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Old Jun 14th, 2008, 04:50 AM
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cheap and cheerful hotel in london

Hi we are going to London on 23rd June for just 2 nights Has anyone any suggestions for a cheap and cheerfull hotel near the city centre? We arrive in Stanstead at 10pm on the 23rd an leave on 25th at 7 pm Nothing special planned just got two free flights with Ryan Air.....God Bless them!!!!!!
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Old Jun 14th, 2008, 06:36 AM
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Congrats on the free tix.

Need to know your budget. Cheap to one person is very dear to the next.

It is pretty late to be finding a place now so your choices may be limited.

The "city centre" covers a LOT of territory and just about everywhere is convenient to all the sites by tube/bus/walking.

I'd definitely consider using Priceline, but do give us an idea of your budget.
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Old Jun 15th, 2008, 06:33 AM
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thank you janisj my budget is 250 euro for the 2 nights. Maybe i need to spend more
i suppose i really should have done a little homework and decide what to do for out day and a half. I dont was to do too much just relaxing. Shopping isnt too important either
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Old Jun 15th, 2008, 06:57 AM
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that is about £98 a night. There are lots of choices in that range - not luxury but definitely serviceable.

But I'd consider using the priceline "name your own price" feature. You can get a very nice 4-star property for about £50/€65 a night. Are you traveling from Ireland? If so use the Priceline UK site, not the US site. http://www.priceline.co.uk/

Check out biddingfortravel.com for info about what London hotels are currently going for. It is a site devoted to the US version of PL but still has a lot of useful info.
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Try the Queensway Hotel on Sussex Gardens, near Hyde Park and Paddington Tube and Rail Station. They have a great ground floor room that faces the street. We stayed there for two weeks, in April, and loved the location. I don't know what the rate would be, but sure it should be below 100 BP.
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Out of curiousity, how does one get free flights from RyanAir?
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Old Jun 16th, 2008, 07:48 AM
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Priceline, as janisj suggests...
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>>Out of curiousity, how does one get free flights from RyanAir?<<

Believe it or not, they really do give them away some times (the latest promotion was advertised heavily in the paers here a weeks or so back). It's a loss leader in the sense that the publicity drums up extra business anyway and they can also make money from the ubiquitous extra charges for checked in luggage, food/drinks opn-board etc...
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