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Aside from known tourist spots like Big Ben, the London Bridge, Buckingham Palace and other things related to British royalty; London is one great place to shop. You'll be overwhelmed by the many shops this city has to offer. So when looking for London hotels, better choose a hotel near London shops. You can see the many sights in the city, but when you go shopping and carry those bags, it's good to know your London hotel is just nearby.
If you're wondering which location, hotels near Oxford Street would be a good choice. Since Oxford Street itself is a major shopping destination and other shopping areas are not far away.
So now we that we have our hotels we take a look at Oxford Street itself. This street, all 1.2 miles of it is filled with many stores. This is truly one place where you can shop till you drop. Let' see some of the wonderful department starting from the Marble Arch or Hyde Park going east along Oxford Street.
Evans is one store to go to if you're into formal or informal dress, shoes, nightwear, tailoring and other needs for women. For shoes that cater to the whole family and other shoe accessories you can go to Barratts. Next provides clothes for men and women, quality with value for money can be had in this store. Primark targets the under 35 years old for clothing at reasonable prices. For your souvenirs to bring home check out Crest of London and City Souvenirs which are near each other. At Scottish Collection you can find wool and cashmere for men and women.
Other stores in the area include the House of Fraser one of the top retailers of popular fashion brands; they also have cosmetics and good quality house ware. For your beauty and bathing needs go to well-known Body Shop. You can of course find Mark and Spencer with its brand of clothes for everyone. When it comes to music entertainment HMV is one place you shouldn't miss out. There's even a McDonald Electronics, which doesn't sell hamburgers and fries but computers, and other electronic items. This is but a small portion of the many stores, aside from banks and restaurants found along this stretch of road. Check out Selfridges and John Lewis flagship stores.
Oxford Street is not the only shopping place in town. You have to go to Harrods along Brompton Road in Knightsbridge a little south-west from Oxford Road. This place has 4.5 acres of space along seven floors of the building. From men's to women's wear, children's wear, furniture, sports, shoes, bags, house ware, any so many other things, you can find practically all you want here. There are of course the restaurant and cafes for you to rest and take stock of things. Knightsbridge isn't only known for Harrods, you can also find designer boutiques like Dolce& Gabbana, Gucci, Prada and Giorgio Armani in the area.
The adjacent South Kensington area also boasts of a lot of shopping stores, including a Lamborghini showroom if you fancy.
The Mayfair area is a very high end place just south of Oxford Street, with luxury shopping to boot. Like Thomas Goode located along South Audley Street which produces high quality china and silverware and other hand-made collectibles. There is also MonBlanc located along Old Bond Street; high-end writing instruments, watches and other exquisite jewellery. There are a host of other stores in the location.
When in London, you can be your own royalty with great shopping everywhere.
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