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Regent Palace Hotel: Don't let the name fool you
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  • What can I say except that you get what you pay for. For about US$80, I got a small dingy room with no bath, no breakfast but a great location. Situated in Picadilly Circus, you are never too far from the attractions. Leicester Square, Chinatown and anywhere else is a 15 min walk or a tube ride away.

    Unique Qualities: Are you kidding???

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    Theme: Hotel
    Comparison: about average
    Prices: US$80-120  » Currency Converter
    Address: 1 Glasshouse Street, London, EN W1B
    Directions: The Charity
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    Radisson Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel: Posh hotel in a posh neighbourhood
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  • I laugh at myself ..... 5 years ago, I was staying at a no star hotel with no bathroom and now I'm staying in this 4-star hotel with a posh name just about 10 min walk to Harrods..... yes, with my own bathroom as well :)

    Not only that, the price for one night probably can get me 3 nights in an ultra posh hotel in KL. Nevermind, this IS London and considering that the location is near to Knightsbridge and a stone's throw to Gloucester tube station, the rate seemed reasonable.

    The hotel lobby was quite simple, one end was reception and the other end was a small lounge with a fireplace. There are 215 rooms at the Vanderbilt London hotel and each room has a warm classic English ambiance. I suppose the hotel used to be different blocks of houses which explains the different staircase which takes you to different sections of the hotel. There is one lift which is located at the end of the building & a bit of a way to walk to. Plus the lift is slow and takes a while to get to your floor

    The room is small (compared to hotel rooms in Asia) which has a double bed, side tables, dressing table, fridge and a wardrobe. One lampshade by the bed had gone missing and the safe wasn't working. The bed was comfortable enough and bathroom was satisfactory. My friend said the room was "bigger" than another place she had been to (I cannot imagine!) so I suppose room size is pretty good.

    Unique Qualities: Location is great because it's near Gloucester Station, Knightsbridge, other shopping areas and a post office for me to send those postcards to friends

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    Theme: Hotel
    Comparison: about average
    Prices: US$180 and up  » Currency Converter
    Phone: + 44 (0)20 7761 9000
    Address: 68-86 Cromwell Road, London, EN SW7
    Directions: From Gloucester station, walk left to a traffic light, Vanderbilt London is on the right
    Website: http://www.radisson.com/londonuk_vanderbilt
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    Comments for BorneoGrrl about London
    mollymoo0oo0 Fri Oct 20, 2006 09:16 UTC
     Hi BorneoGrrl :) The current London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, has tried to prevent the pigeons from being in Trafalgar Square, discouraging feeding them and disallowing the sale of their feed which was once in the square.
    daryll Fri Oct 13, 2006 17:54 UTC
     good start val! more pictures and tips...yeah, negara orang inggeris tapi ramai tak pandai cakap inggeris, its really really melting pot city tau! : )
    high_d Mon Sep 25, 2006 19:28 UTC
     Hi Val...Can't wait for your London pages:) And a VT meet to boot! Why so quick though? You should have stayed at least a wk! Is Teddy doing okay, all those xrays can't be good for him;)) Later chick!

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