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Post by james1969 on Oct 15, 2019 20:33:05 GMT
My spouse likes the Z Hotel Picadilly. I think it's less than 300/night plus you can join their "club" and get 10% off right away. Great location - wine and cheese most evenings - rooms are definitely small but not uncomfortable. Z would always be my second choice after Hub but go for Z Soho next to Palace Theatre. The free wine and cheese each evening is a big draw too 🍷 🧀 |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 15, 2019 21:57:51 GMT
Merged. Lots of recommendations in the original thread.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 15, 2019 21:59:27 GMT
My spouse likes the Z Hotel Picadilly. I think it's less than 300/night plus you can join their "club" and get 10% off right away. Great location - wine and cheese most evenings - rooms are definitely small but not uncomfortable. I think the recent query was looking for £300 for the whole 5 nights. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 15, 2019 22:05:20 GMT
Premier Inn hubs in the west end or nearby are not going to cost in at £300 for 5 nights. That one on St Martins Lane is about £150 a night and that’s for a room you couldn’t swing a pussy in and a fake window. Hub also have underground rooms which completey freak me out. The ones in Westminster are better value than Covent Garden but 5 nights for £300 near to the WE is going to be a squeeze.
I think to find that sort of rate you’ll have to be looking at pubs with rooms, or AirBnB a tube ride away from the WE. Earlier in this thread the Travelodge in Wembley got good feedback.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 22:19:41 GMT
If you’re willing to travel for a bit longer the following Travelodges in London can be cheap and are fully functional, clean and safe. Obviously there are more but those are the main three that I have used or considered.
Ealing (near Ealing Broadway tube station)
Crystal Palace (near Kent House train station)
Tower Bridge (near Monument/Bank complex)
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 15, 2019 22:30:37 GMT
When I was down the other week I stayed at The Bedford in Russel Sq. This is an independent chain, they have ( I think) 5 hotels in the same vicinity. One of them, which is (I think) The County is very affordable for London if you don’t mind shared bathrooms. I DO mind shared bathrooms so got a single at the Bedford for £100 a night.
It was spotlessly clean, everything worked fine, Internet is free, breakfast is included in the rate. They’re going for the “basic no frills but ok” concept that premier inn have mastered.
The shining star of the hotel though is a very nice lounge/bar/ restaurant overlooking a beautiful secret garden in the heart of Bloomsbury. I can’t vouch for the breakfast as I didn’t have it (tripadvisor reviews aren’t that great) but it’s a lovely place to chill out.
This chain was used by the now defunct Superbreak in their theatre break weekends, its Imperial Hotels and they have an app. Please read tripadvisor reviews before taking this as a recommendation.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2019 23:19:25 GMT
My spouse likes the Z Hotel Picadilly. I think it's less than 300/night plus you can join their "club" and get 10% off right away. Great location - wine and cheese most evenings - rooms are definitely small but not uncomfortable. I think the recent query was looking for £300 for the whole 5 nights. That's why I was astonished the poster thought £300 for 5 nights was expensive! I'd like to know what hotel they found. If that is their budget rather than the best they found, then no chance in Central London really except a hostel. |
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Post by mistressjojo on Oct 16, 2019 0:07:26 GMT
I recently stayed with Studios-2-Let in Cartwright Gardens, about 5 minute walk to Euston, Kings Cross or Russell Square stations. Bus stops a few minutes away to take you to West End or an easy 15-20 min walk.
Budget studios are *very* small but convenient and you do get a kitchenette.
Looking online they do have some discounts for February which would fit the OP's budget.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 5:25:55 GMT
I'm trying to plan a five night trip to London from lpool for next year - hopefully in February. Does anyone have any hotel recommendations that are obviously close to the West End, within walking distance, and not too far from Euston station? Everywhere seems so expensive, but the cheapest I've found so far is just under 300 for five nights. As others have said, for something central you are probably looking at £300 for the 5 nights as a minimum (ie average £60 a night). Looking at the Premier Inn, Travelodge and Accorhotels sites for a random 5 days in Feb there are a few options for around £300 or just under if you book a non-flexible rate. Alternatively you could save money by going further out. For instance for the same 5 days the Premier Inn Hammersmith is £230 for the 5 nights. This is about 30 minutes by tube from the West End. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 16, 2019 6:28:40 GMT
The PremierInn in Chiswick always comes up as very affordable but I don’t know how well connected it is. I think the Tube is a bit far away and I have no idea about the buses into the WE because I couldn’t get google maps to offer any suggestions. That was about £60 a night though for the usual PremierInn standard.
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Post by amybenson on Oct 16, 2019 7:11:55 GMT
Premier Inn Lewisham is one of the cheaper ones I think, and it's 5 minutes from Lewisham station with direct trains to Charing Cross and Waterloo.
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Post by danb on Oct 16, 2019 8:18:19 GMT
Travelodge in Park Royal was affordable, well served by the tube and easy to drive to in the first place. I used to get a discount in Premier Inn but changed jobs so that (small) perk went away. You can normally wangle 5-10% off a Travelodge through various codes too.
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Post by duncan on Oct 16, 2019 8:34:27 GMT
This year for me its Cricklewood - £140 for four nights in the Travelodge.
Wembley and Excel have been cheap for me in the past and Greenwich as well. Also stayed in some grotty independents in Tuffnell Park and Paddington that I'd avoid and there was that one time at Earls Court where the desk clerk chased me down the road as I'd left without paying!
