I admire your enthusiasm showing us around London. I want to go there some day. And it looks so fun. So when/if I do get over there, I want to remember the steps to take pics with the Tower Bridge (not the London Bridge. LoL). :)
You must have been a wonderful teacher. Your sincere enthusiasm, info tidbits, and pace is a gift. Love the London Series and look forward to tagging along on your next adventures.
@@SusanChapman-j6q thanks so much, Susan! My students always had the most fun in my class 😇😇😇 I’m so glad you’re enjoying the London series! Thank you for tagging along 😁 there’s a few more London videos coming soon!
Thank you for this! The room is all anyone needs if they're not the type to laze around the hotel for a full day. I like to get up and out as soon as I can and generally only come back to rest and avoid rush hour before going out to a show again. My problem is the stairs and so many of these little hotels have only rooms on first floor and above but if I did have good legs, this would certainly be the best for me!
@@cijmo who goes to London just to laze around in their hotel room? 😁 what a waste! You’re right about stairs, this room is on the 3rd floor with no elevator so it’s not for everyone! Thank you for watching!
@@TravelWithBen121 My friend's disability allows for 2 or 3 hour spurts at a time so we would go out in the morning, do something, then go back for lunch for a few hours, then go out again and she'd go back after a few hours and I'd do my own thing for the rest of the evening. So I wouldn't want her to stay in that room for most of the day. Everyone takes the city at the same pace and if you can't get around very well, there's only so many hours you can sit in a pub or park. For the first couple of days, the hop on hop off was great because we could take laps for her to see things and the few things we got off at, we didn't have to tube or anything. But when I'm on my own, I'll take the most basic room anyone has to offer ... just no stairs.
Great video! I love history, so I really enjoy your videos. This one was extra fun because you showed us some areas that I've never seen before. So interesting! I tend to travel on a budget, so Tony's House will be a great option for a couple of nights when I get to visit London. You don't do it on every video, but I enjoy when you do what I call, "things that make you go, huh?" Showing the sign at the Chinese restaurant that said, "we are open for lunch' then, showing the sign near it that said, "closed." 😁 Thank you, Ben!
@@matthewhildebrandt1901 I’ve been all over London in the last few weeks, Matthew 😂 so I’ve seen areas of London I’ve never seen before! Trust me, there’s plenty of things that make me go “huh” but I don’t put most of them in the video because it doesn’t fit the theme 😂
For someone who has visited 60 countries you have managed to acquire a good knowledge of London. I pride myself on having a good knowledge of London, but I have spent over 50 years acquiring it, and have not visited 60 countries as well. Plus you’re a lot younger than me. That hotel appears to be a great find £45.00 for bed and breakfast, what a bargain.
@@johnorchin8567 cheers, John! No doubt, I’ve been extremely lucky to be able to travel so much. But all the places I’ve been to, nowhere compares to London, it’s the best. I agree mate, this hotel was a bargain, which isn’t something you can say too many times about London! Thanks for watching 😁
Thank you somuch for your work. I will go to London next Saturday, in 3 days😊 for the first time. I love your video about a visit in the Tower Brigde. That is a great idea. I will do that. I' m looking forward so much. I like your talking about London during your videos. Such a lot information and thoughts which you don't find in a tourist paper. Greetings from Berlin
@@manuela9342 you’re welcome, Manuela! Enjoy your London trip! I have a lot of London videos so check them out and hopefully they are helpful to you! Definitely go inside Tower Bridge! It’s a great experience 😁
When I was a kid, that whole stretch of the south side of the river between Tower and London Bridges was still abandoned warehouses. I remember my dad taking me to see HMS Belfast in around 1975, and you could still park for free in the cobbled streets between the warehouses, and walk to HMS Belfast in less than a minute! London has changed a LOT in not that many years!
@@andybaker2456 it’s a fascinating area, Andy! From what I read online, it started to be used again and developed into housing in the 80’s so 1975 would have still been abandoned. I’m glad they didn’t knock it all down because it’s interesting to see today and imagine the workmen walking down there everyday for work! London is a different city today 😁
@TravelWithBen121 To think that when I was a kid, the tallest building in London was the Post Office Tower (as it was then known). I also remember when they were building the Nat West Tower (Tower 42), we used to pass it on our way from South London to visit family in Hertfordshire. I used to look at it out of the car window and just think...Wow! But look at the skyline now! 😁
Another fabulous vlog! I love that you cover such a variety of things and places and do it in a fast pace, so I can sit and watch without a huge time commitment. I learn so much from your tours! We visited in September, and I felt like we saw a lot, but when I see your videos, I feel like I missed so much! All the more reason to visit again! I'd stay at that location if alone for sure! Thanks for featuring something unusual that most would not cover.
@@adventuresforthecurious trust me, you can visit London for 1 month and still not see everything London has to offer 😂 I’m still discovering new stuff everyday! I like showing the side of London that most people don’t see 😁 thank you for watching!
