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UK hotels ratings.
This is a general Lodging guide and not specific to any individual hotel or accommodation type.
Scale 1-5
1 star: cheap and cheerful, hostel type accommodation, basic services.
2 stars: slightly better facilities, still cheap/budget/hostel class.
3 stars: middle ground between better facilities, services and budget accommodation.
4 stars: at this level a good all round standard is expected in all areas, facilities, services. Expect personal services such as concierge, 24 hour reception and daily maid service.
5 stars: At this level the hotel would expect to be of a luxury standard in all areas, facilities and services.
Ratings are usually given by a body such as the English Tourist Board or a recognised organisation such as the AA although in some cases the lodging ratings may be self rated.
Room sizes are always something that often surprises first time London visitors. Generally room sizes are smaller than those in many other countries. This is more prevalent in B&B type accommodation where the building is a conversion (the large majority of them) and not a purpose built hotel.
If you would like to ride on a traditional old fashioned double decker routemaster bus in central London then routes 9 (Hammersmith to Aldwych) and 15 (Paddington to Blackwall) still use them.
Totally new Routemasters hit London streets in 2012 and run on the 38 route from Victoria to Hackney.
Officially the centre of London is taken as Charing Cross Station. However as far as the tourist heart of the capital is concerned it is really on the South East side of the central areas. For the purposes of measuring distances on this website we use Piccadilly Circus as the point of reference as we believe in the real world it represents the central tourist heart of London for most people. The distance between the two is actually only 0.4 miles.

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Milesfaster.co.uk are specialists for hotels in London, UK. Whether you are looking for a broad choice of accommodation, or looking to make a reservation in a particular area, near a London airport, in a particular postcode or close to a landmark we have a section of the website for you. Book online or by phone.
Our >>>Cheap London Hotels page will guide you to the most popular areas for this type of accommodation and suggest some budget priced hotels.
For hotels in the upper to luxury class (4, 5 star) try accommodation around Mayfair W1 and St James's SW1.
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Find Hotel ideas from our top picks!

One facility many visitors are searching for is hotels where large families of groups of adults can share one bedroom or apartments. We conveniently list all hotels and apartments that allow extra high room occupancy which we identify as 5 or more people. We even have hotels that will allow 7 adults in one room as well as the often request rooms for a family of 5. >>>Family Rooms for 5 or more >>>see more trending hotels
TOP CENTRAL LONDON HOTELS
41 Hotel
41 Hotel 5 Star
Free WiFi √ Boutique √ rates from around £325
Guest satisfaction score: 100%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 1 of 865 hotels
Located: Victoria (SW1), 0.1 miles (0.1 km) from Victoria station.
0.9 miles (0.6 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Top rated 5 star hotel
Enjoys a wonderful location overlooking the Royal Mews and adjacent to the Queens Gallery on Buckingham Place Road by Buckingham Palace. A true five star hotel that is regularly in the top 10 of hotels in London on the Tripadvisor ratings and a winner of many top hotel awards. Club like feel the hotel offers opulent luxury and a choice of onsite dining.
Montague On The Gardens Hotel
Free WiFi √ rates from around £228
Guest satisfaction score: 98%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 2 of 865 hotels
Located: Bloomsbury (WC1), 0.2 miles (0.1 km) from Russell Square station.
0.8 miles (0.5 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Top rated 4 star hotel
Just off of Russell Square and walking distance from Covent Garden and Oxford Street. This is a boutique townhouse hotel overlooking a private garden. Bedroom facilities include 24 hour room service, daily maid service, air conditioning and interactive cable TV. The hotel has two restaurants onsite, a terrace bar and a conservatory. PC workstation in hotel lobby.
Premier Inn Holborn
Guest satisfaction score: 90%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 120 of 865 hotels
Located: Farringdon (WC1), 0.3 miles (0.2 km) from Holborn station.
1.0 miles (0.6 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Top rated 3 star, tourist class hotel
Terrific location between the West End and the City of London making it suitable for both business travellers and tourists alike. Great value for money with free WiFi, Hypnos beds and a 40 inch flat screen television in each air-conditioned guest room. The onsite restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The self service check-in and reception is open 24 hours. Luggage storage facilities.
Oliver Plaza Hotel
Free WiFi √ rates from around £99
Guest satisfaction score: 88%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 223 of 865 hotels
Located: Earls Court (SW5), 0.1 miles (0.0 km) from Earls Court station.
