A cheap hotel on a quiet square near Paddington Station

A classic hostel with mixed dorms around the corner from the British Museum

The granddaddy of hip and trendy hostels in London

Institutional but perfectly located hostel in an old choir boarding school in The City

An inexpensive Bayswater B&B just off Hyde Park

A hostel in the heart of Soho in London's West End

A cheap chain hotel in The City, between St. Paul's and the Tower of London

A cheap, stylish hotel in the heart of the West End

Basic, bland motel with a great location—and attached to one of London's most historic pubs where Shakespeare once drank

Tiny, nice dorms rooms (with bath) in Kenginston just off Hyde Park at the Imperial College London

Dorm rooms between the British Museum and Covent Garden at the Imperial College London

Dorm rooms in Kensington just off Hyde Park at the London School of Economics

Dorm rooms between the British Museum and Covent Garden at the London School of Economics

Camden dorm behind the British Museum at the University of London

Dorm rooms in Fitzrovia at the London School of Economics

University dorm rooms right behind the Tate Modern

University dorm rooms near Covent Garden at the London School of Economics

Dorm rooms in Clerkenwell with the London School of Economics

Camden dorm rooms near the British Museum at the University of London

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

Stay on a working farm and experience the best of British hospitality and countryside tradition

Cheap bunks in shared dorms and a backpackers-of-the-world-unite atmosphere

How tourists can stay in cheap university housing in the U.K.

Camping and campgrounds are a cheap way to spend the night while traveling

The Caledonian Sleeper and other overnight trains between England and Scotland

Sleep in a religious guesthouse or retreat at abbeys, monasteries, priories, and convents across the U.K. from just £45

Bunkhouses, camping barns, and bunk barns are like rural hostels in the U.K.