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Hotel in Elephant and Castle

City London Hotel

This hotel sits in Elephant and Castle, about 0.6 miles in a straight line from Waterloo Station. It works for a Waterloo-led trip and less well if you want to be inside the West End.

Hotel details

Hotel details for City London Hotel.
DetailWhat we found
Property typehotel
Address30 Borough Road, Southwark, London, SE1 0AJ
LocationElephant and Castle, London Borough of Southwark
Postcode districtSE1
Observed rateAverage price £96 per night

StayLogic: does this address suit your trip?

  • Destination fitMixed

    Waterloo Station is about 0.6 miles in a straight line. Street routes will be longer than the straight line, so allow for that.

  • Walking realityMixed

    The nearest station, Borough, is about 600 yards in a straight line. That is a walk worth planning if you arrive late or with luggage.

  • Transport fitGood fit

    The three nearest stations cover Underground and National Rail. Check that this matches the line you actually need.

  • Area fitContext

    Elephant and Castle, in the London Borough of Southwark. The SE1 postcode district sets the expectation for the street around the property.

  • Value contextStrong fit

    The observed rate is about £72 below the median for our Waterloo selection.

Route-to-Room

  • Waterloo Stationabout 0.6 miles in a straight line
  • BoroughUnderground, about 600 yards in a straight line
  • Elephant & CastleUnderground and National Rail, about 650 yards in a straight line
  • SouthwarkUnderground, about 650 yards in a straight line
  • Elephant and Castle, SE1London Borough of Southwark

Every figure here is a straight line from the property postcode. Pavement routes are longer. We do not publish walking times we have not measured.

What is around the corner

Schematic map of the streets, stations and landmarks around City London Hotel in Elephant and Castle
Streets, stations and landmarks around this address. Drawn from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines.
  • Southwark Playhouse Borough250 yards south-east, in a straight line
  • The Africa Centre450 yards north, in a straight line
  • Michael Faraday Memorial substation500 yards south, in a straight line
  • Cøpperfield550 yards north-east, in a straight line
  • Saint George's Cathedral600 yards west, in a straight line

Landmarks and their positions come from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines from the property postcode, not walking routes.

Best for

  • Trips centred on Waterloo rather than on central London sightseeing.
  • Rail travellers, with Elephant & Castle inside 650 yards.
  • Travellers putting the nightly rate ahead of the address, at the rate we observed in August 2026.

Skip it if

  • Most of your evenings are in the West End. This address points the other way, towards Waterloo.

Better nearby, and why

The Borough

Closer to a station

Borough is 50 yards from that door.

The Borough, 550 yards away in a straight line

Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo

Closer to Waterloo

500 yards from Waterloo against 0.6 miles here.

Waterloo, 600 yards away in a straight line

Novotel London Bridge

Parking is confirmed

Dedicated central London parking spaces for guests, fees apply.

Southwark, 0.5 miles away in a straight line

Common questions

Which stations are closest to City London Hotel?

The three nearest stations are Borough (Underground), about 600 yards in a straight line, Elephant & Castle (Underground and National Rail), about 650 yards in a straight line and Southwark (Underground), about 650 yards in a straight line. All figures are straight-line distances from the property postcode, so the pavement route will be longer.

How far is City London Hotel from Waterloo Station?

0.6 miles, measured in a straight line from the property postcode to Waterloo Station. We do not publish a walking time for this route because we have not measured it on the ground.

What does a night at City London Hotel cost?

A rate from around £96 per night appeared in our August 2026 source data. London hotel rates move with the date, the event calendar and the room type, so use that as context and check live rates for your own dates.