Hotels near St.Pancras London

Old Feb 12th, 2015, 10:28 AM
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So, yes, PalenQ is correct, not all are good. But that pretty much holds true in most neighborhoods>

IME that neighborhood was always the cheapest besides Earl's Court for the low budget crowd and I stayed in several that were rather abysmal and a few nice ones - be careful and get some good recommendations but even the better ones uses to at least be below what many folks would like. And at night the Kings X area can take on a rather seedy tough looking crowd - not saying dangerous as I do not know but not your average London neighborhood - lots of flotsam and jetson.

Envy those supe-rich folks who can afford the Renaissance!
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Old Feb 13th, 2015, 10:32 AM
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they have bath butlers to run you a bath>

Ah now I see why janis is staying at the Rennysance as Brits probably pronounce it - what else do the bath butlers do?
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Old Feb 13th, 2015, 11:10 AM
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"Well, I certainly know how to spell it correctly but auto correct does not like St. Pancras and I'll admit I don't always double check."

Thank you.

I'd never really understood why Americans so often post q's about St Pancreas. It's the sort of twee term many of us adopt in the private language we share with family or friends: I never thought it would appeal in the US, and I'd always assumed there was some guide book somewhere which - well I'll call it chunnelled - the term.

Now I realise. In MS Word, US autocorrect will kick in (and rewrite without your knowing it) on St Pancras: English English autocorrect has St Pancras in the default dictionary.

FWIW, the native spellchecker on this forum (or on Chrome: I'm not sure which) is good enough I never draft on MS Word first.

If only Fodors' search function was as good...
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Old Feb 13th, 2015, 11:13 AM
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"the Rennysance as Brits probably pronounce it"

The Renaysahnce, surely? Or possibly reneughsahnce?
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Old Feb 13th, 2015, 11:15 AM
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flanneruk, I appreciate your comments. I must admit that I should be more vigilant and double check my spelling before posting.
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Old Feb 13th, 2015, 02:27 PM
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>>If only Fodors' search function was as good…
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Old Feb 14th, 2015, 09:09 AM
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well I'll call it chunnelled - the term.>

Oops chunnel or any derivative of it is banned from Fodor's! Tsk tsk!

But your descriptionis right on - Chunnel has become the American word for Channel Tunnel and for Eurostar trains - like Chunnel trains as most say so naively not knowing they are putting so many British knickers in a dither (and wannabe-Brits too) it seems. (Chunnel of course being made popular first ever in the British press!)
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Old Feb 14th, 2015, 11:37 AM
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>>Chunnel has become the American word for Channel Tunnel and for Eurostar trains
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Old Feb 14th, 2015, 01:43 PM
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Common janis - just do a quici Google search - Rail Europe headlines their Eurostar tickets as Chunnel Train tickets - why - duh!

Where have you been the last several years when so so many Yanks use the word Chunnel in their posts - yes folks not in the know but it has become the vernacular in American English just as flanner says above.

It's not just me and really if you do not realize this you are way way out of it - way way out - the case is clear yet you persist on your daft take - wake up and smell the Chunnel and yes do a Google search as I have and you will see the word Chunnel ubiquitously used in the U.S. by folks not so travel savvy as you.

Nope you are plain wrong in this and I think you really know it but in your high dudgeon to criticize and pick at every post I make... well... nuff said about that.
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Old Feb 14th, 2015, 01:49 PM
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janis - pay attention to these headlines about Chunnel Tickets - labeled that because their American audience uses that term (and wake up to reality!) before saying that I am the only one using the word Chunnel!: From a quick Google search:

<Chunnel Tickets - London to Paris. See Prices‎
Adwww.raileurope.com/Chunnel-Tickets‎>

<Chunnel Train Tickets - Travel London to Paris by Train‎
Adwww.chunnel.com/Tickets‎
Get Fares & Schedules. Book Now!
London by ChunnelParis by ChunnelThe Chunnel Train>

capiche! I could show you zillions of American Chunnel references.
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Old Feb 14th, 2015, 02:00 PM
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Always good to check urls before posting them . . . neither of those link to anything (even after deleting the 'ad's' and > mistakenly included in the url)

Just because something is on the interweb doesn't make it so . . .
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Old Feb 14th, 2015, 02:02 PM
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Two experts who love to pontificate but manage to say bugger all of use to anyone. On the same thread. Just a few posts apart. Must be a Fodors bingo full house.
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Old Feb 15th, 2015, 09:51 AM
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Just because something is on the interweb doesn't make it so . . >

that's your lonely opinion - Bingo! Why would Rail Europe emblazon "Chunnel Tickets" - RailEurope - ever heard of it - probably not. Anyway you are wrong and won't admit it. Bingo! Nuff said - you are simpluy blind to the truth here. Bingo!
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Old Feb 15th, 2015, 01:17 PM
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i, My husband and I are travelling to London/Paris...We are flying direct to London and then taking the train to Paris the next morning.>

Have you checked on flying on from London right to Paris since you are in Heathrow already - maybe can get something cheap and then negate the hassle of trekking into St PancrEAS and schlepping into a hotel for just one night, etc.

Seems a lot esier just to fly to Paris which in any case is often as cheap or cheaper than flying into London - why are you flying into London and not Paris?
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Old Feb 16th, 2015, 10:18 AM
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Again why are you flying into London to Schlepp across town just to take the train the next day to Paris - would be as cheap perhaps and quicker just to go straight on once at Heathrow or just fly to Paris in the first place. Why are you flying into London - frequent flier miles or something?
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Old Feb 20th, 2015, 01:56 AM
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Hi all...

It is a good question -- why fly to London and then take the train to Paris rather than do an open jaw.

The answer -- in my case in 2011 -- is that we were using USAirways miles to book the trip, and they do not allow one-way trips or open jaws when redeeming miles. [Though I have heard that when the merge with American is complete, they will start allowing that.]

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