Opting for a B&B over a hotel can be a great way to save money - which you can then spend on exploring London! But it’s also very often a much friendlier way to travel. Many B&Bs are smaller properties, and often the staff you deal with will also be the owners or managers - and local folk for whom your good time is a prerogative! The B&B market is as difficult to navigate as the hotels market, but our Gurus are here to help, with their recommendations for the best London B&Bs.
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Our selection of London’s best B&Bs includes properties from all over — from character property Victoria Inn, Peckham to the hipster Boundary Project, in the trendy Shoreditch. It’s important that our recommendations are well positioned for public transport, so wherever you stay, London will be your oyster. We also think that great London B&Bs are made by friendly staff, clean surroundings and plenty of places to eat and drink locally. And out recommendations for the best London B&Bs all certainly tick those boxes.
For Something Different
- The Boundary Project is the creation of style and design guru, Terrance Conran. It’s part restaurant, part bakery, part retro bar and part one of London’s best B&Bs. Each individually styled room is based around the work of a well known designer. Tres chic.
- The Zetter Townhouse, Marylebone makes the list for the best London B&Bs with a certain something unique for its wonderfully haphazard collection of boutique rooms where wonderful antiques meet vintage treasures. There are just 24 rooms and a small bar, and the whole thing is designed as if by an eclectic uncle - they’re calling him Uncle Seymour, an eccentric collector who has incredible taste. Close to Oxford Street and the Wallace Collection.
For central London
- B+B Belgravia and Studios@82 is an elegant, contemporary option with just nine spacious rooms and studios. The location is unbeatable, with numerous restaurants and bars right on your doorstep and many of London’s main sights within walking distance.
For West London
- Twenty Nevern Square is a classic West London townhouse conversion with 20 great value rooms. The location is really well connected to the rest of London by the tube and the bus, and you’re only a short stroll from South Kensington and many of London’s top museums.
The Best B&Bs in South London
- The Windmill, Clapham, is modelled on the coaching inns of old and offers a relaxed, homely service in its 42 rooms. You’re close to Clapham Common, and its buzzy high street and tube and bus connections, and there are plenty of great places to eat and drink around here too.
- Another of our deliciously different collection of London’s best B&Bs is The Victoria Inn, a budget gastro inn in Peckham. The pub is great and the 18 rooms are bright and simple, but tasteful.
For North London
- The One Tun is a Camden pub with eight spacious, smartly decorated rooms, each with their own ensuite. Downstairs the pub does great food, and they’ll deliver your breakfast to your door each morning. A hidden gem for anyone who enjoys a bit of lively nightlife.
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