Posted on January 30th, 2008 by Pablo Toledo
The previously mentioned in the last post Boulevard Hotel in London is a bed and breakfast type hotel. The last time I was there I had a cosy single room. It wasn’t very big, but you should keep in mind that most European hotel rooms tend to be smaller in comparison to North American hotel rooms. So the room size was just average for this type of budget London hotels. The floors and built-in closet, working desk and coffee shelf were made of a bright light wood: looked modern and stylish. The en-suite bathroom was very clean and cute; the hairdryer was available in the bathroom. Coffee/tea maker and the small flat screen TV hanging at the foot of the bed were the bonuses of the room. Boulevard Hotel London is an all no-smoking hotel, so you are not allowed to in your room either. Breakfast was included in the room rate, it was basic (I usually had toasts, cereals, croissants and coffee, satisfactory), but more than enough to start you off.
The tip for the Boulevard Hotel London is that you should better ask rooms at the back of the building if you are a light sleeper, because the front of the hotel overlooks a bus stop, the busses usually run until late at night and rooms are not equipped with double glazed windows – a little bit noisy.
So, in summary, one of the budget hotels in London - Boulevard Hotel London is a reasonably priced, clean but basic bed and breakfast with friendly and prompt staff and a great central location. I would recommend it for travelers both for business stopovers and tourism.
Bye!
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Posted on January 25th, 2008 by Pablo Toledo
Hello!
The Boulevard Hotel is the next budget London hotel that I am going to describe below.
I have stayed in the Boulevard Hotel London several times; in fact I choose this hotel every time I arrive to London with a train to Paddington Station, because this pleasant London B&B is comfortably situated just a few minutes walk from London’s Paddington Station. When you come out of Paddington train station you are on Praed Street, to get to the Boulevard Hotel you should walk a little towards Edgware Road until you see Norfolk Place on your right. Turn in Norfolk Place, and the Boulevard Hotel is about 50 meters on your left. You see now that the hotel is very close to the train station - the way takes just a few minutes - which is very comfortable. Moreover, the nearby underground station makes it easy to reach Notting Hill, Portobello Road, Bayswater and Queensway, as well as many popular tourist destinations such as Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham palace, Madame Tussauds, London Eye, Olympia Exhibition centre, Hyde park and London Victoria. Most of them can be easily reached by bus, underground and some of them, by walking. Heathrow Express, which is not very far, can easily take you to Heathrow Airoport (approximately 15 minutes). Thus, the Boulevard Hotel London is conveniently situated both for business travelers on their business trips and tourists entertaining themselves with the city’s sights.
To be continued later on…
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Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Pablo Toledo
I am going to continue the description of the Raglan Hall Hotel in London provided by one of my colleagues.
My colleague’s luggage was quickly taken to his room as he was checking in, and when he found out that his shirt needed ironing and asked the hotel staff to help him with the problem, he was pleasantly surprised: within 15 minutes a crisp shirt was delivered back to his room. Even though he was given a single room facing the front, the noise didn’t disturb him much as there were double glazed windows in his room. But he was a little bit disappointed, when he couldn’t find “Do not disturb” notice in his apartment late in the evening after a busy and exhausting day at the exhibition.
The food served for breakfast, which was included in the room rate, was excellent and very good value for money. The bar was a pleasant evening venue for the hotel guests, with cocktails available and a DJ. The staff there was very polite and fast to bring the ordered food and beverages. My colleague decided to hold the appointed meeting in the indoor restaurant, Flutes, an elegant and air-conditioned restaurant, and he didn’t regret that: even though the wedding appeared to be going on but they were still served quickly and the food was absolutely delicious.
There also was one special thing about this budget London hotel: it had its own private garden with a nice patio area.
My colleague considers the Raglan Hall Hotel in London to be an appropriate and affordable place to stay in London both for business stopovers and tourism. The address of the hotel is: 8-12 Queens Ave, Muswell Hill, London.
Thanks to the colleague for the provided information.
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