HW: Getting to Brixton

[Dave Berry]

You want to drive in London?  You must be mad!  Take the train/tube/bus --
it's much easier, honest.

At 12:00 14/09/00, Tom Clark wrote:
>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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>> > Jill Strobridge <jill at theta-orionis.freeserve.co.uk>
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