London Metro stations

Conventional recommendation is stay near circle line. I feel that anywhere near a metro station in central London works. I like being near Waterloo, but many others will work.

Any of them as they are all connected.

There are 273 Underground or Tube stations and 334 railway stations in London. And 3000 parks and green spaces - it’s very big. So you can’t be in one place that’s convenient for everything. Look at the tube map at TfL.gov.uk. Inside the Circle Line (in yellow) plus the area around Waterloo and the Southbank would be good starting points.

The reality is you will need to use the tube and change lines as you simply can’t access everything with a short journey. Buses are also useful. I mean real buses not the tourist HoHo stuff.

There is no best. Where you choose to stay will determine the station. We always stay at hotels near the Gloucester tube stop. It’s easy to reach from Heathrow via the Piccadilly line. There are three tube lines that run through it (Piccadilly, District, Circle) making getting to any of the main sights pretty easy.

“Buses are also useful. I mean real buses not the tourist HoHo stuff.”

So true. The first time I went to London I stayed in Kensington, the hotel was down the street from a Tube stop and a bus came by about every 2-3 minutes. I was walking so much, at sights, museums etc, my feet were aching every night. I started to hop on the bus to/from the Tube! (Also, I was surprised how much walking you do just in the Underground itself.)

I am going to add the tip to put City Mapper App on your phone. It will show you your public transit routes and options in real time. It is a game changer for navigating London by public transit.

The London Underground (the tube) will transport you around London easily. Personally I’d avoid commuter times but thats okay as most of the “sites” open at 9am or 10am.

Over the decades on London visits have stayed in the Bayswater, Kensington, Paddington, Richmond, Earl’s Court, Holland Park, Marylebone, Shepard’s Bush and Islington neighborhoods.

London is not an inexpensive city. I notice this is your first visit. The Premier Inn is a viable option.

Look at County Hall, Victoria, Aldgate, Paddington Basin, Waterloo, and Euston.

Research the TFL website and Tube Map.
https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube

Personally, I like exploring London by walking. Throughly enjoy meandering and discovery.

Enjoy you trip.

Anywhere in Zone 1 of the Tube Map.

just to say, when you're walking around London, so as not to confuse the natives, we don't have a metro.

New York has the Subway

Paris has the Métro.

London has the Underground, often called the Tube, but not the metro.

Newcastle upon Tyne has a Metro!

Don't overlook taking buses. I found them much more pleasant than the tube. For one thing, you have a view. The second thing is the temperature! No one seems to talk about this, but when the weather is cold the temperature inside the tube is unbearably hot.

There is the Metro newspaper. It's free and available at all, or at least most, underground stations.

You're just as likely to find a discarded one of the tube itself.

But to answer the OP's question.....London sights are spread out. You could get out a tube map and look for stations in zone 1 with more than one tube line stopping.

Just one caution about using the bus. Parts of London have very bad traffic. This can cause delays to your estimated arrival time. And there’s the problem common to many big cities. A bus will arrival that so jam packed there’s no room to board. I still use the bus but not when I have a time deadline.