Mr. Ben Coleman, you are such a Good Soul, I love watching your videos. Your joy and appreciation of everything projects right out of the TV screen, so contagious. And of course I love London, though I've never even been there, but I'm very sure I've spent a many other lifetimes there though. I feel that you'll probably write a travel book about London one day and also about your other travel experiences too. Anyway great vlog again about my favorite city on Earth...❤✨️👍🙏🙂
@@fernandoferdinand4866 thank you, Fernando! I’m very passionate about London so I like showing it off 😁 but I’m still discovering new things everyday because there’s so much to see! Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed this video!
I am enjoying your London videos. I was in London this past spring, but could only see a tiny part of it. Thanks for showing me more things to see next time I am there.
Great video, I often think what people would think if they were from a earlier era and they came back to our time. Tony's hotel looks really good and you get a pretty delicious looking breakfast.
I love these videos! I really like the cheapest hotel in London. What a deal. You know, for travellers to Hong Kong, Tokyo, etc., this is not such a small room! Cheers, and thanks for all your fun videos of London. I appreciate that you're focused on the budget traveller. So we can all enjoy ourselves!!
@@manray6396 I’m glad you like this videos! You’re right, capsule hotels are even smaller than this so this room is huge 😂 it is possible to do London on a budget so I’m trying to help people do that 😁
Another inspiring video! I love your hotel room. It would be perfect for me. Thanks for allowing us to tag along on your London fun! I'm looking forward to the next! Now lets go eat fish and chips!
@@hollyecf cheers, Fredwina! Perfect hotel room for a day or two. Somewhere safe and clean to go back to after a fun day running around London! It’s always time for fish and chips 😂
When I come to London with a tour I usually stay in a name brand hotel ..but when I come on my own I stay in rooms very similar to this one today. All I care about is clean and a private bathroom...I don't understand people who pay so much for a room that you basically just sleep in. The hotels I like are near Paddington station which is so convenient to get around the city. I also stayed in a very small room near Tottenham Court road one time which was also very convenient. I would never do a hostel (too old for that) but these little boutique hotels are just fine.
@@ychaps you’re right Yvonne, as long as it’s safe and clean, that’s what’s important! Yes of course, it’s nice to stay in fancy hotels but it’s not a necessity, in my opinion. But people spend their money however they want to 😁
Please, could you give me some addresses about that kind of rooms near Paddington station ? I' m looking for something cheap but clean and safe for my next holiday in London!
@taniaceredi6411 I always book through Expedia...I recommend doing a search and choose the Paddington neighborhood...then you can sort by price...it's pretty easy.😊
Lived there 17+ yrs (before it was trendy) and I learned more about the area from you, even though I explored a lot. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm. I love that the smell of spices in the brickwork still remains a century later and that Roman artefacts are still discovered in the Thames and under landscaping etc. As a Londoner I am still amazed at the richness and diversity in every part of this amazing city. Just out of interest: Shad is pronounced like bad and not shard like hard. Not that it matters coz it’s still a great place 👍🏾😍
Love it! Massively impressed too -- I managed a B&B in the Victoria area, and our prices were relatively close to what you paid, but a bit more (though still relatively cheap), BUT there were no tea/coffee makers in the room. That little room you were in is perfect! And in the B&Bs like the one I worked at, most rooms were shared bathroom. As long as you're not awake all night with noise from thin walls, it has everything you need for a night's stay. Fantastic tour of that area -- I never saw it in my three years there.
@@mariavano9616 thank you, Maria! Wow, that’s great 👍 I’m sure you met some interesting people during your time there 😁 there’s many luxury hotels in London but the smaller ones like this and B&B’s really give people another option to visit London on a budget!
In April this year I stayed at a similar Hotel a street away from Tony's House Hotel for 9 nights 60 pound per night. Very friendly helpful staff, small but clean comfortable and well appointed room.
Well done Ben! How fortunate for Couger to have you connected with! Hopefully many of your younger audiences will take advice from this video. Great little hotel room! Absolutely bang on in reference to it having a clean safe centrally located room to retire to at night for anyone on a budget friendly who enjoys travel and especially London! As an older lady I have to admit I do enjoy some of the finer things in life, but places like this would be fabulous for my grandchildren once they are old enough to travel on their own! So looking forward to where your travels take you next week.! Loved, loved loved the London series. 🇨🇦💕
@@glennismossey6976 thanks so much, Glennis! I love working with Room Cougar, they are great people that offer a great service! I have to admit too, I like the finer things in life too 😂 but it’s not a necessity to me to enjoy traveling. Of course, it’s great to stay in nice places but sometimes all you need is a clean, safe and warm place to sleep at night after a fun day! Hilton’s are great too 😁
@@charleskerr4655 nothing to not be proud about, Charles! I’m proud of the experiences I’ve had, not how much I’ve spent on hotels 😁 I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing! This is first time I’ve seen your vlog. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Of all the times I’ve been to London I’ve never wandered through the wharf area or walked the elevated walkway of Tower Bridge. I’ve stayed at the Z Hotel in SoHo but I’ll definitely check out Tony’s. Most of all I like the commentary while you’re walking around as opposed to post production voice overs. I will view the rest of your vlogs. Stay well.👍🙏😎
@@wehojm7320 thank you, John! Check out my previous video where I go inside Tower Bridge, it’s a great experience! I totally agree with you about voiceover, I try to do the least amount possible, none at all is best! Thanks again 😁
I’ve enjoyed all of your London videos. I like seeing things most tourists never even imagine exist in a well known city, I agree with you completely. When I travel I prefer to stay in inexpensive lodging so I can spend my money doing things I want to do. All I need is a clean room in a safe area with a comfortable bed and a private bathroom. The only exception would be if I am going to a specific resort area to enjoy the amenities there.
