I had a recent stay at the Hyatt Regency in London where I was able to use one of my suite upgrades. I reviewed the hotel fully when I was there last year, so I just wanted to let you see some images from their suites on the 9th floor. The bedroom is pretty standard:…
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Coming to London? Where to start?
I get a fair number of requests from people coming to London for the first time, as well as some repeat visitors who want to know where to start to plan their visit. I always recommend the Visit London web site. First Time Visitor They have a whole section that look at what it will…
Sometimes going back to a hotel is not as good…Hilton Riverside
I have written a couple of times about my stays at the Hilton Riverside in London – April 2013 and in 2012. Both were excellent stays in great feature rooms. Effectively a double upgrade. My most recent stay elicited only a single upgrade to what was actually a pretty small room. As the other reviews…
‘Park in Progress’ Tour of the London Olympic Park
Since the Paralympics finished much of the Olympic Park site has not been accessible to the public whilst buildings were adopted to their longer term use. The park, soon to be renamed the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, is huge (1 sq km). In the week that a local professional football (soccer) club secured a long…
Olympic (sorry Queen Elizabeth Olympic) Park opens for guided tours 29 March to 6 May
The Olympic Park, now renamed the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is opening it’s door to the public for a short period so that we can enjoy a Park in Progress Tour. The good thing about this is that includes entry to the ArcelorMittal Orbit, which I photographed when I visited the Paralympic Games. The Orbit…
The View from The Shard – part 4 – Going Down!
The way down is (unsurprisingly) the reverse of the way up, including a change of lifts mid-way down. The lift lobby (shown above) is near the small gift shop mentioned yesterday. The windows have a sky motif stuck to the windows with views of London peaking through the image: The lift operators were really interested…
The View from The Shard – part 2 – Trip to the Top
The lifts comfortably fit 10-12 people and on my preview day each lift was full – but not uncomfotably so. Each lift has an attendant who is very happy to explain about the experience and to discuss what will happen when the lift arrives at it’s destination. The lifts have panels in the ceiling which…
The View from The Shard – part 1 – The Past and The Future
I was lucky yesterday to be a guest at a preview of the newest (and tallest) attraction in London – The View from The Shard. Accompanied by other bloggers and Blue Badge Guides I got to see the attraction before tickets go on sale. The View is located on the floors 68 to 72 in The…
Discounted London Theatre Tickets until mid-Feb 2013
The Society of West End Theatre, the delightfully named SWET, wisely renamed itself Society of West End Theatre some years ago. They have for some years offered discounted tickets for the off-peak period for theatres. Given the depths of the UK recession (Are we still in our double-dip or have we progressed to the third-dip?),…
Transport for London – 26 December strike – announces services it WILL operate
For passengers going to/from Heathrow, I am afraid it is not great news but better than nothing: Piccadilly line No service would operate through the central area. A limited shuttle service would operate between Acton Town and Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 and between Arnos Grove and Cockfosters. This really won’t help most travellers. The full leaflet…
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