A terrace of cream and white stucco townhouse hotels on Norfolk Square in Paddington, with steps up to each front door behind black railings, and the Hotel Indigo sign on London Street at the far end

Where to Stay in Paddington: The Station, the Canal Basin and Sussex Gardens

Paddington hotels from a £69 single on Norfolk Place to the 1854 railway hotel at the head of the platforms, sorted by street, with the Heathrow trains compared and the missing Night Tube explained.

Photo: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0

Updated 26 September 2026First published 25 September 2026

In this guide

Paddington is a railway station with a hotel district wrapped around it. The Heathrow Express and the Elizabeth line leave from here, Great Western Railway runs west to Bath and Oxford, and five Tube lines stop underneath. The hotels fill the streets in every direction: a Victorian railway hotel on the front of the station, chain hotels on the canal basin behind it, and a grid of converted stucco townhouses on Norfolk Square and Sussex Gardens.

What decides where you sleep is how early your train is, whether you can manage stairs, and how late you plan to be out.

💡 The Short Version: For an early flight, Hilton London Paddingtonad, about £200, is the 1854 Great Western Royal Hotel on the front of the station, and The Pilgrmad, about £150, is under three minutes’ walk; the first Heathrow Express leaves at 04:34 Monday to Saturday. On a budget, Norfolk Towers sells 4.5-square-metre singles from £69. With children, Mitre House Hotel has family rooms for four, a cooked breakfast included and a lift. For a kitchen, Wilde has studios on the canal basin. And plan the late nights: Paddington has no Night Tube line.

Which part of Paddington

The station edge: Praed Street, London Street and Eastbourne Terrace. The hotels here are one to five minutes from the platforms. Praed Street is the busy one, with St Mary’s Hospital, shops and traffic; London Street runs from the station front to Norfolk Square. Eastbourne Terrace lines the west side of the station.

Paddington Basin and Paddington Central, behind the station, are modern office quarters on the canal. North Wharf Road and Merchant Square are on the basin; Kingdom Street is across the tracks at Paddington Central. They are quiet at night and emptier at weekends, when the offices close.

Norfolk Square and Sussex Gardens is the townhouse grid between the station and Hyde Park. Norfolk Square is a garden square lined with small hotels. Sussex Gardens is a long, wide road of converted terraces running from Edgware Road towards Lancaster Gate. This is where the family-run hotels are, and where you check for a lift.

Westbourne Terrace runs south-west from the station towards Lancaster Gate, and Edgware Road, a few minutes east, is a main road with two Tube stations.

Little Venice, where the Grand Union meets the Regent’s Canal, is about ten minutes’ walk north of the station, or one stop on the Bakerloo line to Warwick Avenue. Our Paddington area guide covers the canal, the waterbus to Camden and where to eat, and our canal walks guide maps the towpath.

Bayswater, Queensway and Lancaster Gate have their own guide: where to stay in Notting Hill and Bayswater. East of Edgware Road, Marble Arch and Portman Square are in where to stay in Marylebone.

Hotels by the station

Hilton London Paddington — the 1854 railway hotel

About £200 · 146 Praed Street, W2 1EE · On the station · Hotels.comad

Opened in June 1854 as the Great Western Royal Hotel, promoted by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who chaired the company that ran it. Philip Charles Hardwick designed it, and it forms the front of the station, closing off the end of the train shed. It has been a Hilton since 2001. You reach the Heathrow Express through the station, without crossing a road. It also sells day rooms for a late flight; our day rooms guide compares the rates. Bathrooms have a bath with a separate hand shower and grab rails beside both.

A double room at Hilton London Paddington with tall steel-framed windows, a cream armchair, a pale burr-wood headboard and an upholstered bench across the foot of the bed

A bathroom at Hilton London Paddington with a deep oval bath set in walnut panelling, a hand shower in a glass-screened corner, grab rails and a curved stone vanity

A room at Hilton London Paddington.

The Pilgrm — Victorian staircase, compact rooms, two people per room

About £150 · 25 London Street, W2 1HH · Paddington 3 min · Check-in 3pm, out noon · Hotels.comad

An independent hotel in a converted Victorian building, with a lounge and terrace serving Monmouth coffee and breakfast, and cocktails from Untitled Drinks, the team behind Bar Termini. Every room has a private shower room; there are no baths. Rooms take two people at most, there are no twins and no extra beds fit, though there is a bunk room. There is no step-free access: stairs at the entrance and in some corridors. Dogs are allowed in medium and large rooms.