@@daniellilienkamp5202 you’re totally right, Daniel! It really depends what you want out of your London trip. It’s important to stay in a location you want to be in but I don’t think a luxury hotel room is necessary. Nice? Yes. But essentially? No.
I stayed in a tiny room like that in Exeter 20 years ago and it was probably the same price. It was in a fancy little hotel and was quite charming, though compact. I think your room was a great find. And for that price you can have a nice pub dinner as well. Great video all around!
@@cheribelz5869 thanks for coming along, Cheri! I was so surprised to see that the Christmas lights were turned on the next day! So I’ll show them in a future video 😁
When I was a small child, in London, in the early 60s we still had horses working on the streets. I remember horses bringing milk & coal & the rag & bone man. They all had lorries within a couple or years. I missed the horses.
Those departure boards were something that really annoyed me on my recent visit to London. The platform was literally displayed 5 min. before the train departure. Her the electronic departure board shows all platforms for the next hour or so and usually, trains run from the same platform each day anyways.
11:32 the Uber Boats have a tourist trap: at the piers there are tickets machines, which you will see first, but you can also use you oyster card/credit card. There is a possibilty to tap before entering the boat and its cheaper than the tickets from the ticket machine.
@@TravelWithBen121 haha you missed something! Well, I went to London with my parents this year, was my fourth time and for my parents their first time in London, so I thought it's the much nicer mode of transport to get to Greenwich than by tube or rail.
Nice to see they preserved history rather than tear it down and put up another ugly high rise. My first time in London I never figured out why the locals didn’t pronounce soutwark the way it is spelled.
Great price,but im still going to stay at a Premier Inn, bank side is my favourite,my picture is from the museum of London, living in the England i get to chance to go to London often but never get bored of it.
Wow! Gentrification gone amok. I'm grad though they didn't just tear all those buildings down. I agree with you the catwalks are an attractive feature with alot of historical cache. We have some similar in Toronto, but not Lit. A warehouse beca.e The Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant. Nice video. I recognised the scenes from Oliver. Again in Toronto the "Xdistillery District" composed of the Voderham and Wirts distillery buildings from 1830s was a backdrop for a few dystopia.
Again a verlinken interesting Video Ben, you Show corners in London, I've never seen before Best City in the World is Hamburg, because I live there, 2nd best, of course London ❤🎉😅😅😅😊
@TravelWithBen121 Hamburg is my home town, and I love ist So it must be no 1 But London ist sooooo beautiful, old, crazy And of course it's my second no 1
@@TravelWithBen121 It was late 90's. I stayed again in about 2010. Even then it was in the $90 range. It was in a low-travel date range (early December), so that helped.
I have no problem with the size of the room, or amenities. But is there 24-hour desk service, or at least a room phone? I had a room like that in Rome, but the desk shut down at 9pm and didn't reopen until 9am, with no room phone to deal with overnight maintenance issues (toilet overrunning). If there's at least emergency service, that's fine.
I'm enjoying your videos but you got to slow down when panning around. I'm getting motion sick. I went to London in 2019 before the pandemic and I sooo want to go back. Now I know some hidden treats to go see. Thanks
18:14 I didn’t know that y’all switch your clocks?!?? I thought that was only something as a dumb Americans did 😆 I really wish they would end doing that.
@ i’m sorry, a someone that doesn’t use an alarm clock to wake up but uses the sun to set my schedule. It really messes me up. I wake up an hour before the sunrises, and once the sun goes down, I go down lol 😆 We’ve had the law passed by our house in congress but we’re still waiting for the Senate to sign off on it. It’s been there for a couple years they can’t decide if we need to be on daylight saving time or if we need to be on standard time. it’s so unnatural
i cant find a phone number for them. or a website . would like to book the room directly through the hotel not through all the search engines. i am in nyc. thanks in advance.
Average London hotel price a night is one hundred Ben, on average. This was good for forty five. Do you get WiFi in this hotel? Good they give you breakfast next morning. Did you prebook on their website or walk in? Some people are not truly homeless these street beggars. Nice watch, thank you.
From what i have seen average Hotel prices in Central London are way over £100 .I wonder where you got that £100 figure from ? As for getting the room ,i think he got it on the site he promotes ,namely room cougar .He gave a link to the hotel below his video .Click on more .
