London
Updated Oct 1, 07
TRAVEL
The venue for
The closest train station to the
Columbia Hotel is Lancaster Gate on the Central Line—only a few minutes walk
away. Queensway on the Central Line is about
10 minutes walk, and Bayswater on the Circle and
District Lines is about 15-20 minutes. The London Underground is old, though,
and sometimes stations are closed for awhile, or on certain days, for repairs.
You can call
ACCOMMODATION
Below is a list
of B&B’s. All are within an easy walk of the Columbia Hotel. I recommend
the Lancaster Hotel for the Paddington area, which is very inexpensive (but
good sized rooms) in their hostel section (with shared facilities). The Hyde
Park Radnor and Linden House are inexpensive alternatives for en suite rooms. Further from Paddington can be found some less expensive
alternatives. The best one in this area is the Radnor Hotel, with
All prices in the
‘Accomodations Close to Paddington’ section, below, include VAT & English
breakfast, except for the Hyde Hotel London, where breakfast is not included.
In the ‘Less Expensive Accommodations’ section, further down, only a
continental breakfast is served.
The Mitre
House also includes parking.
Accomodations Close to Paddington
Station
Columbia Hotel
95-99 Lancaster Gate (Just off
(44) (0) 207 402 0021/ columbiahotel@btconnect.com
10 minute walk from Paddington Station
Singles are small, as in most B&B’s but a bit more expensive, about 68 pounds
per night with no discount for longer stays. Doubles are 80 pounds. Of course, it is the most convenient location. If you tell them you are with the VortexHealing conference, you will get a small discount. The bar & lounge are free wireless internet hotspots. Free Parking only for guests staying overnight.
Lancaster Hall Hotel—most recommended
35 Craven Terrace // 5 minute walk to Columbia Hotel
(44) (0) 20 7723 9276
This hotel is a modern clean bldg. The rooms are a bit sterile, but they have been repainted in softer tones, there is no ancient grunge, and the rooms are a comfortable size. Singles are the same size as doubles. They have wireless in the lobby (and if you have a good system, you can pick it up in first-floor bedrooms), but it is a T-Mobile hotspot, so you need to purchase it.
If you're willing to share bathroom facilities and not have TV or phone in the room, you can get a very nice room for 28 pounds. A double is 40, a triple is 51, a quad is 68. This is their ‘hostel’ section. If you call and they say they are booked for this section, try again in a few days or a week. They hold blocks of rooms in case a youth group should need them, and then as the time approaches, they release these rooms to the general public.
A private room with TV and phone, private toilet/shower facilities is about 59 pounds, 74 for a double, depending on time of year. These rooms also have a private safe.
Hyde Park Radnor
Paddington.
(44)(0) 20 7723 5969 -Tel // (0)20 7262 8955-fax
You’ll get better rates for stays longer than a couple days if you call and ask for Demetrius.
Depending upon time of year: 40-55 single // 65-80 double or twin. All rooms en suite. Full
English breakfast included. Incoming phones only in room but all rooms have free wireless & TV. New bathrooms.
Paddington.
(44)(0) 207723 9853-Tel // (0)20 7724 1454 –fax
Walk in rates are cheaper than call-in rates.
Depending on time of year, call in rates are approximately:
53 single// 85 double// 107 triple// they also have a quad
Walk in rates: 40 single// 70 double// 90 triple.
They used to give a 15 % discount for stays of 2 or more days; ask if they’ll still do it.
All rooms are en suite, have dial-out phones and TV.
Abbey Court & Westpoint Hotel
168-174
Paddington or Lancaster Gate tube station.
(44)(0)20 7402 0202 (or 0821 or 0704)
www.westpointhotel.com // email: info@westpointhotel.com
This place is very nice, with clean, refurbished, modernized rooms. But it is also on a noisy
street, and one side is on another street with some, but much less traffic. Best to get a room in the back. Free Continental breakfast is included; for 3 pounds more you can upgrade to British breakfast.