A double room at The Pilgrm with a full-height sash window onto trees, ornate Victorian cornicing, herringbone wood panelling behind a walnut bed and grey walls

An enamel utility-style basin with brass-and-porcelain taps and a soap on a rope, against white tiles with black grout, at The Pilgrm

A room at The Pilgrm.

Hotel Indigo London Paddington — a garden terrace a minute from the station

16 London Street, W2 1HL · Paddington 1 min · Check-in 3pm, out 11am · Hotels.comad

An IHG boutique hotel, so IHG One Rewards points apply, with each floor decorated around a different local theme. Rooms run from singles to Superior King rooms, and some Superior rooms come with a patio. There is a lounge bar with a garden terrace, a 24-hour gym, and a Bella Italia restaurant downstairs. It sells day-use rates as well as nights. Bathrooms are shower rooms; there is no bath.

A double room at Hotel Indigo London Paddington with two windows, a black-and-white mural of a canal lined with narrowboats and stucco houses behind the bed, hung with round convex mirrors, burgundy seating and a striped pink rug

A bathroom at Hotel Indigo London Paddington with a glass shower cubicle under a rainfall head, a lime-green mosaic wall and a bowl basin on a lime counter

A room at Hotel Indigo London Paddington.

Point A Hotel London Paddington — the windowless option

41 Praed Street, W2 1NR · Paddington 5 min · Check-in 3pm, out 11am · Hotels.comad

A budget chain with compact, air-conditioned rooms, and the choice of a windowless room, sold as the quieter option. Continental breakfast is included when you book direct, and the hotel will pack it in a takeaway bag for an early departure. Early check-in from noon costs £15, late check-out to 3pm £25, and luggage storage £3 a bag. Bathrooms are shower rooms with no bath.

A twin room at Point A Hotel London Paddington with two single beds against tall charcoal headboards studded with yellow and mint dots, a curved wall, wall-mounted air conditioning and a window reflected in the door mirror

A compact white-tiled shower room at Point A Hotel London Paddington with a glass shower cubicle, a small basin and a mirror over a narrow shelf

A twin room at Point A Hotel London Paddington.

hub by Premier Inn London Paddington — 11 square metres beside the station

40 Eastbourne Terrace, W2 6LG · Beside the station · Hotels.comad

Premier Inn’s compact format: Standard rooms are 11 square metres with a double bed, underbed storage and a slide-out desk, and Bigger Interior rooms are 14 square metres with a king-size bed and no window. The building also holds a full-size Premier Inn London Paddington (Paddington Station), with family rooms, a bar and a restaurant; check-in there is 2pm and check-out noon. At both, up to two children eat breakfast free when an adult orders a Premier Inn breakfast.

Norfolk Towers Paddington — the £69 single, and a Paddington Bear afternoon tea

Singles from £69 · 114 rooms · 34 Norfolk Place, W2 1QW · Paddington 5 min · Hotels.comad

A four-star in a Victorian building beside St Mary’s Hospital. The Small Single rooms are about 4.5 square metres, on the first and second floors, from £69 including VAT, each with a granite shower room; availability is limited. Above them are Club, Executive and Deluxe rooms and suites. The ROBA bar serves a Paddington Afternoon Tea with marmalade sandwiches and a children’s menu for under-12s, 3.30 to 7.30pm, Tuesday to Saturday only; the bar is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Our afternoon tea guide covers where else to book one.

A room at Norfolk Towers Paddington with two double beds under grey-lilac runners, a tall padded headboard wall, a sash window with voile curtains and a walnut desk

A long beige bathroom at Norfolk Towers Paddington with two basins in a stone counter, a bath with a hand shower at the far end, a wall-hung toilet and a bidet

A room at Norfolk Towers Paddington.

Hotels on the canal basin

Novotel London Paddington — 25-square-metre rooms and a pool

3 Kingdom Street, W2 6BD · Paddington 5 min · Check-in 3pm · Hotels.comad

A modern chain hotel at Paddington Central, behind the station. Rooms are 25 square metres, and some Superior rooms add a double sofa bed to the queen, which fits a family. There is an indoor pool and a gym, and No.3 Restaurant & Bar serves all day. The guest rooms were refurbished in a full renovation that began in November 2025. Bathrooms have a bath.

