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[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

Anyone familiar with where these are located:

7 Graceland St.

24 Ludsgate Hill

9 Northumberland Ave

Dh has access to something called clubquarters.com. Prices look great, and a friend of his has stayed at some of their properties. I'm thinking that if the location(s) are good it might be worth our while to cancel the place we have and re-book.

[Pstreet1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pstreet1]

I'm not familiar with these locations, but you can check them out on Google Earth. If you use the pedestrian mode, you can walk along the street and check out both sides of the street, location to underground, etc.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

I'm not familiar with these locations, but you can check them out on Google Earth. If you use the pedestrian mode, you can walk along the street and check out both sides of the street, location to underground, etc.

Thanks. I did look them up using Mapquest, but not being familiar with London it still didn't mean much to me.

[Keitht Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Keitht]

If you can provide the post code for the locations (equivalent of the US zip code) it will be easier to locate. We may be able to provide more useful feed back then. Format of the post code will be one or two letters followed by a number, space, one number and two letters. e.g. WC2 1NS.

Without that information it's difficult as there are 2 Northumberland Avenues in London, Ludsgate Hill only returns a location in Birmingham and Graceland Street provides a location in Texas.

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

I am familiar with the different boroughs/sections of London, but no expert.

Some are more desirable than others to stay in. There are financial sections, shopping sections, residential, etc.

Luanne, my home phone is posted on another thread. Feel free to call.

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Addendum/Late: http://www.brent.gov.uk/home.nsf/pages/lbb-757

http://www.londontown.com/LondonStreets

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

Club Quarters - A Compelling New Hotel Concept

Club Quarters - London, St. Paul's

Map and Directions
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Club Quarters, St. Paul's24 Ludgate Hill
(In the "City" of London)
London EC4M 7DR, England
Phone:
Fax: +44 (0)20-7651-2300
On the west side of the City, adjacent to St. Paul's Cathedral and located in the courtyard of the historic Stationers Hall; area is site of the Tate Gallery of Modern Art and the new Millennium Bridge. Club Quarters, St. Paul's features Perc%nto, upstairs a casual bistro and cocktail lounge, downstairs a superb Italian re....

Club Quarters | The Grand at Trafalgar Square | Boutique Hotels London |

London, Trafalgar Square
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Boyd's Bar & Brasserie
Club Quarters, Trafalgar Square8 Northumberland Avenue
(adjacent to Trafalgar Square)
London WC2N 5BY England
Phone: (44) 20-7839-9333
Fax: 44 (0) 20 7451 5500
Located in a historic landmark and now beautifully restored, Club Quarters, Trafalgar Square is strategically located for business, pleasure or sightseeing in London, and provides convenient access to Canary Wharf and the "City" of London.

Historic Trafalgar Square, just adjacent to the building, features Nelson's Column, the Church of St-Martin-in the-Fields and the National Gallery. Club Quarters, Trafalgar Square is a short walk to Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Covent Garden, and the theatres of the West End and Leicester Square. The hotel offers two onsite restaurants to choose from: Boyd's Bar & Brasserie, a casual English brasserie, offering fine food and wine at an affordable price in a spectacular space and Obika Mozzarella Bar, featuring a variety of delicious handmade mozzarella, as well as traditional Italian specialties.


Club Quarters - London, Gracechurch

Club Quarters, Gracechurch7 Gracechurch Street
(In the "City" of London)
London EC3V 0DR, England
Phone:
Fax: +44 (0)20-7666-1720
Set in the historic district in the "City" of London, at 7 Gracechurch Street, adjacent to the popular Leadenhall Market shopping area. Nestled among charming pedestrian streets linking London's ancient churches, parks and public houses, it is just a short walk to the Tower of London, Bank of England, and the London Bridge. Featuring the Gaucho Grill, an Argentinean steakhouse and winner of the Silver Award for Best Business Lunch Restaurant, housed in what were once the gold holding vaults of the Bank of England

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

This may not turn out to be quite the deal I thought. The rates I was seeing were for 30+ days stays. The Trafalgar Square Location was about 90 pounds per night, at that rate. I'm assuming (could be wrong) that for shorter stays the rate is higher. The reservations link is broken on the website so I've sent an email asking for rates for shorter stays. The rate at the B&B we're currently booked at is 129 pounds per night, and includes breakfast. So, we may end up staying where we originally planned.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

The Ludgate Hill and the Gracechurch one are both in the City, so that's like staying on Wall Street; the City is the financial district.

The Trafalgar Square one is more like it! Right near everything fun and touristy. Get that one!

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

"If" we do this we'd go with Trafalgar Square. But, I need to get the pricing. As I said in an earlier post, this may not be quite the deal I thought. I mean, the pricing seems very good for London, but not better than what we currently have booked, which is right near the British Museum (for reference).

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

"If" we do this we'd go with Trafalgar Square. But, I need to get the pricing. As I said in an earlier post, this may not be quite the deal I thought. I mean, the pricing seems very good for London, but not better than what we currently have booked, which is right near the British Museum (for reference).

I like that area. We stayed in a really reasonable hotel there years and years ago--turned out to be very big with Scottish bus tours and the whole hotel was full of people with heavy Scottish accents. The carpets were all plaid, which we found hilarious.

[Pstreet1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pstreet1]

We've had excellent luck with Priceline and have always gotten 4* hotels for $100.00 a night or less (not pounds, dollars); using Priceline has the advantage of allowing you to pick a pretty specific area also.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I mean, the pricing seems very good for London, but not better than what we currently have booked, which is right near the British Museum (for reference).

BTW, Luanne, that area is called Bloomsbury.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

BTW, Luanne, that area is called Bloomsbury.

Thanks.

I'm getting more and more confused with the whole thing. I found the place on the website that shows the cheaper rates (77 pounds per night for a standard room - which has a Queen bed). This would be 52 pounds per night cheaper than what we have now. I'm waiting to hear back and confirm that is the nightly rate.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

We've had excellent luck with Priceline and have always gotten 4* hotels for $100.00 a night or less (not pounds, dollars); using Priceline has the advantage of allowing you to pick a pretty specific area also.

Thanks. Probably won't go that route this trip. I'm confused enough as it is.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Hotel rooms in London can be tiny, even at quite fancy hotels. (It's like NYC that way...but the rooms can be even smaller.) Look for lots of pics of the room and check TripAdvisor. And be sure the room has an en suite bathroom!