Best Hotels Near London Eye

The YHA's flagship London property occupies a purpose-built building adjacent to the St Pancras International station, making it the best-located budget option for Eurostar travellers and those needing National Rail connections. Private rooms are genuinely comfortable and the common areas are a cut above any hostel in the city.

Premier Inn's smart-design compact-room concept executed with unusual thoughtfulness — the beds are genuinely excellent, the high-tech rooms optimise every square metre, and the Kings Cross location provides access to the entire Northern and Victoria line network within a single station change.

The Z Hotels brand has cracked the code of central London budget accommodation: small rooms, big comfort, genuine Soho location. The rooftop terrace and the quality of the bedding contradict the room rate in the most satisfying way.

citizenM's iPad-controlled, mood-lit rooms have made them the design-conscious traveller's budget accommodation of choice globally, and the Bankside location adjacent to Tate Modern is one of their best. The communal living room and 24-hour food service are genuine lifestyle amenities.

The hotel that created the London boutique-budget hybrid and proved it could work at scale: striking interiors, genuine neighbourhood credentials, and a bar and restaurant that drew local creative industry before hotel guests noticed. The Shoreditch location puts you in London's most exciting cultural neighbourhood.