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Hotels

Here's the skinny on the four hotels Jon stayed in on his trip.

The Jubilee

A perfectly nice, reasonably priced (£50 a night) bed and breakfast located near Victoria Station. The service is nonexistant and the breakfasts are uninspired (mainly cereal, juice and coffee), but an excellent value for the money.

The Thanet Hotel

Jonny Pal Mimi Freedman raved about this bed and breakfast next to Russell Square (a stone's throw from the British Museum). At £76 a night it was a little more expensive than the Jubilee, but it was in a better area with better service and food (the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon were delicious). The only real drawbacks are having to cart your luggage up the stairs without a lift and the fact that the bathrooms are so tiny that they looked like they belonged in a motor home.


Richard and George of the Thanet staff. Richard always seemed to be witness to the many times Jon left the hotel only to return minutes later because he's forgotten something.

Best Western
Grosvenor Hotel

The Grosvenor Hotel in Stratford-Upon-Avon was by far the nicest place Jon stayed, but at £85.50 a night it was also the most expensive. It was quite worth it, as it was a five minute walk from the RSC theatres and had the unexpected luxury of a bathtub to soak Jon's aching feet.

Holiday Inn
London-Heathrow Ariel

An excellent place to end the trip because of its proximity to the airport and because of a fantastic deal with Orbitz at only £40 for the night.