543 Lea Bridge Road, Leyton

A good-value, basic hotel at the edge of London near the Blackwall Tunnel, Sleeping Beauty Motel has free parking and easy access to the City and Docklands via the A12 and A13.

Walthamstow Avenue, Waltham Forest

Holiday Inn Express Chingford provides comfortable rooms and a bar, with excellent access to the M11 motorway.

150 Hoe Street, Walthamstow

Situated in Walthamstow, East London, Stress Less Hostel is only 15 minutes away on the underground from Central London and 15 minutes by bus to Stratford, the Olympic Centre.

31-34 Queens Gate, London (14.2 km from Waltham Forest)

Abba Queens Gate London Hotel is an elegant 19th-century townhouse, featuring a gym and modern rooms with LCD TVs and minibars. Gloucester Road Tube Station is an 8-minute walk away.

Great Cumberland Place, London (12.0 km from Waltham Forest)

This 5-star hotel is in London's West End, 500 metres from Oxford Street. It offers free internet, luxury air-conditioned rooms, a bar, an Italian restaurant and a spa.

Russell Square, London (9.6 km from Waltham Forest)

In the heart of Bloomsbury, The Hotel Russell has a magnificent Victorian facade, a 1-minute walk from Russell Square underground station. Covent Garden and Oxford Street are nearby.

Bond Street, Mayfair, London (11.4 km from Waltham Forest)

This 5-star luxury hotel is on Bond Street and 500 metres from Oxford Circus London Underground Station. It has stylish air-conditioned rooms with flat-screen TVs, a gym and an Art Deco restaurant.