Walking time to Waterloo station, price level and who each hotel suits. Tap Prices for live rates.
| Hotel | Walk to Waterloo station | Price | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Lucy Hotel LondonBoutique | 6 min | ££ | Couples, Solo travellers, Theatre-goers | Prices |
| Sea Containers LondonLuxury | 11 min | £££ | Couples, Food and drink lovers, Views | Prices |
| London Marriott Hotel County HallLuxury | 10 min | £££ | Couples, Families, Views | Prices |
| Park Plaza County Hall LondonMid-range, 4-star | 7 min | ££ | Families, Groups, Longer stays | Prices |
| Hampton by Hilton London WaterlooMid-range | 7 min | ££ | Business, Families, Budget travellers | Prices |
| H10 London WaterlooMid-range | 10 min | ££ | Couples, Business | Prices |
| Premier Inn London Waterloo (Westminster Bridge)Budget | 7 min | £ | Families, Budget travellers | Prices |
| Travelodge London Central WaterlooBudget | 8 min | £ | Budget travellers, Families | Prices |
| Point A Hotel London WestminsterBudget | 9 min | £ | Budget travellers, Solo travellers | Prices |
| The Walrus Bar & HostelHostel | 8 min | £ | Backpackers, Solo travellers | Prices |
Hotels checked on their official sites October 2026; walking times on real footpaths. Prices change daily, so tap Prices for today's rates.
Hand-picked places to stay a few minutes from the Waterloo concourse, with plenty of good-value picks, checked on each hotel's own website.
1Boutique · ££ · 6 min walk to Waterloo station
A stylish, good-value design hotel with a bar that never closes, a few minutes from the trains. It is on Lower Marsh, about 250 m south of Waterloo station, among the street's cafés and market stalls.
Best for: Couples, Solo travellers, Theatre-goers
2Luxury · £££ · 11 min walk to Waterloo station
A design hotel right on the river with a rooftop bar, a spa and a cinema, an easy walk from Waterloo. It is on Upper Ground, about 700 m north-east of the station by the South Bank riverside walk.
Best for: Couples, Food and drink lovers, Views
3Luxury · £££ · 10 min walk to Waterloo station
The pick for a treat near Waterloo, with an indoor pool and rooms overlooking the Thames and Parliament. It is in County Hall, about 450 m south-west of the station, a short walk past the London Eye.
Best for: Couples, Families, Views
4Mid-range · 4-star · ££ · 7 min walk to Waterloo station
Roomy studios with space to spread out make this a practical family choice next to the station. It is on Addington Street, about 300 m south-west of Waterloo station, near the London Eye.
Best for: Families, Groups, Longer stays
5Mid-range · ££ · 7 min walk to Waterloo station
A modern, good-value hotel with a free hot breakfast included, which keeps the daily spend down. It is on Waterloo Road, about 450 m south-east of the station, close to the Old Vic.
Best for: Business, Families, Budget travellers
6Mid-range · ££ · 10 min walk to Waterloo station
A modern hotel with an 8th-floor sky bar and triple rooms for small families, at mid-range prices. It is on Waterloo Road, about 700 m south-east of Waterloo station, near Lambeth North and Southwark.
Best for: Couples, Business
7Budget · £ · 7 min walk to Waterloo station
A reliable budget hotel with a bar and evening meal deal, close enough to the concourse to drop bags before a train. It is on Westminster Bridge Road, about 300 m south-west of Waterloo station, next to County Hall.
Best for: Families, Budget travellers
8Budget · £ · 8 min walk to Waterloo station
One of the cheapest beds this close to Waterloo, with a Bar Café and family rooms. It is on Waterloo Road, about 500 m south-east of the station, just past the Old Vic.
Best for: Budget travellers, Families
9Budget · £ · 9 min walk to Waterloo station
Compact rooms with breakfast included and the Bakerloo line on the doorstep make this a sharp-value pick. It is on Westminster Bridge Road, about 450 m south of Waterloo station, beside Lambeth North.
Best for: Budget travellers, Solo travellers
10Hostel · £ · 8 min walk to Waterloo station
The cheapest sleep near the station, a friendly hostel above a pub with a guest kitchen. It is on Westminster Bridge Road, about 350 m south of Waterloo station and a short walk from Lambeth North.
Best for: Backpackers, Solo travellers
From Waterloo you can walk to the London Eye, the Southbank Centre, the Old Vic and the National Theatre, or across the river to Westminster.

Stand beneath Elizabeth Tower, where Big Ben rings out over the Thames, and feel the weight of centuries of lawmaking in the Gothic stone around…
2Walk out over a bend in the Thames and face west for Westminster and the London Eye, then turn east to see the City's towers and Canary Wharf. Go…
3A legal graffiti tunnel under Waterloo, where the walls are the art. Born from Banksy's Cans Festival, so the murals keep changing. Concrete walls…
4Kids walk through a glass tunnel as sharks glide overhead, then watch penguins waddle and rays swoop past.
5Once the boat clears the central-London speed limit it opens up, so you are slammed through spray and hard banking turns past Canary Wharf to a…
6A small 12-seat RIB lets you feel every wave and wake as the skipper throws it into fast turns down the river toward Canary Wharf and the Barrier.
7Rise slowly above the Thames in a glass capsule and watch London spread out in every direction. Pick the champagne option and toast the view as…
8Live actors, special effects and rides drag you through London's grisliest past, all told with dark, gallows-style humour. Expect sudden jolts,…
9Step into a national museum tracing modern war from 1914 onward, told through the experiences of those who lived it. Give it a few hours and let…
10Two footbridges, opened in 2002, run either side of the Hungerford railway bridge between Charing Cross and the South Bank. They are a free,…
Free things near the station: the Leake Street graffiti tunnel, the South Bank riverside walk, Lower Marsh market and the Southbank Centre foyers.

Tilt your head back beneath the clock tower at Westminster and wait for the Great Bell to strike. Its chimes roll out over the Palace of…

Walk out over the Thames with the water sliding beneath you and the Gothic towers of Parliament rising across the river. Come at dusk, when the…

Settle into a seat on the South Bank for a live play, from classics to bold new work. Afterwards, linger in the buzzing foyers and let the evening…

Stand before Lutyens's bare stone tomb on Whitehall, where the empty space speaks for the dead buried far from home. Join the crowds who come to…

Stand in Parliament Square and look up at Churchill, with the Houses of Parliament and the towers of Westminster Abbey around you. Pause here…

A red-and-white Victorian bridge of five wrought-iron arches, opened by Queen Victoria in 1869. Next to it, Blackfriars station stretches right…

Walk beside the Thames and watch a line of hand-painted red hearts stretch for more than a third of a mile. Each of the 250,000-plus hearts stands…
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