London over Christmas/New Year's
I am traveling to London for ten days--from December 26th through January 4th. It's imperative that I keep the budget low on food, since i can't do so on airfare and have difficulty doing so with my lodgings. Please, provide any ideas for really decent food--doesn't have to be fancy, but needs to be filling and tasty and not crazy expensive. My main concerns are lunch and dinner, as I can just bring granola bars for breakfast.
ALSO . . . does anyone know of a Chowhound-like web site that covers hotels and B&Bs? I would love to explore that for my lodgings in London . . . MANY THANKS!
By Beaverkettle
on Nov 3, 2008 03:45 PM
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Chowhound moderators like us to stick with food, but check out www.virtualtourist.com for lots of tips about things London... lodgings, food etc.
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Alistair Sawday's books/website are also good.
It would help if we had some idea of the area you're hoping to stay in?
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have you tried couchsurfer?
http://www.couchsurfing.com/
I'm not really around in London much between xmas and new year and I haven't offered accomodation but I've met up with several people visiting London and taken them for a few drinks or shared a meal.
The YHA has quite a few places in London and during holiday time you might be able to stay in a university hall of residence, try googling University of London
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i'd recommend the alhambra as a good b&b option yummy cooked breakfast every morning. it's located in kings cross a great hub to explore all parts of london and not nearly as dodgy as it once was
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We have found renting a flat to be a good way to go for lodging. Much more comfortable and you can shop some of the markets and have fun shopping and preparing what you buy. There will be some things that you want to try but will not travel well. We loved buying and sampling cheese from Neal's Yard Dairy for instance, or getting something in a grocery or spying something exciting at a market like Borough and wanting to try it. Having a fridge and stove washer and dryer (you can pack lighter) very handy. We use www.londonguestsuites.com They are more reasonable than hotels and having some place to sit down and relax is great. We'll never go back to hotels unless it is a quick trip, like a long weekend.
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