We stayed in Angel. It’s was near tube and had plenty of restaurants, shopping and stores. It was convenient and not so pricey. It also had a nice breakfast.

Anonymous wrote:best London neighborhoods: Doncaster Park, Edgton Basin, Callowell Road, Ballyhoo, Phillip Grove, Masons Court.

You forgot Edglington Crescent and Little Noppinghood. Great spots.

best London neighborhoods: Doncaster Park, Edgton Basin, Callowell Road, Ballyhoo, Phillip Grove, Masons Court.

I've stayed near Paddington (easy to get in via Heathrow Express and on circle and Bakerloo lines), Islington, South Kensington, and have a trip upcoming where we'll be at Earl's Court. Our needs have changed over the years and our budget has risen, a little. This time, we looked at an accessibility tube map. We get around just find, but I'd rather not do stairs in and out of the tube station twice a day, It's also on the tube line from Heathrow, and same line as the theater district.

Anonymous wrote:Kensington is frequently mentioned due to proximity to everything. I really love the Camden/St. Johns Wood/Swiss Cottage area. A little less touristy but still hyper convenient and has everything you are looking for.

DP. I had been considering the Camden Locks Holiday Inn before I found an AirBnB. Not sure if it has AC. Might want to take a look.

https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/london/loncl/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=GoogleMaps-_-HI-_-GB-_-LONCL

Check out park plaza Westminster bridge or park plaza county hall. Both came recommended and the location is good.

Kensington is frequently mentioned due to proximity to everything. I really love the Camden/St. Johns Wood/Swiss Cottage area. A little less touristy but still hyper convenient and has everything you are looking for.

Just splurge. It’s London. Go iconic: art deco at the Dorchester or classic at Claridges.

Anonymous wrote:We usually stay near Russell Square. Good bus and tube options. Walk to British Museum. Extremely large and nice Waterstones book shop is nearby, adjacent to UCL.

We usually stay in a clean, nice, affordable, but not fancy hotel. We spend our waking hours seeing London or on day trips, not in our room.

OP here - This is the neighborhood I'm leaning towards. Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:We stayed at Point A hotel recently in Canary Wharf. Walkable to 3 different transit stations, plenty of food right there, and, free breakfast. Nothing fancy, but fresh cut fruit, ham and cheese, yogurt, plenty of pastries (cold and hot), hard boiled eggs and cereals.

Keep in mind it's a micro-hotel, so no closets, just hooks, and there's no sitting area, just beds and baths. But if you're out doing touristy things all day, and are only at the hotel to sleep, it's perfect

Dear God no don't stay at Canary Wharf.

We usually stay near Russell Square. Good bus and tube options. Walk to British Museum. Extremely large and nice Waterstones book shop is nearby, adjacent to UCL.

We usually stay in a clean, nice, affordable, but not fancy hotel. We spend our waking hours seeing London or on day trips, not in our room.

Tons of options near South Kensington / Gloucester Road as others have said with decent links to different tube lines.

The Conrad is more centrally located and right next to St James tube

We stayed at Point A hotel recently in Canary Wharf. Walkable to 3 different transit stations, plenty of food right there, and, free breakfast. Nothing fancy, but fresh cut fruit, ham and cheese, yogurt, plenty of pastries (cold and hot), hard boiled eggs and cereals.

Keep in mind it's a micro-hotel, so no closets, just hooks, and there's no sitting area, just beds and baths. But if you're out doing touristy things all day, and are only at the hotel to sleep, it's perfect

I always stay on the South Bank. I’d never do it any other way.

South Kensington is pricy but has all you seek
Gloucester Road is one stop away and less pricy.

I like these because they are on the Picadilly Line, like being on the Red Line.
Picadilly goes straight to Heathrow Airport and straight to West zend theaters.

No shortage of places to eat near either of those tube spots.

We have also stayed one more stop over in Earls Court.

I don’t know that $250-300 will get so central a hotel room in August. Maybe in March.

TripAdvisor, Rick Steve’s and Fodor’s have good experts on UK hotels. I often book via booking.com.