There are 2 free PC’s in the lobby area and the apartments (not the other rooms) have free Internet access by cable. Ask for Paulo. If you rent online, 15 days or more in advance, and do a pre-pay, non-refundable thing, you get about 4 pounds off the prices/ night. You need a phone card to use the phones in the rooms. All the rooms have TV’s, toilets & showers. Typical rates:
56-59 single// 74-78 double/twin// 84-89 triple (double+twin)//
4-bed family room 92-98. They also have one-BR & 2 BR apts. In these, there is only double in each room with a pullout couch that sleeps 1. These are, for 5 day stays or longer 110 and 170 per night, respectively. These apts have a refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher.
Hyde Hotel
http://www.travelstay.com/pages/hydehotellondon.htm?affcode=RA
55 Westbourne Terrace // 10 min walk to
020 7745 1200 // for Reservations: 020 7745 1212. BUT online reservations can be almost half the price, so do not call for reservations. Go to the link above. But even their online prices can vary greatly, depending on demand at the time. You may get a good rate or a poor one:
They also have triples & quads. Breakfast is NOT included but can be bought there.
All rooms have direct dial phones, TV and private bathroom. Was refurbished in 2000. Rooms are small.
Royal Eagle Hotel— (you need to get a room in the back, off the street)
26-30 Craven Terrace // 8 minute to walk to the
(44) (0) 207 706 0700 // Fax: (44)(0) 207 706 7788
reservations@hotelroyaleagle.com // www.royal-eagle-hotel.com
Singles usually 50-65 depending on time of year and day of week, and doubles are 70 pounds or higher, but you can often find cheaper prices online. Singles are standard, small rooms. All the rooms have been refurbished, but you want a room in the back, the front is on a noisy street. They have car parking for 10 pounds per night and wireless for about 10 pounds/24 hrs. All rooms have private shower and/or bath. TV, phone and desk.
Millards Hotel
148-152
(44)
(0) 20 77232939 // No phones in room
You
want to get a room in the back; the front is on a noisy street.
Rooms
are larger than most B& B’s Single is 55 w/ facilities; doubles are 65
Elysee Hotel
25/26 Craven Terrace // 5 minute walk to Columbia Hotel
(44) (0) 207 402 7633
All rooms with facilities, phones & TV. A single is 55/ double is 65.
(44) (0) 20 7723 4963 or 7723 3856 // www.stdavidshotels.com // info@stdavidsotels.com
all rooms have toilets, dial-out phones, and TV’s. There is free wireless in the lobby, which
may be accessible from the lower floors.
Single 65 // double & twin 75. All these have shower and toilets. They also have a few rooms with shared shower and toilets: single 40 // double 60. If you call instead of reserving online, you may be able to get a discount for a longer stay.
Cardiff Hotel
5-7 & 9
(44) (0) 207 723 3513 or 723 9068
2 minute walk from Paddington
Station on quiet street;
Winter rates: shared facilities: 55 single / 85 double. A room with shower only: 49.
Clean & relatively quiet. Phones in room. Only a few stations on the TV.
Falcon Hotel
11
(44) (0) 207 723 8603 // www.falcon-hotel.com // info@falcon-hotel.com
may give discounts for a longer stay
next door to Cardiff Hotel, similar facilities with similar rates
Allandale Hotel
3
(44) (0) 20 7723 8311 or 7807 // www.allendalehotel.co.uk
Newly refurbished // phones & televisions in rooms . Single w/facilities 60 // double 90. All
rooms have double beds.
Mitre House
178-184
(44)
(0) 20 7723 8040
Need to
get a room in the back; the front is on a noisy street.
Single 60 // Double room 80. Phones in rooms. Also includes Free Parking.
Note: in case you see Bluedaws Private Hotel on the Internet, some students had
bad experiences staying there, so we recommend against it.
Less Expensive Accomodations, further from Paddington Station but near
Underground Stations
Radnor Hotel—most recommended for this area
23
020
7229 2002 // www.radnor-hotel.co.uk //
Fax: 020 7792 0623
Singles
35-40 pounds; Doubles 40-45 depending upon time of year. Close to shopping
& restaurants.
