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Post by bellboard27 on Jan 4, 2017 16:26:27 GMT
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Post by duncan on Jan 5, 2017 9:28:35 GMT
Good to know about the Wembley ones- I've considered them but never stayed (though I used to live not far from Wembley so at least know the area a bit)
I tend to stay away from the town centre. There are cheaper rooms at Wembley, Greenwich or Docklands if you are willing to spend a bit longer travelling after the show.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 5, 2017 11:13:07 GMT
I just looked at the Premier Inn Sidcup and the price breakdown was £87 - £53 - £90 for the three nights I wanted to book. So with this and train fare into London... I don't think it's any sort of alternative alas. I paid £50 for the Premier Inn in Manchester for my upcoming trip. I just paid £70 just before Christmas at Holiday Inn. But did say watch the prices when the Manchester Football Clubs are playing at home, prices then go through the roof. All the hotels sell out to. You get a room in Sidcup for £53 a night, that is ver5y good value, like all things you have to shop around.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 11:48:26 GMT
The only London one i'd avoid is the Wembley Travelodge (it's usually really, really cheap if there's nothing on at Wembley), it's not near a tube stop and you have to walk about 10 mins through a fairly dodgy area from Stonebridge Park. It's also a bit grotty. The Wembley High Road one is much better and one of my favourites, fairly new, and right next to Wembley Central so gives you plenty of transport options. Thanks for that! I've just picked up a bargain night at the Wembley High Road one! Wouldn't have known it was a good one without your input
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 8, 2017 16:14:23 GMT
Wembley and Greenwich can be awkward to get to the West End, but if the rate is good, then that would usurp any tricky travelling situation.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 16:16:22 GMT
Reckon most of us on here are experienced London transport users to cope with a bit of Tube and Bus action (ooh matron etc)
ETA in this particular case £35 Travelodge rate for a London one, damn right I'm willing to spend a bit longer on the tube!
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Post by Michael on Jan 8, 2017 16:24:28 GMT
Wembley and Greenwich can be awkward to get to the West End, but if the rate is good, then that would usurp any tricky travelling situation. Wembley? Awkward or tricky to get to? I beg your pardon? It's 25min tops from Wembley Park to Piccadilly Circus with one change at Baker Street - or no change at all from Wembley Central.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 8, 2017 16:32:45 GMT
Yes, that Wembley High Rd travelodge looks like a great option. 25 mins direct to Piccadilly. Rooms showing as £34 for a Saturday night when there's nothing going on at Wembley. That's deffo worth considering.
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Post by danb on Jan 8, 2017 17:04:58 GMT
Yes, that Wembley High Rd travelodge looks like a great option. 25 mins direct to Piccadilly. Rooms showing as £34 for a Saturday night when there's nothing going on at Wembley. That's deffo worth considering. Stayed here for 'The Cure' last month. Great Travelodge; practically on top of the tube, ten minute walk from wembley arena (unless they've 'poisoned' you with their alcohols then you need to get a cab home) and plenty of shops to mooch in. Recommended! 😀
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 17:07:33 GMT
Yup! I used to live between Willesden and Wembley while studying/working in Tottenham Court Road area, hardly difficult to get to. And TFL shows 25-35 mins on the Bakerloo line from various 'West End' area stops.
And yes, utter bargain at £34 I booked for Feb at that rate, I'll report back!
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Post by Michael on Jan 8, 2017 17:20:51 GMT
Please do...Emma
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 17:45:33 GMT
Please do...Emma I'll be sure to...as long as I can find my way to Wembley all the way from central London...
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 8, 2017 17:57:44 GMT
Wembley and Greenwich can be awkward to get to the West End, but if the rate is good, then that would usurp any tricky travelling situation. Wembley? Awkward or tricky to get to? I beg your pardon? It's 25min tops from Wembley Park to Piccadilly Circus with one change at Baker Street - or no change at all from Wembley Central. I did say if the rate is good, which £34 it is. But try and get 2/3 consecutive nights with no event on at Wembley, that would be hard. As you say in your post it is 1 change of train at Baker Street (a station I know really well), which is added hassle. I suggested Sidcup or Lewisham, as you can get a direct train from Charing Cross right in the heart of the West End. I would have suggested Bexleyheath where I live, where there is also a Premier Inn, but it is not near the station, a bus ride away.
