Staying in London?

Question

Hi people!..I´m from Uruguay and I´m planning a trip to England for next December and just to stay for 3 days in London and one day in Liverpool. I´d like to listen to some advice about accomodation, as I have been looking for hotels and they´re really expensive, so, if you know about some kind of cheaper accomodation,let me know!!!,please!..thanks!.

Answer 1

I think that Bed and Breakfasts are the best way to go in London when it comes to central and inexpensive lodging. Plus you get free breakfast. London B&B's aren't as charming and homey as the ones in the country, they're much less expensive than large hotels and offer private ensuite rooms that are quite clean.

I've stayed in the Vegas hotel http://www.vegashotel.co.uk/ near Victoria Station. This room was bizarre since you entered through the loo to get to the bed, however, at least it was ensuite, cheap, clean, included breakfast and had a television. That area around and behind Victoria has dozens of similar B&Bs, and the same is true of areas surrounding most of the city's main central train stations, King's cross area has loads, it's not quite as close to the city center but it is close to excellent transportation. Staying near Victoria is a good idea because of all the great transportation connections and it's a safe area. http://www.4hotels.co.uk is a good place to start B&B shopping. It also lets you browse by region of London. The bigger sites like www.hotels.com, www.expedia.com, etc. usually have some B&B listings for London as well.

I'd also recommend the Hotel St. Simeon B&B in Kensington http://www.stsimeon.com/. This B&B had spacious rooms, gorgeous lobby, great breakfasts and was in a really nice area of the city, right off Gloucester Road tube station.

Rates for these types of B&Bs usually start at around 40 pounds ($80) for a double room. And since they include large breakfasts they help stretch your food budget as well! Cheers!

Answer 2

why don't you come over when its summer,december is the middle of winter in england,for accomodation in london try:

hostelworld.com/london

travelstay.com

hostelsclub.com

as for liverpool, you should find somewhere cheap up there pretty easy but be carefull,thery'll be scousers about!

Answer 3

Two suggestions.

For cheap, safe, clean accommodation try the Youth Hostels Association -- they have nice hostels in both London and Liverpool.

My favourite of the London ones is St Paul's, in the heart of the old City of London, near St Paul's Cathedral. They even have a few single bedrooms there, which you stand a good chance of booking since you're not travelling till December.

Accommodation costs around £16 a night -- less if you become a YHA member, which I'd recommend.

Link here for St Paul's: http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation...

and Liverpool: http://www.yha.org.uk/find-accommodation...

An alternative idea is to sign up as a member of the Couchsurfing community. http://www.couchsurfing.com .

This is a worldwide network of people who enjoy meeting people through travel, and who offer when at home to let people 'surf their couch' (stay on their sofa or in their spare room.) No one takes any money -- it's all done voluntarily.

As you'll be a brand-new member, with no record of references or contacts with other Couchsurfers, it's really important that you write a nice descriptive profile of yourself on the Couchsurfing site, with a photo of you.

And get 'verified' to at least Level 2 (see here http://www.couchsurfing.com/verification... and my description at the end) -- this is the only way you can show that you are who you say you are.

Then you look through some of the London host members (I think there are around 6,000) and write a few of them a request. Make these requests individual letters: remember, you're asking for an invitation to someone's home. =)

Verification is a three-stage process. Level 1 is pretty meaningless on its own; you just 'lock' your real name (visible only to administrators, not to the public) -- giving your word that this your real name.

Level 2 verification: you give a donation by credit card to Couchsurfing. For UK members, it's about £11. The money goes towards the upkeep of the site, and the donation proves that your name is linked to a real credit card.

Level 3: Once the donation is received, Couchsurfing sends a letter to you, to the billing address on the credit card, with a code in it. Key in the code and you're fully verified.

It's a wonderful way of travelling. Even if you decide not to stay with anyone, there are lots of social events which are good for making friends and exploring London.

Hope that's helpful. Best of luck. =D

Answer 4

Hola,

We don't need a long answer.

Conteste a unas amigas mias aqui and I hope that it helps you too:

http://www.budgetairlines.info/hotelprim...

For hostel (if you accept to sleep in dorms), you can get a bed for only £14 per night in Piccadilly which is VERY central.

For an hotel, expect to pay at least £59 per night for sleeping central london.

If you accept to be a bit further from central london, Earls Court and Victoria have a very good value hotel.

Buen viaje

Answer 5

stay at travelodge or holday inn. its cheap hotels and get a oyster aswell.

Answer 6

there is a very safe and clean youth hostel called 'Globetrotter Inn' , it's located 2 minutes walk from a metro station and is not expensive, it included breakfast as well, i often stay there when i go to london. it is about 25 minutes from central london , so you are not right in the busy rush!

Answer 7

A shared room in a hostel would be the cheapest option.  These start at about £8/night in London, but I would be very wary about paying too little.  Aside from the probability that the facilities will be quite dodgy, the cheapest hostels may be in very unsafe areas, which you should be especially careful of if you're traveling alone.  You should be able to find something decent for about £15 in somewhere like Hammersmith (which isn't in central London), or £20 somewhere more central.  

London is expensive though!

Answer 8

If you are single and under 35 then you can stay in a backpacker's hostel (cheap and basic with shared bedrooms and bathrooms).  London just is a very expensive City and you get what you pay for.