| Visitors to London face all kinds of choices -- when | | | | Garden, and the clubs of Soho. Not for the faint of |
| to go, what to do, and perhaps most importantly, | | | | heart (or thin of wallet), this is one of those |
| where to stay. When thinking about the best place | | | | gorgeous, upscale places you want to stay but know |
| to pick for your home base, your | | | | you can't afford unless you find a free room on a |
| home-away-from-home, think about the features | | | | website for discount hotels. Two to five hundred |
| you want in the hotels you're looking for. Do you | | | | quid is what a night at this place will set you back -- |
| want discount hotels in the luxury line? If so, then try | | | | but the location and company will be worth it. |
| looking at some of the most curious, interesting, and | | | | 4. Clink Hostel |
| unique accommodation in one of the world's favorite | | | | Low-rent is hi-fashion again with joints like the Clink, in |
| cities. | | | | Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia, making Kings Cross slightly |
| 1. The Rockwell | | | | more welcoming to low-budget travelers. If you're |
| A year or so old, The Rockwell gives great value for | | | | willing to bunk up with strangers, try their dorm beds |
| money if you're looking for simple, stylish hotel rooms | | | | for GBP15 a night; if you're looking to live more |
| at prices that won't break the bank. The location, in | | | | luxuriously here you can shell out thirty quid for a |
| two restored Victorian houses in Cromwell Road | | | | double private room. Part of a new breed of |
| (that's Kensington, for those who haven't taken the | | | | futuristic hostel, the Clink promises more elegance |
| Knowledge) puts one of London's swankiest districts | | | | and comfort than its older ancestors. |
| literally on its visitor's doorsteps, giving easy access | | | | 5. Hoxton Hotel |
| to some of the cooler museums, restaurants, and | | | | Finally, a trendy place in the trendiest of London |
| more. | | | | neighborhoods -- Shoreditch's Hoxton Hotel. This is a |
| 2. base2stay hotel | | | | well-planned hospital, catering to a clientele which is |
| Syncing your iPod with your laptop and feel like you | | | | looking for what Time Out calls, "A kind of |
| need a fix if you haven't been in front of a computer | | | | postmodern country lodge." Deal-seekers will find no |
| for a few hours? base2stay, also located in | | | | hotels with better bargains, since the Hoxton is |
| Kensington, boasts Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, with | | | | known for releasing a precious few rooms for a |
| prices from under a hundred quid. What's not to love | | | | pound, on a three-monthly rotation. |
| about that? Tweet away your restive hours, make | | | | These are just a handful of the amazing bijou places |
| plans with easy internet access, and catch up with | | | | you can stay when traveling in London -- there are |
| friends in this kitted-out bijou hotel. | | | | plenty more, and you can find out about them by |
| 3. One Aldwych | | | | reading recommendations from around the world, on |
| Locate your stay nearer the centre of town at One | | | | the web! |
| Aldwych, just steps from Leicester Square, Covent | | | | |