Face it. London’s an expensive city so wouldn’t it behoove you to save on accommodations so you can shop heartily at the fabulous stores and dine in style? While traveling, we spend so little time in our hotel rooms, anyway, so why not opt for a budget hotel in the most amazing city in England? Now, budget hotel doesn’t have to equate nasty, dirty dumps swarming with vermin and sleazy characters. Thank God! This is where St. David’s Hotel comes in.
The St. David’s is a family run budget bed and breakfast hotel in Paddington, reputed for its cleanliness, hospitality and for serving what has been called by many of its guests, the “best English cooked breakfast in town.
In the heart of Central London, you’ll have easy access to Oxford Street (for shopping!), Hyde Park, not to mention being a stone’s throw from the Paddington tube station, giving you free reign of the public transportation system taking you to where ever you’d like in the city.
St. David’s Hotel
16-20 Norfolk Square
Paddington, London W2 1RS, England
Tube Station: Paddington
Telephone: 020 7723 3856
Rates: £40 – £120 ($61 – 183 reflecting the exchange rate of the date of this blog post.)
Forget that the British do NOT even celebrate Thanksgiving. Who cares? Revel in the fact that you can spend Thanksgiving in of one the UK’s most iconic cities, specifically, England’s capital: London. What am I talking about? I was just about to tell you so don’t get your knickers in a twist. Virgin Vacations is offering a remarkable travel package from the U.S. to London during Thanksgiving. The travel deal starts at $749 (rountrip) and includes the following:
* Round trip air on available carrier
* 6 nights hotel accommodations in London
* Continental breakfast daily
* Hotel taxes and service charges
* Mandated Fuel Surcharges
A Note: Package price excludes airport taxes and fees
Of course, space is extremely limited and your specific travel dates may not be available if you wait too long, so book early.
Sounds good, doesn’t it? Imagine yourself wandering happily around one of my very favorite cities on earth. There’s so much to see and do, that I don’t think I have enough time or space to list them all, but here are some examples. 1) Go to Neal’s Yard especially the cheese shop there and other shopping; 2) London Bridge (of course!!! well, they call it Tower Bridge but anyway); Big Ben; 3) The Strand; 4) Theatre District; 5) Covent Garden; 6) Hyde Park; 7) Kensington Palace; 8. Kew Gardens; 9) Trafalgar Square; 10) Herods; 11) Liberty’s; 12) St. Paul’s Cathedral; 13) Piccadilly Circus; 14) Leicester Square; 15) Oxford Street; 16) Notting Hill; 17) London Eye …
Oh, I still have gobs of other suggestions for sights in London I could list but you get my point, right? By the way, London is home to four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; the historic settlement of Greenwich; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret’s Church. Phew!
I didn’t even mention the pubs!
To find out more about the travel deal click here.
Travel in style and escape suffocation, an unfortunate manifestation as a result of being in a bustling, big city.
The Soho Hotel in London exudes quality and understated class, and would be the best place to call home away from home when you’re visiting one of the most fascinating cities in the world. From the moment you walk through the door you will feel entirely at home.
The hotel staff is amongst the best in the business – and very professional: efficient, friendly, thoughtful and above all helpful. The rooms are simply magnificent and you wouldn’t need to ask for more; colorful, well-equipped, comfortable and spotlessly clean.
We thoroughly recommend The Soho Hotel for its class, and overall excellence. A boutique hotel of the highest order.
The Soho Hotel
4 Richmond Mews
London W1D 3DH, England
Telephone: 44+20 7559 3000
Average Room Prices: 375 Euros ($509)
Conveniently situated in the heart of London’s Mayfair on Park Lane, between Hyde Park Corner and Marble Arch, The Dorchester Hotel is very near to the inimitable London shopping in Knightsbridge and Bond Street. The Dorchester is within easy access to several London attractions including the National Gallery, Buckingham Palace, the Royal Albert Hal and West End theatres.
Gazing across the soft verdant nature of Hyde Park, The Dorchester provides you with spacious rooms and suites, exquisite dining and entertaining, and a spa of renowned indulgence. For over half a century this famous hotel has remained an emblem of luxury, grace and comfort.
There doesn’t seem to be a bad bedroom here and the Dorchester. All are a tastefully decorated, generous sizes for European standards with crisp, clean bed linens and superb bathrooms overloaded with toiletries, room slippers, bathrobes and luxurious fluffy towels.
Service is impeccable, and you must definitely try out their Michelin star restaurants.
The Dorchester in London has grand dining, less formal eating, award-winning afternoon teas and a variety of distinctive private dining rooms. Courteous and professional service and elegant surroundings ensure the most memorable experience for all travelers staying here.
The Dorchester
Park Lane, London W1K 1QA, England
Tel: +44 20 7629 8888
Fax: +44 20 7629 8080
Average Room Rate Price Per Night: 480 Pounds ($700)