HW: Getting to Brixton

[Tom Clark]

Will be arriving at Gatwick Saturday morning at around 1000 on the 21st.  I
would rent a car, but am afraid I will kill myself due to head on collision
because I am not used to driving on the left hand side of the road.    I would
consider, however, pitching in on a rental car if someone were willing to
drive.  If anyone is interested, and will be arriving at around the same time,
it could be less hassle than trains and subways and walking., ey?

Filip Vanhuyse wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> When going to London I always stay at the LONDON HOUSE HOTEL
> Prices are decent £20-£25 and it's a neat hotel.The mices don't run around
> the building (had that ones).Not that much luxury but really neat.
> It's near Queensway.Ok,not that close but maybe you guys could share a cab?
> I'm staying at Bob Paterson house,some of you will certainly know him.
> He will be at the Beehive too.
> Anyway the hotel adress is:
> LONDON HOUSE HOTEL
> 81 KENSINGTON GARDENS SQUARE
> LONDON W2 4DJ
> tel:+44 (0) 171-727 0696
> fax:+44 (0) 171-243 8626
>
> see you all at the beehive,actually what time will we meet?
> I know a pub:The Hope and Anchor that opens at 7 am (you have to take
> breakfast,but you can drink a pinte!)
> Maybe something for Mike Holmes ;-)) (just kidding)
>
> greetings
> filip
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jill Strobridge <jill at THETA-ORIONIS.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 2:58 AM
> Subject: Re: HW: places to stay near brixton
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Arin Komins <akomins at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU>
> > To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:21 PM
> > Subject: HW: places to stay near brixton
> >
> >
> > > I finally found a reasonable airfare to get over to the Hawkestra.
> > > What are people doing for hotel/crash space? ...
> >
> > I've been phoning round places listed in the London Yellow Pages that
> > are reasonably close to the Brixton venue and have come up with the
> > following responses based on two questions:
> >
> > 1.  What is your price for a single room for one night (you can probably
> > add £10 pounds to the price for a double room)
> > 2.  How many rooms do you have in the hotel?
> >
> > New Dome Hotel  51 Camberwell Church  SE5 -         Rate £35
> > rooms 35
> > Novotel London Waterloo, 113 Lambeth Road, SE1 - Rate £125
> > rooms 137
> > Parkside Hotel, 48-52 Clapham Common North Side, SW4 - Rate £40
> > rooms 150
> > Travelodge, 200 York Road, SW11 -                         Rate £69.95
> > rooms 87
> > Marbella Hotel, 29-33 Camberwell Church St.  SE5 - Rate £60
> > rooms 37 (though I have to admit this lass sounded so vague I'm not even
> > sure she was aware it was a hotel she was working in!)
> > Comfort Inn, 87  South Lambeth Road, SW8 -  no reply
> > Dudley Hotel, 80-81 Clapham Common South Side, SW4 - Rate £45
> > rooms 10
> > Belvedere Hotel, 90 Clapham Common South Side, SW4 - Rate £45 (though he
> > could have been saying £35 - I was having trouble with the accent)
> > rooms - "many many" of all different sizes.    This is the only place
> > that was curious enough to ask who I was phoning on behalf of!
> > London Castle Hotel Ltd., 86 Walworth Road, SE1 -         Rate£35
> > rooms 30
> > London Park Hotel, Brook Drive, Elephant & Castle, SE11 - no reply
> >
> > The only hotel in the Brixton area is the Ebenezer Hotel Ltd, 90-92
> > Angel Road, Brixton, SW9.
> > I didn't phone it because not everything listed as a Hotel in Yellow
> > Pages is always intended for tourists and something called a  "Hotel"
> > may be functionally a doss house.     I don't know if this is the case
> > here but as it is the only hotel in Brixton I am a tad cautious about
> > it.
> >
> > I have to say that Parkside Hotel, Clapham Common North Side sounds like
> > probably the most reasonable of all (balancing room cost against room
> > numbers) and might be worth investigating further.
> > Are there any London folk who can offer opinions or who would be willing
> > to spend a Saturday wandering around to check some of these places out?
> >
> > cheers
> > jill
> >
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