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You know if your hotel in London isn’t nice or it’s miles away from the action, chances are you’re not going to enjoy the vacation.
Starting the day in an unpleasant room or location will put a downer on the whole day and that’s before the arguments with your partner about whose fault it was for choosing that hotel.
To help you avoid all of this I’ve written a 2 part article of 4 things you should consider when doing your London hotel research.
In this first p0st I look at budgeting for your hotel room and tell you where the easiest place is to stay.
Add half as much again for your hotel room budget
Whatever budget you’re thinking of for the hotel, my advice is to add half as much again.
If there’s one thing everyone in the hotel trade agrees on, it’s that there are a lot of terrible hotels in London. You’ll never regret spending more on your room than you would have liked to, by being in a safe, clean and well managed hotel.
Stories of woe litter hotel review sites of people who thought they could get a good, clean hotel room in London at a bargain price.
You can’t unless one of the large hotels or hotel chains are doing an offer and if they are, bite their hands off to get it.
So first thing to do after reading this article is to join the email lists of hotel chains and larger hotels.
Months before I go anywhere on holiday I join the email newsletters of large hotels and hotel chains in the area. I use a special email address just for holiday email newsletters.
So you’ve decided on the budget now what part of London do you want to stay in. I won’t go into the individual areas to stay in, that’s for another article and it really depends what you want to do in London. This next tip is aimed at those of you who want a hassle free arrival and stay.
Choose a hotel near the underground/train station that you will be arriving at
When you arrive in London chances are you’ll be coming in from Heathrow airport, Gatwick airport or the Eurostar. Whichever one it is, try to book a hotel near to the underground/train station that you arrive at from the airport.
You see the secret to travelling easily and quickly through London is to avoid, as much as you can, changing train lines. Believe me changing onto another train line with luggage is no easy task in London.
For starters there aren’t that many lifts, there’s a good chance you’ll have stairs to contend with and then there’s the sheer number of people rushing along.
For instance, if you’re coming in from Heathrow airport and you’re going to get the Heathrow Express, then look for a hotel in Paddington because this is where the Heathrow Express arrives and departs from.
If you want to stay more central than that then take the Underground from Heathrow (see below) or be prepared for what could be a costly cab journey from Paddington.
If you’re going to take the Underground from Heathrow airport and arrive via the Piccadilly line then you should look for a hotel along the Piccadilly line route.
The Piccadilly line is a great route as it goes nicely into the centre of London with stops at many of the well known tourist areas.
The next thing which is even more important is to find out what the distance is from the station to the hotel. A cab journey in London in traffic is very expensive.
Make sure you ask the hotel how far the hotel is from the station and what the traffic’s like if you have to get a cab.
Now you know how much you want to pay and how to arrive hassle free at your hotel. But what hotel do you choose? In part 2, I’ll explain how to get the best out of the biggest hotel review site.
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You know it doesn’t matter where you go on vacation. If your accommodation isn’t nice or it’s miles away from the action, chances are you’re not going to enjoy the vacation. Starting the day in an unpleasant room or location will put a downer on the whole day and that’s before the arguments with your partner about whose fault it was for choosing that hotel.
So in this two part article here are two things you should consider when doing your hotel research
Add half as much again for your room budget – Whatever budget you’re thinking of for the hotel, my advice is to add half as much again. If there’s one thing everyone in the hotel trade agrees on, it’s that there are a lot of terrible hotels in London. You’ll never regret spending more on your room than you would have liked to, but being in a safe, clean and well managed hotel.
Stories of woe litter hotel review sites of people who thought they could get a good, clean room in London at a bargain price. You can’t unless one of the large hotels or hotel chains are doing an offer and if they are, bite their hands off to get it.
So first thing to do after reading this article is to join their email list. Months before I go anywhere on holiday I join the email newsletters of large hotels and hotel chains in the area. I use a special email address just for holiday email newsletters.
So you’ve decided on the budget now what part of London do you want to stay in. I won’t go into the areas to stay in, that’s for another article and it really depends what you want to do in London. This next tip is aimed at those of you who want a hassle free arrival and stay.
Choose a hotel near the underground/train station that you will be arriving at – When you arrive in London chances are you’ll be coming in from Heathrow airport, Gatwick airport or the Eurostar. Whichever one it is, try to book a hotel near to the underground/train station that you arrive at from the airport.
For instance, if you’re coming in from Heathrow airport and you’re going to get the Heathrow Express, then look for a hotel in Paddington. But if you’re going to take the Underground from Heathrow airport and arrive via the Piccadilly line then you should look for a hotel along the Piccadilly line route.
You see the secret to travelling easily and quickly through London is to avoid, as much as you can, changing train lines. Believe me changing onto another train line with luggage is no easy task in London. For starters there aren’t that many lifts, there’s a good chance you’ll have stairs to contend with and then there’s the sheer number of people rushing along.
Now you know how much you want to pay, and you have an idea of the area you want to stay. But what hotel do you choose? In part 2, I’ll explain how to get the best out of review sites.
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