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East of Victoria Station (Pimlico)
This area is a bit less genteel-feeling than Belgravia, but still plenty inviting, with eateries
and grocery stores. Most of these hotels are on or near Warwick Way, the main drag through
this area. Generally the best Tube stop for this neighborhood is Victoria (though the Pimlico
stop works equally well for the Luna Simone Hotel). Bus #24 runs right through the middle
of Pimlico, connecting Tate Britain to the south with Victoria Station, the Houses of Parlia-
ment, Trafalgar Square, and much more to the north.
$$ Luna Simone Hotel rents 36 fresh, spacious, nicely remodeled rooms with modern
bathrooms. It's a smartly managed place, run for more than 40 years by twins Peter and
Bernard—and Bernard's son Mark—and they still seem to enjoy their work (Sb-£75, Db-
£110, Tb-£135, Qb-£165, ask about discount with cash and this topic, free Internet access
and Wi-Fi, near the corner of Charlwood Street and Belgrave Road at 47 Belgrave Road,
handy bus #24 to Victoria Station and Trafalgar Square stops out front, tel. [phone],
www.lunasimonehotel.com , [e-mail] ) .
$$ New England Hotel, run by Jay and the Patel family, has slightly worn public
spaces and somewhat faded but well-priced rooms in a tight old corner building (small
Sb-£59, Db-£89, Tb-£119, Qb-£129, prices soft during slow times, pay Wi-Fi, 20 Saint
George's Drive, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.newenglandhotel.com , mys-
[e-mail] ).
$$BestWesternVictoriaPalace offersmodernbusiness-classcomfortcomparedtothe
other creaky old hotels listed here. Choose between the 43 rooms in the main building (Db-
£120, includes breakfast, elevator, 60-64 Warwick Way), or pay a quarter less by booking a
nearlyidentical roominoneofthetwoannexes,eachahalf-blockaway—anexcellent value
forthisneighborhoodifyouskipbreakfast.Allthreebuildingshavebeenrecentlyrenovated
(annex Db-£89, breakfast-£12.50, air-con, no elevator, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, 17
BelgraveRoadand1WarwickWay,receptionatmainbuilding,tel.[phone],fax020/
7630-0806, www.bestwesternvictoriapalace.co.uk , [e-mail] ) .
$$ Jubilee Hotel is a well-run, colorful slumbermill with 24 tiny, simple rooms and
many tiny, neat beds (S-£39-45, Sb-£59-65, tiny D-£55-65, Db-£79-89, Tb-£89-95, Qb-
£99-109,ratesdependonseasonandlengthofstay,askforRickStevesdiscountifyoubook
directandpaycash,freeInternetaccessandWi-Fi,31EcclestonSquare,tel.[phone],
www.jubileehotel.co.uk , [e-mail] , Bob Patel).
$$Bakers Hotel shoehorns11brightly painted roomsintoasmall building, butit'scon-
veniently located and offers modest prices and a small breakfast (S-£50, D-£65, Db-£85,
T-£85, Tb-£105, family room-£120, less for longer stays and on weeknights, ask for Rick
Steves discount when booking direct, free Wi-Fi, 126 Warwick Way, tel. [phone],
www.bakershotel.co.uk , [e-mail] , Amin Jamani).