Where to Stay
Henry Gee
Saturday, 10 May 2008 09:33 UTC
Would anyone be able to put up with a house-trained out-of-town Nature editor for that weekend? I promise not to bring my chicken with me…
Updated 10 May 2008 17:26 UTC
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You could stay in my flat for the weekend. OK, it’s on the other side of Europe, but I won’t be there. And Jack says the chicken will be more than welcome.
I’ll also be looking for somewhere to stay, and I know others will to. Perhaps this will be a good spot to shout out if you need accommodation. And for those unable to find a free park bench, can someone suggest somewhere reasonably cheap, and well located for crawling back after Matt’s pub crawls?
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Its a good point actually. Perhaps someone can suggest somewhere reasonably near, cheap, and decent (those three generally being mutually exclusive in London) and we can try to do a block booking?
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The Times today carries a review of the Victoria hotel. However, it is in Richmond (actually, from the postcode, Barnes more like) so not central London — would be a 20-30 min train ride out. Not as far as where I live, but not ideally near.
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I like the idea of a block booking (us Scots are particularly good in looking for good deals)
My last but one overnight accom in Edinburgh was a nice B & B 10 mins walk from Princess Street which cost a whopping £25 two years ago.
It’s increasingly likely that I will be attending and looking forward to it.
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See here for Li-Kim’s great suggestions and links for where to stay for the conference.
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It’s looking more and more like I’m not going to make it because my brother, the selfish git, is getting married on the 20th of September and asked me to be his best man. I can’t see my boss letting me have three weeks off work, even if I could go to a conference.
My folks live in St. Albans, just outside the M25, so it would have been perfect. Ho hum.
I wanna pay my brother back for his terrible timing, maybe I can volunteer him (well, his house) as a hotel. :) I’m sure his boy can sleep in the shed for the weekend. Maybe keep Henry & chicken company?
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I also am attending the conference — coming in from NYC — and need a cheap (affordable) place to crash. i am housebroken, a nonsmoker, and quiet. i am also open to sharing expenses on a hotel room with other people, if absolutely necessary (trying to keep my expenses as minimal as possible, so i can stay as long as possible).
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Anonymous
You might be able to get accommodation through the University of London, staying in one of their halls of residence. For example, College Hall http://www.london.ac.uk/699.html.
I think I stayed there about 10 years ago at the London International Youth Science Forum, and it was OK, pretty central and fairly cheap!
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Sorry, I didn’t mean to post that last message anonymously!
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I frequently come down to London and have found Google maps pretty good. I just put in the post-code of the venue, click on ‘find businesses’ with bed and breakfast in the box and a lot of possibilities appear on the map. Then you can go through the list clicking on further information and see what other customers think and the prices. It takes a little time but so far it’s worked very well for me!
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