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Anyone stayed at any of these--Holiday Inn , Bexley, Ibis, St. Pancras, Hilton , Kensington
I`m taking my grandson to London in July and want somewhere near Euston or King`s Cross Station,
Ros xx

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The holiday Inn at Bexley is about a 40 min train ride to central London if that helps.
I'd say it's a bit too far out..

Pat

Thanks , Pat, been scouring the internet for hotels,
Ros xx

Bexley is nice but as pat said too far away if your just down fior the weekend. St Pancras will be close to the tubE and trains for the city and where the new Eurostar is - but I havent stayed in any of the hotels as used to live bexley way so would commute

The Holiday Inn in Kensington might be a bit too noisy...Cromwell Rd can be very busy

Have you considered travel lodges??? They do some good deals, thought I dooubt the London ones will be offering the deals!!! Worth considering esp if you just want somewhere to sleep.

just looked , there is one near the stations,
Ros

May be too far out for you (though the Underground makes a lot of London closer than you think) but some years ago my husband and I took his class of 10/11 year olds to London and stayed in the youth hostel in Rotherhithe.

It was very good then and (assuming it is still the same) that makes a good inexpensive place to stay for anyone.

Sue

You can get some good deals on Thistle Hotels too. I stayed in one on Buckingham Palace Rd last year, when I went down to see a show.

I booked it all separetly on the internet and got tickets to see Billy and 2 nights in the hotel and it all came in at under a hundred quid per person (the show tickets were over half of that).

Location was perfect for the theatre and a wonder round Buckyhouse and the parks, we also went to see the lights (it was winter) Oxford and Regent St, Piccadily etc ....went with freinds.

Parking however was really expensive.

JUST LOOKED AT THISTLE -A BIT PRICEY,
Ros xxx

Sue , just read a review --oh dear ,
Ros xx

If you have ever been in the military, the military reserve or the emergency services you can join the Union Jack Club and stay in central London (SE1) for £104 a night (family room 2 adults and 2 children up to 12 years). Failing that pop into a travel agent and pick up one of those Superbreak brochures they usually do good deals on London hotels, especially at weekends when they tend to be quieter

i've stayed at the Holiday Inn in Kensington. was a couple of years ago now but it was ideal.We were going to the Albert Hall for the Disney Channel awards. hotel was central and the room we were in was not at all noisy.....lovely gardens at the back.rooms were clean and food was good.

we would certainly stay there again,

Karen x

Just looked on the travelodge website & the ones at London City Road or London Aldgate East have some rooms on some dates in July for £29 per rooms per night.

What about the holiday Inn at Waterloo ive stayed their a few times - sept I think it may be called Kennington or is it Holiday Express - anyway walking distance to Waterloo East. Its on the Cromwell Rd and its clean.

how far is Waterloo East from King`s cross or Euston ?
Ros xx

Its the other side of the river - literally on the river - not far from the Globe if you want to site see and the Milleneium Bridge.

To get to Euston its one Tube no changes on the Northern Line I think its about 6 stops from memory which would be about a 15 min tube ride.

I left London 3 or 4 years ago but I am sure a current Londoner can confirm if my timings are right or if there are any changes on the tube.

I`ve looked at hotel -looks nice. It`s difficult to decide where to stay as Craig , my grandson is 12 and I would like to take him somewhere decent,
Ros xx

Ros, we stayed at a Travelodge fairly near King's Cross and it was a nice, clean one. It's under London Farringdon.