Help with hotel in Central London

Really depends on your budget Grandmanorm and in central London you won't find anything cheap.
We have sometimes used Secret Rooms - type Secret Rooms in London into Google - and go from there.
You can specify the area eg Mayfair, Marylebone etc but you don't find out the actual hotel till you have booked, only the price and how many stars it's got! This is because the price is greatly reduced and the hotels don't want people to know they are selling the rooms off cheap.
You can get something interesting for the price if a room in the Travelodge or Premier Inn.
Good luck - it sounds fantastic! I too have an American DGD and I'm hoping I'll still be fit enough to enjoy London with her when she's old enough

oh grandmanorm what a treat is in store for all of you. I don't know the area around Euston that well re hotels, but (depending on your budget of course, this is a budget option) - a short Tube ride away the Travelodge on Waterloo Road (walking distance from Waterloo Station) is quite new, so looks good and fresh and I've heard nothing but good reports about it from colleagues who stay there, some of their upper floor rooms have views of the London Eye and the breakfasts, I'm told, are outstanding.

Another nice hotel in that area is the H10 (a Spanish hotel group) which is very swish and has wonderful views of the city. It's also in Waterloo Road and may have a family room.

That whole area has undergone a big facelift recently, and The Cut is buzzing at night, as is the South Bank. The Travelodge mentioned above is just down from the Old Vic and there are loads of pubs around there, I can let you know which one a certain Mr Spacey favours

Waterloo is a good hub for the Tube, I think Oxford Circus is about 4 stops on the Bakerloo.

Meant to add - best book early with that date, because hotels will be chokka and the prices will be stupendously high, as they were recently when I tried to book a colleague during the Chelsea Flower Show.

CitizenM on the South Bank is lovely. And reasonably priced. Easy to get to the Shard. And St Paul's is just over the Millenium Bridge.Easy to get to Westminster area by boat or underground. And it's very close to the Globe and Tate Modern if you want to give them abit of culture.

The tips from j08 and ja are great for me, thanks, both I often have to find hotels for visitors. Cheers.

Thank you everyone, I realise that it will not be a cheap night so am not too worried as it is such a special occasion. I do need guidance on which is the best area so that we can either get near a tube or walk to the Oxford Street stores!! So I have plenty to think about from your replies. It is so long since I have been in London that I have forgotten all I ever knew!!
I am off to Google your suggestions, again a big thank you, to Gk, jo8 and ja.

If you google in "Hotels in Fizrovia" you will come up with a good selection, prices and also availability. Fitzrovia is a small area in W1 and a short walk from Euston station, about 1/2 mile to give you an idea of distance.

One or two are near Regents Park which in turn is near Great Portland Street tube station, Metropolitan and Circle lines. There is a Holiday Inn at Carburton Street, a stone's throw from the tube station.

The buses in Great Portland Street will take you to Oxford Street, no doubt your first port of call!

Let me know if you need any more specialised knowledge of that area!

Might be worthwhile investing in pre-paid Oyster cards - I have one which is topped up automatically from my credit card, but you can top them up with cash at the Tube Stations too.
You can then just hop on and off tubes and buses as the mood takes you.
The Transport for London website has a really good journey planner, and a smart phone is great for having a map to hand. I also have the Tube Map app on mine.

I agree, a pre paid oyster card is a must because in central London one is expected to have a ticket bought in advance before getting on a bus and that can be difficult if one does not know that the machines are beside the bus stops.

When my ex workmates had a reunion in London we found the Travelodge Farringdon ok at the time we went and I notice there are rooms for £48 on the internet on the date you mentioned.
It is not the cheapest Travelodge in the London area but probably the best one taking in to account price and distance etc.
It is just about walkable to the City and places like Oxford Street but you may wish to get the underground train back if you have heavy shopping
We did go to a café nearby for breakfast but I can not remember the name but there are a few in the area.
After about 2 years we had all moved out of London and we now tend to meet in other parts of the country.
We also stayed at a bed and breakfast in the docklands area. I have tried to phone it but the number is now non obtainable and I can not find it on 192.com.
We did find bed and breakfast places generally cheaper on the Docklands area and reasonably accessible to the centre of London via the DLR.

Frank

Hurrah! We were missing you Frank!! Glad you are back.

Frank I don't arf love you.

Thank you once again, I am going round in circles as I had forgotten just how expensive London is.
My problem is I need a room for the three of us, as I promised my granddaughter's friend's mother that i would be with them.
An aside, this is the first time the friend has been out of California, and has only once been out of the town of her birth.
I would love to take them to a big hotel, but price is now something to be considered.
The Regency Hotel in Gower Street sounds good, does anyone know about this, please?
Thank you for the information about the oyster cards, I shall certainly buy three.

Although I know where Gower Street is, sorry I do not know anything about hotels there. It is very much B&B land there but I could not recommend any.

Travel in London is very expensive so I would be inclined to try and get somewhere close to where you are looking ie Gower Street which is WC1 and W1 which is marginally closer to Oxford Street. That would cut down on travel costs. Hotels on the outskirts are cheaper but the cost travelling in may well negate any savings.

Thank you Charleygirl that makes a lot of sense. I have pm'd you.
I shall put a map of the tubes on my phone as well.
I think that I have become a right country bumpkin since retiring!!
Thanks also to Frank.
I hope I have thanked everyone now. i didn't expect to get so many replies, I am very happy that I did.

Grandmanorm

No problem.
It is really what out of a hotel which dictates what hotel you use.
When we had a reunion we normally travelled up by train and went to a restaurant and then really wanted somewhere to put our head down for the night.
The Travelodge was clean and that is all we wanted.
Obviously circumstances have now changed and we like to meet somewhere outside London where we can drive to and park our cars and often at half the price.

Frank

We have used Travel Republic and Hotel.com, not in London but they do brilliant prices and there are reviews available to view to help you decide about each hotel's location and what each one is conveniently near, ie. tube station, theatres etc. Have a great time!

We stayed at the cheap hotel (premier inn I think) at County Hall Waterloo. Cheap and cheerful as well as easy access for the rest of London!

www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186338-d210361-Reviews-Premier_Inn_London_County_Hall-London_England.html

nanaej, thank you I have just looked that up and it is full for that night. Back to the drawing board so to speak.

Hooray, I have found a place via Booking.com and am happy with it as it can accommodate all three of us in the one room.
It is not a state of the art place but looks clean and is remarkably inexpensive for that time of year. It is near Euston which is where we arrive into.
Thank you for all the help. I did appreciate it.
It is Fitzroylondon. It doesn't look as if it has a bar, but there will be pubs locally I hope, for me not the girls.

Hi all London gransnetters . I am going to the O2 to see Michael Buble tomorrow (hurrah) we have not booked a hotel yet as unsure who was going with. I will be spending the day after the concert in London so I am better booking a hotel by the O2 or in town? how easy is the O2 to get to? It appears the hotels area bit cheaper at Docklands. any recommendations? thank you

"You're a falling star, you're the get away car, you're the line in the sand, when I go to far ..." You have me humming that now .

Book a hotel in town and take the boat or the new cable car thingy to the 02!

"And in this crazy life, and at this crazy time, it's you, ..."

Oh did not know the cable car went there. might give it a try. thank you

Please do not forget that getting out of O2 can be a nightmare due to sheer volume of the crowds so transport maybe a problem.