Lovely, leisurely London hotels!

For those of you who need to watch the pounds, the City View Hotel Roman Road is an excellent choice. This hotel has clean and simply-decorated rooms, each with a DVD player and an LCD TV. There is also free Wi-Fi and free parking, near Victoria Park. Several of the tube stations are within easy walking distance. For an economy double room (with a shared bathroom), it is a tiny 40GBP per night, breakfast included.

If you prefer a more stylish hotel without spending too much, then consider the Seymour Hotel. It is perfectly positioned in the heart of central London. It is a stone’s throw away from Hyde Park, and a short stroll from Lancaster Gate Underground Station and Paddington Train Station. A night in a double room is around 95GBP per night, breakfast included.

If you want to splash out on luxury then there is no going past The Montcalm. This hotel has the works! The rooms have luxury king-size beds, iPod docks and large HD TVs, with rain showers and top-class toiletries. It also has an Italian restaurant and a cocktail bar. The onsite spa boasts four treatment rooms, an exercise pool, sauna, steam room, monsoon shower, spa pool and 24-hour gym. Phew! A Superior double room, non-refundable, is around 337GBP per night.