London is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 8,800,000 people. This guide covers 71 hotels, 4 apartment buildings and 3 aparthotels in London, with about 7,594 rooms between them. 60 of them carry a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
Places to stay in this guide
78
Best months
June to September
Nearest airport
LCY13 km · London City Airport
Currency
GBPpound sterling
Time zone
Europe/London
Language
Cornish, English, Irish
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London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million.
Settlements have existed on the site of London since well before Roman times, with evidence of Bronze Age and Celtic inhabitants. The Roman city of Londinium, established just after the Roman conquest of Britannia in the year 43, formed the basis for the modern city (some isolated Roman period remains are still to be seen within the City). After the end of Roman rule in 410 and a short-lived decline, London experienced a gradual revival under the Anglo-Saxons, as well as the Norsemen, and emerged as a great medieval trading city, eventually replacing Winchester as the royal capital of England.
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit London
The most comfortable months for a city stay in London are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to London: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London City Airport (LCY), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 23 km) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 40 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
London receives more flights than any other city in the world. It is served by six airports (LON for all airports). There are direct public transport connections between all London airports and the city centre. The quickest travel option is usually by train, tube or coach. See the linked articles for information on travelling from each airport. When planning your trip, leave plenty of time to get to your destination from the airport. If you arrive into a London airport and must catch a connecting flight from another airport, leave plenty of time to travel through London.
Getting around
London's iconic red Routemaster buses, which are recognised the world over, were withdrawn from regular service in 2005. Although a heritage service was continued on portions of two routes, this ceased in 2019. Routemasters are still used for tours and private parties. Buses are generally quicker than taking the Tube for shorter (less than a couple of stops on the Tube) trips, and out of central London you're likely to be closer to a bus stop than a Tube station. Most buses in London are very frequent (at least every ten minutes) and are accessible for buggies and wheelchairs.
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
accessible rooms
7
of 78 places
a lift
10
of 78 places
pets allowed
53
of 78 places
a kitchen
16
of 78 places
a workspace
65
of 78 places
a pool
6
of 78 places
a gym
9
of 78 places
a spa
5
of 78 places
breakfast
46
of 78 places
Questions
London: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in London?
By published guest score: Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge (90 / 100 · 14,012 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Hotel London Aldgate (90 / 100 · 6,982 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Hotel London Watford (90 / 100 · 5,294 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit London?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in London are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to London?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London City Airport (LCY), about 13 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 23 km) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 40 km) are also within reach.
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.