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Busy helpful good natured small post office

Popular pub along the a30 just on edge of hook. God beers and a traditional atmosphere with plenty of local folk popping in. Good food

Very central and handy for a swift drink. The food is good hearty pub grubtooand enjoyable. Can get very busy.

Small tescos with pretty reasonable opening times usually until midnight except Sundays. Nearly always busy during day but fast checkout as well as self service lanes. Good selection of typical day to day items.

Always excellent Indian dishes, whether at the restaurant or take away. Friendly staff. A local legend.

Typical busy Sainsburys. Surprisingly easy parking. Fastcheckout for small amount of items.

Friendly, family run, good food, buzzy atmosphere, very popular with the local crowd. Mediterranean themed dishes, good fish selections. Enjoyable evening.

La principale raison de mon choix à été la situation et le tarif économique. Je suis londonien, mais j'avais besoin d'une chambre qui serait une sorte de relais pour différentes personnes sur une période de deux jours. L'hôtel est situé près du County Hall, et à 2 minutes à pied du London Eye. C'est aussi à environ 5 minutes à pieds de la gare de Waterloo, et 5 minutes du Parlement. Il s'agit d'un hôtel moderne et assez bien équipé : internet, café, minibar, etc., et pourtant si on trouve une offre, on peut avoir une chambre à un prix très économique. Ne vous attendez pas à de supers vues (depuis plusieurs chambres on voit le chantier de construction du nouveau Park Plaza), et je n'ai pas été frappé par la qualité du service en chambre (bien qu'il soit disponible 24h/24, ce qui est assez pratique). Je recommanderais de se passer du petit-déjeuner de l'hôtel, et de marcher jusqu'à la Tamise à la place, où il y a quelques cafés qui valent plus le coup. Comme toujours, veillez à trouver une bonne offre ; j'ai réussi à avoir une chambre pour moins de £100 la nuit, alors que les prix peuvent monter jusqu'à £150 et plus. Toutes leurs offres pour des "penthouses" chics méritent un coup d'oeil. Certaines chambres peuvent être assez spacieuses. Les autres hôtels dans le coin sont le Marriott - cher, et le Travel Inn - moins cher, mais pas tant que ça.

Main reason for the choice was the location and economical pricing. I’m a Londoner anyway but needed a room which would be a kind of staging post for different people over a two day period.

The location is close to County Hall and 2 mins walk to the London Eye. Its about 5 mins on foot from Waterloo Statation and about 5 mins on foot to The Houses of Parliament.

Its a modern hotel and reasonably equipped, internet, coffee minibar etc, yet the rooms can be very economically priced if you look around their offers.

Don’t expect great views (the new Park Plaza on the roundabout is a construction site visible from many of the rooms) and I wasn’t too struck with the room service (although it does run 24 hours - which is quite useful).

I’d skip the breakfasts and walk towards the river instead where there are a few cafes which won’t be as mad.

As always, take care to get a good price here; I managed sub £100 for a night although it could go into the £150+ range. Any of their offers for cheap penthouses etc are worth a look. Some of the rooms can be quite spacious.

Others adjacent hotels are Marriott - expensive and a Travel Inn - Cheaper but not much.

Most people visiting here have good reports. my slight reservation is that it can get overloaded with tours and then it can be a little rushed. We visited with a group of about 15-20 people and had the full treatment with cocktails and wines and were shown the right way to test and taste.

It was clear that our guide was a little jaded though and probably running to the clock. I get it that there is probably a timetable for everyone and if things start to run slowly it could be a problem, but I don’t think it should really seep through to the guests.

I’d still suggest an evening with this as a component, maybe rounded out with a visit to the area around Borough Market to one of the very busy pubs in the area.