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Dog-Friendly Hotels in London: Fees, Weight Limits and the House Rules
Dog and pet-friendly London hotels by area, from free at Rosewood and Kimpton Fitzroy to £100 a stay at The Langham: the fee, the weight limit, where the dog can eat and the nearest park. Premier Inn takes assistance dogs only.
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Where to Stay Near Wembley Stadium and OVO Arena: The Bases That Get You Home
The best bases for a Wembley gig or match, compared by door-to-door time and the trip home: Harrow and Finchley Road at 29 minutes, Baker Street at 35, Watford no quicker than Waterloo. Plus the hotels in each, and why a Wembley room triples on an event night.
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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.
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Where to Stay in the City of London: St Paul's, Tower Hill, Liverpool Street and Spitalfields
City of London hotels from a £60 Z room on Fleet Street to The Ned and the Four Seasons at Tower Bridge, sorted by corner of the Square Mile, with the station, the price and why weekends are the time to book.
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Where to Stay in Marylebone: The Village, Baker Street and the Marble Arch Edge
Marylebone hotels from a £65 Z room on Gloucester Place to The Langham, sorted by the four corners of the area, with the nearest station, the price and the one thing that decides each.
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Where to Stay in Mayfair: Which Grand Hotel, and What Costs Less
Mayfair's hotels compared by what actually differs: Park Lane or Grosvenor Square, the bar, the tea, the family rooms and the rate. Plus a £90 underground room and apartments with kitchens.
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London Day Rooms: Booking a Hotel Without Staying the Night
About 245 London hotels sell a room for the day, not the night: fixed windows from £50, 24% to 69% off. Which open at 7am, the Heathrow and Gatwick options, and when it beats left luggage.
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The Best Family Hotels in London, Cross-Referenced Across Every Major List
The family hotels London's parents, bloggers and the travel press actually agree on: which room sleeps two adults and two children, what it costs to add a cot, and whether there's a pool. Prices are for one room for two adults and two children on a November weekday.
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The Best Budget Hotels in London, Cross-Referenced and Price-Checked
The budget hotels London's lists agree on, each priced on five nights across the year. Most of the central favourites cost more than £150 a night. These are the ones that don't.
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Where to Stay in Bloomsbury — Hostel Bunks to a Grand Hotel, Minutes Apart
Generator's dorm beds and the newly rebuilt Imperial sit about eight minutes' walk apart in Bloomsbury. Every price tier compared, hotel by hotel.
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The Best Afternoon Tea in London, Cross-Referenced Across Every Major List
London's afternoon teas compared — where the ritual began, which have a dress code, which work with children, and which are worth the money.
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Best Area to Stay in London: Where to Sleep, Not Where to Visit
The best area to stay in London depends on the trip: Covent Garden or the South Bank for a first visit, Bloomsbury for value, South Kensington for museums with children, Soho or Shoreditch for nightlife, Paddington for Heathrow. Prices, Tube times and hotels for each.
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London Aparthotels: When a Kitchen Beats a Hotel Room
London aparthotels and serviced apartments compared by area: Locke, Native, Cheval, Supercity, Staycity and Wilde, which have washing machines or bedrooms, and when a kitchen saves money.
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Where to Stay in Westminster, Victoria and Pimlico: From Whitehall's Grand Hotels to the Belgrave Road B&Bs
Hotels in Westminster, St James's, Victoria and Pimlico compared: the grand hotels on Whitehall, the practical base for Gatwick and the coach station, and the Pimlico B&Bs, several with no lift.
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Where to Stay in Notting Hill and Bayswater: Portobello, Queensway and the Park Edge
Notting Hill and Bayswater hotels from £97 studios on Prince's Square to Six Senses in the old Whiteleys, sorted by the five pockets of the area, with the Carnival weekend explained.
