A simple and serviceable lodging in a sort of offbeat part of London, but very handy to all of central London by bus or tube. One plus not noted in the lodging description is the Farringdon train station less than 20 minutes' walk away, with 45-minute service to and from Gatwick. Walking east on Clerkenwell Rd are several lively and cozy restaurants and bars. Across the street, a stalward Pret-a-Manger; around the corner in Grey's Inn Road is a Coop mini grocery store with lots of essentials. A few doors farther North, a very fine Lebanese restaurant which we particularly recommend.