Where to Stay in Hammersmith, Fulham & Chiswick: The Best Hotels in West London (2026)

Hammersmith. West London's busiest junction, and the most useful base on this side of town. From Hammersmith's District and Piccadilly station the Piccadilly line runs to Piccadilly Circus in about 17 minutes and out to Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 in about 33, with no change either way; the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines start from a second station across Hammersmith Broadway. The Eventim Apollo concert hall is here, and the riverside pubs by Hammersmith Bridge are a short walk south. The town centre itself is traffic and flyover, so the hotels worth booking are either right by the station or tucked into the side streets.

Novotel London West is the big one: a full-service hotel beside the flyover with a gym, two restaurants (the Aroma buffet and Artisan, which cooks over charcoal), a bar with a terrace and an on-site car park, six minutes' walk from the station and seven from the Apollo. It suits drivers, conference-goers and families who want a proper hotel with everything under one roof. It's 4.4 on Google from about 15,500 reviews.

It's built for volume, and it feels like it. A reviewer found the soundproofing thin enough to hear neighbours and the corridor, and parking costs £40 a night. A Superior Room with a queen bed (24 sq m) was £179 non-refundable for Tuesday 10 November on Accor's site, or £211 flexible.

Premier Inn Hammersmith (Shepherds Bush Road) is the cheapest reliable bed at the heart of Hammersmith: three minutes to both Hammersmith stations and seven to the Eventim Apollo, with air conditioning, king-size beds and blackout curtains in every room. For a gig night or an early Piccadilly line run to Heathrow, it's the one I'd book. It's 4.3 on Google from about 700 reviews.

It's a Premier Inn, so no views and no surprises. Reviewers say the windows don't open and the breakfast leans heavily on fried food, and there's no parking. A Standard room was £117 non-refundable for Tuesday 10 November on Premier Inn's site. Two other Premier Inns in Hammersmith, on Talgarth Road and King Street, are useful fallbacks if this one is full.

Luma Hammersmith is a modern, modular hotel on Glenthorne Road, styled after the old Osram light-bulb factory that stood in the neighbourhood, with air conditioning, a lounge bar and a 24-hour desk. It's the value pick for a young couple or a group of friends, with triple, quad and six-berth bunk rooms, four minutes from the Circle and Hammersmith & City station and six from the Piccadilly line. It's 4.1 on Google from about 1,050 reviews.

The rooms are compact, and one reviewer was put out to find the toilet and shower behind wooden partitions rather than a proper bathroom door; there's no breakfast room either, just a pastry-style breakfast. A Luma Double was £136.50 non-refundable (£139.30 flexible) for Tuesday 10 November on the hotel's own site.

Brook Green Hotel is a pub, once a coaching inn, with 17 air-conditioned bedrooms on the two floors above the bar, some looking over Brook Green. Downstairs there's a dining room, a garden and Smith's cocktail bar late on Thursday to Saturday. It's the one I'd pick in Hammersmith for character over convenience: eight or nine minutes' walk to the stations, twelve to the Apollo. It's 4.4 on Google from about 870 reviews.

The pub is the price of the charm. The rooms are reached by stairs only, one guest found a room tight for two, and the cocktail bar runs to 2am on Thursday to Saturday nights. A Cosy room was £176 prepaid, or £193.60 flexible, for Tuesday 10 November on the pub's own site.

Temple Lodge Club is the quiet surprise of Hammersmith: a Grade II listed late-Georgian villa from about 1819, once home and studio to the artist Frank Brangwyn and owned since 1961 by The Christian Community, with 13 simple rooms, a garden, a library and an organic vegetarian breakfast included. Despite the name, anyone can book. It sits a minute's walk from the Eventim Apollo, six from the Hammersmith Circle and Hammersmith & City station and eight from the Piccadilly line. It's 4.8 on Google from about 90 reviews.

It's a guesthouse, not a hotel. There's no lift, no step-free room and three steps up to the front door, several rooms share bathrooms, and children under 7 aren't taken. The Raphael Room, a small double sharing bathrooms, was £95 with breakfast for Tuesday 10 November on its own booking page; the cheapest en-suite was £165.

