Hotels & Restaurants
Roll call member ideas
London Hotels
Don’t forget these invaluable websites:
www.hotels.com / hotels.ca / hotels.co.uk
All can yield hotel opportunities at far less than normal pricing
Try these for prices. We stayed at the Park Plaza County Hall just before Christmas and were very impressed. We had previously booked the Premier Inn County Hall. The location is diagonally across the river from the Houses of Parliament.
http://www.parkplaza.com/countyhall_london
http://www.premierinn.com/pti/dropdownSearch.do
Insidecabin also provided this link for 2 for 1 nights in Holiday Inn hotels.
Bailey’s in Kensington. It was a great little hotel, right across the street from a tube station which made it very centrally located. The Underground is VERY easy to use. This hotel is currently pricing out at GBP 96/nt. for 6 nights, double occupancy.
http://www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/millenniumkensington/
http://www.base2stay.com/ – Located in Kensington, London, a short walk from Earls Court tube
This is the UK equivalent of Hotwire
http://www.lastminute.com/site/trave…op-secret.html
This will help you identify the ‘secret’ hotels Those of you that like hotwire or priceline may find this useful.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/…=secret+hotels
The Luna and Simone near Victoria station is very highly rated (#20 of all hotels on Trip Advisor).
http://www.lunasimonehotel.com/
The world’s first live hostel room
http://www.stchristopherslive.com
This London site might be worth keeping an eye on(May deal looks good)
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/61249…l-89-superior-
Dirtiest Hotels – United Kingdom
- 1. Grosvenor Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom
- 2. Park Hotel, London, United Kingdom
- 3. Boston Court Hotel, London, United Kingdom
- 4. Cromwell Crown, London, United Kingdom
- 5. Corbigoe Hotel, London, United Kingdom
- 6. Earls Court Gardens Hotel, London, United Kingdom
- 7. Blair Victoria & Tudor Inn Hotel, London, United Kingdom
- 8. Minster Hotel, York, United Kingdom
- 9. Radnor Bayswater Hotel, London, United Kingdom
- 10. Hanover Hotel, London, United Kingdom
Southampton Hotels:
21 April 2010 – Discount rate at Holiday Inn Southampton:
You need to specify the 95 pounds nonrefundable overnight & breakfast, and teletext offer. Email contact information available upon request. Hotel Front Desk: 44-871-9429073
Southampton for the night before.
Just checked the prices at Jurys for the night before for 2 adults (23rd June):-
Advance Purchase – Room Only – Non-Refundable £49
Room Only Rate – total flexibility (I assume that means you can cancel at no charge) £69. Now £59 1/8/2010
Bed & Breakfast – total flexibility £69
The prices are the same for 2 adults and 1 child
http://southamptonhotels.jurysinns.com/
If the ships docks at the city terminal then the Holiday Inn is the nearest and there are a few others that are cheaper, etap, ibis and novotel also close to the station
Looking at http://www.lastminute.com for Southampton hotels.
The top secret is most likely the de vere grand harbour.
B&B
normal price £140
top secret price £89
Hotels this google maps link show the main hotels that are central
(note sometimes the location pin for a hotel is wrong)
ideal for the station and gate 10 are
hotel sat,sun, extras
Etap, £37,£37, Bfast + 2.95pppd
Ibis, £49,£42, Bfast + 5.95pppd
Novotel , £69,£69
We always check the Holiday inn special 2-4-1 rate which is £57pn but room only. (June 22-24 is £57.50pn)
Travelling with a car the Holiday inn Express is £26pn for 2nights but out of town. ( June 22-24 is £31pn )
De Vere Grand Harbour is £159 total for a 2n B&B
Further away so a taxi to the port
Premier inn has a special for 2 nights £29pn. B,fast is £7.50pppd.
Jurys(a popular cruise choice) is £49ro or £60B&B(flex rate so can cancel)
Restuarant Suggestions fron the roll calls:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/dea…staurant-deals
Precruise Southampton:
There are a few Weatherspoons pubs in the city.
One is very handy for the Jurys(gets better review as well) another is nearer the port. Looks like the one near Jurys has a roof terrace
http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/pubs/pub-details.php?PubNumber=701
http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/pubs/pub-details.php?PubNumber=202
This is the Mexican we went to in Southampton
http://www.cantinarestaurants.com/
Precruise London:
Rules restaurant which is the oldest in London and specialises in Game but they do have other British food as well.
Another restaurant that does seafood and some game is Corrigans Mayfair which is just off Grosvenor Sq, just around the corner from the American Embassey. This is run by Richard Corrigan, an Irish chef.
http://www.corrigansmayfair.com/pages/a-la-carte-menu
Richard Corrigan also has a seafood restaurant on Swallow St, just off Piccadilly called Bentley’s.
http://www.bentleys.org/restaurant/the_grill/menu/
Another seafood restaurant which has been around a while is J Sheekeys. It’s on St Martin’s Court which is between St Martin’s Lane and Charing Cross Road.
Actually for those interesting in “traditional” English fare at a more reasonable price, Porters is a decent bet (great sticky toffee pudding!):
And here’s my favorite Italian restaurant (just down the street from Victoria Station):
French chain that I love (and they’re everywhere):