Does anyone have any recommendations for hotels or B&Bs with single ensuite and cooked breakfast in the 50GBP price range and within about 300 yards of Paddington Rail Station? I'll be landing at Heathrow and departing from Paddington for Exeter two days later. I especially like to stay in that area regardless of my arrival airport or my next destination because so many Tube lines run through Paddington Station, and the Central Line stop is only a few minute's walk away at Lancaster Gate. (A few minutes as long as you're not carrying luggage so you can walk faster than about 2 MPH!)
I've stayed at the Ashley, on Norfolk Square, once or twice a year for about the last 15 years, but my loyalty was to the former owners. Now that it is under new ownership I no longer have any desire to stay there and I am ready to consider alternatives. Last summer, I stayed at the Royal Norfolk, on London Street, for 3 one-nighters. Never again! Each room was worse than the previous one and all three overlooked London Mews, where the Tube runs through an open cut. The noise was extreme, even with the window closed.