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Hutch

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Well, my airline tickets are confirmed (I travel on my Sky Miles, but an 8-hour layover in Houston!!!) and my Oyster Card has been ordered, so now I am looking for acommadation and potential roommates.

I plan to be in a Hotel in London from 1-5 October (leave 1:20Pm 6 October) and with the Oyster Card, I can look for hotels several tube stops away (I have my eye on a couple of places near the British Museum that are within walking distance of Tottenham Court, Russell Square, and Goodge Street stations). But willing to listen to other thoughts.

Me, I'm 57, bald, somewhat overweight (for various definitions of some), wear glasses, do not smoke and does not drink to excess. Probably more early to bed and early to rise than most, but I can adjust. According to other roommates, snore like a chainsaw (earplugs optional).

That said, I can cover my half of the room expenses with no problem, and am quite capable of staying on my own dime if I have to.

So, anybody needing a roomie? And any suggestions for Hotels?
 
I'm considering getting a roommate but not sure yet. I'm waiting to see what kind of benefits I can get from my employer's vacation discount program. I'll know more next week when the benefits become active.
 
Well if you could get me a ticket to TAM London and pay for my airfare, I would totally be your roommate!
 
I've already got a roommate(s) but hope to see you there. It woudn't be a TAM thing without Hutch.
 
TAM London: Hotel Suggestions

Hey, where are folks from abroad staying?

Just checked TAM London Page (click the word document on Hotels for details) and rates are so damn high.

So, any suggestions from Londoners or frequent London visitors on a 40-60 pound range?

Looks like the Hyde Park is not that far away from the conference venue, is that location an impossible dream for that money?

Suggestions, please.
 
You might want to look into a Bed and Breakfast, if you are looking for cheap accomdations.
London is notorious for being a very expensive city to stay in.
 
Patricio Elicer said:
Arrrggghh, sounds like I'll have to raise the bar.
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Or do what I did before I last visited London -- a lot of Googling!

There all sorts of bargains, discounts and deals but you have to search for them. :D

I ended booking through a USA site and (some what to my surprise) there was a room waiting for me when I arrived at the price advertised.

Bonne chance!
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
Or do what I did before I last visited London -- a lot of Googling!

There all sorts of bargains, discounts and deals but you have to search for them. :D

I ended booking through a USA site and (some what to my surprise) there was a room waiting for me when I arrived at the price advertised.

Bonne chance!
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Hmm, could you tell us what site that was?
 
Geek Goddess said:
Hmm, could you tell us what site that was?
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Arrgh! This was about 5 years ago and the information may be on a backup somewhere but it's probably irrelevant by now.

Recently I've been using expedia.ca as the site to start with (the Canadian version of expedia.com and expedia.uk). A quick search there for a week in September gets me rates from $87 to $700+CDN per night. The $87 rate is a special for the Hampstead Britannia Hotel. (#48.60 GBP)

Give me an hour and I could do better.

There used to be a site in London where you could pick the location and dates you wanted in London and they would sell you a room for a minimal amount. The would e-mail the actual hotel a week before you were to arrive. I haven't searched for it recently.
 
666 said:
I'm here, but I booked ages ago when they were having a 19UKP per night sale. They may make more cheap rooms available so it's worth checking back on their website.
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Thanks for the tip. Rates are 85 pounds/night (hotel website), I'm suspecting I'll need to raise my upper limit to 90-100 :(.

Anyway, I'm still on a state of confusion, so many offers....
 
When we visited London on school trips, we always stayed at the Royal National Hotel. Ugly as hell, but really conveniently located just off Russell Square and convenient for Holborn and the West End.

But the hotel 666 is staying in is much more convenient for the conference, and also closer to the delights of Borough Market, Shakespeare's Globe and the Tate Modern.
 
I just came back from visiting London...I stayed at the London Kensington Forum Hotel. (owned by Holiday Inn)

I liked it. It's a <5 minute walk to the Gloucester Tube, decent breakfast included, Starbucks across the street if you're into that. It's a short walk to the Victoria Albert, History Museum, and Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park.

Room was a bit small. They charge 15 pounds/night for internet, but I found another WiFi signal for 10 pounds for the entire week, so I bought that and it worked great.

I would love to go to TAM London. Great line up, beautiful city.
 
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