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Where to Stay in Covent Garden — and What the Premium Actually Buys
The identical hotel room is £100 in Covent Garden and £70 ten minutes east in Holborn. The hotels compared, the windowless rooms nobody flags, and where to stay instead.
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Where to Stay in Bermondsey and London Bridge — and the Walk Nobody Prices In
Bermondsey hotels from a £180 boutique to a room in the Shard. The night train that actually serves the area, and why its two ends are three-quarters of a mile apart.
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Where to Stay in Soho and the West End
West End hotels compared — including the windowless rooms that make Piccadilly Circus cheaper than its reputation — plus the quieter areas five minutes out.
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Where to Stay in King's Cross and St Pancras
Eurostar wants you inside St Pancras 75 minutes before departure and the first Tube is 05:29. King's Cross hotels compared, plus the cheaper areas just outside.
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Windowless Hotel Rooms in London: Every Operator, and What the Window Costs
Six operators sell London rooms with no window at all, and all twelve Z Hotels branches have one. What you get, what daylight costs at each, and who should not book one.
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Where to Stay in Shoreditch — and the Cheaper Streets Just Outside It
Shoreditch hotels compared, which streets are loud at 2am, and the areas within fifteen minutes where the same night costs half as much.
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Pod Hotels in London: What a Night in a Capsule Is Really Like
A pod hotel in London means a capsule hotel, and there are five, from about £33 a night by Piccadilly Circus. What the berth is like, what's shared, which to book.
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Where to Stay Near ExCeL London: Hotels by Entrance, and the Last Train Back
Hotels for a show, convention or conference at ExCeL London, sorted by the entrance they suit: Western Gateway by Custom House, the east end by Prince Regent and the ICC, Canary Wharf and Woolwich one stop away, and the budget chains. With the last trains back after an evening event.
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London Hotels With a Pool You Can Actually Use: Rooftop, Family and Spa Pools
London hotels with a swimming pool: the length, indoor or rooftop, whether guests swim free, the children's hours and the adults-only limits. Plus the famous 'pools' that are only vitality pools.
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Where to Stay in Greenwich: The Town, the Park, the Peninsula and Deptford
Greenwich hotels sorted by the part of Greenwich they are in: the town centre by the Cutty Sark, Blackheath and the park's edges, the O2 peninsula and Deptford Bridge. The station each is nearest, the trains, boats and buses into town, and how to get back after midnight.
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Where to Stay Near The O2: The Bases That Get You Home After the Show
Hotels for a show at The O2 or indigo, sorted by base: Canary Wharf and Canning Town one stop away, the Royal Docks, Stratford, Greenwich and London Bridge, with door-to-door times, last trains and what the peninsula charges on a concert night.
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Where to Stay on the South Bank — Waterloo, Bankside and London Bridge Compared
South Bank hotels from a £53 capsule to Sea Containers on the river, sorted by Waterloo, Bankside and London Bridge, with the room grades that actually face the Thames.
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Where to Stay in Canary Wharf: Aparthotels, the Docks and the Cheap Night
Canary Wharf hotels and aparthotels by area: West India Quay, the estate, Wood Wharf and Marsh Wall. The station each is nearest, which have kitchens, and why Sunday is cheaper than Saturday.
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Where to Stay in Chelsea and Knightsbridge
Chelsea and Knightsbridge hotels by street, from an £89 windowless room in Knightsbridge to The Lanesborough at Hyde Park Corner, with the nearest station, the typical price and the one thing that decides each.
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Where to Stay in Kensington, Earl's Court and Olympia
Kensington, Earl's Court and Olympia hotels, from hostel beds and £119 doubles in Earl's Court to The Milestone opposite Kensington Palace, sorted by sub-area, with the nearest station, the price and the one thing that decides each.
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Where to Stay in South Kensington: Hotels by the Museums
A 433-metre tiled tunnel runs from the Tube to the museums, and makes sleeping here worthwhile. South Kensington hotels compared, the evening nobody warns you about, and the areas nearby.