Which easyHotel in London? There are several and the locations are NOT equal.

(and I do hope you booked a window room)

We decided on the one in Victoria due to the location.

That's good, Victoria is the best location.

Just so you understand the concept - There is <u>no closet</u> - just 2 (yes -just 2) hooks on the wall, no room cleaning (you can pay to have housekeeping @ £10 a pop), one towel each (extras and be hired for £1 each), the rooms are <i>small</i>. Small rooms = 65sq feet, standard rooms = 75 to 95 sq feet. Those are awfully small to not have closets or any drawers. And the shower rooms are teensy.

Are you prepared to live out of your suitcases for your entire trip?

If you can cope w/ that and don't tack on the extras like housekeeping and TV, they are cheap and well located (Oh - and you <i>must</i> like orange :) )

Oh -meant to add - you can't really put anything out in the shower room since it has no counter space at all, and it is a 'wet room' so when you shower everything gets wet (including the sink and toilet) and the drain is in the middle of the floor.

So your toiletries will also have to live in your suitcases.

Yes, we've seen many photos and read many reviews, and it's just fine for us. We plan on spending very little time in the room. As originally stated...we just needed a place to sleep, and that's what we got.

We are both happy with the decision, and we're ready to do some exploring and eating. Thanks again to all who helped! I'm sure we will need more tips soon.

This makes me happy we saved up for our honeymoon and were able to stay in nice accommodations. I couldn't bear such a minimalist place, especially on a honeymoon. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.

@WiredPuppy - Everyone has different tastes and standards. You'll just have to get used to that. I'm happy we didn't splurge on a temporary place to sleep so that we can use the extra money we saved to really enjoy ourselves outside of a hotel. Thanks for your input though...very helpful.

Congratulation on your upcoming wedding!

Have you considered using VRBO or airbnb, and staying in an apartment instead of a hotel? You can save a good amount of money just by eating a few meals in your own kitchen.

Purchase an Oyster card in London so you aren't constantly worrying about paying for the tube. You can get one at the airport, right next to the tube.

I was in Amsterdam on Easter a few years back. It was surreal walking past the tobacco shops and red light windows while church bells pealed. Have an awesome trip!

>>><I>goldenautumn posted: No, WiredPuppy, you're just being a jerk.

Excuse me? I posted my own opinion saying that <B>I, personally</b> could not bear that type of hotel, and am glad it's not something I did. I never said anything nasty to the poster, or called names the way you did. People post differing opinions here all the time.

And Portune, I *am* used to it. I was only stating an opinion. Some people happen to like a nice hotel *and* also save money to enjoy themselves outside of their hotel.

Again, not sure where I was being a jerk, and I'm sorry if it came out offensive.

>>No, WiredPuppy, you're just being a jerk.<<<

So calling names here is ok now if you disagree?

I don't think WiredPuppy was being a jerk at all, just sharing an opinion. I have seen far worse here from you (@goldenautumn) and your various identities.

Quite frankly I agree with WiredPuppy, why not have a nice hotel AND fun activities away from the hotel?

I guess it boggles my mind that you are willing to pay so much for airfare for what basically boils down to only 4 days in Europe, yet want to scrimp on accommodations. This is your honeymoon. You're adults - not 17 year old kids backpacking through Europe. Or am I a jerk too for having a differing opinion?

WiredPuppy: You weren't being a jerk. Don't worry about it. Goldenautumn just likes to slam other Fodorites. She has been kicked off Fodors a few times for doing so.

Just wanted to say, I've just come back from doing the rail-sail thing to Amsterdam, and I now realise that I just can't sleep on any form of moving transport - dozing at best: even on the smoothest of crossings there is some engine noise and vibration. The ship is very comfortable (the cabins well up to 2/3* hotel standard), but bear in mind you have an hour and a half of travel on commuter trains either side, and that you board quite late in the evening and disembark VERY early in the morning (so it's not really much of a "mini-cruise"). You're also handling your own luggage all the way (and there are some long walkways to get into and out of what are huge ships).