Novotel London Blackfriars was a lovely hotel, with excellent cleaning services, hospitality and comfort. We found it to be extremely reasonably priced, so even including Uber across the Thames to popular sites, the cost was still well below staying at a hotel in a more popular (read: expensive) area, such as Covent Garden. The closest tube station is Southwark, although the larger station Waterloo is within walking distance if you don’t mind a little exercise. Mostly we used Uber and black cabs; there is also a very close and convenient bus stop across the street. The attached Jamboree restaurant had a delicious breakfast buffet for 21 pounds/person and kids eat free with an adult. I found the staff to be friendly and helpful. Please note that check-in is not until 3pm, so when we arrived early, we left our luggage with the concierge and went exploring. One perk (I don’t know if this is common or if it was a special treat for us since we had a longer stay) was that our refrigerator was stocked daily with bottles of sparkling and still water at no extra cost. I would definitely stay here again.