Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
with visitors.

Any suggestions?

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

On 19 Aug, 19:21, WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:
> I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
> like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
> will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
> the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
> with visitors.
>
> Any suggestions?

In descending order of expensiveness [and overall pleasantness,
usually, but not always] and keeping reasonably close to the centre:
just starter suggestions, these:-

Westminster/Chelsea/S.Kensington/St Johns Wood/Bayswater/Hampstead/
Fulham/Hammersmith/West Kensington/Waterloo/Kennington/Whitechapel/
loads of others

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

On Aug 19, 2:21 pm, WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:
> I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
> like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
> will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
> the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
> with visitors.
>
> Any suggestions?


I really liked staying in Camden. It's not touristy at all - a very
local London neighborhood, and relatively inexpensive.

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

On 19 Aug, 20:09, Iceman <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Aug 19, 2:21 pm, WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
> > like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
> > will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
> > the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
> > with visitors.
>
> > Any suggestions?
>
> I really liked staying in Camden. It's not touristy at all - a very
> local London neighborhood, and relatively inexpensive.

Camden is a big NW London borough area, but agree most parts of it are
not touristy at all - for example, think it takes in Kilburn, rough-
edged, a little, and once epicentre of the London Irish community and
the pubs in Kilburn High Road were once and probably still are great
places to meet local colour - but genteel it is not.

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

On Aug 20, 12:21 am, WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:
> I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm inLondonI'd
> like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood wherehotels
> will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
> the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
> with visitors.
>
> Any suggestions?

I agree Camden is not a tourist area, but there are much better places
to fit your requirement.

I personally recommend Hammersmith area. It's not a tourist area as
much as the Central London, but definitely better than Camden. Kew
garden is just a short distance away, and you can get into central
London easily on a tube connection

Try this page for more about <A HREF="http://roomsnet.com/
london_hotels/hotels_in_hammersmith-S0013.html">Hammersmith hotels</A>

http://roomsnet.com/london_hotels/ho...ith-S0013.html

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

On Aug 20, 12:21 am, WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:
> I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm inLondonI'd
> like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood wherehotels
> will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
> the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
> with visitors.
>
> Any suggestions?

I agree Camden is not a tourist area, but there are much better places
to fit your requirement.

I personally recommend Hammersmith area. It's not a tourist area as
much as the Central London, but definitely better than Camden. Kew
garden is just a short distance away, and you can get into central
London easily on a tube connection

Try this page for more about Hammersmith hotels

http://roomsnet.com/london_hotels/ho...ith-S0013.html

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

Following up to WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:

>I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
>like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
>will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
>the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
>with visitors.

theres a top end curry house with rooms in Bromley, local station with
service to central London, fairly near to shops

"http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/londonfood.htm#curry"

residental area, nothing of interest to tourists, in fact even
urbanist mags like "Time Out" ignore it as its not on the tube, so the
poor dears dont know how to get there.
--
Mike
(remove clothing to email)

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

The Reid wrote:

> Following up to WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
> >like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
> >will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
> >the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
> >with visitors.
>
> theres a top end curry house with rooms in Bromley, local station with
> service to central London, fairly near to shops
>
> "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/londonfood.htm#curry"
>
> residental area, nothing of interest to tourists, in fact even
> urbanist mags like "Time Out" ignore it as its not on the tube, so the
> poor dears dont know how to get there.


But who wants their rooms to stink of curry...???


--
Best
Greg

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

Better curry than what stinks in your dump.

"Gregory Morrow" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news:[email protected] ups.com...
> The Reid wrote:
>
>> Following up to WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
>> >like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
>> >will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
>> >the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
>> >with visitors.
>>
>> theres a top end curry house with rooms in Bromley, local station with
>> service to central London, fairly near to shops
>>
>> "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/londonfood.htm#curry"
>>
>> residental area, nothing of interest to tourists, in fact even
>> urbanist mags like "Time Out" ignore it as its not on the tube, so the
>> poor dears dont know how to get there.
>
>
> But who wants their rooms to stink of curry...???
>
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
>
>
>

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

On Aug 19, 2:47 pm, David <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 19 Aug, 19:21, WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
> > like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
> > will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
> > the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
> > with visitors.
>
> > Any suggestions?
>
> In descending order of expensiveness [and overall pleasantness,
> usually, but not always] and keeping reasonably close to the centre:
> just starter suggestions, these:-
>
> Westminster/Chelsea/S.Kensington/St Johns Wood/Bayswater/Hampstead/
> Fulham/Hammersmith/West Kensington/Waterloo/Kennington/Whitechapel/
> loads of others

I was thinking of Kensington myself. Residential but still
basically
close to various tourist activities.

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

Following up to Gregory Morrow <[email protected]> wrote:

>> residental area, nothing of interest to tourists, in fact even
>> urbanist mags like "Time Out" ignore it as its not on the tube, so the
>> poor dears dont know how to get there.
>
>
>But who wants their rooms to stink of curry...???

depends if you think curry stinks.
--
Mike
(remove clothing to email)

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

On 8/20/2007 1:42 PM Runge3 stammered:

> Better

Better you cease breathing and DIE!

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

On 20 Aug, 08:01, The Reid <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Following up to WaterCons <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
> >like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
> >will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
> >the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
> >with visitors.
>
> theres a top end curry house with rooms in Bromley, local station with
> service to central London, fairly near to shops
>
> "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/londonfood.htm#curry"
>
> residental area, nothing of interest to tourists, in fact even
> urbanist mags like "Time Out" ignore it as its not on the tube, so the
> poor dears dont know how to get there.
> --
> Mike
> (remove clothing to email)

As some Rock band once intoned:-


Your mother she's a heiress, owns a block in Saint John's Wood
And your father'd be there with her
If he only could
But don't play with me, 'cause you're playing with fire

Your old man took her diamonds and tiaras by the score
Now she gets her kicks in Stepney
Not in Knightsbridge anymore......

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:54:45 +0100, The Reid
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Following up to Gregory Morrow <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> residental area, nothing of interest to tourists, in fact even
>>> urbanist mags like "Time Out" ignore it as its not on the tube, so the
>>> poor dears dont know how to get there.
>>
>>
>>But who wants their rooms to stink of curry...???
>
>depends if you think curry stinks.

It does at breakfast time.

Re: Neighborhood to Stay in During London Visit
 

WaterCons wrote:
> I expect to be visiting the UK next Spring and while I'm in London I'd
> like to stay in a relatively non-tourist neighborhood where hotels
> will (hopefully) be less expensive and I'll have more of a feel for
> the city people live in as opposed to the City and the areas dense
> with visitors.
>
> Any suggestions?


Wandsworth/Clapham area nice B&Bs . Plenty of trains from Clapham junction
to London centre.
Good restaurants and bars.
Jan