The Prince of Wales Townhouse is a big sports pub on Dalling Road with nine bedrooms upstairs named after Thames bridges, a Caribbean kitchen, fifteen beers on tap and a sheltered garden. It's the cheapest of the Hammersmith pub rooms here, with a flexible rate, three minutes from Ravenscourt Park station on the District line (about 20 minutes from Piccadilly Circus with a change at Hammersmith), and a good one for a group in town for a match. It's 4.6 on Google from about 750 reviews.

It's a sports pub first, with live sport on big screens, shuffleboard and darts, so expect noise on big-game nights, and breakfast isn't mentioned on its site or booking page. The Deluxe Double Ensuite was £133 for Tuesday 10 November on the pub's own booking page, cancellable free until two days before.

Shepherd's Bush and White City. Shepherd's Bush Green is a scruffy, lively triangle ringed by takeaways, the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire and, on the north side, Westfield London, the huge shopping centre. The Central line at Shepherd's Bush reaches Oxford Circus without a change and Piccadilly Circus in about 18 minutes with one; the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines at Shepherd's Bush Market and Goldhawk Road are slower into town. White City, further north, is the old BBC Television Centre, now flats, offices and the Soho House club White City House, whose bedrooms need a Soho Friends sign-up to book.

The Hoxton, Shepherd's Bush is the stylish pick: 237 rooms on the green with air conditioning, a Thai-influenced restaurant called Chet's, a wraparound bar, and dogs welcome free. Westfield is three minutes' walk, Shepherd's Bush Market station two, and the Central line seven. It's 4.3 on Google from about 750 reviews.

The rooms are small, and the cheapest ones are bunks or windowless basement Hideouts. A reviewer heard muffled hallway noise at night. The cheapest rooms, a Snug Bunk or a windowless Hideout, were £214 non-refundable for Tuesday 10 November on the Hoxton's own site, £249 flexible, or £199.20 flexible for Dis-loyalty members; a Snug with a king bed started at £239.

ibis London Shepherd's Bush is the budget base for the Central line: three minutes from Shepherd's Bush station and seven from Westfield, with a Foggs restaurant and bar downstairs. It's what I'd book for a shopping trip or a cheap few days of sightseeing with a straight run to Oxford Circus. It's 4.2 on Google from about 1,550 reviews.

The rooms are 16 sq m, and there are no family rooms. Reviewers found twin beds squeezed together, rooms too hot with windows that don't open, and noise from the corridor. A double was £128.35 non-refundable (£151 flexible) for Tuesday 10 November on Accor's site.

Hotel Indigo London K West is the old K West Hotel & Spa, refurbished and rebranded, on a side street between Shepherd's Bush station (five minutes) and Olympia. The music-industry past is part of the story (one suite nods to the recording studios that used to be here), and it now has 231 rooms, the Flock restaurant and bar, and free stays for dogs. It suits a couple who want a newly done-up hotel near Westfield, which is nine minutes away. It's 4.1 on Google from about 1,700 reviews.

The work isn't finished. The K West Spa, with a thermal journey and vitality pool, is due to open in late 2026 and the car park in early 2027, and recent reviewers mention construction noise. A Standard queen room was £238 non-refundable (£264 flexible) for Tuesday 10 November on IHG's site, which is a lot for Shepherd's Bush until the spa is open.

Dorsett Shepherds Bush fills the Shepherd's Bush Pavilion on the south side of the green with 317 air-conditioned rooms, the Spice Gallery restaurant, a bar and café, and a gym. It's the big modern hotel of the area and a good one for families, with rooms for three and four. Shepherd's Bush Market station is three minutes' walk, Westfield four and the Central line eight. It's 4.1 on Google from about 4,050 reviews.

Two recent guests had air conditioning that didn't work, one of them in a heatwave, and the windows don't open. On Booking.com a Dorsett Double was £140 for Tuesday 10 November, sold as a pay-now partner offer (a deal with no room type assigned was £130), against £253 for the public flexible rate.

Hilton London Kensington is Kensington in name only. It stands at the Shepherd's Bush end of Holland Park Avenue, six minutes from Shepherd's Bush station on the Central line and eight from Westfield, with the WestEleven restaurant, a bar, a fitness centre and private parking. It's a sensible big-brand choice for Hilton points collectors and families who want interconnecting rooms. It's 3.8 on Google from about 5,400 reviews.