@@BALHAM69 my comment was about Central London, who wants to stay near Heathrow or Croydon? Still London, right? 😂 of course, Wifi included 👍 I pre booked. Thank you for watching!
a milion pounds? i'm sure it's been vastly improved... i wonder if there are ghosts who haunt these places in luxury enjoying ac and nice furniture (if ghosts can sit,,)
Rant follows: HORSLEYDOWN OLD STAIRS *_Private Land_* This riles me. NO: NOT PRIVATE LAND! ALL ALONG THE EMBANKMENTS OF THE RIVER THAMES are PUBLIC PATHWAYS OWNED BY: _THE PUBLIC_ who have right-of way. If someone _thought_ they owned them ESPECIALLY THE STAIRS TO THE RIVER then they DO NOT! Whomever 'SOLD' you this path along the river HAD NO BUSINESS selling it to you! Its like you were sold London Bridge: _ergo_ NOT YOURS but public owned. In fact, you should be paying a fine for blocking right-of -way! Take your sign down this instant and be grateful the public don't charge you daily fees (or your 'vendor') who l can assure you WAS NOT THE PUBLIC. This is outright theft of public land. === I have to put the following or my comments get redacted by the YT AI Robocop. For entertainment and/or educational purposes only!
I cringe every time you say (and I think your implying Americans)that Tower Bridge isn't "London Bridge" Tell them where the original "London Bridge" is. It's in Havasu Arizona USA. Purchased by Robert P McCulloch in 1968 for $ 2.46 million US reassembled using the same methods the Egyptians used to build the pyramids. Construction completed and opened on October 10, 1971
@@josephh5468 I cringe everytime an American says the original London Bridge is in the US, it isn’t Joseph 😂 the one in Arizona is the third London Bridge, not the original. You’re welcome 👍
Great video!
@@k.cooley4306 cheers!
The hotel seems VERY reasonably priced for London, or any big city for that matter. It also looked very clean. Thank you for the video!
@@danielintheantipodes6741 you’re right, Daniel! Thank you for watching 😁
Your room is so much nicer than the hotel room you had in NYC!
@@teenalaughton7188 HAHAHA please don’t remind me, Teena! And this place was cheaper than the NYC place 😂
My quick research reveals that Maggie Blake was a local activist and she fought to preserve an access way for locals and visitors to enjoy the river.
@@mflewis1 cheers, Mark!
I admire your enthusiasm showing us around London. I want to go there some day. And it looks so fun. So when/if I do get over there, I want to remember the steps to take pics with the Tower Bridge (not the London Bridge. LoL). :)
@@georgiabentz9503 just don’t tell anyone Georgia, it’s a secret location 😁
You must have been a wonderful teacher. Your sincere enthusiasm, info tidbits, and pace is a gift.
Love the London Series and look forward to tagging along on your next adventures.
@@SusanChapman-j6q thanks so much, Susan! My students always had the most fun in my class 😇😇😇 I’m so glad you’re enjoying the London series! Thank you for tagging along 😁 there’s a few more London videos coming soon!
Thank you for sharing London with us and giving us the amazing history. I definitely want to come to London!
@@tannahill5129 you’re welcome, Tanna! London is waiting 😁
Thank you for this! The room is all anyone needs if they're not the type to laze around the hotel for a full day. I like to get up and out as soon as I can and generally only come back to rest and avoid rush hour before going out to a show again. My problem is the stairs and so many of these little hotels have only rooms on first floor and above but if I did have good legs, this would certainly be the best for me!
@@cijmo who goes to London just to laze around in their hotel room? 😁 what a waste! You’re right about stairs, this room is on the 3rd floor with no elevator so it’s not for everyone! Thank you for watching!
@@TravelWithBen121 My friend's disability allows for 2 or 3 hour spurts at a time so we would go out in the morning, do something, then go back for lunch for a few hours, then go out again and she'd go back after a few hours and I'd do my own thing for the rest of the evening. So I wouldn't want her to stay in that room for most of the day. Everyone takes the city at the same pace and if you can't get around very well, there's only so many hours you can sit in a pub or park. For the first couple of days, the hop on hop off was great because we could take laps for her to see things and the few things we got off at, we didn't have to tube or anything. But when I'm on my own, I'll take the most basic room anyone has to offer ... just no stairs.
Great video! I love history, so I really enjoy your videos. This one was extra fun because you showed us some areas that I've never seen before. So interesting! I tend to travel on a budget, so Tony's House will be a great option for a couple of nights when I get to visit London. You don't do it on every video, but I enjoy when you do what I call, "things that make you go, huh?" Showing the sign at the Chinese restaurant that said, "we are open for lunch' then, showing the sign near it that said, "closed." 😁 Thank you, Ben!
@@matthewhildebrandt1901 I’ve been all over London in the last few weeks, Matthew 😂 so I’ve seen areas of London I’ve never seen before! Trust me, there’s plenty of things that make me go “huh” but I don’t put most of them in the video because it doesn’t fit the theme 😂
@@TravelWithBen121 😂
For someone who has visited 60 countries you have managed to acquire a good knowledge of London. I pride myself on having a good knowledge of London, but I have spent over 50 years acquiring it, and have not visited 60 countries as well. Plus you’re a lot younger than me.
That hotel appears to be a great find £45.00 for bed and breakfast, what a bargain.