A room at Novotel London Paddington with a queen bed on a light wood frame, a grey two-seat sofa under floor-length curtains, and a curved wood desk with a red chair

A white-tiled bathroom at Novotel London Paddington with a bath, a sculpted basin under a lit mirror and a towel rail beside a glass screen

A room at Novotel London Paddington.

Wilde Aparthotels London Paddington — studios with kitchens by Merchant Square

££ · 4 North Wharf Road, W2 1LF · Paddington 7 min · check pricesad

Studios for up to three and one-bedroom apartments for up to four, each with a full kitchen and air conditioning, moments from the canal at Merchant Square. Check-in is online, there is a lift to all floors, and cots and high chairs are free if you add them to the booking. A breakfast station runs 7 to 10am on weekdays and 7.30 to 10.30am at weekends, and a 24-hour pantry sells groceries. Stays of a week or more are cleaned on day four, then weekly. Our aparthotels guide compares it with London’s other kitchens. Accessible studios have a level-floor wet room with grab rails and a fold-down seat.

A studio at Wilde Aparthotels London Paddington with a double bed on an oak storage base, an open oak wardrobe with a mirror, a small round table with two chairs and floor-length voile curtains

An accessible wet-room bathroom at Wilde Aparthotels London Paddington with a level-floor shower behind a curtain, brass grab rails, a fold-down shower seat and dark floor tiles

A studio at Wilde Aparthotels London Paddington.

Premier Inn London Paddington (Paddington Basin) — family rooms on the water

Paddington Exchange, North Wharf Road, W2 1LF · Paddington and Edgware Road 5 min · premierinn.com

A Premier Inn on the basin with family rooms, a lift and air conditioning in every room. As at the station branch, up to two children eat breakfast free with a paying adult. Bathrooms have a bath with a shower over it, useful for small children.

A bathroom at Premier Inn London Paddington (Paddington Basin) with a bath and shower curtain, a strip of grey and brown mosaic tiles, a basin set in a white unit and a curved towel rail

A bathroom at Premier Inn London Paddington (Paddington Basin).

Hotels on Norfolk Square and Sussex Gardens

These streets are lined with small hotels in converted Victorian houses, and the rooms vary from building to building. Before booking on price, check three things:

Whether there is a lift. St David’s Hotels and Barry House have none; Mitre House and Grand Hotel Bellevue do. At Stylotel there are a few steps between the lift and each floor.
The room size. Singles here start at about 4.5 square metres.
Whether the bathroom is in the room. St David’s sells singles that share one.

Our budget hotels guide covers the cheapest options across London.

Grand Hotel Bellevue London — a French-run design hotel on the square

£££ · 60 rooms · 25–27 Norfolk Square, W2 1RX · Paddington 3 min · Check-in 3pm, out noon · check pricesad

A Victorian house on Norfolk Square run by a French hotel group, with interiors by the architect Fabrizio Casiraghi and Floris toiletries. Rooms run from Cabins, whose beds are raised about a metre off the floor, and Classic rooms of 12 square metres up to Deluxe rooms of 20 with sash windows, and Executive rooms of 22 that take three people on a sofa bed. The Grand Norfolk Suite, 35 square metres, looks over the square and has a bath. There is no restaurant: the Pondicherry bar serves a seasonal menu from morning to late evening. A lift serves every floor, but there are four steps at the front door.

A double room at Grand Hotel Bellevue London with a dark wood headboard, two sash windows behind olive-green curtains, a Gothic-arch cornice and a green upholstered sofa

A bathroom at Grand Hotel Bellevue London with peach tiles, a small white basin with cross-head taps, a round mirror and a cream shower curtain

A room at Grand Hotel Bellevue London.

St David’s Hotels — family-run on Norfolk Square since 1980

14–20 Norfolk Square, W2 1RS · Paddington 2 min · Hotels.comad

Four Grade II-listed townhouses facing the square’s gardens, taken on one by one by George Neokleous from 1980 and now run by his children. Doubles are 9 to 16 square metres and twins 12 to 16. The Superior Quad, about 20 square metres on the lower ground floor, has a double and a separate bunk area for four. The cheapest are singles of about 4.5 square metres sharing a bathroom with two other rooms. There is no lift, the stairs are narrow, and there are steep steps at the entrance; ground-floor rooms can be requested. Reception is 24 hours.

