re: Best area to stay in London

couple of questions need answering first.

how long are you staying?
what is your budget?
Why are you going? need to be close to anything for work?


In all honesty I would just get somthing as close to a tube stop as possible, and make sure that the line you choose connects with the circle line as it has stops near most major attractions. That way you can walk the city as you wish but always have a easy trip back.

If you are dead set on staying local and walking Hackney may be what you are looking for. While not as popular as Kennsington or Chelsea you will find better prices and plenty to do in walking distance from most everywhere.

I agree with cave canen. Proximity to the tube is critical, and in particular the Northern, Bakerloo and Picadilly lines.

From Waterloo station on the South Bank you can get anywhere in central London in ten or fifteen minutes via one of the four tube lines that stop there. That area has been gentrified of late, and there are bars and restaurants and lots of nice looking young ladies.

The London bus system is superb and the scenery is obviously better, but they are much slower.

There are lots of great areas to stay in central London. You probably can't go wrong.

If you are a history buff, check out the museum of London.

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7-10 days
Flight and hotel? I'd like to keep it around $3500-4000
Just for the fun of it. I love history and there is a ton of it there.

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Then my advice is to spend 4-6 days in London at any hotel you like close to a tube stop. Catch a train to Edinburgh from Euston and spend a few days there before leaving, it is a great journey and another great city to see.

While I love London, Edinburgh is in my top 10 as well.

What time of year are you planning on going? Summer in London is shite with all the tourist, go in the off season if you really want to see anything without standing in line IMHO.

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If you are a history buff, check out the museum of London.

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if museums are your thing The British Museum is perhaps the greatest building on earth for history buffs, I have been multilple times and will go again.

LINK

Set aside an entire day and you will NOT be disapointed. It is free and is unlike any other museum on earth due to the wealth of worldwide artifacts.

Have you ever been to London before?

Agreed, it's obscenely expensive and the only place I've spent more in staying downtown than London is Tokyo.

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Agreed, it's obscenely expensive and the only place I've spent more in staying downtown than London is Tokyo.

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I know the OP does not want to hear this but his best option is likely going to be Holiday Inn. They purchased dozens of overflow parking lots next to tube stations prior to the olympics which gives them the most convienant locations (actually attached to tube stops) with dependable service at a reasonable price, breakfast included.

Searching for budget accommodations in a foriegn country is a crap shoot, sometimes just better to deal with the known. After all if you are spending your time in the hotel you might as well be in Monroe.

London is a very expensive city and airfare and accommodations leave the OP little wiggle room with his budget. Again JMHO

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How does everyone feel about South Bank?

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Lived there for a summer, I felt it was well located to pretty much everything. You got Waterloo station right there. We also walked to a bunch of the popular attractions from there.

Mate, be a lad and stand on the corner by the lorrie with your cravat so the lads can give you the bollocks

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Catch a train to Edinburgh from Euston and spend a few days there before leaving, it is a great journey and another great city to see.

While I love London, Edinburgh is in my top 10 as well.

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I did this. Well worth it.