Where to stay in London…?

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I enjoyed my time in Covent Garden

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I was going to say this. Look for hotels in Covent Garden and/or the West End. it's centrally located, so you can walk to most attractions. There are a ton of restaurants and pubs lining each street. And it's a fun area

We stayed in Notting Hill and liked staying there. Can use the Tube to get around easily.

I’m goin for first time this upcoming New Years. We booked The Resident Victoria right by Buckingham palace. Reasonable w/ a 4.6 rating on google. Looks to be in a great location based on feedback I received from several threads on here.

Trafalgar Square

The Bloomsbury Hotel is near the Tottenham Court tube station, which is the center of the tube universe and convenient to get you anywhere. The rooms have UK and US style electrical outlets, and the rooms are modern and decent size for London.

Get on one of those hop on/off tour buses and stay on it. Make the whole loop and see all the major sights (at least from outside). If you try to do it on your own, you'll run yourself ragged and won't come close to covering as much ground. It's great for a first-time visitor with limited time.

Pick a couple things that you see along the way (Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, etc.) and go back to them for inside tours.

To pay for subway/trains/bus travel in London-

Get an Oyster Card mailed to you from TFL*
TFL Oyster Card Link here

Credits on Oyster Cards never expire (mine card is around ten years old and worked fine earlier this month).

Each person in your party has to have an individual card.

You can top the card off for additional journeys at kiosks located at every TFL station.

*TFL = Transport for London (they run the Tube, Buses, and London area metro surface trains)

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You don't even need to do the phone part (although you can if you prefer), just use the tap to pay on credit card. Don't need to stop for tickets in tube, it'll just track your in/out swipes and charge appropriately. Trafalgar/Covent is probably best for first time tourists, but anywhere in Zone 1 will be a 10 min cheap tube ride to anywhere you want to be.

Check out The Stafford hotel in St. James - good area, sandwiched right between Green and St. James Parks, good Underground access, close to Mayfair and the Mall. Quiet, but central. The hotel has some cool history too.

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I'm staying at the Club Quarters Hotel in Trafalgar Square in December.

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Stayed here also. Love the location. I would stay there again or Covent Garden. Enjoyed that area too.