Hi all this is my first attempt and need info please like where to stay and tips for on the day please help me fulfil this dream of running the LONDON and making it a hassle free weekend
There is a decent little hotel called Bardon lodge not 500 yards from the start and also a Holiday inn down near the dome not an impossible warm up stroll from the start. Alldepends on whether you want to pay Central London prices and stay near the finish or go for something a bit cheaper in the burbs.
Westminster Thistle is as good as anywhere,you have only 500 yards to stagger from the finish line.£7 taxi fare to the station that provides a free ride to the start.No hassel.
Last year I bought a package with a group called WRP based in Weston Super Mare. They do buses from all over the place. The then organise you buses to the start, from your hotel and everything you need after.
Or if you want to do it independently, the St Giles Hotel, Tottenham Court Road. 2 tube stops to the free trains to the start, from Charing Cross and 2 tube stops from the finish at the Mall. www.stgiles.com
Donna they were excellent last year. The info pack you get from them is invaluable. I sadly will not be in the merry band as I am coming from overseas. But have a good on.
I went with WRP this year and have no complaints. Got me to the start well in time. Meal at the hotel wasn't particularly inspiring but there again I wasn't expecting much
One thing I would recommend is if you are going to arrange to meet friends/family immediately after the race you go down to the finish area on the saturday to familiarize yourself with the area and arrange where to meet
Thistle Hotels should be doing some fairly good deals at Thistle Westminster and Thistle Victoria for that weekend, both by the finish line. They also have about another 20 hotels in central London. Call 0800 18 17 16 for central reservations
We have just booked a Thistle hotel near the finish and within easy walking distance of Charing Cross to get to the start. It was surprisingly cheap. If you book now you will find some good deals.
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Or if you want to do it independently, the St Giles Hotel, Tottenham Court Road. 2 tube stops to the free trains to the start, from Charing Cross and 2 tube stops from the finish at the Mall. www.stgiles.com
One thing I would recommend is if you are going to arrange to meet friends/family immediately after the race you go down to the finish area on the saturday to familiarize yourself with the area and arrange where to meet
Click here for the website
johnjoyner@enterprise.net
or Snail Mail
WRP
73, Lower Bristol Road,
Weston-super-Mare. BS23 2TW
Telephone: 01934-629911
http://www.databrowse.com/hotels/London/
for lots of hotels all over the place.
It was surprisingly cheap. If you book now you will find some good deals.