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What you need to know about Paddington hotels

Thanks to the district's place on the edge of central London, and its fine transportation links to the rest of the capital, there are oodles of top Paddington hotels to choose from. Search ebookers to discover the wealth of welcoming bed and breakfasts in the Georgian rowhouses around Norfolk Square and Sussex Gardens. Or, check out the contemporary hotel stays that line the roads between Paddington Station and Baker Street, all interspersed with the occasional budget guesthouse and hostel, where backpacker bars and pubs thrum to a London beat.

What you can expect from your Paddington hotel

Given the diversity of accommodation choices in this popular corner of London, you can expect to find everything from high luxury to stripped-down simplicity when it comes to the hotels. In some places, you can look forward to on-site spa facilities and indoor pools, rooftop cocktail bars and fully-fledged room service. Meanwhile, if you've opted for a budget Paddington hotel, you're likely to get just a clean private with a bedspread and desk, punctuated by the occasional pub stay where the on-site bar sloshes with English ales and ciders.

Top things to do in Paddington

Once you've booked the perfect hotel in Paddington, you can start planning your itinerary of Things to Do while in London. While the bucket-list attractions of the Embankment – Big Ben, the London Eye, Tate Modern – call, there are also some worthy stop offs that are sure to be closer to hotels in Paddington. The old haunts of Sherlock Holmes on Baker Street are within walking distance, and so are the famous green spaces of Hyde Park. It's also just a quick jaunt across to so-called Little Venice and the cafés there, and the roaring terraces of Lord's Cricket Ground.

Food and drink in Paddington

One of the benefits of choosing hotels near Paddington Station is that you get to enjoy all the gastronomic hotspots that coalesce close to the trains. That means hearty English pubs with prime people watching over the platforms, or enticing bagel stands that offer on-the-go meals. In the streets immediately surrounding the terminal, the culinary variety erupts into a kaleidoscope of flavours worthy of central London. That's where you'll discover steakhouses and Mexican restaurants, sushi joints and Cantonese kitchens.

Getting around Paddington

Paddington is walkable but can get busy. That's particularly true during the London rush hour, when the streets bustle with commuters making for the platforms of Paddington Station. That means you might have to make use of the excellent Underground connections that go all over the district. You can ride the various lines to stops like Edgware Road, Marble Arch, Bayswater and Baker Street from Paddington itself, which should cut down journey times to and from your hotel door.