Great 'Best Travelodge Holidays' Hunt: Which travelodge's offer the perfect get away?

harz99

holidaysforme wrote: »

Anyone know what pubs/places to eat there are in and around the travelodge near Gatwick airport ? We wont have a car, so will have to be within walking distance or bus ride away.
we will be staying there for one night in June, and looking for something casual to eat in the evening,- something like a pub meal would be ideal.
Is there a wetherspoons here, does anybody know?
Dont really fancy eating in the travelodge itself in the evening.

From memory Gatwick Airport T/L ( and Manchester Airport T/L as well ) both have little around them and need a taxi ride elsewhere if the on site eating offered is not for you.

Try www.tripadvisor.co.uk forums for more info.

harz99

For what is's worth the best T/Ls that I use regularly in London are Euston and Southwark (don't even consider the Kings Cross ones), and in suburbia Heathrow Central and Croydon Central.

All are well connected by Public Transport of one sort or another, are in fairly good shape and have some sort of food offerings and a shop nearby to stop you starving.;)

bylromarha

Taunton one was not good. Mould in grout in bathroom. Dirty sheets left on the bed for two nights. Kids mattresses had large stains on them.

Location good near to M5, Sainsbury + Pizza Hut across the road, harvester 2 min drive but not worth another £9.

froggy27_2

went to Travelodge in Stratford upon Avon. Very good and clean. brand new. Free car park and only 15 min walk to the town centre so you can easily leave the car there. Plenty of shops around (near an outlet centre) and place to eat. Recommend it.

Ste_vw

Anybody stopped in the Wembley Travelodge on the N circular ? Poor reviews on tripadvisor, wondering if to cancel or not ?

Thanks in advance

Romulus

I stayed at the Wembley Travelodge in 2008 with my wife and son, as it was near to the Stadium and we had booked a stadium tour. The Travelodge was excellent, large car park, working lifts, a bar and cafe, rooms clean and plenty large enough for a family of 3. Only slight annoyance was a fire alarm around midnight which fortunately was false. A good place to stay if you are driving but not handy for public transport, nearest Tube Station Stonebridge Park is a good 15 minute walk, trains to central London infrequent, there are buses but did'nt try them. It's quite near the Famous "Ace of Clubs" cafe which is worth a visit itself.

susancs

Ste_vw wrote: »

Anybody stopped in the Wembley Travelodge on the N circular ? Poor reviews on tripadvisor, wondering if to cancel or not ?

Thanks in advance

It's not in a good area, as has a high crime rate (which is declining a bit in recent years I have read) and is really in Stonebridge rather than Wembley. It is not the sort of place you would want to walk around at night. I would get a cab from the station if arriving after dark, as it is a bit deserted, with few houses around there. It would be Ok during the day as plenty of traffic around and business places open. As previous poster says the Ace cafe is just up the road and they have a lot of biker events there. It is in between Stonebridge and Hanger Lane Tube stations and I would head for Hanger Lane.

Mark_Hewitt

harz99 wrote: »

For what is's worth the best T/Ls that I use regularly in London are Euston and Southwark (don't even consider the Kings Cross ones), and in suburbia Heathrow Central and Croydon Central.

All are well connected by Public Transport of one sort or another, are in fairly good shape and have some sort of food offerings and a shop nearby to stop you starving.;)

A second vote for Southwark. The only thing against it is that it doesn't have windows you can open, although in central London do you want to? It also has air conditioning in the rooms.

Southwark gets good prices but it's very close to most things, 10 minutes (max) walk to Waterloo station. And provided your sense of direction in back streets doesn't desert you, about 5 minutes to get to Tate Modern and another 5 to cross the bridge to St. Pauls.

We stayed there to see the Lion King and walked to the theatre and back no problem.

Don't make the mistake of eating in the restaurant directly below the hotel, looks good from the outside but it's pretentious crap.

harz99

Anyone stayed at Feltham and taxied to LHR (T3) for a flight?

Costs and timing would be useful to know (11 am flight).

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

Theatre_Boy

The Covent Garden site in London is ideal, but you MUST ask for a family room and therefore stay in the High Holborn building. This building is quite new and very clean. A lot of rooms on high floors with great views. The Drury Lane building is awful. Old, badly ventilated and dirty. I think they are also extending this building at present, so even if this means the building is being revamped it will be noisy from early morning.

A really pleasant surprise this year was Wakefield. Good, clean new building. Parking a bit limited on site. Was in Wakefield for a week at the theatre and found the town to be very nice. (Huge student night on Monday. Not my scene, but fun if you want cheap drinks and loud music.) Friendly place, with good access to some great countryside. Try the sculpture park, mining museum, northern part of Peak District, easy train journey in to Leeds for shopping and theatre. Wakefield also has a decent little theatre.

Has anyone stayed at Manchester Central? I'm in Manchester for work later in year and wondered what people's experience has been.