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Post by Michael on Jan 8, 2017 18:05:08 GMT
As you say in your post it is 1 change of train at Baker Street (a station I know really well), which is added hassle. You make it sound like changing trains is rocket science...
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Post by flyingfree on Jan 8, 2017 18:30:59 GMT
I stayed in the Wembley Travelodge after seeing a show at the Arena and got back to the hotel to find just outside the entrance police taped off because there had been a stabbing. Also it was the summer and the room had no A/C and was unbearably hot.
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Post by duncan on Jan 8, 2017 18:36:49 GMT
Yes, that Wembley High Rd travelodge looks like a great option. 25 mins direct to Piccadilly. Rooms showing as £34 for a Saturday night when there's nothing going on at Wembley. That's deffo worth considering. Stayed here for 'The Cure' last month. Great Travelodge; practically on top of the tube, ten minute walk from wembley arena (unless they've 'poisoned' you with their alcohols then you need to get a cab home) and plenty of shops to mooch in. Recommended! 😀 Same. Stayed there last month and coming "home" of an evening after Amadeus and TPTGW it was a walk to Embankment and then a tube ride with no changes. First day after some drinking changed at Baker St and it was again fine. Very easy to get to. I was there 3 nights and Spurs had a football game on at Wembley on the final night and it made little difference. Only issue was my TV rattled every time a train went past. Docklands and Greenwich again I found easy to get to when I stayed there. Last time in Docklands I was tube to Canning Town and then DLR to Excel centre and in Greenwich I was at the Travelodge about 10 minutes walk from the mainline train station so again was fine. As someone from outside London I think your public transport system is great and underappreciated by the people who have to use it for boring things like work and doctors appointments - I've even stayed in Watford and found it easy to get home after an evening show.
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Post by Phantom of London on Jan 8, 2017 18:58:09 GMT
As you say in your post it is 1 change of train at Baker Street (a station I know really well), which is added hassle. You make it sound like changing trains is rocket science... lol no just walking down the stairs from platform 1,3 or 4 and then down the Southbound Escalator. Obviously if you are young - like you are, this isn't a big issue, but for others it is. Also if you get from Wembley to the West End in less than 45 minutes you have done well. Had a look at rates for Sidcup/Bexleyheath for 3 nights for a weekend from 17th March is £139 flex or £107 Saver or £210/£174 for Lewisham, Greenwich £195/£154 So there you are the prices of Prem Inn near where I live, you don't have to use it, my life isn't going to be suddenly fulfilled if you do, it is just a mere suggestion, as we know the thread O/P wanted to find out about cheaper hotels and the suggested Wembley will be affected by events. As we know hotels are like theatre and suffer from the same dynamic pricing structure. The one at at Lewisham will be affected by the 02 arena and Sidcup is next to the countries on of the biggest theatre schools, so these will affected pricing at times.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 8, 2017 20:23:38 GMT
As someone from outside London I think your public transport system is great and underappreciated by the people who have to use it for boring things like work and doctors appointments - I've even stayed in Watford and found it easy to get home after an evening show. Oh dear. That won't go down well with the London set duncan! They love nothing more more than telling us how hard done by they are when it comes to public transport. Its laughable really. I particularly enjoy the indignation when it all goes wrong. Entitlement doesn't cover it. *puts on tin hat*.
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Post by Michael on Jan 8, 2017 21:08:15 GMT
I, too, think that public transport in London is great - if it weren't for all the tourists slowly walking next to each other blocking all the walkways so that you can't overtake them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 8:34:49 GMT
Oh dear I try and thank a poster for some helpful advice and look what I start Personally for a night (sometimes 2) that I'm in London, and I'm merely needing somewhere to sleep as I'm out all day and until late, as long as it's clean and as safe as reasonably it can be, I'm happy. When I travel with Mum, or for longer we'll pay a bit extra (usually for a Premier Inn) but then there's 2 of us splitting costs. Likewise actually if a couple of us are going down together and can split a room. Otherwise it's whatever is cheapest to lay my head! I get the frustrations of Londonders with the transport- particularly those using overground rail regularly, and given the expense. BUT that said the distance you can travel with (relative) ease in London does make life easier compared to other cities!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 9, 2017 9:24:00 GMT
I was being deliberately controversial of course, I do understand how hideous it must be when the entire tube network goes down. I don't think unions should be allowed to do this, there are other ways to negotiate (and I speak as a union member myself!)