That score reflects rooms that reviewers describe as dated, with thin walls and the odd cleanliness complaint, though one found the room larger than most in London. A Double Room was £170 non-refundable for Tuesday 10 November on Booking.com, or £188 cancellable until 6 November.

Olympia and West Kensington. Olympia is London's Victorian exhibition hall, and the hotels around it fill with trade-show crowds. Kensington (Olympia) station is on the Overground, with only a limited District line service, so for the West End most people walk to Barons Court or West Kensington, where the Piccadilly and District lines reach Piccadilly Circus in 15 to 18 minutes. The terraced streets south of Hammersmith Road are quiet and residential; Earl's Court, east of the railway, is covered in the Kensington hotels guide.

Hyatt Regency London Olympia is the new hotel inside the Olympia development, a minute from Kensington (Olympia) station and seven from the halls, with two restaurants, a bar, a fitness centre and rooms of about 24 sq m. It's the newest big hotel at Olympia, the one to book if you want everything brand new. It's 4.2 on Google from about 30 reviews.

It isn't cheap. A King or Twin was £255 non-refundable for Tuesday 10 November on Booking.com (£300 flexible) plus £27 for breakfast, and as one reviewer points out, the station outside is no help for central sightseeing.

Hilton London Olympia is the cheaper big hotel for the exhibition halls, four minutes from Olympia at the west end of Kensington High Street, with the Society restaurant and bar, a coffee shop, a fitness centre and private parking. It's for trade-show visitors on an expense account more than tourists. Kensington (Olympia) station is five minutes away. It's 3.7 on Google from about 4,000 reviews.

Several reviewers call the rooms dated, and one had the air conditioning fail in 29°C heat with no window to open. A Twin Room was £188 non-refundable, or £193 cancellable until 6 November, for Tuesday 10 November on Booking.com.

St Paul's Hotel is the history pick. The red-brick building on Hammersmith Road was St Paul's School, designed in 1884 by Alfred Waterhouse (the architect of the Natural History Museum), and it's where Churchill, Eisenhower and Montgomery met to plan the D-Day landings. Rooms are air-conditioned, some keep their fireplaces, and there's a lift and the Melody restaurant. Olympia is six minutes' walk and Barons Court station, on the Piccadilly line, eight. It's 4.4 on Google from about 670 reviews.

Room quality is uneven: one reviewer got a tired room with a mouldy shower seal before being moved. A Classic Double was £199 non-refundable (£213.92 flexible) for Tuesday 10 November on the hotel's own site, high for this part of town.

The Hand & Flower is a Victorian pub opposite Olympia with ten recently renovated, air-conditioned bedrooms upstairs, a full English breakfast included, and family suites that sleep up to five. You can't get closer to the exhibition halls (two minutes), and Kensington (Olympia) station is four. It's 4.2 on Google from about 1,750 reviews.

It isn't cheap: for Tuesday 10 November its own site offered only bed-and-breakfast rates, starting at £278.10 non-refundable for the last Cosy Double. A reviewer with a baby found the stairs hard work with a pram, though another found the room nearly soundproof despite the bar below.

The W14 Hotel is four Victorian stucco townhouses on a quiet residential street, rebuilt inside with parquet floors, rain showers and air conditioning, and a 24-hour reception. It's my budget pick for west London: six minutes from Barons Court on the Piccadilly line (15 minutes to Piccadilly Circus), seven from West Kensington and nine from Olympia. It's 4.1 on Google from about 1,300 reviews.

There's no lift, no parking and no restaurant (breakfast is available; ask at reception). The Double Room was £121.80 non-refundable, or £131.95 flexible, for Tuesday 10 November on the hotel's own site.

Fulham. Fulham is the well-off, villagey stretch of south-west London between Earl's Court and the river: Victorian terraces, big pubs and the two football grounds, Chelsea's Stamford Bridge on Fulham Road and Fulham's Craven Cottage on the Thames. The District line runs through Fulham Broadway, Parsons Green and Putney Bridge, about 20 to 25 minutes from Piccadilly Circus with a change at Earl's Court. On a Chelsea home match day, Fulham Broadway station is packed before and after the game. Chelsea Harbour, next door on the river, is covered in the Knightsbridge and Chelsea hotels guide.

