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Hotels in London currently start at about € 139 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 322 and € 299 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 384 properties we can book here, 41% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 33% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.7/10.
London is enormous, and the hotel you want is defined by which Tube lines you will actually use. Zone 1 prices are steep and rooms are small; a 15-minute ride from Zone 2 often buys a bigger room and a better neighbourhood for a third less. Rates move hard with the calendar — a midweek business night in the City can cost double the same room on a Saturday, which is the reverse of most European capitals.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 384 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 95 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 139 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 213 |
| Typical (median) price | € 322 |
| Upper quarter | € 459 |
| Typical 3-star | € 161 |
| Typical 4-star | € 299 |
| Typical 5-star | € 542 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
national museum in London, United Kingdom
1.3 km from the centrecastle in central London, United Kingdom
3.6 km from the centreobservation wheel in London, England
in the centrestadium in London, England
11.8 km from the centrepublic space and tourist attraction in central London
in the centreRoyal Park in London, England, UK
2.5 km from the centreobservatory in Greenwich, London, UK
9.3 km from the centremuseum in London, England, United Kingdom
3.3 km from the centremodern art gallery located in Bankside, London, England
2.0 km from the centreskyscraper in London, England
2.9 km from the centreLondon sits in United Kingdom at 51.5074° N, 0.1278° W. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Walk to Westminster, Borough Market and the Tate Modern. Well priced for how central it is.
Georgian squares, the British Museum, and the fastest connections in and out of the city.
Design hotels, the best food and nightlife, ten minutes from Liverpool Street.
Quieter, greener, family-friendly, with the big free museums on the doorstep.
Each of these has its own page with live prices for that part of town.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Central London hotel rates swing wildly by day of the week. Trains are far cheaper booked in advance than on the day.
January and February are by far the cheapest months, and December before the 20th is better value than people expect. Summer and the weeks around big West End openings are the priciest. Because business travel drives midweek rates in the City and Canary Wharf, weekend stays there can be a bargain — and the reverse holds in the West End.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in London stayed within a factor of 1.32, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
Usually yes — expect 25–40% less in Zones 2 and 3 for a comparable room, at the cost of a 10–20 minute Tube ride. Filter by distance from the centre on the search page to see the trade-off in real prices.
Often not, and it is frequently £15–£25 when added. Use the breakfast filter to compare rates with it included — sometimes the breakfast rate is cheaper than paying at the property.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 139 per night for two people, the typical price is € 322, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 459. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 41% of the rooms available in London can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
January and February are by far the cheapest months, and December before the 20th is better value than people expect. Summer and the weeks around big West End openings are the priciest. Because business travel drives midweek rates in the City and Canary Wharf, weekend stays there can be a bargain — and the reverse holds in the West End.
The GBP (£). Card and phone payments are the norm; a growing number of places take no cash at all.
10–12.5% in restaurants, often already added as a service charge — check the bill before tipping twice. No tipping in pubs.
The best-known places are British Museum, Tower of London, London Eye, Wembley Stadium, Trafalgar Square. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in London stayed within a factor of 1.32, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.