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tube guide and journey planner,Street to street route planner for car journeys, River Thames bus service UK JOURNEY PLANNERS >>> Airport Transfers minicab service for all London Airports direct phone number: +44 (0)20 7433 3330 Airline Car Service>>> SNIPPETS Nearest beach resorts to London are at Southend-on-sea and Westcliffe (36.3
miles) in Essex to the South East of England. At Brighton (47 miles) on the
South Coast of the UK in Sussex and Clacton-on-sea (60 miles) again to the south
east. Their are many smaller beaches but these are the main resorts.To use your dialup modem lead in a UK phone socket you will need a BT adapter. The USA and a large part of Europe use the RJ11 socket which will not fit a UK BT socket. Using a laptop from your hotel room does not mean you are restricted to hotels advertising 'internet connection' while on your vacation or trip. As long as the accommodation has a direct dial phone that unplugs from the wall via a standard socket then you simply plug your dialup modem into that socket. Hotels advertising modem connection usually mean they have a spare socket for the modem or the also offer high speed access, normally via Ethernet (rj45) connection. These days wireless access is also offered normally in the public areas but increasingly in rooms too. Local Taxes in the UK are called V.A.T. This stands for value added tax and is charged at the rate of 17.5%. It is charged on most goods and services (including hotel accommodation). This can often be reclaimed on goods if you can show you live, and are taking the goods, abroad. UK hotels ratings. This is a general Lodging guide and not specific to any individual hotel or accommodation type. scale 1-5 1 star: cheap and cheerful, hostel type accommodation, basic services. 2 star: slightly better facilities, still cheap/budget/hostel class. 3 star: middle ground between better facilities, services and budget accommodation. 4 star: at this level a good all round standard is expected in all areas, facilities, services. Expect personal services such as concierge, 24 hour reception and daily maid service. 5 star: At this level the hotel would expect to be of a luxury standard in all areas, facilities and services. Guest houses are given a diamond rating which weighs the rating towards service rather than facilities. Ratings are usually given by a body such as the English Tourist Board or a recognised organisation such as the AA although in some cases the lodging ratings may be self rated. The biggest mistake we see other websites make is to call diamond ratings the same as star ratings, and they are not. Don't forget in the UK cars drive on the left with the driver on the right hand side of the car. This is in common with places such as Gibraltar and Australia but out of step with most of the world. UK: This is an abbreviation of United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is itself a shortened form of the more correct term United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Only Northern Ireland is part of the UK while Southern Ireland is totally sovereign in its own right. GB: This is an abbreviation of Great Britain. Great Britain is the three mainland countries of Wales, Scotland and England. Wales and Scotland do not share a border while England shares a border with both Wales and Scotland. The three together form an island entirely surrounded by sea. Northern Ireland is across the Irish Sea and not part of Great Britain, it does not share any borders with Great Britain. Room sizes are always something that often surprises first time London visitors. Generally room sizes are smaller than those in many other countries. This is more prevalent in B&B type accommodation where the building is a conversion (the large majority of them) and not a purpose built hotel. If you would like to ride on a traditional old fashioned double decker routemaster bus in central London then routes 9 (Hammersmith to Aldwych) and 15 (Paddington to Blackwall) still use them. |
 
Milesfaster.co.uk are specialists for hotels in London, UK. Whether you are looking for a broad choice of accommodation, or looking to make a reservation in a particular area, near a London airport, in a particular postcode or close to a landmark we have a section of the website for you. Book online or by phone. Our >>>Cheap London Hotels page will guide you to the most popular areas for this type of accommodation and suggest some budget priced hotels. For hotels in the upper to luxury class (4, 5 star) try accommodation around Mayfair W1 and St James's SW1. The >>>Central London Hotels page will show you the areas that are in the very heart of tourist London. To get a feel of what to expect in London why not visit our images gallery where you will find pictures not available on any other website. LONDON OLYMPICS 2012
The 2012 Olympics is to be held in East London and several other London
locations. Use the links below for more information.>>>Nearest Hotels to the Olympic Stadium/Village >>>Hotels Near All Olympic Venues HOTEL AND TICKET HOLIDAY PACKAGES / SPA BREAKS / GOLF BREAKS / THEME PARK BREAKS
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Please help us to help others. If you have previously stayed in a hotel in
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help others choose a suitable hotel. We can only post reviews for London
accommodation.WRITE A LONDON HOTEL REVIEW >>> >>>HIGHEST RATED HOTEL BY CUSTOMER REVIEW ON THIS WEBSITE<<<
WYNDHAM GRAND CHELSEA HARBOUR 5 STARAverage Customer Rating: 10/10 (4 reviews) From Central London: 3.1 miles Chelsea Harbour, London, SW10 OXG Location: Chelsea/ Fulham/ Wandsworth Overlooks the marina in Chelsea Harbour. 160 suites, all with a two room configuration, made up of 6 Penthouse suites, 132 King bedded suites and 28 twin bedded suites. 2 suites with facilities for disabled. formerly the Conrad hotel. TOP HOTELS
>>>SEE FULL LIST OF MOST POPULAR LONDON HOTELS>>>SEE ALL TRIPADVISOR TOP 30 RATED LONDON HOTELS >>>>MOST POPULAR LONDON HOTEL BY BOOKINGS ON THIS WEBSITE
JULY 2008<<<<
From Central
London: 6.2 miles (10 km)
Henlys Corner, North Circular Road, London, N3 Location: Finchley/Golders Green Located on the Southern edge of Finchley and first opened in summer 2007. Opposite the hotel on Regents Park Road is 'College Farm' which is open to the general public while within a short walk in both directions is a range of shops and amenities. The hotel is air-conditioned throughout and offers WiFi internet access and business services (including meeting room). >>>IDEAS!