@@johnorchin8567 cheers, John! No doubt, I’ve been extremely lucky to be able to travel so much. But all the places I’ve been to, nowhere compares to London, it’s the best. I agree mate, this hotel was a bargain, which isn’t something you can say too many times about London! Thanks for watching 😁
Thank you somuch for your work. I will go to London next Saturday, in 3 days😊 for the first time. I love your video about a visit in the Tower Brigde. That is a great idea. I will do that. I' m looking forward so much. I like your talking about London during your videos. Such a lot information and thoughts which you don't find in a tourist paper. Greetings from Berlin
@@manuela9342 you’re welcome, Manuela! Enjoy your London trip! I have a lot of London videos so check them out and hopefully they are helpful to you! Definitely go inside Tower Bridge! It’s a great experience 😁
When I was a kid, that whole stretch of the south side of the river between Tower and London Bridges was still abandoned warehouses. I remember my dad taking me to see HMS Belfast in around 1975, and you could still park for free in the cobbled streets between the warehouses, and walk to HMS Belfast in less than a minute! London has changed a LOT in not that many years!
@@andybaker2456 it’s a fascinating area, Andy! From what I read online, it started to be used again and developed into housing in the 80’s so 1975 would have still been abandoned. I’m glad they didn’t knock it all down because it’s interesting to see today and imagine the workmen walking down there everyday for work! London is a different city today 😁
@TravelWithBen121 To think that when I was a kid, the tallest building in London was the Post Office Tower (as it was then known). I also remember when they were building the Nat West Tower (Tower 42), we used to pass it on our way from South London to visit family in Hertfordshire. I used to look at it out of the car window and just think...Wow! But look at the skyline now! 😁
@@andybaker2456 too many sky scrapers today 😁
I love your adventurous spirit and your appreciation of all of life.
@@LindaBulman what’s not to appreciate, Linda? 😁 we’re all fortunate. Thank you for watching!
Love the video, thank you so very much
@@PilarGonzalez-fh8pq you’re welcome, Pilar 😁 thank you for watching!
Another fabulous vlog! I love that you cover such a variety of things and places and do it in a fast pace, so I can sit and watch without a huge time commitment. I learn so much from your tours! We visited in September, and I felt like we saw a lot, but when I see your videos, I feel like I missed so much! All the more reason to visit again! I'd stay at that location if alone for sure! Thanks for featuring something unusual that most would not cover.
@@adventuresforthecurious trust me, you can visit London for 1 month and still not see everything London has to offer 😂 I’m still discovering new stuff everyday! I like showing the side of London that most people don’t see 😁 thank you for watching!
Love this series on London. Hope to be able to use all your information soon! Another great video.
@@FranelleS thank you, Franelle! I hope this series of videos were helpful in some way 😁 a few more London videos coming!
Another great adventure day. That room looks perfect for one. It looks clean.💙
@@cathypowell7254 everyday is an adventure, Cathy! Very clean and cozy room for one 😁
Mr. Ben Coleman, you are such a Good Soul, I love watching your videos. Your joy and appreciation of everything projects right out of the TV screen, so contagious. And of course I love London, though I've never even been there, but I'm very sure I've spent a many other lifetimes there though. I feel that you'll probably write a travel book about London one day and also about your other travel experiences too. Anyway great vlog again about my favorite city on Earth...❤✨️👍🙏🙂
@@fernandoferdinand4866 thank you, Fernando! I’m very passionate about London so I like showing it off 😁 but I’m still discovering new things everyday because there’s so much to see! Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed this video!
@TravelWithBen121 👍🙏❤️🇬🇧
Enjoyed you video 😊. Thank you!
@@galina9691 I’m so glad, Galina! 😁 you’re welcome!
I am enjoying your London videos. I was in London this past spring, but could only see a tiny part of it. Thanks for showing me more things to see next time I am there.
@@juliebabcock4110 you’re welcome, Julie 😁 hopefully you can visit again sometime!
Great video, I often think what people would think if they were from a earlier era and they came back to our time. Tony's hotel looks really good and you get a pretty delicious looking breakfast.
@@MICHELLE-gu2qc I agree, Michelle! I think about that too 😁
that's amazing that the Lampost is aChimney, thanks!
@@kevinbrewis6014 next time you go, you can see it Kevin 😁 hidden secret!
I love these videos! I really like the cheapest hotel in London. What a deal. You know, for travellers to Hong Kong, Tokyo, etc., this is not such a small room! Cheers, and thanks for all your fun videos of London. I appreciate that you're focused on the budget traveller. So we can all enjoy ourselves!!
@@manray6396 I’m glad you like this videos! You’re right, capsule hotels are even smaller than this so this room is huge 😂 it is possible to do London on a budget so I’m trying to help people do that 😁
Another inspiring video! I love your hotel room. It would be perfect for me. Thanks for allowing us to tag along on your London fun! I'm looking forward to the next! Now lets go eat fish and chips!
