The 8 Best Budget Hotels in London

Are you looking for the ideal budget hotel in London for your next trip? We’ve combed through our lists of recommended hotels in the Queen’s City to find the following best budget hotels in London for this year.

Each offers a special combination of value-for-money nightly rates, great locations, high customer reviews, and enough essential amenities to ensure you get a restful night’s sleep. Add to that a free English breakfast and we’re sold!

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8 Best Budget Hotels in London

Alhambra Hotel

17-19 Argyle Street
Average nightly rate for a double room: £87

King’s Cross is full of guest houses, but you’ll find a charming and budget-friendly option at the Alhambra Hotel. This is a particularly useful choice if you are arriving in London or leaving very early or late. Breakfast is included in the nightly rate, and amenities are plentiful: there’s free Wi-Fi, safes, tea/coffee making facilities, flat-screen TVs, and more. (Read the review)

Hotel in St Athans

20-24 Place Tavistock
Average nightly rate for a double room: £90

Situated in historic Bloomsbury, the family-run St Athans Hotel offers simple one-star rooms (with shared or private bathroom) at great rates. Most of the hotel’s 45 rooms share facilities and have a sink and no other in-room amenities. Some rooms are equipped with private facilities as well as a TV. (Read the review)

McDonald

45 – 46 Argyle Place
Average nightly rate for a double room: £93

A short walk from the British Library, MacDonald’s is well located in King’s Cross. The rooms may not wow you with their design, but they are clean and quiet and include TVs, fans and coffee/tea makers. We recommend rooms located on the front, which overlook a park. (Read the review)

LSE Bankside House (summer only)

24 Sumner Street
Average nightly rate for a double room: £102

LSE Bankside House is a dormitory at the London School of Economics, one of several dormitories open to the general public during the summer months. All are affordable for London and Bankside has an enviable location next to the Tate Modern. Its 560 rooms are available in single, double, triple and quadruple configurations. (Read the review)

Meridiana Hotel

43-44 Place Argyle
Average nightly rate for a double room: £116

Set in an elegant old-fashioned town house, this family-run two-star hotel has the charm of a traditional English B&B. The 25-room property is located on Argyle Square, a quiet street near King’s Cross station and the British Library. Rooms are simple, but the location is convenient, and low rates include a full English breakfast. (Read the review)

Cherry Court Hotel

23, rue Hugues
Average nightly rate for a double room: £134

With just 12 rooms near Victoria Station, the Cherry Court Hotel is a simple and sweet choice. Guests can take advantage of the rear patio kitchenette to prepare simple meals, as well as a fresh breakfast basket delivered to your room each morning. The rooms and bathrooms can be a little small, but they are spotless and well-equipped. (Read the review)

Celtic Hotel

61-63 Guilford Street
Average nightly rate for a double room: £140

The Celtic Hotel is one of our favorite budget hotels in all of Europe. It benefits from charming owners, great rates, clean rooms and a central location next to Russell Square in the heart of Bloomsbury. In short, it’s difficult to find anything to complain about (apart from the difficulty of reserving a room!). (Read the review)

72QT

72 Queensborough Terrace
Average nightly rate for a double room: £194

The Latvian Guest House, also known as 72QT, is a surprising and somewhat hidden budget hotel near Hyde Park in Bayswater, offering 16 simple but well-maintained rooms. A free cooked breakfast, Latvian touches and cheap rooms add up to a great cheap stay in London. (Read the review)

More hotel recommendations

Would you like to know more about our selection of hotels in London? View all our listings here or click to see hotels in South Kensington, Bloomsbury, near Victoria Station, Paddington Station and near Hyde Park.