London Hotels & Tourist Guide

London as Britain's capital city, with about 7.5 million inhabitants, is visited by over 20 million tourists per year. The city's surface is composed of approximately 40 percent parks and it is teeming with museums, theatres and concert centres. The city has around 25-30 thousand shops and a variety of markets, of which you can find around 300. Apart from business, many people come to London for shopping and theatre and in many cases people combine all three.



In London there are many colleges and universities. The best-known universities is The University of London - there are about 10 self-governing units, to name a few, London School of Economics and University College. Over 300 thousand students study here in London every year which adds to the cultural diversity of the city.

London's food culture has become more and more respected at all levels with restaurants, bars and pubs making much more effort with their offerings. The best thing about eating in London is the variation, you can find everything from Chinese, Thai, Malay, Greek, Turkish, Indian and much much more.

Soccer is the most loveable sport that exists in London and these days drives a lot of tourism to The UK capital. The city has a number of football clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham and Tottenham in The Premier League as well as Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace in The Championship.

In London you can always find the appropriate place to stay at a price to suit everyone from 1 star hostels where you share a room to five star deluxe hotels. Just bear in mind that staying overnight in London may cost a bit more than the rest of Britain. One tip is to look at London Holiday Apartments which give you the flexibility of having your own kitchen facilities.

Driving a car is something most people should avoid, but if you're a confident driver use carrentals.co.uk to compare London car hire deals. Care hire is available at all London airports as well as various pick up points in London. Traffic can be quite congested and there is a "congestion charge" which is a fee you have to pay every day that your drive in central London.

The London Travelcard is a good option if you would like to travel around London a lot. The travelcard ticket works on the train, bus and "underground", but to travel to and from the London airports you need extra tickets. You can buy a Travelcard for different durations - the more days you buy the more you save. The black cab Taxis are very easy to find in London, they are everywhere!. The price of a black cab taxi with a meter is not always cheap, especially if you get stuck in traffic. It can be cheaper to get a minicab which you normally have to book by phone.