City Guide - London
Great Britain's capital, London, is one of the world's great cities. Divided into north ... more
and south by the River Thames, it has the old city to the east and famous nightlife in the West End. This melting pot of culture and history has created an individual, vibrant and much visited city.Join Globe Trekker travellers Jonathan Atherton and Megan McCormick explore this multi-cultural, multi-faceted and richly historical city.
city guide as two separate items in a clear plastic wallet, conveniently sized to fit into a pocket or handbag.The 176-page guide aims to be a pick of the best, so it is not a complete listing. It mainly covers the city centre, which roughly corresponds to zone one and most of zone two on the London Underground. But it is ideal for the independent traveller or business user who needs a quick introduction combined with a hassle-free listing of the better-quality entertainment and shopping possibilities. The listings are particularly impressive, ranging from the Ivy (arguably the best top end restaurant) to the Lisboa, a tiny Portuguese café in Notting Hill favoured by media folk on Sunday mornings.Half the guide is divided into London areas like Greenwich Hampstead or Camden (though the City--the business centre of London and one of the most historic districts--is left out). The other half is divided by subjects like shops, restaurants, theatres and cafes, with short reviews of each. There is also a highly practical listing of other essential information like where to hire a mobile phone and how to tip.The folding map has two sides. Open it one way and it is a night map with locations of the venues, bars, clubs, pubs and restaurants listed in the guide. The other side is the daytime map with central London street listings (though some of the smaller streets are not in the index). --Nick Rosen
Advantages: Lovely staff, beautiful rooms, modern hotel Disadvantages: Slightly out of the way of the West End
...We wanted to stay somewhere in central London that was value for money, and found this brilliant hotel for only £69 per night. We booked directly with the hotel itself, and while the system can be a little frustrating the transaction went through smoothly. This was in December 2008, so we didn't expect any decent hotels so close to Christmas to be so cheap. While this hotel is a little out of the way of main attractions it is close to the Tower of London, and to Tower Bridge and easily accessible by bus and tube. On arriving by tube, we found the hotel was alittle bit tricky to find, and were saved only by the fact that by boyfriend's phone has sat-nav!
On arriving we were greeted by friendly and efficeint staff. The entrance to the hotel was modern and swish, befitting a four star hotel with marble and stainless tell everywhere...
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Advantages: proximity to centre, excellent rooms Disadvantages: Bar tab in the morning
...When booking a hotel in London for the first time, it's hard to know where to book.
We booked this one knowing it was close to the Tate and also to Westminster (the clue was in the name).
We arrived on a Friday evening and were pleasantly surprised that the street outside looked very safe and that parking was free. Also no congestion charge!
On arrival, our bags were taken and after check in the porter showed us our room. It was a fair size and had a nice bathroom. There was a dvd player, LCD TV, desk with a leather chair and a very large double bed. The bathrooms consisted of both bath and shower and the toiletries were made by the White Company - a decent brand! The hotel room was air conditions with a control ont eh wall to change the setting. Also there was a mini-bar, although a little bit on the pricy side!
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Advantages: VERY IMPRESSIVE FILM Disadvantages: NONE
...This film won the British Independent Film Award for Best Achievement in Production in 2006, the Golden Hitchcock Award at the Dinard British Film Festival for Paul Williams (2006), the director, the New Director's Award at the Edinbugh Film Festival 2006, the Evening Standard British Film Awards for most promising newcomer for Paul Williams in 2007, the Festival Prize for best feature film at the Foyle Film Festival in 2006, the Raindance Film Festival Juy Prize for UK Feature for Paul Williams in 2006 and was nominated for six other awards.
This isn't surprising because the film displays an uncompromising view of the seedy, sordid, salacious underbelly of London, with its vicious disregard for humanity and this vision of life that has a visceral effect on the viewer. There is a grim sense of inevitability about the film: people...
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