Hotel needed outside London

[Ade07]

Just looking for a bit of advice regarding looking for a hotel outside London. I have a meeting in the West End on Monday morning and I'm looking for a reasonable hotel for the Sunday night, needs to have parking where I can leave the car all day Monday and catch a train into the City, so a station within walking distance from the hotel would be ideal. Any ideas? Thanks!

[sherman]

Outside London is a rather large area. Which area of the country you are approaching from may help people direct you a bit better.

[Ade07]

sherman said:

Outside London is a rather large area. Which area of the country you are approaching from may help people direct you a bit better.

Ah yes, apologies! Approaching from Chippenham area on the Sunday evening.

[CYMR0]

Have a look at Hotwire.com - lots of very cheap deals around Heathrow. Expect to pay £12 - £15 for 24 hours' car parking on top.

[cjs]

If it's just a bed you want then there is a Premier Inn in Ruislip, that is close to the Ruislip Met Line or West Ruislip Central Line, both a 5-10 min walk. Car park is free and there is a restaurant/pub attached to the 'hotel'.

[oblio]

Its further round but we stayed at

http://www.deverevenues.co.uk/locations/devonport-...

at Xmas.

Great price; Good transport links; and free parking plus loads of choice for Sunday night food in Greenwich

[Roger645]

If your meeting is in the west end then the Picadilly line on the tube is the easiest way in, Heathrow hotels will allow you to jump on the tube at Heathrow or the jury's inn near hatton cross would work as well.

[miniman]

In all honesty, Chippenham is 1hr 15mins into Paddington. It could easily take you that to drive from a hotel, park at a station and get a stopping train into town.

[Puggit]

Are you going to the City, or the West End?

[Ade07]

Just found out that my meeting is in the West End

[Noger]

Croydon Park Hotel. 12 minutes to Victoria. Parking round the back.

[VEA]

http://www.malmaison.com/hotels/reading/reading-ma...

Good hotel, direct train to london, although not sure about getting to the west end from Paddington.

Oh and parking too at the station.

[Puggit]

VEA said:

http://www.malmaison.com/hotels/reading/reading-ma...

Good hotel, direct train to london, although not sure about getting to the west end from Paddington.

Oh and parking too at the station.

In the NCP... I wouldn't leave any pride and joy in there during the day (tiny spaces) or at night (it's not manned).

[Ade07]

cjs said:

If it's just a bed you want then there is a Premier Inn in Ruislip, that is close to the Ruislip Met Line or West Ruislip Central Line, both a 5-10 min walk. Car park is free and there is a restaurant/pub attached to the 'hotel'.

This was ideal for my requirements, just booked a room! Many thanks one and all, Pistonheads delivers yet again.

[Noger]

swerni said:

But it sounds like it may be in Croydon.

Is it wise going there

A few minutes walk from East Croydon, which isn't too bad. There are armed patrols and a helicopter gunship overhead, given you take the advice about body armour and keep low and weave you probably won't be hit.



Preferable to the tube any day ! But didn't realise the OP was coming from the West.

[cjs]

Ade07 said:

cjs said:

If it's just a bed you want then there is a Premier Inn in Ruislip, that is close to the Ruislip Met Line or West Ruislip Central Line, both a 5-10 min walk. Car park is free and there is a restaurant/pub attached to the 'hotel'.

This was ideal for my requirements, just booked a room! Many thanks one and all, Pistonheads delivers yet again.