Hi Chet
We stayed at the Holiday Inn- Victoria on our London escapade. It's in the same area as the Thistle Victoria but not as expensive. As Nic mentioned the area around Victoria station is a great home base, as we were able to walk (slosh [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] ) to many of London's major attractions plus the nearby railway and bus stations made longer trips very easy. In addition inside Victoria station along with the shops etc, is a tourism office. There is also a money exchange office, however we found the American Express office across the street offered a better deal. Have fun.

Keep'em Flying