Question for Brits in and around London

Post by **R00k** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:31 pm

I'm coming over and invading you bastards this summer.

Week of July 18th I'll be over there to make fun of your teeth and hopefully even check out some of this shitty beer you're always bragging about. It's a vacation, no work involved, so I'll get to enjoy all the sights and sounds I like.

I'll get around to asking about the best spots to check out a little later, but we're making all the travel arrangements right now, and I wanted to ask a question.

Looking at travel packages and such, it seems that all the hotels in London are extremely expensive, and they all look like massive castles and resorts. I don't want to spend loads on the place I'm staying, so I can reserve my money for the things I want to do.
So, are there any nice hotels in or near London that are fairly inexpensive to stay in? There will only be the two of us, and it doesn't need to be anything extravagant -- we want a place with all the creature comforts and ameneties, but we don't plan on spending a lot of time in our hotel room, so we just want it to be a nice place to sleep, shower and maybe have a good breakfast in the mornings. Definitely nothing seedy though, or in a bad part of town.

So can any of you inselaffen help a brother out here? :icon32:

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:39 pm

Check into the bed and breakfast places, they may be more what you're looking for. Might be difficult to get a room now, this close to your planned vacation date though.

http://www.londonbb.com/cata.html

Post by **Freakaloin** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:40 pm

my advice is to stay away from europe...its even worse then jamaca...its like a big trash can over there...

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:41 pm

in other words, geoff has never been to europe and therefore has no idea what it's like

Post by **SoM** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:41 pm

just bunk with chunk/memph/carla

Post by **SplishSplash** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:54 pm

Freakaloin wrote:stay away from europe...its even worse then jamaca...

wise words

Post by **R00k** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:00 pm

I've been to Germany, Austria and Switzerland before and I loved it. I've never been to Britain though, and I've always wanted to go.

I've got money set aside, and I'm going this summer, come hell or high water.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:01 pm

SoM wrote:just bunk with chunk/memph/carla

If it was just me going, I would sure as hell ask them. :icon32:

Going with a girlie though; not sure she'd be up for crashing at a bachelor pad the whole time - although one or two nights may be doable.

She's also got a couple friends over there already, so we may have places to stay if we absolutely need to.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:02 pm

HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:Check into the bed and breakfast places, they may be more what you're looking for. Might be difficult to get a room now, this close to your planned vacation date though.

http://www.londonbb.com/cata.html

Really, even 3 and a half months in advance?

!

Post by **R00k** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:05 pm

Oh and I'm really, really hoping I can manage a one-day trip over to Amsterdam while I'm in the general area as well. I guess I'd have to take a plane over there and back though, since a ferry or something would probably take too much time.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:06 pm

Not sure, you'll just have to try...

did you check some of those places?

Post by **R00k** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:07 pm

Not yet, I'm looking around the site now.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:13 pm

from what i read on that website, availability won't be a big issue. ignore me

Post by **R00k** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:20 pm

Yea, the way it sounds they're extremely flexible even on fairly short notice as long as you're not too picky.

Thanks for the link man, I think this is going to be pretty helpful. :icon14:

Post by **PhoeniX** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:53 pm

SoM wrote:just bunk with chunk/memph/carla

Yea but they are all in Wales which is a few hundred miles away

.

Drum and sys0p live in london, so it may be better to ask them advice on the place.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:56 pm

SoM wrote:just bunk with chunk/memph/carla

were 150 miles from london matey

were in the country next door

Post by **losCHUNK** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:58 pm

also try a B&B ? cant advise on any but thats what me and my mates always do when we go to cornwall/blackpool/brighton n shite

Post by **reefsurfer** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:30 pm

SoM wrote:just bunk with chunk/memph/carla

Hey, arent ya in prison?
And who will yer bunk mates be? Ben dover? :lol: i crack myself up :lol:

sys0p · Post by **sys0p** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:51 pm

Stay in a B&B, they're pretty cheap. If you want to go really cheap, get one in a cheap area and use the tube for travelling. A B&B in Peckham or Camberwell would be fucking peanuts. You could get one in Brixton as well, they're REALLY cheap. There's one on Josephine Avenue, it's run by two faggots.

Post by **R00k** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:19 am

Thanks man. :icon14:

It seems we've run into a little snag though. I priced flights over there 2 days ago on expedia, and they were $500 a piece round trip. I'm looking at them today, and can't find one for less than $1000.
I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or what, but we aren't going to go if $2000 of our cash is spent just on air fare.

We may be vacationing somewhere a little closer if that's the best they can do, but I really had my heart set on London.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:34 am

London....pfffffffft....Wales is the way forward son.

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:10 am

Freakaloin wrote:my advice is to stay away from europe...its even worse then jamaca...its like a big trash can over there...

because eruope, much like jamaica, is 1 country

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:11 am

R00k wrote:I've been to Germany, Austria and Switzerland before and I loved it. I've never been to Britain though, and I've always wanted to go.

I've got money set aside, and I'm going this summer, come hell or high water.

youve been to germany yet you never tried dutcholand

shame, sir :E

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:07 pm

by the way rook, from what I understand, it's easy to get to Amsterdam/Rotterdam by ferry. It's much closer than you'd think.

Post by **4days** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:10 pm

Don Carlos wrote:London....pfffffffft....Wales is the way forward son.

thought you lot only went as far as cardiff in your wildest dreams