the window
- St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection — Gothic red-brick station hotel, minutes from Eurostar
- Royal Garden Hotel — Five-star beside Kensington Gardens, some rooms over the park
- Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London — Four-star across from Big Ben, with kitchenette studios
- Strand Palace — Four-star three minutes from Covent Garden; walk home from the theatre
- Hilton London Paddington — Old railway hotel joined to Paddington, Heathrow Express at the door
- The Tower Hotel, by Thistle — Four-star where the window is all Tower Bridge
- Premier Inn London County Hall — Britain's budget chain, three minutes from the London Eye
- hub by Premier Inn London Covent Garden — An 11 m² pod of a room, three minutes from Trafalgar Square
- Wombat's City Hostel London — Curtained bunks, en-suite rooms; a solo-traveller favourite
- Rosewood London — A night inside an Edwardian palace courtyard
- The Ned — An old bank turned hotel full of restaurants
- The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell — Quirky Georgian townhouse with a cocktail lounge
- The Ampersand Hotel — Science Museum and V&A within a few minutes
- Generator London — Dorm and private-room hostel near the British Museum