2.9 miles (1.8 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Top rated 2 star hotel
Walking distance from Earls Court development complex and Earls Court tube. Onsite breakfast room. Hotel has free wireless internet service. Room facilities include direct dial telephone, cable TV, trouser press, tea and coffee making facilities. All rooms en-suite. fax and photocopy service. Luggage storage facilities and meeting facilities. Room service. 24 hour front desk and security.
Smart Hyde Park View Hostel
Free WiFi √ rates from around £14
Guest satisfaction score: 70%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 729 of 865 hotels
Located: Bayswater (W2), 0.2 miles (0.1 km) from Queensway station.
2.1 miles (1.3 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Top value in central London
Situated just off from Bayswater, strolling distance from Hyde Park. This hostel offers a mix of private rooms with full hotel facilities and 4 or 6 bed dormitories, each with a private bathroom. There's a 24 hour front reception along with a bar, breakfast room and common room.
Generator Hotel
Free WiFi √ rates from around £16
Guest satisfaction score: 74%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 644 of 865 hotels
Located: Russell Square (WC1), 0.2 miles (0.1 km) from Russell Square station.
1.2 miles (0.7 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Top value in central London
Located in central London very close to Russell Square and three mainline stations at St Pancras, Euston and Kings Cross. Accommodation consists of private twin, triples, quad and 5 bed rooms, all with a wash basin and multi purpose hanging units. Bed linen and towels are provided along with hot shower facilities 24 hours a day. Showers and lavatories are off suite along each corridor.
SoHostel
SoHostel 2 Star
rates from around £18
Guest satisfaction score: 83%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 318 of 865 hotels
Located: Charing Cross (W1), 0.2 miles (0.1 km) from Tottenham Court Road station.
0.4 miles (0.2 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Top value in central London
The hostel with a difference. Superb prime central location amongst the bustling and vibrant nightlife of London's West End.contemporary and clean accommodation with twin rooms or shared dormitories. Serves onsite breakfast and meals throughout the day from the fully licensed bar. Onsite laundry and internet facilities. This hostel is run on a not-for-profit basis which means any money it does make is used to help the homeless of London. Snacks from machines available 24/7 as is luggage storage.
The Exhibitionist Hotel
Boutique √ rates from around £103
Guest satisfaction score: 81%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 454 of 865 hotels
Located: South Kensington (SW7), 0.2 miles (0.1 km) from South Kensington station.
2.1 miles (1.3 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Top value in central London
Charming hotel with Victorian heritage. Antiques and works of art throughout the hotel. Just a short stroll from the shops of Knightsbridge. Hotel has a bar and 24 hour in-room service. Modern amenities with bedrooms such as wireless internet, electronic safe and an interactive television. WiFi in all parts of the hotel including the lounge with its Jacobean Revival chimney piece. Air-conditioned throughout.
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Bay Tree House B&B
rates from around £89
Guest satisfaction score: 99%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 17 of 865 hotels
Located: New Southgate (N11), 0.2 miles (0.1 km) from Arnos Grove station.
7.5 miles (4.7 km) from Piccadilly Circus
good value near London
A Long established and highly rated bed and breakfast hotel in North London Barnet and 5 minutes walk from Arnos Grove tube. Breakfast is included in the rate and covers lots of options including Full English and continental and cereals with unlimited tea and coffee. 3 bedrooms all with a modern decor and their own bathrooms. Backs on to a large park while being located in a very quiet residential street with restaurants very close by.
Staybridge Suites Vauxhall
rates from around £123
Guest satisfaction score: 96%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 21 of 865 hotels
Located: Vauxhall (SE11), 0.4 miles (0.2 km) from Vauxhall station.
1.4 miles (0.9 km) from Piccadilly Circus
good value near London
Striking the sweet spot between a hotel and a Long stay apartment is the Staybridge Suites Vauxhall. The real fireplace in the hotels lounge is a giveaway that this is a hotel seeking to establish a homely feel and indeed all the facilities you expect from a home away from home, such as a fully fitted kitchen. On a quiet side street by a local park and a couple of minutes from the banks of the River Thames yet within easy reach of central London proper. Breakfast is served onsite and there is a 24 hour fitness room. All rooms have flat screen televsions, free WiFi and a full maid service weekly, lighter service daily.
The Oaks Guest House
rates from around £95
Guest satisfaction score: 98%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 30 of 865 hotels
Located: New Southgate (N14), 0.3 miles (0.2 km) from Southgate station.
