London mid June - what's happening?

[numtumfutunch]

My Aussie mate is in london mid June for a fixed family event

This would ordinarily be a great chance to book a Premier Inn or similar and see him for a few beers

The only problem is that all hotels Ive looked at have a bonkers rate even Premier Inn and Travelodge

Dates are 17-19th in case anyone has a discount code for the Savoy

Hes minted so doesnt care
Im not and am not sharing a room or bed with him

Cheers

[StevieBee]

That's pretty much peak tourist season so yes, prices are going to be high.

The further you go from the centre of things the less costly it becomes. And the advantage is that access central London from further out has never been cheaper or quicker.

Have a look at places like Stratford, or even further out.

[Jonathan27]

Its the school holidays. Most weeks I spend a night in a hotel in London for work. Over the year the same hotel / similar hotels can range from <£100 to over £400 a night, just depending on time of year, school holidays, concerts, Wimbledon...

[RedWhiteMonkey]

What do you consider bonkers and what do you consider reasonable?

ibis budget London Whitechapel - Brick Lane, 17-19 June = all in £249.

[CSR Performance]

Premier Inn Fulham is often one of the cheaper ones. Can't see you getting anywhere for less than £110/120 a night midweek.

[Sheepshanks]

Jonathan27 said:

Its the school holidays.

Mid-June?

[AngryYorkshireman]

Harry Styles world tour - tickets and concert dates have been dripped out this week - I guess people have booked cancellable "cheaper" hotels on the off chance they get tickets for Wembley.

Edited by AngryYorkshireman on Wednesday 28th January 08:52

[CSR Performance]

Just had a thought, if you are ok with a capsule or underground room you could check out zedwell.

https://zedwellhotels.com/

[scot_aln]

There is EasyHotel too. Although personally after trying it once I don't think I'd ever book a room without a window again. Maybe a phycological one when they rarely even open but felt quite claustrophobic without one. TuneHotels used to be fair value too.

[vikingaero]

scot_aln said:

There is EasyHotel too. Although personally after trying it once I don't think I'd ever book a room without a window again. Maybe a phycological one when they rarely even open but felt quite claustrophobic without one. TuneHotels used to be fair value too.

I booked an easyHotel room in Glasgow and paid £2-3 more for a room with a window. The window was about 1ft wide x 3ft high, didn't open so you had to suffer the piped non-controllable a/c, and overlooked an office car park. It was so dreary and pointless paying for the window that I wouldn't bother paying next time.