There are plenty of arguments for staying on the fringes of London if you plan to visit the great city, but personally I just don’t think that it is practical, especially if you are new to the city. If you have been coming to London for years and you know your favourite haunts then of course it is better for you to stay near to the area that you want to visit, but for those who are uninitiated, the centre is by far the best place to be. There are two reasons for this. If you want to travel all over the city, it’s much easier to do it from a central location. Secondly, I personally think that there is more going on in central London than anywhere else in the capital.

The centre has all of the best shops, the most interesting areas, and all of the best bars and clubs. If you want shopping you have Regent Street and Saville Row. Special boutiques are a speciality of Covent Garden, and you don’t get Chinatown anywhere else but central London.

The biggest thing for me though, is that all the theatres are in Central London. There is a fabulous production that will start soon too. They are making a stage version of The Wizard of Oz and all reports suggest that it is going to break all box office records. If you are in the centre of London it makes it much easier to see something like this. Beware, though. If you would like to go and see this production, you would be wise to book early. You should really go online and book your wizard of Oz tickets before you even book your hotel room.