@@hollyecf cheers, Fredwina! Perfect hotel room for a day or two. Somewhere safe and clean to go back to after a fun day running around London! It’s always time for fish and chips 😂
When I come to London with a tour I usually stay in a name brand hotel ..but when I come on my own I stay in rooms very similar to this one today. All I care about is clean and a private bathroom...I don't understand people who pay so much for a room that you basically just sleep in. The hotels I like are near Paddington station which is so convenient to get around the city. I also stayed in a very small room near Tottenham Court road one time which was also very convenient. I would never do a hostel (too old for that) but these little boutique hotels are just fine.
@@ychaps you’re right Yvonne, as long as it’s safe and clean, that’s what’s important! Yes of course, it’s nice to stay in fancy hotels but it’s not a necessity, in my opinion. But people spend their money however they want to 😁
Please, could you give me some addresses about that kind of rooms near Paddington station ? I' m looking for something cheap but clean and safe for my next holiday in London!
@taniaceredi6411 I always book through Expedia...I recommend doing a search and choose the Paddington neighborhood...then you can sort by price...it's pretty easy.😊
@@ychaps Thank you!!🙂
I like your channel very much. Keep up good work.
@@Tomyoung7285 cheers, Tom!
Lived there 17+ yrs (before it was trendy) and I learned more about the area from you, even though I explored a lot. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm. I love that the smell of spices in the brickwork still remains a century later and that Roman artefacts are still discovered in the Thames and under landscaping etc. As a Londoner I am still amazed at the richness and diversity in every part of this amazing city. Just out of interest: Shad is pronounced like bad and not shard like hard. Not that it matters coz it’s still a great place 👍🏾😍
Love it! Massively impressed too -- I managed a B&B in the Victoria area, and our prices were relatively close to what you paid, but a bit more (though still relatively cheap), BUT there were no tea/coffee makers in the room. That little room you were in is perfect! And in the B&Bs like the one I worked at, most rooms were shared bathroom. As long as you're not awake all night with noise from thin walls, it has everything you need for a night's stay. Fantastic tour of that area -- I never saw it in my three years there.
@@mariavano9616 thank you, Maria! Wow, that’s great 👍 I’m sure you met some interesting people during your time there 😁 there’s many luxury hotels in London but the smaller ones like this and B&B’s really give people another option to visit London on a budget!
In April this year I stayed at a similar Hotel a street away from Tony's House Hotel for 9 nights 60 pound per night. Very friendly helpful staff, small but clean comfortable and well appointed room.
@@dale9706 that’s all you need, Dale! It’s only for sleep anyway so it sounds perfect 😁
Love your content ❤
@@backyardjourneyswithamanda1553 thank you so much, Amanda!
Well done Ben! How fortunate for Couger to have you connected with! Hopefully many of your younger audiences will take advice from this video. Great little hotel room! Absolutely bang on in reference to it having a clean safe centrally located room to retire to at night for anyone on a budget friendly who enjoys travel and especially London! As an older lady I have to admit I do enjoy some of the finer things in life, but places like this would be fabulous for my grandchildren once they are old enough to travel on their own! So looking forward to where your travels take you next week.! Loved, loved loved the London series. 🇨🇦💕
@@glennismossey6976 thanks so much, Glennis! I love working with Room Cougar, they are great people that offer a great service! I have to admit too, I like the finer things in life too 😂 but it’s not a necessity to me to enjoy traveling. Of course, it’s great to stay in nice places but sometimes all you need is a clean, safe and warm place to sleep at night after a fun day! Hilton’s are great too 😁
Tony's looks perfect. Especially for a single. And breakfast! Wow. Thanks Ben!
@@sheilaathay2034 I agree, Sheila! Great single room and I didn’t expect breakfast so that was a bonus! Thank you for watching 😁
I too am not to proud to stay in affordable lodging. I really enjoyed watching this !
@@charleskerr4655 nothing to not be proud about, Charles! I’m proud of the experiences I’ve had, not how much I’ve spent on hotels 😁 I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing! This is first time I’ve seen your vlog. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Of all the times I’ve been to London I’ve never wandered through the wharf area or walked the elevated walkway of Tower Bridge. I’ve stayed at the Z Hotel in SoHo but I’ll definitely check out Tony’s. Most of all I like the commentary while you’re walking around as opposed to post production voice overs. I will view the rest of your vlogs. Stay well.👍🙏😎
@@wehojm7320 thank you, John! Check out my previous video where I go inside Tower Bridge, it’s a great experience! I totally agree with you about voiceover, I try to do the least amount possible, none at all is best! Thanks again 😁
I’ve enjoyed all of your London videos. I like seeing things most tourists never even imagine exist in a well known city, I agree with you completely. When I travel I prefer to stay in inexpensive lodging so I can spend my money doing things I want to do. All I need is a clean room in a safe area with a comfortable bed and a private bathroom. The only exception would be if I am going to a specific resort area to enjoy the amenities there.
@@daniellilienkamp5202 you’re totally right, Daniel! It really depends what you want out of your London trip. It’s important to stay in a location you want to be in but I don’t think a luxury hotel room is necessary. Nice? Yes. But essentially? No.
Tonys House Hotel looks very nice.
@@sarahstrong7174 it was, Sarah!
I stayed in a tiny room like that in Exeter 20 years ago and it was probably the same price. It was in a fancy little hotel and was quite charming, though compact. I think your room was a great find. And for that price you can have a nice pub dinner as well. Great video all around!
