| Guests and tourists visiting London often complain | | | | jacuzzi, which could after all be enjoyed anywhere in |
| about the high prices of the UK capital's shops, | | | | the world. |
| restaurants and hotels. | | | | There are 28 Travelodge hotels in London and more |
| Booking a room in a suitable location often eats into | | | | than 4,000 rooms with many new ones currently under |
| the budget you were intending to set aside for | | | | development. The locations vary greatly but all the |
| shopping, going out or otherwise enjoying yourself. | | | | hotels are well-linked to London's transport network |
| However, not everybody knows that you can make | | | | (tube, buses, etc.). |
| significant savings by choosing cheaper London hotels | | | | In fact, there are even several Travelodges in places |
| that still retain decent, consistent quality. One such | | | | like Marylebone and Tower Bridge - these are certainly |
| option is Travelodge - a fast-growing chain that has | | | | not low-cost locations and many other central London |
| hotels dotted all over the city. | | | | hotels will gladly charge you a small fortune just for the |
| Let's make one thing clear. Travelodge is probably not | | | | area. |
| the best option if you would like to indulge in luxury. If | | | | But staying at a Travelodge instead could save you |
| you like tasteful furniture and can't live without a hotel | | | | big bucks on the room rate, without needing to |
| spa then look elsewhere. But if these are not essential | | | | compromise at all on the location. You'll get a |
| and you just want a place to rest your weary head, | | | | particularly good deal if you book during one of |
| Travelodge could turn out to be your best bet. Staying | | | | Travelodge's periodic "sales" when they release a |
| at Travelodge can help you avoid spending a small | | | | large quantity of rooms at silly prices (sometimes |
| fortune on the nights of your stay, allowing you to | | | | below £20/night and often less than £50 which is |
| reinvest your precious budget in the days instead. | | | | still excellent value). |
| With more and more visitors coming to London on | | | | Some people might say that Travelodge hotels are |
| short breaks, spending huge sums on the hotel alone | | | | "characterless"; but London itself is so full of character |
| does not make much sense. Since you may spend the | | | | that you will inevitably have more to remember than |
| whole day discovering London, there is often no time | | | | from the hotel you stayed at. You can find out more |
| left to enjoy the luxury of a five-star hotel you may | | | | about budget hotels in London at the London Hotels |
| have paid through the nose for. | | | | Insight blog. You'll also find head-to-head reviews there |
| At the same time staying in a "basic" hotel can be a | | | | featuring other low-cost London hotels like Premier Inn, |
| great means of motivation to get you moving in the | | | | Luna & Simone Hotel (near Victoria), YOTEL and |
| morning and spend full-on days enjoying London - | | | | more. |
| instead of staying in your king-size bed and personal | | | | |