| n is the coolest city on earth, according to a big crowd | | | | avoided, but there are an awful lot of poor quality |
| of fans of the city, and there is quite some truth in that. | | | | ones. |
| The city on the Thames has an amazing lot of things | | | | The main cheap hotel districts in London are |
| to do. One can spend several weeks in the city alone, | | | | Bayswater, Victoria and Kings Cross. Here you will |
| doing something different every day. | | | | see lots of these bed and breakfast hotels together in |
| Cheap London hotels do not have to be dive hotels in | | | | clusters. An ensuite double or twin room with |
| seedy areas. All too often travelers think that if they | | | | breakfast in these areas is around 70-100$US. |
| are seeking cheap London hotels that they will need to | | | | Kings Cross has a poor reputation, it used to be |
| sacrifice quality and safety for price. The reality is, | | | | notorious for drugs, crime and prostitution. That is all |
| however, that if you have the right travel professionals | | | | largely behind it now and it’s a district on the up, |
| assisting you, you will find cheap London hotels that | | | | the whole area is being rejuvenated and Eurostar |
| are clean, safe and enjoyable. | | | | Trains will terminate at Kings Cross station in 2007. |
| You can either stay at cheap London hotels that will | | | | The bed and breakfast hotels are all around a garden |
| turn a great day into a nightmare in a hurry, or you can | | | | square immediately opposite Kings Cross Station. |
| stay at moderate London hotels at cheap London | | | | Kings Cross is no more than a mile from the West |
| hotels rates in order to keep your day on the same | | | | End, the central entertainment area of London, and |
| great tone. The choice is fairly obvious. | | | | there is lots of public transport on your doorstep. |
| London has great sites to see for the entire family, as | | | | Bayswater is on the northern border of Hyde Park, |
| well as many things to enjoy. Shopping is legendary in | | | | London's biggest, and within a mile are Oxford Street, |
| London so staying at cheap London hotels can help | | | | Kensington Palace and Paddington Station, (terminus |
| you save some pounds for a shopping spree before | | | | for the Heathrow Express airport link. Bayswater is a |
| you leave. You will also find that there are great | | | | traditional budget area and a great place to stay for |
| restaurants with many different cuisines ranging from | | | | the cost conscious traveler. |
| Indian food, Italian food and British food. By staying in | | | | Victoria is very central, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, |
| cheap London hotels you are able to do more, see | | | | Westminster Abbey and the London Eye are all within |
| more and enjoy more. | | | | walking distance. The cheap hotels are south of the |
| Most of the hotel accommodation in this bracket is | | | | railway station, stretching from the coach stations to |
| termed 'bed and breakfast' hotels. This can be | | | | Pimlico Underground. The area is pleasant and safe. |
| misleading to the unaware. No it’s not a cozy | | | | Some of the better bed and breakfasts include the |
| family owned guest house with personal attentive | | | | Montana Excel and Howard Winchester Hotels in |
| hosts, traditional English breakfasts and home-made | | | | Kings Cross, the Central Hotel in Victoria and the |
| offerings, commonly available outside London. The | | | | Blakemore and Annur Hotels in Bayswater. Some of |
| vast majority are small hotels with 20-50 rooms, | | | | these may be advertised as three star hotels - |
| staffed by immigrants on very low salaries with very | | | | beware in small print you may notice the words 'self |
| simple rooms, seldom lifts and 'continental breakfasts'. | | | | rated'. |
| That is not to say that these establishments should be | | | | |