My kids have never seen London and I haven't been there since the sex pistols went down the Thames singing God Save the Queen.

I'm looking for ideas on a reasonable place to stay. Any ideas?

Also, how many days stay there? Museum, Palace, Eye, Big Ben, Tower Bridge - 2 days?

Cheers

Oh also any cheap flights?

Look at Travelodge (the chain of hotels) and perhaps stay just outside of London and take the tube in for sight seeing. Also Premier Inn chain for similar. Also also, when are you thinking of going, that affects price hugely?

The EasyHotel chain are cheap if you don't mind a lack of frills.

As for the time needed - I lived there for fifteen years and didn't see it all...

The County Hotel ,part of Imperial Hotels group. ,Upper Woburn Place ,very near to Euston Station and Russell square .A bit old but cheap for London .Price includes breakfast .Also www.booking.com are good for finding places.

Look at Travelodge (the chain of hotels) and perhaps stay just outside of London and take the tube in for sight seeing. Also Premier Inn chain for similar. Also also, when are you thinking of going, that affects price hugely?

Yes that's the one---Travelodge---if you book far enough ahead, (4-6 months) your get peak time for about 20 quid a night in the Westminster one, short walk to the eye, & you will get the tour bus (open top) from there with the Thames river cruise for same price.

(There were a few cheap Thai restaurants in the back streets also)--Get an oyster card if your going to travel London.

Thanks guys - what's an Oyster card?

Thanks guys - what's an Oyster card?

It's used for traveling on London Transport,buses and the tubes etc,it caps the daily amount you can pay and charges the cheapest fair.

https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do

Actually the same can now be done with the aid of a contactless bank card also.

The Union Jack Club (Waterloo stn) or Victory Services Club (Marble arch) are 2x ex-service establishments that might be worth a look.

Union Jack Club Victory Services Club

HTH

Might be worth looking at YHA/HI youth-hostels, especially if the OPs' children are reaching the age where they may be starting to travel the world independently, the low-cost international-atmosphere is something they will find useful in the future ?

http://www.yha.org.uk/places-to-stay/london

Standards have improved tremendously, unfortunately prices have also rise, since the days we oldies would set-off on our bicycles or with a rucksack, to see how far we might get on a very limited budget !

Travelodge.co.uk