The 5 Best Cheap Hotels in Shoreditch

In a cookie-and-milk-coloured converted office building, the Z Hotel Shoreditch has everything you need and none of the costly extras you can do without. Rooms are functional and minimalist (neutral tones and pale wood panels) but high-end where it matters, with thick cushy beds and slick Samsung HDTVs, plus the optional breakfast is affordable and available to go. Built in the new Bower area of Old Street, it is situated in a creative hub of quirky art galleries, trendy cafés perfect for people-watching and atmospheric speakeasies, such as cocktail bar Nightjar. Rooms range from doubles to family size, along with several accessible options.

Among all the madness of Shoreditch, you’ll find Point A, a basic pit stop that’ll give you a good night’s sleep and have you raring to explore the neighbourhood. Stripped back to the essentials, the hotel has invested in what matters, such as Hypnos beds, power showers, smart TVs and super-fast Wi-Fi. Get up and head down to the breakfast bar in the morning, which serves a vast selection of cereals.

A city staple, this converted Victorian boozer and boutique hotel sits proudly on the corner of Commercial Street, the bustling nerve centre of Shoreditch. The five rooms blend industrial lighting with rugged wood shelves, sheepskin rugs and woven pouffes in modern prints, while further comfort can be found beneath the cascade of the rainfall showers. A greenhouse aesthetic dominates the bar downstairs, with huge windows that flood the space with natural light, ribbed-glass bar racks, chipped brick-and-plaster walls and hanging plants that nod to the building’s herbalist namesake. On the roof, try a signature seasonal cocktail amid a leafy labyrinth of plant life – backdropped by the glass-and-concrete cityscape.

An optical wonder straight from the sci-fi cityscape of Star Trek, the exterior of M by Montcalm’s 23-storey building hints at what awaits inside. The restaurant and bar have been made eclectic with subtle neon lighting, industrial metal and studded leather seating – don’t miss the artisanal bakery, where you can indulge in home-made cakes and pastries throughout the day. Seek out the aquatic-themed spa for a massage, Environ facial or soothing soak in the Jacuzzi. On the upper floors, rooms can range from the practical deluxe to the expansive sky suites, where you can don a luxury bathrobe and admire the sweeping city vistas.