Cheap Accommodation In Central London

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There are many cheap hotels in London providing bed and breakfast accommodation to the travellers at cost-efficient prices. Along with this, they offer a wide array of basic facilities to meet the requirements of the people. Read on the article to know about them.

London is certainly a key tourist destination for anyone willing to spend some time in a buzzing city. The city attracts more than 14 million visitors per year making it the most popular tourist destination in Europe. There are quite some sights you can visit during your vacation and most of them are in the city centre.

Just to mention a few, you can see the London Eye, the Tower of London, the Buckingham Palace, and many more.

The most important thing you should be aware of is that London is not a cheap city. You can spend hundreds of pounds (1 pound = 1.5 US dollar) just on one night of accommodation. Therefore, you must make sure that the cost of living is well-planned in your travel budget. If you are looking for cheap hotels in the city centre, you have basically have two options:

1. Youth hostels

There are many youth hostels ...
... in London and most of them located in the centre of the city (often called Zone 1, since you can travel around with a Zone 1 travel card). The most well-known one is the Youth Hostel Association (YHA). They have dozens of hostels - most of them close to major attractions -, and if you book in advance, you can get a twin bedroom for as little as 25 pounds (~38 dollars) per night. If you are a backpacker, then you can share your room with many others, and in that case, you can further reduce your expenses (to around 15 dollars per night). If you are coming as a backpacker, sharing your room is also quite good since you can find fellow travellers who can join you in your holiday.

2. Mid-range hotels

It is also an option to go to 2 or 3 star hotels. Just like in the case of youth hostels, most hotels are in the city centre and are easily accessible. The difference is that you can receive additional services (for example, breakfast and dinner) and room service is also available. The level of service is quite standard; you can expect to receive good care from the hotel staff. If you want to make sure that you select a good hotel, you should stick to a specific chain. Most hotels in London are owned by a certain chain (so its owner has a range of similar hotels all around the city centre). If you select any of their hotels, you are guaranteed to receive the same level of service whichever hotel you chose from the available ones. Most of the cheap hotel close to London Eye can be checked online, on sights like lastminute.com. The price is obviously higher compared to hostels, but you can get some cheap deals for as little as 50 pounds (~75 dollars) per night.

So altogether, London is the land of choices when it comes to accommodation. If you are looking for cheap hotels near London Eye, for instance, you are surely going to find any of these two types of hotels there. After that, the choice is up to you.

The author of this article is associated with Hanover Hotel London, one of the cheap hotels providing bed and breakfast accommodation to the people. Log on to hotel32.com for more details.