Last-minute hotel deals in South London

A traditional Victorian pub in the Isle of Dogs, The Ship Inn provides well-appointed rooms with continental breakfast in London’s Docklands. A 6-minute walk from the Docklands Light Railway into the city, it offers free Wi-FI access.

Each room has a flat-screen TV and tea and coffee facilities. Bathrobes and slippers are provided, and the shared bathroom facilities have a hairdryer and complementary toiletries.

Continental breakfast can be enjoyed in your room. The Ship Inn serves stone baked pizzas, along with real ales, craft beers, wine and cocktails.

The pub is just a 3-minute walk from the River Thames, and Billingsgate Market is around 2 miles away. The o2 Arena in Greenwich is a 14-minute drive from The Ship Inn.

With a stay at Premier Inn London Clapham in London (Lambeth), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Clapham Common and Thames River. This hotel is 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Buckingham Palace and 3.2 mi (5.2 km) from Big Ben.

Located in London (Lewisham), Summerfield Pub & Boutique Rooms is within a 10-minute drive of O2 Arena and Thames River. This hotel is 7.4 mi (11.9 km) from Tower of London and 7.5 mi (12 km) from The Shard.

With a stay at Premier Inn London County Hall in London (London City Centre), you'll be within a 5-minute walk of London Eye and Westminster Bridge. This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Big Ben and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Thames River.

A stay at Best Western Buckingham Palace Rd places you in the heart of London, within a 15-minute walk of Victoria Station Travel Information Centre and Sloane Square. This hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Buckingham Palace and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Hyde Park.

With a stay at Premier Inn London Greenwich in London (Greenwich), you'll be a 3-minute drive from Thames River and 7 minutes from O2 Arena. This hotel is 4.7 mi (7.5 km) from Tower of London and 4.7 mi (7.6 km) from The Shard.

With a stay at Ruby Lucy Hotel London, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from The Vaults and within a 10-minute walk of London Eye. This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Big Ben and 1.8 mi (3 km) from Piccadilly Circus.

With a stay at The Buxton in London (Shoreditch), you'll be steps from Brick Lane and 11 minutes by foot from Liverpool Street. This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Tower of London and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Tower Bridge.

The 29 London is an elegant 19th-century property, providing good-value accommodations and friendly service. Victoria Coach Station is a 5-minute walk away and Buckingham Palace is nearby.

Free Wi-Fi internet access is available and there is a 24-hour reception and a luggage store facility.

Each comfortable room has a TV, telephone, tea/coffee facilities and a private bathroom with a walk-in shower.

Victoria Rail and Underground Station is a 10-minute walk away and provides excellent access to central London and the Gatwick Express 30-minute service to Gatwick Airport.

• Super-central London location
• A couple of cocktail bars
• Sustainable freebies in the rooms

The Strand Palace Hotel is in the heart of London’s theatreland, just five minutes’ walk from Covent Garden and just a little further from Trafalgar Square. It’s named after the road it finds itself on, which is one of the capital’s busiest and most famous stretches. The Strand Palace has been hosting guests since 1909 (but don’t worry, the whole place had a head-to-toe revamp in 2019, so it’s looking fresh!).

Rooms are modern and stylish, but the extras are where this place excels. You’ll find Love Cocoa chocolate bars in every room, along with reusable BottleUP water bottles. You can use these to fill up at one of the many water stations dotted all over the hotel’s seven floors. Luxe Rituals toiletries come as standard, too. Upgrade to a Deluxe room, meanwhile, and you’ll have access to a complimentary minibar.

The hotel’s restaurants and bars are popular spots for guests and Londoners alike. Haxwells plates up seabass fillets, crab linguine, burgers and salads, while the nearby tea parlour deals in bites and loose leaf tea. Joe Allen’s is the place to head for live music every Wednesday, or you can venture to the cocktail-cum-gin bar for a pre-theatre drink. And then there’s oh-so-glam Tequila Mockingbird, which boasts seriously Insta-worthy interiors and even better daily happy hours. A gym, business centre and top-quality Guest Services facility round things up.

This budget hotel is 2953 feet from London Victoria Station and the Gatwick Express airport train service. It has free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour reception desk, luggage storage and affordable rooms with attached bathroom.

This Victorian house was built in 1859 and mixes traditional style with modern comforts. The rooms have TVs, telephones, hairdryers and tea/coffee. There is also a lounge with a computer with internet

The The Portico Hotel is less than a mile (1 mi) from Buckingham Palace, the Tate Britain art gallery and the Houses of Parliament. There are shops, pubs and restaurants nearby.

With a stay at Best Western Plus Vauxhall Hotel in London (Lambeth), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Thames River and Clapham Common. This hotel is 2 mi (3.2 km) from London Eye and 2 mi (3.2 km) from Big Ben.

With a stay at The Tower Hotel, by Thistle in London (London City Centre), you'll be steps from Tower of London and 3 minutes by foot from Tower Bridge. This hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from The Shard and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from HMS Belfast.

With a stay at Novotel London Canary Wharf Hotel in London (Canary Wharf), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Thames River and 7 minutes from Tower Bridge. This hotel is 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Tower of London and 3.1 mi (4.9 km) from ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

With a stay at Zedwell Piccadilly Circus in London (London City Centre), you'll be steps from Piccadilly Circus and Piccadilly. This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Leicester Square and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Trafalgar Square.

In the heart of London, The Beverley Hotel is within a 5-minute drive of Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace. This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Big Ben and 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Trafalgar Square.

Located in London (London City Centre), Wellington Hotel by Blue Orchid is within a 15-minute walk of Buckingham Palace and Victoria Station Travel Information Centre. This inn is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Westminster Abbey and 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Houses of Parliament.

Located in London (Tower Hamlets), Holiday Inn Express London - Limehouse by IHG is within a 10-minute drive of ExCeL Exhibition Centre and O2 Arena. This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Thames River and 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Tower of London.

With a stay at Leman Locke, you'll be centrally located in London, a 10-minute walk from Tower of London and 10 minutes by foot from The Gherkin. This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Tower Bridge and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from London Bridge.

With a stay at DoubleTree by Hilton London - Greenwich in London (Greenwich), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Greenwich Market and University of Greenwich. This hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Cutty Sark and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from National Maritime Museum.