Paddington Hotel

my father is coming to the UK, partially to see me and partially for work.  he sort of assumed i'd know a great hotel for him in london.  i'm looking for a decent quality hotel near paddington (as he'll be using that train station a couple fo times).  would prefer internet access at the hotel. around the £90-120 range. 

another related question- i know diddly about london- is the paddington area nice.  will he have a few choices of restaurants/pubs at night?  when i go to orbitz/fodors paddington isn't listed as an area.  what are is it considered a part of?

  Paddington is in the Westminster area. The Hilton Metropole is nice but I am not sure of the price range on that.

It is an ok area.

I've stayed a few times at the Hilton Paddington. It is literally right on top of the station. It is a beautiful hotel. All times we stayed we got a a good deal through Hilton itself. A weekend deal sort of thing. We spent £135 a night, it wasn't for the basic room either.

bayswater area?  near paddington?  better choice of area as compared to westminster?

Sorry to be picky, but Paddington may be in the Borough of Westminster, but it isn't in the Westminster area, so if you did a search on hotels in Westminster you would find them a good bus/tube/cab ride away.

Victoria

yeah, that's what i'm finding.  found what seems like a great hotel city inn westminster (£75/night, free internet, gym, etc).  but it's not near anything.  looks like at least a 10 min walk to a tube stop. 

should i be looking in the bayswater area? 

The areas of Paddington or Marylebone should be about right.

Victoria

found a hotel- sherlock holmes hotel in the marylborne area.  very close to baker street station.  reasonable price, free wireless internet.  we'll see.  thanks for the location suggestions.

Try The Darlington Hotel.  I stayed there about a year ago and it is within walking distance of Paddington.