@@bethenecampbell6463 sounds perfect, Bethene! 😁 thank you for watching!
High five! What a hotel find. 🎉
@@s.t.pebble8018 a great option!
They don't look like warehouse any more, so clean and looks like exclusive apartment.
@@petercua6158 they definitely still look like warehouses with balconies, Peter 😂 at least from the outside!
Hi, Thanks so much. A great explanation and video. Best Regards and Wishes.
Mr. Almarri from Qatar.
@@farajukalmarri7106 cheers, Mr Almarri!
Thanks for showing us around London. I agree with you about the Christmas lights. Dec. 1st.
@@cheribelz5869 thanks for coming along, Cheri! I was so surprised to see that the Christmas lights were turned on the next day! So I’ll show them in a future video 😁
@@TravelWithBen121 it's all good. Might uplift peoples spirits
When I was a small child, in London, in the early 60s we still had horses working on the streets. I remember horses bringing milk & coal & the rag & bone man. They all had lorries within a couple or years. I missed the horses.
@@sarahstrong7174 the good old days, Sarah 😁
The lights are on now on both events and Oxford st regents are the best
Liked your vlog thanks
I’m a budget traveller too
Nothing wrong with it
I love that room, I would stay there for sure.
@@backyardjourneyswithamanda1553 nothing wrong with it, Amanda! 😁
Maybe they’re constructed like a New York loft that made larger spaces. I enjoyed the tour!
@@gerrilarsen29 I think you’re right, Gerri! I’m glad you enjoyed coming along with me 😁
Those departure boards were something that really annoyed me on my recent visit to London. The platform was literally displayed 5 min. before the train departure. Her the electronic departure board shows all platforms for the next hour or so and usually, trains run from the same platform each day anyways.
@@Brandis13 usually they’re the same, sometimes they need to change platforms last minute 👍 it’s not common.
Last time I was in London was in 1995. it's been a a few years. 😀 I stayed in a hotel right close to Hyde Park.
@@kegarner1012 I’m sure a few things have changed since 1995 😁 Hyde Park is a great location to be near!
11:32 the Uber Boats have a tourist trap: at the piers there are tickets machines, which you will see first, but you can also use you oyster card/credit card. There is a possibilty to tap before entering the boat and its cheaper than the tickets from the ticket machine.
@@monikaunterwegs7960 you’re right, Monika! People use them like busses or trains. I’ve actually never used an Uber boat 😂
@@TravelWithBen121 haha you missed something! Well, I went to London with my parents this year, was my fourth time and for my parents their first time in London, so I thought it's the much nicer mode of transport to get to Greenwich than by tube or rail.
@ definitely more fun 😁
Nice to see they preserved history rather than tear it down and put up another ugly high rise. My first time in London I never figured out why the locals didn’t pronounce soutwark the way it is spelled.
@@vgshwk more and more ugly high rise buildings are being built everyday 😮 HAHA it’s pronounced ‘Suffock’ 😂
@@TravelWithBen121It’s pronounced “sutherk”, Ben. Or a cockney might say suvverk.
Great price,but im still going to stay at a Premier Inn, bank side is my favourite,my picture is from the museum of London, living in the England i get to chance to go to London often but never get bored of it.
@@paulnolan5451 you stay wherever you want, Paul 😁 I’ll do the same 👍
Warehouses usually have large spaces.
I like the purple/blue buildings.
@@Anyk572 I was just surprised because it doesn’t fit into the authentic warehouse buildings 😂
You don’t need a reservation for the British museum
Wow! Gentrification gone amok. I'm grad though they didn't just tear all those buildings down. I agree with you the catwalks are an attractive feature with alot of historical cache. We have some similar in Toronto, but not Lit. A warehouse beca.e The Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant. Nice video. I recognised the scenes from Oliver. Again in Toronto the "Xdistillery District" composed of the Voderham and Wirts distillery buildings from 1830s was a backdrop for a few dystopia.
@@thomashattey8037 they’re not catwalks, they’re iron bridges to move produce 👍
Again a verlinken interesting Video
Ben, you Show corners in London, I've never seen before
Best City in the World is Hamburg, because I live there, 2nd best, of course London ❤🎉😅😅😅😊
@@cattimascha1985 Hamburg better than London??? Woooow 😂 thank you for watching!
@TravelWithBen121
Hamburg is my home town, and I love ist
So it must be no 1
But London ist sooooo beautiful, old, crazy
And of course it's my second no 1
Hi, on which platform did you get that price? Seems a lot more expensive when I looked just now.
@@SandraGartner-hj9ty Booking.com, remember this is a single room 👍
It was many years ago, but I remember paying $60 per night at the Hyatt Manchester Grand in San Diego.
@@roachtoasties must have been many many years ago 😁
@@TravelWithBen121 It was late 90's. I stayed again in about 2010. Even then it was in the $90 range. It was in a low-travel date range (early December), so that helped.
Who cares of it’s small? As long as it’s clean and secure.
@@paulaolson8956 you’re right, Paula 😁
The date on that building , A.D. 18912 , any idea on how you read this number ?
