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As of now, there are two directories I would recommend when looking for hotels in London.
<a href="http://www.ukhotelnet.com/london/centralhotels.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ukhotelnet.com/london/centralhotels.htm</A>
The UK Hotel Network requires you to specify a segment of London (eg Central London), then provides you with a short description of the local districts, their amenities and accommodation profile. Clicking on a district gives you hotel address, picture, description (bear in mind these were probably written by the hotels themselves!), and price range. Most have online availability and booking. The site covers all parts of the UK (and, apparently, Paris), so if planning to stay outside London, go to the home page -
<a href="http://www.ukhotelnet.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ukhotelnet.com/</A>
<a href="http://www.in-london.co.uk/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.in-london.co.uk/index.htm</A>
In-London works differently, in that you select your price range first, then select the district in which you wish to stay. There are also options to search hotels near a specified loaction, attraction, rail station or airport. As with ukhotelnet there is a map option - this one enables you to see the proximity of the districts to each other, plus the location of the main sites. As with ukhotelnet, you get to see pictures, descriptions and can usually book online.
As you would expect, there are quite a few hotel directories of this kind - here are some of the others:
<a href="http://www.hotel-london.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.hotel-london.co.uk/</A>
<a href="http://www.londonhotels-discount.com/" target="_blank">http://www.londonhotels-discount.com/</A>
<a href="http://www.1st-london-hotels.com/" target="_blank">http://www.1st-london-hotels.com/</A>
<a href="http://www.hotels-london-hotel.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hotels-london-hotel.com/</A>
<a href="http://www.london-uk-hotels.net/" target="_blank">http://www.london-uk-hotels.net/</A>
<a href="http://www.hotels-london.org/" target="_blank">http://www.hotels-london.org/</A>
Do be aware that these people are trying to sell to you, and that:
# Rooms in UK city hotels/B&Bs tend to be smaller than their US counterparts
# Most will have TV but you need to check as not all do
# Likewise not all will have ensuite bathroom - unless specified you may have to share
# If you have hired a car, there may not be dedicated parking at the smaller hotels in the centre of built up areas (NB - you do not need one to get round central London anyway - you are better off using the tube and bus)
# We tend to have a more tolerant approach to smoking than some parts of the US, so if you have a problem with renting a room in which someone has smoked you need to check if dedicated non-smoking rooms are available.
If you think you have found what you are looking for but want to check on whether it is the right location for you, let me know and I will try to give you some comment on the feel of the area you have picked.
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) and all the media about London traffic. We'll look into it. By the way, what is the M25?
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