8.2 miles (5.1 km) from Piccadilly Circus
good value near London
Highly regarded B&B in north London. The hotel offers comfortable accommodation in a quiet residential location yet within minutes of shopping, restaurants and southgate tube station. Breakfast is included in the room rate. Bedrooms are all with a private bathroom, toiletries are supplied and your bedroom will have a flat screen television and free wireless internet access. 30 minutes by tube from central London.
Cheval Three Quays Tower of London
rates from around £284
Guest satisfaction score: 99%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 5 of 865 hotels
Located: Fenchurch Street (EC3), 0.2 miles (0.1 km) from Tower Hill station.
2.4 miles (1.5 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Popular Hotel in the City of London (square mile), london's financial heartland and business dictrict
Cheval Three Quays offers the ultimate in luxury apartments by the City of London and the Tower of London. Fully equipped kitchens with a full range of machines including oven, microwave, fridge, washer and dryer. You also get the amenities you would expect from a top hotel such as 24 hour concierge team, onsite gym, free mobile phone, welcome pack of necessities. Three bed apartments can sleep 6 adults. Enjoy value for money extras such as free WiFi and free toiletries. Fully air-conditioned. Next to restaurants and a coffee shop. Minutes from major transport links.
Z Hotel Shoreditch
rates from around £50
Guest satisfaction score: 83%, Milesfaster overall ranking: 318 of 865 hotels
Located: Old Street (EC1), 0.1 miles (0.0 km) from Old Street station.
2.3 miles (1.4 km) from Piccadilly Circus
Good value hotel in the City of London (square mile)
High end budget hotel offering low rates but with a contemporary and trendy slant. Located between the West End of London and the City of London near Islington. All the essentials are covered such as onsite restaurant and bar and all the guest bedrooms have large flat screen television, bathroom and air conditioning. Also offers luggage storage. Within 2 minutes walk of Old stress tube station.
AIRPORT IDEAS
Travelodge Heathrow Central
Guest satisfaction score: 80%
Located: Heathrow Airport (TW5), 0.9 miles (0.6 km) from Hounslow West station.
2.0 miles (1.3 km) from Heathrow Airport
A value for money hotel close to Heathrow Airport
One of several Travelodge's around the Heathrow airport area. This hotel is to the north eastern corner of the airport grounds 2 miles from the terminals. Offering en-suite accommodation at budget rates the hotel has a licensed bar/cafe where breakfast and dinner is served along with snacks and drinks. Modern built hotel opened in 2008. An all no-smoking establishment. 24 hour front desk. Parking facilities onsite.
Corner House Hotel Gatwick
Free WiFi √ rates from around £54
Guest satisfaction score: 85%
Located: Horley (RH6), 0.5 miles (0.3 km) from Horley station.
0.7 miles (0.4 km) from Gatwick Airport
Good value accommodation serving Gatwick Airport
This is a family run hotel. Bedrooms are individually styled and have private en-suite facilities, direct dial telephone, colour television, thermostatically controlled central heating and tea and coffee making facilities.
Swan Hotel - Thaxted
Free WiFi √
Guest satisfaction score: 78%
Located: Thaxted (CM6), 5.4 miles (3.3 km) from Elsenham station.
5.6 miles (3.5 km) from Gatwick Airport
A good choice for something reasonably priced around Stansted Airport
The Swan Hotel is located in the small village of Thaxted, some 6.8 miles from Stansted Airport. All bedrooms are en-suite with a trouser press, iron, hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. The hotel has a relaxing atmosphere with elegant d©cor and open fire.
Thistle Express Luton
Free WiFi √ rates from around £37
Guest satisfaction score: 84%
Located: (LU1), 0.1 miles (0.1 km) from Luton station.
1.8 miles (1.1 km) from Gatwick Airport
An option for a well reviewed hotel close to Luton Airport
Next to the covered shopping centre called the Arndale Centre and within 10 minutes of Luton Town centre. Wireless internet can be picked up the in the public areas and hotel bedrooms. Bedrooms all have private bathrooms,  safe and trouser press. Onsite Brasserie restaurant and a hot bar.  Hotel also has a lounge area. Leisure centre with swimming pool and beauty treatment rooms.
FOOTBALL/RUGBY/RACING FANS
Fancy being part of the stadium or sports facility while your staying in London?
Located within the actual football stadium at Chelsea Football Club is the Millennium Copthorne Hotel at Chelsea FC, while the Marriott has a hotel at Marriott Twickenham Rugby ground, the Marriott Twickenham. Within Greater London is the Holiday Inn Express Epsom Downs, actually located within the grounds of this grade 1 racecourse and home to the derby.