London B&Bs range from knockabout pensions to classy modern mini-hotels to the classic Victorian-looking inn

A postcard-worthy Victorian B&B in Notting Hill between Hyde Park and Portobello Road

Eight elegant, bookish-themed B&B rooms above a gourmet pub in Clerkenwell

Perhaps the nicest B&B in London—though not the most central (in Hammersmith and Fulham)

An inexpensive Bayswater B&B just off Hyde Park

An inexpensive and cheery little B&B near Paddington

Comfy B&B rooms above a noted gastro-pub in Fulham

Bed and Breakfasts aren't just great big Victorian British cottages run by kindly but nosy little old widows anymore

There are dozens of hotel alternatives, from London flats to country cottages, farmhouse B&Bs to university dorms, rental rooms to residences, and campgrounds to castles. Here's how to find the lot of them.