@@danielesbordone1871 probably 1891 👍
I have no problem with the size of the room, or amenities. But is there 24-hour desk service, or at least a room phone? I had a room like that in Rome, but the desk shut down at 9pm and didn't reopen until 9am, with no room phone to deal with overnight maintenance issues (toilet overrunning). If there's at least emergency service, that's fine.
@@rjsams001 24 hour front desk 😁
Christmas lights were turned on by Tom Grennan this week.
@@bpure2560 I saw them the next day 👍
Wow, a bathroom without a bath.
Have you tried staying in a Quaker Hostel or guesthouse?
@@sarahstrong7174 no 😁 should I?
Its a palace compared to the Zedwell hotel in the west end...
@@C_A_W Zedwell is 4 times more expensive 👍
I'm enjoying your videos but you got to slow down when panning around. I'm getting motion sick.
I went to London in 2019 before the pandemic and I sooo want to go back. Now I know some hidden treats to go see.
Thanks
@@theresereis5141 thank you, Therese 😁 I have many videos about hidden gems in London so check them out before your next trip!
😊👍
I didn't see you have dinner, i want to see you eat dinner😳
@@nodr.a4583 why? 😂 you didn’t see me brush my teeth either, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
18:14 I didn’t know that y’all switch your clocks?!?? I thought that was only something as a dumb Americans did 😆 I really wish they would end doing that.
@@JustShelby888 we do it too, Shelby 😂 clocks spring forward in the spring and fall back in the fall 😁
@ i’m sorry, a someone that doesn’t use an alarm clock to wake up but uses the sun to set my schedule. It really messes me up. I wake up an hour before the sunrises, and once the sun goes down, I go down lol 😆 We’ve had the law passed by our house in congress but we’re still waiting for the Senate to sign off on it. It’s been there for a couple years they can’t decide if we need to be on daylight saving time or if we need to be on standard time. it’s so unnatural
No curtains or blinds?? What time does the sun rise!
@@amandadavenport1994 of course there’s a blind, Amanda 😂 sunrises in the morning everyday 👍
As you know the London cheap hotel is waaaaay better than a US cheap hotel that you share with roaches and bedbugs.
@@pasha21k 1000% right, Jill 😂😂 no bugs in sight! And this one was cheaper than the NYC one!
@@TravelWithBen121 Anything cheap here in the US you have company in your bed with you!
i cant find a phone number for them. or a website . would like to book the room directly through the hotel not through all the search engines. i am in nyc. thanks in advance.
@@russellbrauer4799 I didn’t book directly so I can’t help you there 👍
Average London hotel price a night is one hundred Ben, on average.
This was good for forty five.
Do you get WiFi in this hotel?
Good they give you breakfast next morning.
Did you prebook on their website or walk in?
Some people are not truly homeless these street beggars.
Nice watch, thank you.
From what i have seen average Hotel prices in Central London are way over £100 .I wonder where you got that £100 figure from ? As for getting the room ,i think he got it on the site he promotes ,namely room cougar .He gave a link to the hotel below his video .Click on more .
@ i think My £100 was More Main average of all over London.
@@BALHAM69 I believe so .
@@BALHAM69 my comment was about Central London, who wants to stay near Heathrow or Croydon? Still London, right? 😂 of course, Wifi included 👍 I pre booked. Thank you for watching!
@@anthonydowling3356 Room Cougar is for room reviews, no bookings take place on there, Anthony 👍
a milion pounds? i'm sure it's been vastly improved... i wonder if there are ghosts who haunt these places in luxury enjoying ac and nice furniture (if ghosts can sit,,)
@@mm-yt8sf who ya gonna call?
Rant follows:
HORSLEYDOWN OLD STAIRS *_Private Land_*
This riles me.
NO: NOT PRIVATE LAND!
ALL ALONG THE EMBANKMENTS OF THE RIVER THAMES are PUBLIC PATHWAYS OWNED BY: _THE PUBLIC_ who have right-of way.
If someone _thought_ they owned them ESPECIALLY THE STAIRS TO THE RIVER then they DO NOT!
Whomever 'SOLD' you this path along the river HAD NO BUSINESS selling it to you!
Its like you were sold London Bridge: _ergo_ NOT YOURS but public owned.
In fact, you should be paying a fine for blocking right-of -way!
Take your sign down this instant and be grateful the public don't charge you daily fees (or your 'vendor') who l can assure you WAS NOT THE PUBLIC. This is outright theft of public land.
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I cringe every time you say (and I think your implying Americans)that Tower Bridge isn't "London Bridge" Tell them where the original "London Bridge" is. It's in Havasu Arizona USA. Purchased by Robert P McCulloch in 1968 for $ 2.46 million US reassembled using the same methods the Egyptians used to build the pyramids. Construction completed and opened on October 10, 1971
@@josephh5468 I cringe everytime an American says the original London Bridge is in the US, it isn’t Joseph 😂 the one in Arizona is the third London Bridge, not the original. You’re welcome 👍
Great accommodation option!!! 🏨
@@dees.4481 I agree, Dee! 😁