Point A Hotel

Notting Hill & West London


This 137-room budget hotel offers super-duper rates for early birds who book in advance. Everything is clean as a whistle, and staff are efficient (if a titch officious). Check-out time is 11am. There are extras if you want them, such as daily room cleaning, early check-in (from noon) and late check-out (till 2pm; £20). There are six other branches in London.


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