Stylotel — breakfast included, and a bar with Concorde seats

160–162 Sussex Gardens, W2 1UD · Paddington 3 min · Check-in 2pm, out noon · Hotels.comad

A hotel of 50 rooms and suites behind a Victorian front. A hot and cold buffet breakfast is included in every rate, served until 10am, and every room has air conditioning. The Classic Quatro room has a double and two single bunks, and the Stylosuites, in a second building on London Street, have kitchenettes and sofa beds. Under the suites is The Sussex Arms, an aviation-themed bar with original Concorde seats; guests get a free drink. Parking is £25 for 24 hours, if a space is free.

A double room at Stylotel under a sloping ceiling, with exposed brick walls, a small window with red damask curtains, a black padded headboard and a strip of turquoise light overhead

A room at Stylotel.

Mitre House Hotel — family-run since 1962, with a cooked breakfast

178–186 Sussex Gardens, W2 1TU · Paddington 5 min · Hotels.comad

Townhouses from the 1860s, family-run since 1962. A cooked English breakfast is included, and there is a lift to every floor and on-site parking. Rooms run from singles to family rooms for four (a double and two singles, or four singles) and interconnecting pairs for five. Travel cots are free for under-twos. Reception is 24 hours, and the lounge bar serves free tea and coffee. Bathrooms have a bath with a shower over it.

A room at Mitre House Hotel with a floral bedspread, a mahogany dressing table and sideboard, a tea tray, and a sitting area with a sofa and a wicker chair beyond a pillar

A cream-tiled bathroom at Mitre House Hotel with a bath, a hinged glass shower screen and a hand shower on a riser

A room at Mitre House Hotel.

Native Hyde Park — apartments in a listed terrace

££ · 206–214 Sussex Gardens, W2 1TU · Paddington and Lancaster Gate 5 min · check pricesad

A Grade II-listed stucco terrace converted into rooms and apartments over six floors, with a 24-hour team on site. Double rooms and studios start at 11 square metres. One-bedroom apartments are 23 square metres, two-bedroom apartments 40, and the Premium Two Bedroom 63. Bathrooms are walk-in showers; there is no bath.

A double bed at Native Hyde Park with a dusty-pink velvet panelled headboard, striped cushions, black mushroom lamps on dark side tables and a tall sash window with linen curtains

A bathroom at Native Hyde Park with a black-framed glass walk-in shower, white vertical tiles, a wall-hung basin with black taps and a black heated towel rail

A room at Native Hyde Park.

Barry House — 17 rooms off Sussex Gardens, no breakfast

12 Sussex Place, W2 2TP · Paddington 3 min, Lancaster Gate 4 min · Hotels.comad

A small Grade II-listed townhouse hotel on the Hyde Park estate, with singles, doubles, twins, triples and family rooms. There is no lift, and the budget rooms and singles are all on the fourth floor. Rates are room only, with a kettle in the room. Reception is staffed 24 hours, so a late arrival is fine if you tell them when.

A double room at Barry House with a grey buttoned headboard, a red bed runner, a small crystal chandelier and full-height French windows behind voile curtains

A small beige-tiled en-suite at Barry House with a compact basin, a glass shelf under a mirror and a glass shower door

A room at Barry House.

Hotels on Westbourne Terrace and Edgware Road

Montcalm Chilworth Townhouse — a spa with a vitality pool

55 Westbourne Terrace, W2 3UY · Paddington 5 min · Hotels.comad

A restored white stucco townhouse from the Montcalm Collection. Rooms are small at the bottom: Chamber Singles and Chamber Doubles of 10 and 12 square metres, Club rooms of 15, and Deluxe Triples of 16 with a double and a sofa bed. The Yātrā spa has a vitality pool and a steam room, and there is a restaurant serving breakfast and dinner. Bathrooms are compact, with a corner shower and no bath.

A double room at Montcalm Chilworth Townhouse with a wall of padded taupe leather panels behind the bed, navy ikat cushions, a navy throw and a mirror above a dark wood desk

A small bathroom at Montcalm Chilworth Townhouse with onyx-effect tiles, a bowl basin on a black counter and a corner glass shower

A room at Montcalm Chilworth Townhouse.