Stamford Bridge Hotel London is inside Chelsea's ground itself, six minutes' walk from the stadium entrance on Fulham Road and eight from Fulham Broadway, with the 55 restaurant, Frankie's sports bar and diner, 24-hour room service and central air conditioning. For a Chelsea fan, or anyone at a match or a stadium tour, nowhere is closer. It's 4.1 on Google from about 2,550 reviews.

Recent reviewers stayed through a refurbishment, with the reception moved and drilling from 8am, and some mention air conditioning that didn't work and worn carpets. It's also not cheap on an ordinary night: a Standard Double was £269 non-refundable for Tuesday 10 November on Booking.com, or £299 flexible.

Premier Inn London Fulham is a new Premier Inn on North End Road, where Fulham meets West Kensington, and the cheapest en-suite room of the Fulham hotels here: air conditioning, king-size beds and a bar and restaurant that stays open round the clock. West Kensington station (District line) is eight minutes' walk and Stamford Bridge 18. It's 4.3 on Google from about 140 reviews.

A seven-night guest waited until the third night for the air conditioning to be fixed, and there's no parking. A Standard room was £98 non-refundable for Tuesday 10 November on Premier Inn's site, £123 on the Semi-Flex rate.

The Captain Cook is a Fulham local on Dawes Road with eight rooms above the bar and a tapas-style menu downstairs that reviewers rate above most gastropubs. It's the best-value pub room in Fulham, and a good one for a match: Stamford Bridge is 19 minutes' walk. It's 4.6 on Google from about 810 reviews.

It's a walk from the Tube: Parsons Green is 14 minutes and Fulham Broadway 15. The cheapest rooms share a bathroom, and there's no breakfast, so plan on a café. For Tuesday 10 November on the pub's own site, a Standard King sharing a bathroom was £94 non-refundable, and the en-suite Superior King £104, or £119 flexible.

Aragon House is a pub by Parsons Green with 15 air-conditioned rooms on three floors, some over the big garden, and an honesty bar and Nespresso machine in each. It's the smart choice for a Fulham weekend, on the New King's Road five minutes from Parsons Green station and 18 from Stamford Bridge. It's 4.4 on Google from about 450 reviews.

It's expensive for a pub room, and the Green Room downstairs hosts parties. On its own site the Comfy room was £299 prepaid for Tuesday 10 November, or £328.90 flexible, with breakfast extra.

DoubleTree by Hilton London - Chelsea is really in Fulham, by the river at Imperial Wharf, three minutes from Imperial Wharf station on the Overground. It's a big modern hotel with a restaurant and bar and the DoubleTree cookie at check-in. Stamford Bridge is a 20-minute walk. It's 4.4 on Google from about 2,800 reviews.

The catch is the Overground: the West End is two changes away, about 24 minutes to Piccadilly Circus. A Double Room was £161 non-refundable, or £178 flexible, for Tuesday 10 November on Booking.com.

Chiswick. Chiswick is the prettiest place to stay in west London: a long high road of cafés, independent shops and pubs, with the Thames, Chiswick House and the riverside walk at Strand-on-the-Green to the south. It's also further out: only Ealing is further from the centre. Turnham Green station is on the District line (the Piccadilly line stops there only early and late), about 23 minutes from Piccadilly Circus with a change at Hammersmith; Gunnersbury, at the west end, adds the Overground. Richmond and Kew are further out along the same District line branch.

High Road House is the Soho House club on Chiswick High Road with 14 wood-panelled bedrooms that non-members can book, and a brasserie open to everyone. It's the one I'd pick for a couple who want Chiswick's village feel and a good-looking room, five minutes from Turnham Green station. It's 4.3 on Google from about 470 reviews.

You pay for the name. The Cosy rooms are 14 sq m, the £240 rate for Tuesday 10 November on Soho House's site was non-refundable and room only, and you're signed up to Soho Friends to complete the booking.

Second Nature Chiswick is an 86-room 'hometel' of air-conditioned studios with kitchenettes, just off the High Road, with a gym, a 24-hour laundry, Winnie's café (breakfast until 2pm) and stays that run 24 hours, 2pm to 2pm. It's my pick for a week in west London, five minutes from Turnham Green station. It's 4.6 on Google from about 360 reviews.

