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not include 20 percent VAT, breakfast-£10-18, elevator, free Internet access and Wi-Fi,
3 Westbourne Terrace, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.theroyalpark.com ,
[e-mail] ).
$$ Stylotel feels like the stylish, super-modern, aluminum-clad big sister of the
easyHotel chain (described on here ) . Instead of peeling wallpaper and ancient carpets held
togetherwithducttape,they'veoptedforsleekstylingintheir39rooms,allwithclean,hard
surfaces—hardwood floors, prefab plastic bathrooms, and metallic walls. You may feel like
an astronaut in a science-fiction film, but if you don't need ye olde doilies, this place of-
fers a good value (Sb-£69, Db-£99, Tb-£119, Qb-£139, can vary with demand—book early
and direct for best rates, elevator, pay Wi-Fi, 160-162 Sussex Gardens, tel. [phone],
www.stylotel.com , [e-mail] , well-run by Andreas). They also have eight fancier,
pricier, air-conditioned suites across the street.
$$ Olympic House Hotel has stark public spaces and a stern welcome, but its 39
business-class rooms offer predictable comfort and fewer old-timey quirks than many hotels
in this price range (Sb-£75, Db-£105, 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: Abouthalfway between these twohotel neighbor-
hoods, $$ Caring Hotel, plain but affordable, has 25 tidy, nondescript rooms in a nice, quiet
location just off of Hyde Park (basic D-£70, Ds-80, small Db-£90, standard Db-£100, su-
perior Db-£120, free Wi-Fi, cheaper rooms are higher up—more stairs, 24 Craven Hill Gar-
dens—it'sthesecondroadwiththisnameasyoucomefromthepark,Tube:Queensway,tel.
020/7262-8708, www.caringhotel.com , [e-mail] ) .
Marble Arch Neighborhood
This neighborhood is located north of Hyde Park and near Oxford Street, a busy shopping
destination. There's a convenient Marks & Spencer department store within walking dis-
tance.
$$$ The 22 York Street B&B offers a casual alternative in the city center, renting 10
traditional, hardwood, comfortable rooms, each named for a notable London landmark (Sb-
£95, Db-£129, free Internet access and Wi-Fi, inviting lounge; from Baker Street Tube sta-
tion, walk 2 blocks down Baker Street and take a right to 22 York Street—since there's
no sign, just look for #22; tel. [phone], www.22yorkstreet.co.uk ,
[e-mail] , energetically run by Liz and Michael Callis).
$$$ The Sumner Hotel rents 19 rooms in a 19th-century Georgian townhouse. Dec-
orated with fancy modern Italian furniture, this swanky place packs in all the extras (Db-
£170-220 depending on size, ask about discount with this topic, cheaper off-season, extra
bed-£60, air-con, elevator, free Wi-Fi, 54 Upper Berkeley Street, a block and a half off