IF you’re from the United States, a road trip around England is ideal if you start it from London. A ride at the London Eye is really worth the adventure but knowing where to stay can sometimes be confusing. You can check into any of the motels for two overnights and they’ll contain the basic accommodation one needs – a babysitting service, 24 hour room service, another 24 hour massage service at the spa or in your own room and at the room itself, your own group’s digital vault, a drawer, high speed Internet connection (both wireless and wired), cable TV connection with an LCD screen and an HD DVD player and subwoofer sound systems which are hooked to music stations as well.

The dilemma lies on which part of London you want to stay because the amenities look the same. So one must look beyond what you can see in the hotel’s amenities – the neighborhood. There are some neighborhoods which are located right beside some of London’s most famous attractions and so you don’t need to spend on those black taxicabs to commute here and there. You just have to walk. But motels here tend to be costly so there lays the dilemma. Another thing that you have to consider is the environment in the neighborhood. Consider if the neighborhood is prone to crime and here, you need to ask the tourism department at City Hall for some information. The next thing that you have to consider especially during these unsure times if whether the area is prone to floods. Remember last July at the height of summer when England was hit by floods? Next, you have to consider too if there’s a trauma hospital near that neighborhood. Just in case of any contingency, any other hospital can’t handle trauma cases so you need to know the direction of the nearest trauma hospital in the motel that you and your friends en route to a road trip are staying.

The most famous London neighborhoods are Bloomsbury, Kensington, Paddington/Hyde Park and Westminster. Bloomsbury is where the British Museum, the Petrie Museum of Archaeology, Charles Dickens Museum and Pollock’s Toy Museum. The Petrie Museum of Archaeology houses the collection of renowned British archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie. Aside from toys, Pollock’s Toy Museum also hosts occasional toy plays. When you are billeted in the Bloomsbury area, there are lots of hangout bars at night. There’s The Museum Tavern right across the British Museum, Fitzroy Tavern, The Jeremy Bentham and the following which are frequented by British students – The College Arms, The Pint Pot and The Lord John Russell.

If you are billeted in Kensington, then you can go to the Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Geological Museum and Royal Albert Hall.

When you are billeted at the Westminster area, then you’re in for a big surprise since this is the most historical part of London. The Westminster Abbey, St. Margaret’s Church, the Palace of Westminster, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Downing Street, Churchill Museum, Horse Guards, the Banqueting House and the Royal Mews are all located there.