Hilton London Metropole — 1,100 rooms and a family suite for six

225 Edgware Road, W2 1JU · Edgware Road 2 min, Paddington 7 min · Check-in 3pm, out noon · Hotels.comad

A conference-sized hotel on the west side of Edgware Road with 1,100 rooms, a gym and four bars and restaurants; the King Deluxe rooms have views of the skyline. Families get Two Queen Beds rooms for four, interconnecting pairs, and a Two Bedroom Family Suite that sleeps six; our family hotels guide compares it with the rest of London’s.

A large room at Hilton London Metropole with a king bed, herringbone floors under navy rugs, and a grey sofa and round coffee table in a picture window looking out over tower blocks

A white marble bathroom at Hilton London Metropole with twin basins under a wide lit mirror, two bathrobes reflected on the wall and towels stacked beneath the counter

A room at Hilton London Metropole.

Getting in and out

Paddington station has the Bakerloo, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Elizabeth lines. The Elizabeth line runs direct to Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road and Liverpool Street, and the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines to King’s Cross St Pancras for the Eurostar. Edgware Road has two separate stations: one for the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines, one for the Bakerloo. Warwick Avenue, on the Bakerloo, is the station for Little Venice.

Heathrow has two direct trains from Paddington:

Train	To Terminals 2 and 3	Adult single	Worth knowing
Heathrow Express	15 min	£26, or £10 booked 30+ days ahead	Every 15 minutes; first train 04:34 Monday to Saturday, 05:10 Sunday; 21 minutes to Terminal 5; children 15 and under free
Elizabeth line	About 27 min	£14.60 pay as you go	Stops six times on the way; the cheaper choice for adults who have not booked ahead

Our Heathrow guide compares every route in.

Trains west: Great Western Railway runs direct from Paddington to Oxford in 55 minutes and to Bath Spa in an hour and a quarter. Our Bath and Oxford day-trip guides have the fares.

🌙 No Night Tube here. The Night Tube runs on Friday and Saturday nights on the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Windrush lines, and none of them stops at Paddington or Edgware Road. The nearest Night Tube station is Lancaster Gate, on the Central line, about nine minutes’ walk south of Paddington station. On other nights the last trains leave at about half past midnight, and night buses take over.

For how Paddington compares with every other base in London, see the best areas to stay in London.

Typical nightly rates for a double, or each hotel’s own published from-rate where it gives one, checked 25 September 2026. The £ symbols mark a price band where a hotel publishes no rate. Heathrow Express times and fares from Heathrow Express; Elizabeth line fare and Night Tube lines from TfL. Prices move nightly, so check your own dates.

Common questions

Is Paddington a good area to stay in London?

It is the best-connected base for Heathrow and the west of England. The Heathrow Express reaches Terminals 2 and 3 in 15 minutes, the Elizabeth line runs to Heathrow in about 27 and on through the West End to the City, and Great Western Railway runs direct to Bath and Oxford. Five Tube lines stop at the station. What it lacks is a Night Tube line, so a very late night out ends with a night bus or a walk to Lancaster Gate.

What is the cheapest place to stay in Paddington?

Norfolk Towers on Norfolk Place sells Small Single rooms of about 4.5 square metres from £69 including VAT, with an en-suite shower. St David's Hotels on Norfolk Square has singles that share a bathroom with two other rooms, and Barry House on Sussex Place sells room-only budget rooms on its fourth floor. St David's and Barry House have no lift.

Which Paddington hotel is closest to the Heathrow Express?

Hilton London Paddington, which is built into the front of the station. Hotel Indigo on London Street is a one-minute walk, The Pilgrm is under three minutes, and the Premier Inn and hub by Premier Inn share a building on Eastbourne Terrace beside the station. The first Heathrow Express leaves Paddington at 04:34 Monday to Saturday and 05:10 on Sunday.

Does Paddington have a Night Tube?

No. The Night Tube runs on Friday and Saturday nights on the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Windrush lines, and Paddington's Bakerloo, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Elizabeth lines all stop overnight. The nearest Night Tube station is Lancaster Gate on the Central line, about nine minutes' walk south of Paddington station.

Which Paddington hotels suit families?

Mitre House Hotel on Sussex Gardens sells family rooms for four and interconnecting rooms for five, with a cooked breakfast included and a lift. Hilton London Metropole on Edgware Road has a Two Bedroom Family Suite for six. At the two Premier Inns, up to two children eat breakfast free when an adult orders one. Rule out The Pilgrm: every room takes two people at most and no extra beds fit.