accommodations in London

It's hard to give hotel recommendations without knowing your budget. I'll mention The Rembrandt in Knightsbridge because it's where we are staying next month. We haven't stayed there before, but we like Knightsbridge and the hotel looks good. It's a short walk from the Tube (subway) which is the best way to get around London. We like the area because of the shopping (Harrods and others), restaurants and things to do. The Victoria and Albert Museum is right across the street from the hotel. But as long as the girls are near a tube stop and not too far out they can easily get to any of London's attractions. As for what they should see, there's plenty whatever their interests which only they can decide.

welcome and hi, Re: places to stay in London, so far ive only stayed @ the easyhotel near victoria station. its only 2 blks away and its clean, inexpensive and nice. the drawback its the size of dorm rooms. the bathroom is a prefab pod. not alot of room, but you can get your stuff done. they do have 2 bed rooms too. afa whats to do & see in London. what do they like to do or see? my first time in London was 4 days. 1 day for arrival and 3 sightseeing days. This is what i did. note that it wasnt a whorlewind tour, it was about 6~9 hours of sighseeing and the rest, chilling, people watching and just in awe of me being there. Arrival Day; Tower Of London, Tower Bridge Millinium Bridge St Pauls Cathedral Day 1 Museum Of London British Museum (donation) Piccadilly Circus National Gallery Trafalgar Square Day 2 Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Room (donation) Westminster Abbey Royal Mews Day 3 Imperial War Museum (free) London Eye Horseback riding - Hyde Park - Ross Nye Stables Day 4 National Army Musuem (free)
Shopping again, it would depend on what the kids likes are. afa getting around, i got a "oyster card" its a rechargable pass that is imo really handy. i didnt step one foot in a cab either. i didnt make it on a bus, but will probably the next time. the tube is more expensive but imo, really fast and if you can figure out the system, you can get from one side to the other w/in 15 minutes. i did alot of walking too. its slower, but you can slow down and take in the great city.

Thanks for the ideas and info. Ron, it's good to hear from you. As some of you know, I planned a big trip last year for Girl Scouts. This trip is for a friend's college age daughter and friend(female). I'm not sure what she likes. My guess on her budget is Champagne taste on beer budget or the best and safest she can get for as little as possible. I'm just hoping to get her and her mom started on their trip planning and introduce them to this wonderful site with so many helpful, seasoned travelers. So, if anyone has other ideas, we'd love to hear them. sincerely, thank you.

Three years in a row we stayed at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, South Kensington. It is part of the Priority Club hotel point system. Priority Club includes Holiday Inns, Holiday Inn Express, Intercontinental and Crowne Plaza hotels. It is a beautiful hotel in a lovely area - South Kensington. South Kensington is a very clean and safe area to stay in. It is located directly across the street from the Glocester tube station. It is two stops away, on the tube, from Harrod's. You can walk a short distance to the Hop-on, Hop-off buses and to Kensington Gardens, which is adjacent to Hyde Park. The hotel offers two computers in its lobby, for free use. We love just walking the streets in South Kensington, just to see the architechture.

They will love Camden Markets!

The Knightsbridge, Kensington, Bayswater sections of London previously mentioned are west of downtown London, and they're great places to stay. The Underground stations take you to popular tourist sites. Decent restaurants and pubs are close by. It's where Princess Diana lived, and a very popular place. You've received great advice above.
Booking.com is a good place to find accommodations. Or, read on some of the popular websites and travel guides for places to stay.

Thank you everyone for all the wonderful suggestions. My friend is very excited about all the helpful ideas.

Also look at www.lsevacations.co.uk The London School of Economics rents extra dorm rooms out to students and often tourists. Check their website; they have several locations around London. Several have cafeterias on the ground fllor for inexpensive meals and fellowship with other students. When making reservations, use the phone numbers given to check availability because the website sometimes shows they are "full" when they actually are not.

Shouldn't college age adults be researching the sites THEY want to see, I had my 11 yr old and 13 yr old both come up with three sites in various cities I took them too, they need to "invest" in the sucess of their holiday not just follow their parents or parents friends well meant efforts to flesh out their trip. I would instead of suggesting what to do suggest some good websites for them to look at, and consider gifting them with a guide book or two. Lonely Planet has a forum called "Thorntree" that is geared towards the younger and young at heart crowd.. good for anyone but likely most appealing for their age group as many participants will be in their demographic.. of course this website and tripadvisor.com are also great resourses. I always read hotel reviews on tripadvisor and double check on forums about my short list. Budget info is of course critical, one persons idea of "reasonable price" may be 200 euros, another would want recommendations under 100 euros for instance.