All
rooms have private shower facilities, direct dial phones, refrigerator, coffee
& tea makers & TV. Most also have private toilets, although a couple of
the least expensive rooms have shared toilets. Recently
refurbished. Singles are smallish but adequate. The hot water may not be
as hot on the 4th floor, and the water pressure is lower there. Free Internet access in lobby, with a good number of
computers there to access it. They may be going wireless. Continental breakfast only.
Nearest underground stop is Queensway on the Central Line, just a few minutes away. It is also about 5-10 minute walk from Bayswater on Circle and District Lines—one stop from Paddington—and a 10 minute walk from Lancaster Gate station on the Central Line. Paddington is about a 20 minute walk.
Hostel 63
020 7229 4944
A bed in the 8-bed dorm is 10 pnds; in the 6 bed dorm is 11; in the 4-bed dorm is 12.
Continental breakfast.
Nearest undergrounds stop is Bayswater, about 5 minutes away; Queensway is about 10.
Craven Gardens Hotel
10 Leinster Terrace 5 Minute walk
to the
close to Lancaster Gate, Queensway & Bayswater underground stations.
(44)(0) 20 7262 3167-Tel // (0)20 7262 2083
Rates vary according to time of year, but a single may typically be around 40 pnds, to give
you an idea of range, and they will give discounts for longer stays.
An-Nur Hotel
74
Queensborough Terrace, Bayswater // 10-15 minute walk to the
020
7243 9600. Reservations: 020 7243 9606
// www.an-nurhotel.com // Email: annurhotel@yahoo.co.uk
Single
35 pounds; double or twin 50 pounds. All rooms have shower or bath. Continental breakfast only.
Nearest
underground stop is Queensway on the Central Line—just a few minutes away. It
is also about 5 minute walk from Bayswater on Circle
and District Lines and a 15 minute walk from Lancaster Gate station on the
Central Line. Paddington is about a 20-25 minute walk.
Queens Hotel
86-92 Inverness Terrace // 13 minute walk to the Columbia Hotel
(44)(0) 207 229 8981 // Fax: (0)207 792 0616 Reservations: (0)207 243 2173 // medalpark@aol.com
Just up the street from the Hyde
Park Hostel (see that hostel’s description above for directions). It is a few
minutes further than the hostel to the
It is very inexpensive, but although the sheets are clean, students have told me that it definitely is grungy. Singles 25 pounds/night, with private facilities is 35 pounds; doubles are 35 pounds per night, with facilities is 50; triples are 45 pounds/night, with facilities is 60; quads are 60 pounds/night; with facilities for 80. A great deal for a few students sharing a room.
Continental breakfast only. All rooms have TV’s, but no phones or Internet access.
Leinster Inn
020
7229 9641. leinster@astorhotels.com
This is
another inexpensive B&B but a little further than the other ones.
Single
w/shower is 30.50; without shower is 26.50 pounds. A double with shower is
26.50 per person; without shower is 20.50 per person. Shared toilets. Internet access at 1
pound/hr. Continental breakfast only.
Nearest
underground stop is Queensway on the Central Line —just 5 minutes away. It is
also about 10 minutes walk from Bayswater on Circle and District Lines.
NOTE: There is a Hyde Park Hostel in this area, but some students who stayed there
found it very dirty and in disrepair, so it is not recommended.
Internet & Hotel Specials
The
Hotels below are considerably more expensive, but sometimes they have special
deals on the Internet at rates of approximately 45 pounds for a single, giving
you a more upscale room for a good price. Their regular rates can be 140 pounds
or higher. They are all a few minutes walk from the Columbia Hotel. Don’t call
the hotels directly though for these discounts. Go to their websites or their
central reservations or to www.hoteldirect.co.uk
to look for these hotels by name and possibly for other hotels listed as being
in the Paddington or Bayswater area.
Another site for budget rooms is www.travelstay.com .
Park Inn Hyde Park
020 7262
5090 // www.parkinn.co.uk // info.hydepark@rezidorparkinn.com
Singles
are typically 85 pounds.
Corus Hotel Hyde Park
1
Central
Reservations: 0845 602 6787 www.corushotels.com
// reservations@corushotels.com
They
have wireless in the lobby but it is not free.