LONDON, GREATER LONDON, England, UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
London bed and breakfast: the affordable way to see the British capital
London bed and breakfasts are a little known aspect of staying in the British capital. It is estimated that every day about one hundred thousand visitors are enjoying English hospitality in bed and breakfast establishments, inns and lodges in London, UK, let alone the rest of the British Isles. The idea of a B&B actually had its origins in Great Britain and London, a great harbor city, in particular. The British were a seafaring nation and people were forever traveling to and from harbors or waiting in harbors for vessels to arrive and depart. The local inhabitants soon realized they could make extra income from offering a bed and breakfast at a reasonable price and opened their houses for this purpose. The tradition has persisted and today thousands of homes in England exhibit B&B signs where the weary traveler can find a place to sleep and a hearty meal in the morning before continuing the journey.
It has been said that anyone who is tired of London is tired of life. Well, never mind, if travelers in London do get tired there are hundreds of bed and breakfast establishments where they can rest. And it must be said that London is bigger, better and busier than ever and attracting millions of tourists and business travelers each year. London bed and breakfasts, small lodges and inns accommodate a growing proportion of visitors to the British capital. Bed and breakfasts are important when it comes to planning a trip to Britain on a shoestring especially. Not everyone can afford to stay in one of the large chain hotels and certainly not the little boutique establishments which cost a king’s ransom. There are London bed and breakfasts of every kind to suit every style, interest, inclination and budget.
In London there are bed and breakfasts near theatres, B&Bs near the City of London and bed and breakfast establishment near the great sights, or at least within walking distance. It can be an enjoyable stroll from a London B&B to see the Beefeaters, London Bridge, Big Ben and Houses of Parliament, and Buckingham Palace. If you want to bed and breakfast near theatres, on the river or in any particular area of London you will find the B&B to suit you perfectly. Of course there are also London inns and London lodges which are generally slightly larger than bed and breakfasts in terms of the number of people that can be accommodated, but London inn and lodge accommodation is also a great money-saving area to look at when reserving a bed and breakfast or other accommodation in London.
