Gatwick Airport is bout 30 miles south of London, the most awkward hotel districts queensgate hotel london to get to are around the north and north-west of the centre of London, principally Bayswater, Paddington, Marble Arch/Oxford Street and Regents Park.
The main hotel districts that have direct airport services from Gatwick are Victoria (Bus and train, a bit of everything in terms of hotels) St Pancras (Train and value for money accommodation), Earls Court Kensington (Bus and mostly budget accommodation). The West End Of London, geographically queensgate hotel london the centre of London requires a taxi or the Underground from Victoria.
Victoria is a very central location in London, queensgate hotel london Buckingham Palace is by Victoria and there are a couple of West End Theatres are located here too. Its a very large hotel district with luxury accommodation to the north and east of the station and budget queensgate hotel london accommodation to the south. You do pay a premium over budget districts for this location.
The First Capital Connect rail service between queensgate hotel london Gatwick and St Pancras gives direct access to one of the best budget hotel districts to stay in Central London. Opposite St Pancras Station, which stands queensgate hotel london adjacent to Kings Cross Station, is a core of cheap Bed Breakfast hotels . If you are looking for a low priced rooms in Central London this is a great place to look. Its also a major transport hub so you can visit all the places you want to visit quickly.
However its not all budget accommodation the Renaissance St Pancras is right at the other end of the market. In between the Novotel St Pancras and Premier Inn Kings Cross offer solid chain hotel experiences.
About 600 yards along the road from St Pancras past the British Library is Euston Station, this is surrounded by 3 and 4 star accommodation mostly chains that especially queensgate hotel london at weekends queensgate hotel london can offer very good value.
A similar distance south-west of St Pancras is Bloomsbury. Bloomsbury is on the edge of the West End theatre district and is an atmospheric literary district, one of the nicest districts in London to stay. It has a good range of accommodation mostly mid to top end of the market.
The direct easyBus service to Earls Court gives direct access to one of London s best budget hotel districts, vying with Kings Cross. The easyBus terminates at the southern end of the hotel district of Earls Court by West Brompton Underground. The terminus is outside the Ibis Earls Court which normally has good value rates if you book in advance.
Between Earls Court and Victoria is a large hotel area centred on an axis of the Cromwell Road and the Gloucester Road and South Kensington Underground stations. There is a good choice of 3 and 4 star hotels in a pleasant district with Harrods and the South Kensington Museums on your doorstep. Prices are normally a step lower than Victoria.
By taking the Sourthern Trains train from Gatwick and getting off before Victoria at Clapham Junction you can connect with very frequent trains into Waterloo Station. Beside Waterloo queensgate hotel london station is a cluster of mostly 4 star hotels that can offer very good value in a very central area next to the London Eye and opposite Big Ben, especially so at the weekends.
The nearest thing to a downtown area is the West End area where most but not all of the theatres are. Most hotels are 4 or 5 star global chain type hotels or exclusive boutique hotels. If you are in London on an expense account then its fine or if money is no object for others not quite so fortunate they tend to look for something just a little further queensgate hotel london out the second time.
If low cost is the overwhelming factor that determines where you stay then from Gatwick St Pancras and Earls Court Kensington are the prime candidates to benchmark against. Victoria too has a lot of cheap Bed Breakfast accommodation queensgate hotel london but against Earls Court and St Pancras you get much less for your money as a general rule and even for the budget sector some places are very basic in Victoria.
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