If you are prepared to travel for 30 to 45 minutes of an evening and morning then its far cheaper to stay outside central London, I also think the LU is one of the best transport systems in the world (if avoided at peak morning and evening) so generally have no issues with travelling.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 9:12:14 GMT
If you are a hostels person, then Safestay is probably one of the better ones. I’ve only stayed at Elephant & Castle and it was perfectly clean and safe. It felt a bit like a Premier Inn but with bunkbeds. About halfway between E&C and Kennington stations, and there are plenty of buses so it is well connected.
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Post by talkingheads on Oct 16, 2019 15:26:14 GMT
Always Google Travelodge discount codes. It's amazing how easy it is to get a free 10% off code.
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Post by undeuxtrois on Oct 17, 2019 0:11:04 GMT
I'm trying to plan a five night trip to London from lpool for next year - hopefully in February. Does anyone have any hotel recommendations that are obviously close to the West End, within walking distance, and not too far from Euston station? Everywhere seems so expensive, but the cheapest I've found so far is just under 300 for five nights. As others have said, for something central you are probably looking at £300 for the 5 nights as a minimum (ie average £60 a night). Looking at the Premier Inn, Travelodge and Accorhotels sites for a random 5 days in Feb there are a few options for around £300 or just under if you book a non-flexible rate. Alternatively you could save money by going further out. For instance for the same 5 days the Premier Inn Hammersmith is £230 for the 5 nights. This is about 30 minutes by tube from the West End.
Managed to get a rough total-cost to see Wicked, Hamilton, DEH, CFA, Six, Phantom, & Juliet and Les Mis along with a train return lpool to London And a five night stay in a hotel 20 mins walk to the West End for £699.45 or £775.45. Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help, I'll still be searching around for cheaper but so far I'm happy with what I've found.
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Post by maggiem on Oct 20, 2019 16:00:13 GMT
When I was down the other week I stayed at The Bedford in Russel Sq. This is an independent chain, they have ( I think) 5 hotels in the same vicinity. One of them, which is (I think) The County is very affordable for London if you don’t mind shared bathrooms. I DO mind shared bathrooms so got a single at the Bedford for £100 a night. It was spotlessly clean, everything worked fine, Internet is free, breakfast is included in the rate. They’re going for the “basic no frills but ok” concept that premier inn have mastered. The shining star of the hotel though is a very nice lounge/bar/ restaurant overlooking a beautiful secret garden in the heart of Bloomsbury. I can’t vouch for the breakfast as I didn’t have it (tripadvisor reviews aren’t that great) but it’s a lovely place to chill out. This chain was used by the now defunct Superbreak in their theatre break weekends, its Imperial Hotels and they have an app. Please read tripadvisor reviews before taking this as a recommendation. I had to book directly with Imperial London Hotels for my November theatre weekend after Superbreak went bust. £55 per night B&B, total cost £165.
However, by accident, I found that you can enter "The County" into Trivago, and get a few offers for less. e.g Roomdi will do the same room for £45 per night, total £135, which I have booked for February 2020. You pay your money and take your chances, I suppose, but it's nice to have another cheaper alternative.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 20, 2019 16:25:15 GMT
It’s very handy for Euston maggiem I went past it the other day on the way down to Russell Square. Let us know what it’s like, especially those shared bathrooms, because that sort of price is beyond reasonable for the location. |
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Post by maggiem on Oct 20, 2019 16:33:34 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 20, 2019 17:39:15 GMT
Some of those pics look “challenging” 🙂
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2019 18:13:57 GMT
Some of those pics look “challenging” 🙂 Particularly the one of the hotel manager  |
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Post by duncan on Oct 21, 2019 9:23:24 GMT
Oooh that brings back memories - I stayed in The County once* with its shared bathroooms. I seem to recall it took that long to get into the bathroom that one morning I used the sink in my room for a full body wash.
Not somewhere I've ever wanted to go back to.
* - circa October 2005 as I rather foolishly wondered why there was a floral tribute attached to the park railings just down the road.
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Post by maggiem on Oct 22, 2019 11:41:20 GMT
Some of those pics look “challenging” 🙂 Well they are from TripAdvisor, so there will be bias on the part of the various photographers. Having said that, I have been using that hotel for over 20 years, and I have never:- seen muck or moths in the rooms; used a dirty bathroom or toilet: had food poisoning from the breakfasts. It does for me very nicely, considering how long I am actually in the hotel over a weekend. They also don't charge a fortune for holding my case on Monday mornings while I enjoy a few more hours in London. I have always kept faith with The County and respected the operating company, because in Summer 2012, when lots of London hotels were profiteering like mad for the Olympics, I was still able to get a room for their (then) usual rate. No cheaper alternatives, mind, but they didn't put their normal rate up sky high for the hell of it. |
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Post by undeuxtrois on Nov 20, 2019 10:31:10 GMT
I'm planning to stay in London for 3 nights (11th - 14th Feb) next year and will be coming from lpool to London Euston. I will be seeing & Juliet, Hamilton, Wicked and DEH (possibly Six or Waitress as well but probably not yet).
I need advice about travelling from Gresham Hotel Bloomsbury (I know it seems terrible there but I don't think I could afford anything better) to the Victoria Palace and Apollo Vic theatres. I would be fine with walking but I've never been to London before and it seems quite a bit away.
Could anyone help me with the cheapest way of travelling there and back? Or if anyone knows of a place within walking distance of the theatres and not too far from euston station which is less than £200 for 3 nights - big ask I know 😂
I'd be really grateful if anyone could help me with this!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 20, 2019 12:19:41 GMT
And for directions, do you have google maps on your phone? Indispensable for directions by foot, bus or tube. Just enter your starting point and destination and it will give you the various options, click on your desired mode of transport for the detail.  |
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