antonio
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| posted on 26/12/08 at 05:44 PM |
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week end in london.waiting for your advices mates
hi there
i plan to go in london for two days or more with my wife
anyone here could advice me a good place to look for a hotel (afordable, but not looking for the cheapest one) in center london?
wich area is the best to get some fun?
any help welcome
ps; would you advice me to drive to london or come by train?
cheers
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joneh
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| posted on 26/12/08 at 05:54 PM |
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We like the Royal Garden. Very nice but expensive.
Some bargins to be had on superbreaks.com though.....
I tend to drive, so make sure you find a hotel with parking and expect to pay around £70 for two days parking.
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McLannahan
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| posted on 26/12/08 at 06:09 PM |
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We've used Laterooms before for London breaks with success.
I'd recommend train to be honest as cost of parking, traffic jams, congestion charge etc...
That said I parked in China Town NCP last time we went. Spent one night at the theatre and got 50% off the parking. 3 days parking then cost about
£30. Almost good value for 3 days!
I'd recommend seeing a show and I'm sure Mrs Antonio would love it too. We've seen Billy Elliot (v good) and Sound of Music (v good
too) within the last year. Good nights out - very enjoyable!
Edit to add - We've stayed at the Jury Doyle two or three times now. Paid about £85 plus a night I think?
http://www.jurysdoyle.com/locations/london_city_hotels/jurys_gt_russell_street_hotel.aspx
[Edited on 26/12/08 by McLannahan]
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antonio
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| posted on 26/12/08 at 06:52 PM |
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thank you guys
wich area is the best to be near bars, disco and everything is neede to have a nice night?
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joneh
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| posted on 26/12/08 at 09:21 PM |
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Anywhere with tube tickets!
West end is good for sight seeing, drinks and theatre.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 26/12/08 at 09:34 PM |
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as others have said,take the train,the central part you want is pretty small and has excellent if a bit smelly train and bus services tho they do stop
at about midnight i think.
visit china town for a chinese,its next door to theater land,watch out for touts selling tickets over the going rate tho.
bars etc will be expensive, tho with the euro/£ you may be ok
just be sensible,dont flash jewelery/phones/cash and you should be ok.
enjoy yourself but wrap up warm,its taters out there at the mo
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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spaximus
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| posted on 26/12/08 at 10:09 PM |
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Last time I went we stopped at the Holiday inn express by the dome (02 arena). Then we got the river boat from Greenwich up to the centre and had the
day around there then a meal in China town then tube back. Inexpensive compared with the centre hotels.
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RK
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| posted on 26/12/08 at 11:26 PM |
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If you're out to shows, be careful to time it right or you get stuck with no bus or tube service. Check the hours and budget for a taxi or two
just in case.
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coozer
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| posted on 27/12/08 at 01:33 PM |
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If I go with the wife we stay around Paddington. There's some nice Hotels and plenty of bars but they shut down around 11~12pm. Thats mainly
cause she doesn't like stying out late
Going with the lads for concerts around London we stay around Kings Cross. Pubs are open to 2am and it's easy to get up to Camden for a good
night out.
We'll be down there in March for Metallica and staying at Kings Cross
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antonio
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| posted on 28/12/08 at 07:49 PM |
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thanks all for you advices
cheers
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