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have space for your luggage underneath. You may feel like an astronaut in a retro
science-fiction film, but if you don't need ye olde doilies, this place offers a good value
(Sb- £ 65, Db- £ 95, Tb- £ 115, Qb- £ 135, prices go up with demand—book early and dir-
ect to get these rates, elevator, pay Wi-Fi, 160-162 Sussex Gardens, tel. [phone],
www.stylotel.com , [e-mail] , well-run by Andreas). They also have eight fanci-
er, pricier, air-conditioned suites across the street ( £ 180-220 for 2-4 people, kitchenettes,
no breakfast).
$$ Olympic House Hotel has stark public spaces and a stern welcome, but its 38
business-class rooms offer predictable comfort and fewer old-timey quirks than many ho-
tels in this price range (Sb- £ 75, Db- £ 105, Tb- £ 135, rates vary with demand, air-con in
most rooms costs extra, elevator, pay Wi-Fi, 138-140 Sussex Gardens, tel. [phone],
www.olympichousehotel.co.uk , [e-mail] ).
Between Paddington and Bayswater: About halfway between these two hotel neigh-
borhoods, $$ Caring Hotel, plain but affordable, has 25 tidy, nondescript-bordering-on-
depressingly dull rooms in a nice, quiet location just off Hyde Park (basic D- £ 75, Ds- £ 80,
small Db- £ 90, standard Db- £ 100, extra bed- £ 15, these rates are approximate—prices
change with demand, free Wi-Fi, 24 Craven Hill Gardens—it's the second road with
this name as you come from the park, Tube: Queensway, tel. [phone],
www.caringhotel.co.uk , [e-mail] ).
ELSEWHERE IN CENTRAL LONDON
$$$ The Sumner Hotel rents 19 rooms in a 19th-century Georgian townhouse sporting a
lounge decorated with fancy modern Italian furniture and large contemporary rooms. This
swanky place packs in all the amenities and is conveniently located north of Hyde Park and
near Oxford Street, a busy shopping destination—with a convenient Marks & Spencer (see
here ) within walking distance (queen Db-£193, king Db-£213, “deluxe” Db-£229, mention
this topic to get these Rick Steves rates, can be cheaper off-season, extra bed-£60, air-con,
elevator, free Wi-Fi, 54 Upper Berkeley Street, a block and a half off Edgware Road, Tube:
Marble Arch, tel. [phone], www.thesumner.com , [e-mail] ).