The Best Hotels in London

The Best Hotels in London

Planning a trip to London? We spend a night or two in London every couple of months or so as we just love being in the city (although not for too long). I thought I'd share some of the best places we've stayed over the years, along with some that we've been personally recommended by locals or friends that we've yet to try.
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I've split the hotels into locations (as I do) to make it easier to choose which is best for you. We personally tend to stay in central London as it's easy to move around the city from this area and it's easy to get home the next day! You might want to stay somewhere more west if you're only planning a trip to the theatre or more on the outskirts for a more 'authentic/local' experience. 

(I've made a note on each hotel with £'s marking the lowest prices with one £ and the highest with 5 £'s!)

Central London Locations

The Rookery
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£££ Uniquely decorated bedrooms. Boutique style hotel.
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Clayton Hotel London Wall
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££ Within walking distance from London Liverpool Street. Great as a basic base in the city.
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Hyatt Place London City East
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£ Great hotel for a great price.
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Hotel Saint, London
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££ Stayed here a number of times due to the good price, good location and good rooms. It also has a fabulous rooftop bar.
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South Place Hotel
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£££ Book in advance to bring this down to a ££ rating. The corner rooms are lovely!
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Leonardo Royal London St Paul's
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££ Good location!
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The hotels above we've personally tried, here are a few that we haven't gotten around to yet...

One Hundred Shoreditch
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££ - £££ Depending on when you book, this place can be on the lower or the higher end. Book in advance for a good deal.
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The Corner | London City
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£ Really reasonably priced hotel in a good location
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Pan Pacific London
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££££ Book this one for a special occasion
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Andaz London Liverpool Street - A Concept by Hyatt
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£££-££££
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Batty Langley's
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££££ Beautiful, unique rooms.
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Montcalm East, Autograph Collection
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£££ A little slice of luxury at a reasonable price
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Lost Property, St Paul's London
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£££ Really close to the Cathedral.
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Vintry and Mercer
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£££ Considered a small, luxury hotel. This one's on our list for sure!
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Stratford

Stratford is a great area to stay in if you're staying Central or East London. You can find some really lovely hotels in this area at a really reasonable price. 

Moxy London Stratford
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£ One of the cheapest places we've stayed in London, yet still a really nice hotel. Doesn't feel budget.
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The Gantry London, Curio Collection by Hilton
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££-£££ Our favourite hotel in Stratford.
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Hyatt Regency London Stratford
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££ Really convenient location.
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The hotels above we've personally tried, here are a couple that we haven't gotten around to yet...

The Stratford Hotel London
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££ Beautifully contemporary rooms.
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YOTELPAD London Stratford
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Soho / Covent Garden / Mayfair

The May Fair, A Radisson Collection Hotel, Mayfair London
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££££ Gorgeous hotel in the heart of Mayfair.
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The hotels above we've personally tried, here are some that we haven't gotten around to yet...

Hazlitt's
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££££ One of London's best kept secrets. These rooms look stunning!
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The Z Hotel Soho
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££-£££ Small rooms but a good price for this location!
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Mimi's Hotel Soho
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£££ Boutique style hotel.
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The Mandrake
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££££-£££££ The common spaces in this hotel look GORGEOUS!
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The Resident Soho
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£££-££££
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Sanderson London
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££££ Luxury accommodation in the Soho area.
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The Londoner Hotel
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£££££ Possibly the priciest on the list and by far the boujee-ist.
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The Bloomsbury Hotel
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£££££ Beautifully traditional rooms
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The Cavendish London Hotel
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£££ Good price for the location.
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The Chesterfield Mayfair
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£££££ Classic Mayfair hotel
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Brown's Hotel
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££££££££££ I'm assuming only the wealthiest people alive stay here, but something to add to your vision board for sure...
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Flemings Mayfair Hotel
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£££££ The most elegant hotel on the list. I imagine this would be an amazing 'proposal' hotel.
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The Dilly
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£££ Great location
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The Connaught
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££££££££££ Aim high folks, another one to add to the vision board.
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South Bank

Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London
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£££ My in-law's hotel of choice for most of their overnight stays in the city. Really central and a good price.
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We've actually not stayed this side of the water for a long time but we're planning on it in October. Follow us on IG @prideescapes for updates on our travels. (We'll either be at the sea containers or the Hoxton).

Sea Containers London
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£££ We will 100% be trying out this hotel soon!
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The Hoxton, Southwark
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£££ The rooftop here looks beautiful.
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Bankside Hotel, Autograph Collection
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££££ A little bit of Luxury near the Thames.
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London Bridge Hotel
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££ Really reasonable prices for central London.
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H10 London Waterloo
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££-£££ Good price hotel in a good location with a great rooftop.
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Unique Stays

These choices are for those who like to stay somewhere a little bit different to the 'norm'. We've heard great things about all three of these...

Treehouse Hotel London
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££££ Really cool conceptual hotel.
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The Portobello Hotel - Part of A Curious Group of Hotels
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£££££ The most beautiful hotel in London, in my opinion! A lot of celebrities are known to frequent this hotel and it's rumoured that Johnny Depp and Kate Moss once bathed in Champagne in Room 16.
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Sunborn London
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£££ Possibly one of the best known boats in London
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We hope you have the best time in our closest city. 

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