When visiting London, finding a cheap hotel room can be a challenge. On the tail end of a long trip, funds were tight and I thought I’d give the hub by Premier Inn a go!
The hub is a subset of Premier Inn that focuses on being more technologically friendly to make up for its compact square footage.
There are 15 hub locations throughout London, so there’s almost always a convenient location to check out, regardless of where you’re looking to visit while in the city.
Since I knew I wanted to check out Borough Market and Tower Bridge, I booked a Standard Room at the City Bank location. There was a Tower Bridge location mere blocks away, but they seemed similar enough that I just went with the cheaper option.
The entrance to this hotel was down a quiet alleyway and the lobby was modern looking with plenty of seating and a bar serving both alcoholic and non alcoholic refreshments. This is also where breakfast is served in the morning.
Since my room wasn’t ready, I checked my bags for free and headed out to explore the city while I waited.
Perhaps because I had returned to check into my room quite a bit later into the day, I was given a basement-level room. This didn’t make a huge difference since none of the rooms seem to have windows, but it did feel a little like I was being sent to the dungeon- emotionally speaking.
The room itself was as compact as advertised- a comfortable double bed took up the majority of the space in the room, though there is some storage space underneath the bed’s platform. There was a small table towards the foot of the bed, and shelving around the head of the bed with sleek looking LED lights for easy phone charging.
The remainder of the room was a narrow strip of carpet that could probably use refreshing. Since I was basically living out of my bag, my luggage took up much of this space and I was hopping over it to get from one side of the room to the other.
The bathroom was clean and modern with decent water pressure, at least!
I’d only recommend this hotel if you’re traveling on your own- I felt like I was struggling enough with storage with just myself and I can’t imagine how cramped it would feel with two people trying to fit themselves and all of their luggage in the room.
This hotel is good for a quick visit or visitors looking for a (relatively) cheap stay in London, but it’s definitely more utilitarian than most. The combination of the location and the price, however, is pretty unbeatable in terms of London’s costly hotels. I may prefer other hotels in London, but I know my wallet is always going to be a fan of the hub by Premier Inn.
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