I’ve been to London in the past, but we have usually staynear Victoria Station. This trip, I may be able to stay at the Victory Services Club for military families near Marble Arch.
Can folks on this site provide feedback or opinions about the Marble Arch location or the Victory Services Club accommodation?
Also - Someone told me about Ibis Earls Court - good? Bad?
I don't know anything about the accommodation (except it has very good reviews on Google), but the location is good. You're near a busy intersection, but the Club itself is on a small street that wouldn't seem to have a lot of through traffic. I stayed not far from there in Sussex Gardens and was very pleased. In addition to the Marble Arch tube station, there are several bus routes that come through that area, so you'd be well connected. I think it would be very interesting to stay in a place that's dedicated to military members and veterans, though I am neither. Unique is the word that come to mind. Enjoy your stay, wherever you choose.
I now nothing about the Club but I am fairly familiar with the Marble Arch area.
Marble Arch has traditionally been the "low" rent end of Oxford Street, based on the storefronts. The area near the Arch where the underpasses cross Oxford Street and the buses go around has in recent years been a tent city for Roma. The police would clear it out and a few days later it would be back.
I've not been through the area for a couple of years so perhaps things have changed - maybe somebody has newer information.
Turn left and you're in Mayfair. Cross the road and you are at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park. Plenty of Park Lane and Oxford Street buses, and a Central Line (only) tube station. If step free access is important to you be aware almost none of the Central Line stations are step free.
Because of the crowds of tourists and shoppers on Oxford Street, be alert and take good pickpocket precautions.
