Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18822 posts, RR: 54 Reply 5, posted (9 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 881 times:
Hmm... STN is a half-hour trip from central London (well, Liverpool Street tube station), so I'd personally stay in a hostel (£10.50 a night) and then catch a tube and train to STN. A single train trip costs £8, and a single tube journey costs £1.20 I think (or £1.50 or something).
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18822 posts, RR: 54 Reply 7, posted (9 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 872 times:
Too right! I'm all for them - they're great - but then I am 21. I highly recommend The Generator - it's always voted in the top 10 worldwide - and is very clean, comfortable, friendly, it's in a superb location (a 2 min walk from Russell Square), etc. etc. Importantly, it's also cheap - my bed cost £10.50. That's expensive compared to what you can get in India (I stayed in places about £1 per night), but damn good for London. Also, there's a three-hour happy hour, during which pints and spirts are only £1.
[Edited 2004-03-10 12:12:04]
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
QIguy24 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (9 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 852 times:
Pe@rson
Are you only 21?? Damn... I thought you were older because you really know alot of those things you write about!! I must say I really respect you for that.
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As much as i love staying at hotels, but I must agree with Horus and Pe@rson about that one. Hostels are really great. I have been staying in a youth hostel in NYC and London before. That was really great because you meet a lot of other young people as well, and not those business men/women and Mr & Mrs Johnson on their weekend or holiday that you usually meet at a hotel.
BDRules From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 1501 posts, RR: 3 Reply 11, posted (9 years 2 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 790 times:
There are loads of hotels within a taxi ride of the airport. On site as has been stated is a Hilton (not cheap), There is also a Welcome Lodge at the service area that a lot of my clients use which is at the junction of the M11 only 5 mins from the terminal. Thats £75 RO per room. A little further away is Briggens House at Stanstead Abbotts, Moat House and The Green Man at Harlow. Or like Pe@rson stated travel in to London and stay at the hostels or even the Imperial Hotel on Russell Square. A Twin/Double is only £92 B&B or a single room is £73 at Imperial or its sister hotel the President is £69 B&B
BDRules From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 1501 posts, RR: 3 Reply 13, posted (9 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 738 times:
Pe@rson, It is cheap to my clients anyway, but i am with you give me a cheap hostel or the Ritz . I stayed there for free 2 months ago. on a B&B basis. should of cost £490 + VAT + breakfast. I love my job
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18822 posts, RR: 54 Reply 14, posted (9 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 711 times:
What a bloody waste of money! After all, a hotel room is merely where you sleep and wash. Unless you're the most unadventureous person, you'll be out of the room for the majority of the day, and then return, get ready for bed and sleep. Why spend huge amounts? It's very sad. Hostels are best.
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