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Post by viserys on Jan 9, 2017 10:30:18 GMT
I am aware that on-going disputes like the Southern Rail troubles or a general tube strike are annoying, but I find London so much better than my home town. Now Cologne isn't a global metropolis but still one of Germany's biggest cities with around 1 million habitants.
When I head from a theatre to the tube in London in the late evening, I can rely on the next tube appearing in 2-3 minutes. Here, I just LOVE arriving at the tram stop to see "Next Tram: 13 mins" on an icy-cold late evening outdoors. Or when I used to take the plane to get to London, it would take me as much time to fly from London to Cologne as it would to get home from the airport what with first waiting 10-15 mins for the local train at the airport, then another 10-15 mins for my tram. And don't get me started on prices here.
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Post by londonmzfitz on Jan 9, 2017 12:04:37 GMT
Wembley Park to London Bridge is my daily commute. West End evening show kicks out around 10.10 - 10.20 I can be at Wembley Park in 25 minutes. Like EmiCardiff the Willesden/Wembley is "my manor", know it well. I dislike the Bakerloo line as it spins through Harlesden, Willesden Junction and Stonebridge and being a local gal it's not a great area.
I book central hotels for colleagues quite often - have a business account with Travelodge and Go Native. With the tube strike today, and as I was in Piccadilly last night for The Comedy About A Bank Robbery and birthday drinks with a friend, I could have had the Travelodge Southwark for £46.50. But I treated myself to a £69 Bermondsey Square hotel, fell out of bed at 8.10am and walked into the office at 8.50am. Sunday rates. Thistle Barbican aren't too bad. Go Native in Bermondsey Street or Tower Bridge are fair too.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 12:12:33 GMT
I really like the Southwark and Waterloo Travelodges, if you can get a good deal they're ideally placed for walking but a lot cheaper than the other side of the river! Also nice and quiet!
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Post by djdan14 on Jan 9, 2017 20:50:01 GMT
If you can wait till the last minute, the Accor Happy Mondays offer will let you book rooms in central London for £40, £50 or £60 for the following two weekends , if you book on Monday or Tuesday Details here - www.headforpoints.com/2016/07/12/happy-mondays-accor-now-2-weeks/The selection varies but I've almost never not been able to get a room that way when I need one. Exception is peak weekends (e.g. Just before Xmas or when an event like the Marathon is on) Thanks for highlighting this! I had a free weekend week after next so making an impromptu theatre trip to see Throughly Modern Millie in Wimbledon, got the Ibis styles at Kensington for £40 on a Saturday just a few stops on the underground so can't complain!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 9, 2017 21:01:08 GMT
Just launched: see Kinky Boots, Beautiful, Wicked, Dead Funny or Thriller: Band A ticket plus 4* Hotel just £99. 5* option also available. See bit.ly/1yqchfp. Shameless self promotion Monkey! Is the 5* option bunking down at chez @theatremonkey in Norf Landan and toast with jam for brekkie?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2017 9:05:25 GMT
Party and Monkey's
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Post by Raven on Jan 11, 2017 19:45:48 GMT
I work for a travel agency and the most popular central hotels we sell are:
St Giles Hotel President Hotel Bedford Hotel Travelodge Covent Garden Holiday Inn Kings Cross Bloomsbury
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Jan 11, 2017 20:56:33 GMT
I was being deliberately controversial of course, I do understand how hideous it must be when the entire tube network goes down. I don't think unions should be allowed to do this, there are other ways to negotiate (and I speak as a union member myself!) Scab
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 11, 2017 21:58:20 GMT
I was being deliberately controversial of course, I do understand how hideous it must be when the entire tube network goes down. I don't think unions should be allowed to do this, there are other ways to negotiate (and I speak as a union member myself!) Scab If you say so
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