From Piccadilly Circus: 1.1 mile (1.8 km)
Location: Victoria/ Pimlico Close to central London and attractions such as Buckingham Palace. Less than half a mile from Victoria station. Guests return time and again to this much talked about bed and breakfast hotel. Family run for over 30 years. Accommodation offers satellite television, safe and coffee and tea maker. Onsite breakfast room where a home cooked English breakfast is served. WiFi and an internet room. Luggage storage available. The hotel offers good value for money. 
From Central London: 1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Location: Paddington Another much praised 3 star hotel offering value for money accommodation. Some 300 yards from Paddington Station, 350 yards from the huge Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens and just over half a mile from Marble and Oxford Street. Serve breakfast (buffet, continental and English) in its conservatory. There are luggage storage facilities and drinks sold at reception desk. WiFi internet and flat screen television with digital channels in bedrooms. 
From Central London: 1.2 miles
(1.9 km)
30 John Islip Street, London, SW1P 4DD Location: Westminster/ Vauxhall/ Victoria Another popular and highly praised hotel. Very close to the banks of the River Thames and the Tate Britain gallery and walking distance to the Houses of Parliament. Slightly away from the main nightlife areas but convenient for Victoria station. A large hotel a contemporary style. Bedrooms feature Imacs, air-conditioning, high end entertainment system and laptop size safes. Restaurant with Al Fresco dining along with a stylish lounge bar. Onsite gym. 
APEX CITY OF
LONDON HOTEL 4 STAR doubles with full breakfast from £100 From Central London: 2.4 miles (3.9 km)Location: City Of London, Tower Hill, Wapping Good choice for accommodation serving the City of London, Aldgate and the Tower Bridge area. The subject of many good reviews the hotel offers contemporary accommodation with cd/dvd players in-room along with WiFi internet access. Onsite restaurant and bar and there's also a gymnasium.
UK GOES NO-SMOKING On the 1st of July 2007 the UK brought
in a law making it illegal to smoke in a public place or workplace. Many people
have been confused as to how this affect hotels. Well the law only applies to
the public areas such as lobby, restaurant, bar etc. Hotels still can and do
offer smoking and no-smoking rooms. However in response to a desire by many
travellers for smoke free hotels more and more hotels are in fact going all
no-smoking. This is their choice and nothing to with the change in the law.NO DRINKING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT On the 1st of June 2008 a
ban was introduced to prevent the drinking of alcohol on London public transport
system. You may be surprised that this was even allowed in the first place. The
ban covers drinking from, or carrying, open containers of alcohol on the Tube, London buses, Docklands Light Railway and tram services.HOTEL NEWS
Sunborn Yacht sails away to
its new home in AfricaFour Seasons Park Lane closing September for 18 months Lanesborough Hotel wins tea council top award for London. Thistle Victoria re-branded The Grosvenor Hotel Renaissance Gatwick becomes Mercure Gatwick CENTRAL LONDON: CHARING CROSS?
Officially the centre of London is taken as
Charing Cross Station.
However as far as the tourist heart of the capital is concerned its really on
the South East side of the central areas. For the purposes of measuring
distances on this website we use
Piccadilly Circus
as the point of reference as we believe in the real world it represents the
central tourist heart of London for most people. The distance between the two is
actually only 0.4 miles.
LONDON AIRPORTS - TRAIN TRAVEL INFORMATION
Gatwick Express from
Victoria StationCost: single from £17.90 Return £30.80 Journey Time: 30 minutes to Gatwick Airport South Terminal Phone Number: +44 08705 301530 Heathrow Express From Paddington Station Cost: single from £14.50 Return £26 Journey Time: (Heathrow Airport terminals 1-2-3) 15 minutes (Heathrow Airport terminal 5) 23 minutes Phone Number: +44 0845 6001515 Heathrow Connect From Paddington Station Cost: single £6.90 Journey Time: (Heathrow Airport terminals 1-2-3) 20-25 minutes, 30 minutes to terminal 4 Phone Number: +44 0845 678 6975 Stansted Express From Liverpool Street Station Cost: single £15 Return £24 Journey Time: 45 minutes to Stansted Airport Phone Number: +44 08705 301530 Luton Flyer First Capital Connect run a service from London stations including: King's Cross Thameslink - Farringdon - City Thameslink - Blackfriars - London Bridge - Gatwick Airport Cost: single from £9.90 between London and Luton Journey Time: from 30 minutes and then 5 minutes in free shuttle bus from station to/from Luton airport Phone Number: +44 08457 300 700 Its a little known fact that while all the above airports (Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted) call themselves a London airport, none are actually within London. Originally London was any area with a London postcode which none of the above have. However in modern times London is taken as any area within the M25 motorway which places Heathrow alone within Greater London. |
PICTURES FROM OUR LONDON PHOTOS GALLERY Go to our main picture gallery for full size images of the thumbnails below and
lots more pictures. click here for more London pictures TAKE A PICTURE FLIGHT ON THE LONDON EYE (MILLENNIUM WHEEL), LONDON'S NUMBER ONE TOURIST ATTRACTION!  London Eye Gallery  Formal Gardens in Holland Park  Boating lake in Regents Park  Houses of Parliament  Buckingham Palace  Covent Garden Piazza  St Katharine Docks  North Side of Piccadilly Circus  Trafalgar Square  souvenir shop on Oxford Street  South side of Wardour Street  Looking Towards Kensington Palace from Hyde Park South West end.  A walk along Kensington High Street  Sloane Square which marks the start of Kings Road, Chelsea. Kings Road starts in the opposite corner , Sloane Street on right. View is looking West. |
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