The cheapest Studio has no window, the lobby doubles as a co-working café, and a reviewer found housekeeping missed a request. For Tuesday 10 November on its own site the windowless Studio was £183 and a windowed Compact Studio £188 non-refundable (£198 flexible), less for members.

Spark by Hilton London Chiswick is Hilton's budget brand at the Hammersmith end of Chiswick High Road, in what was the Best Western Chiswick Palace & Suites: air-conditioned rooms, a bar and a little parking. It's the cheapest of the Chiswick hotels here, seven minutes from Turnham Green and nine from Stamford Brook, both on the District line. It's 4.1 on Google from about 1,000 reviews.

The £122 entry rate for Tuesday 10 November on Booking.com (£134 flexible) was for a compact room with no window, and a reviewer this summer stayed during a renovation with scaffolding, drilling and hammering.

Clayton Hotel Chiswick (the former Chiswick Moran) is the full-service hotel at the western end of the High Road, four minutes from Gunnersbury station (District line and Overground), with 25 sq m rooms, the Globe bar and terrace, a 24-hour gym and an underground car park. It suits drivers and families. It's 4.3 on Google from about 2,900 reviews.

Gunnersbury is the far end of Chiswick, about 26 minutes by Tube from Piccadilly Circus, and a reviewer noticed the Deluxe rooms have no fridge or safe. A Deluxe Double was £225 non-refundable (£250 flexible) for Tuesday 10 November on Booking.com.

Ealing. Ealing is a leafy, family-friendly suburb eight miles west of the centre, and the reason to stay is the Elizabeth line. From Ealing Broadway and West Ealing, trains reach Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 in 14 to 19 minutes and Paddington, Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road without a change; Piccadilly Circus is about 28 minutes from Ealing Broadway. Ealing Broadway also has the Central and District lines. It's quieter than anywhere closer in, and it's a good base for a first or last night by Heathrow.

The Drayton Court Hotel is a big historic pub in West Ealing with 27 air-conditioned bedrooms, a lift, a full English breakfast included, and a beer garden it bills as the biggest in London. It's two minutes from West Ealing station on the Elizabeth line, so it's my pick for a relaxed night before a Heathrow flight. It's 4.3 on Google from about 2,100 reviews.

It's a busy pub with live sport, weddings and functions, and the rooms vary in size. West Ealing has no Tube, and Ealing Broadway is 18 minutes' walk. A Luxury Double was £180 with breakfast, non-refundable, for Tuesday 10 November on the pub's own site, or £200 flexible.

ibis Styles London Ealing is a cheerful, cinema-themed budget hotel on Uxbridge Road with air conditioning that reviewers say copes with a heatwave, a restaurant and bar, a car park and family rooms. It's the cheapest of the Ealing hotels I'd book, 12 minutes from West Ealing and 13 from Ealing Broadway. It's 4.4 on Google from about 1,350 reviews.

Breakfast is light on hot food, according to one reviewer, and it's a walk to either station. The Queen room was £103.74 non-refundable, or £114 flexible, for Tuesday 10 November on Accor's site.

Premier Inn London Ealing is the practical choice for drivers: cheap on-site parking (£10 for 24 hours, limited spaces), air conditioning, family rooms and the usual king-size beds, 11 minutes' walk from Ealing Broadway station. It's 4.2 on Google from about 1,700 reviews.

Reviewers mention slow check-in and some attic rooms. A Standard room was £115 non-refundable for Tuesday 10 November on Premier Inn's site, £121 on the Semi-Flex rate.

DoubleTree by Hilton London - Ealing stands on Hanger Lane at Ealing Common, five minutes from Ealing Common station on the District and Piccadilly lines, with a restaurant, a fitness centre and on-site parking. It's the one for Hilton loyalists and drivers heading for the A40 or the M4. It's 4.2 on Google from about 2,200 reviews.

The Queen rooms are small, and one reviewer complained about worn carpets. It's the Piccadilly line, not the Elizabeth line, from here: about 27 minutes to Piccadilly Circus. A Queen Room was £151 non-refundable, or £167 flexible, for Tuesday 10 November on Booking.com.