where can i stay cheaply in london?

[JonnyBoy12]

My apologies if this question has been asked (and answered) but upon searching I could not find anything as mundane as my following query. All you fellow ABers are much more widely travelled than I, as I cannot afford to go abroad for a holiday.

My request is this: I need to stay for about a week in London, but cannot really find any accommodation I can afford. It would have to be about the �40-�45 per night mark, include breakfast and be within walking distance of a tube station. I know that London is one of the most expensive cities in the world, but surely one of you ABers knows a hotel which even ordinary people can afford.

Thanks in advance for any answers.

[butterflies]

http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/edwardlear.en. html?aid=311089;label=hotel-220558-gb-B*7K6_J7 vm7gfb2HunWE4wS712917864;sid=651b208dac6f8a5d7 89084129f055372

The cheapest rooms have toilets and showers on the landing.
Hope this helps!!

[spudqueen]

http://www.avonmorehotel.net/
http://avalonhotel.squarespace.com/
http://www.georgehotel.com/english/index.html

Any of the above should be fine. You may be able to get rooms on some of the hotel booking websites or directly through the hotels. They are all on the same street, which is 5 minutes walk from Euston and 10 minutes walk from St Pancras and Kings Cross.

There is also
http://www.generatorhostels.com/

Though I have no knowledge of them at all, except I have seen them advertising on the net. The first hotels I can vouch for the area. It is a decent area, though most of the other buildings in the street are student accommodation.

[Buenchico]

Try the Classic Hotel:
�45.00 per night single, en suite, including breakfast, close to Lancaster Gate tube station.

Or the Balham Lodge guest house:
�38.50 per night single, en suite, including continental breakfast, close to Balham tube station.

Or Tony's House Hotel:
�27.00 per night single, shared bathroom, including continental breakfasr, close to Paddington tube station.

Or the Ebury House Hotel:
�30 to �35 per night single, ensuite, (or �25 to �30 per night with a shared bathroom) but no breakfast, close to Sloane Square tube station.

Or the King's Hotel:
�30 per night single, shared bathroom, including breakfast, close to Kings Cross-St Pancras tube station.

Or the Metro Hotel:
�35 per night single, shared bathroom, continental breakfast included, close to Lancaster Gate tube station.

All with generally good reviews here:
http://www.hostelworld.com
(Use 'Additional search options to select 'Guesthouses' and 'Budget hotels').

Chris

[clever trev]

Or Harrods door way , in a cardbord box, you need to take your own box, and a packed breakfast.

[raysparx1]

Hi, cheapest areas to stay are around for central London are paddington (sussex gardens area) but a lot of the hotels are a bit grim, but they are pretty cheap, have a look at this link, the places are allclean and prices not too bad, good luck, enjoy London, its a great place. Ray

http://www.st-christophers.co.uk/london-hostel s

[JoolsTwo]

Travel Inn or Travelodge are both good. They are clean, comfortable and reasonably cheap. Around �50 per room - I always use them if I need to stay in London.

[Cathyhuns]

If you're looking for accomodation during the university vacations several of the colleges / universities let out their rooms reasonably.