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ate through an agency that sweeps in and turns traveling Londoners' apartments into an
“unhotel” with fresh linens and a loaner iPhone.
If you want a place to sleep that's free,
www.couchsurfing.org
is a vagabond's altern-
ative to Airbnb. It lists millions of outgoing members, who host fellow “surfers” in their
homes.
The streets behind Victoria Station teem with little, moderately-priced-for-London B&Bs.
It's a safe, surprisingly tidy, and decent area without a hint of the trashy, touristy glitz of
the streets in front of the station. I've divided these accommodations into two broad cat-
egories: Belgravia, west of the station, feels particularly posh, while Pimlico, to the east,
is still upscale and dotted with colorful eateries. While I wouldn't go out of my way just
hotels are within a five-minute walk of the Victoria Tube, bus, and train stations. On hot
summer nights, request a quiet back room; most of these B&Bs lack air-conditioning and
may front busy streets.
