Hotels in London
West End stages, Thames-side strolls and the world's best Sunday roasts.
See live pricesLondon hotel prices swing wildly by postcode: a room that costs a fortune in Covent Garden is often half the price ten minutes east. Snag Rooms searches live rates across thousands of London hotels, from Shoreditch design dens to classic Kensington townhouses, and always shows you the total for your stay up front.
Book somewhere near a Tube line and the whole city opens up: theatres in the West End, markets in Borough and Broadway, museums in South Kensington that cost nothing to enter.
Where to stay in London
Covent Garden & Soho
Best for first-timers who want everything on foot.
Shoreditch
Best for night owls, coffee obsessives and design lovers.
South Bank
Best for river views and gallery-hopping weekends.
Kensington
Best for museum days and quieter, leafier nights.
Top-rated stays in London
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10.0Royal Lancaster London
9.6Montcalm Royal London House, London City
9.0Strand Palace
9.8Hampton By Hilton London City
9.0Park Plaza County Hall London
9.0The Dilly
9.4The Clermont London, Victoria
9.2Riu Plaza London The Westminster
10.0Shangri-La The Shard, London
London hotel questions, answered
- Which area of London is best for a first visit?
- Stay in Covent Garden, Soho or the South Bank. You can walk to the West End, Trafalgar Square and the Thames, and you're never more than a few minutes from a Tube station for everything else.
- When are London hotels cheapest?
- January to mid-March and November are reliably the cheapest months. Sunday nights are often dramatically cheaper than Saturdays year-round, so a Sunday–Tuesday stay can halve your bill.
- Do I need a hotel with parking in London?
- Almost certainly not. Central London has a congestion charge and scarce, expensive parking. Arrive by train and use the Tube, buses or black cabs instead.