Travelodge has opened the first of four new budget hotels planned for London this year in Raynes Park, near Wimbledon.
The 86-room hotel has opened in time for the Tennis Championships at the nearby All England Club, which start in June.
The area has always suffered from a lack of hotels, forcing visitors and participants at the two-week tournament to stay in local homes instead.
Travelodge said its property, close to Raynes Park train station, had provided 18 new jobs within the community.
