Current offers for London Hotels

If you are visiting this LondonsBestHotels Blog as an intending visitor to London in the near future, I suppose it is reasonable to expect that you may be on the watch out for some bargains or discounts to save on your hotel expenses.  Okay, call me Nostradamus if you want, but my inner seer is telling me that is just what you may want to see.
Okay then ...... current offers always feature, so in a few short lines, here they are:
Last minute offers for London hotels -
London hotels midweek breaks -
London hotels week-end breaks -
London hotel deals -

Hope you find something there that saves even a little money for you.  Do remember that you can always get cheaper hotels  -  in London or anywhere else.  But like other reputable websites, we insist on good standards for our hotels.  So it's a good rate with good standards  -  and wherever you stay that should be the basic criteria you apply to your hotel search.  Happy searching.

St. Pancras International and King's Cross

  

In a rush to St. Pancras station to meet a very good friend arriving from Paris. It really is a first class facility for travellers to or from the continent, and it is somehow so nice to make the trip by train. It's old style, I suppose - travelling by train. But there is certainly nothing old or dated about Eurostar.

St. Pancreas itself is a station from where you can get connections easily for onward journeys, including travelling through King's Cross or Euston. If you need to stay overnight convenient to Eurostar there are plenty of good hotels in the vicinity.

Many travellers coming to London for the onward trip on Eurostar choose to stay in hotels near St. Pancras International and King's Cross ..... time and convenience being the principal factors.

As for time, I'm out of it now.

Nearby -

A nice pub: Fitzroy Tavern, Charlotte St., W1

A good restaurant: North Sea Fish Restaurant, Leigh St., W1

A quality hotel: Jurys Inn Islington, Pentonville Rd., N1 9LA
Underground: King's Cross St. Pancras 

Sherlock Holmes Museum

Ah, Yes. I just love Sherlock Holmes. Okay. I know it's not everybody's cup of tea, but I am a devotee. A Scandal in Bohemia, The Naval Treaty, The Six Napoleons ... love them all.

That's what brings me down to the intriguing Sherlock Holmes Museum here in famous Baker Street; and for those that might not know, virtually just around the corner from Madame Tussaud's.

It's not a grand museum by any means. In fact, it is quite a modest museum that occupies only three floors of a London townhouse, but for fans of the great fictional detective it has a magnetic attraction.

Being here has started me reflecting on which actor best portrayed Holmes on film and TV. In my view, it is easily between Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett. Both were great; both were likeable in the part. Both had a unique and distinct style. But which was best, most like Holmes?

Choosing the definitive Holmes is not so easy. Not say quite as clear-cut as devining the merits of the various Miss Marples, where Joan Hickson is without a doubt the definitive Miss Marple ..... so much so that I can hardly bear to look at any of the recent incarnations. Yet, despite that, I also loved Margaret Rutherford in the role. Admittedly, she wasn't true to the Christie character, but she brought her natural verve and personality into everything she done - and she was hugely enjoyable.

By the same token, even though I would give the nod to Jeremy Brett as the definitive Holmes, I always enjoyed Basil Rathbone in the person of Conan Doyle's greatest creation. Brett had all the quirky and idiosyncratic apsects covered: Rathbone provided more command and calm reassurance. How? I think it was the voice.

It's best to begin - when you have no other choice

This is not a good day to begin.  Beginnings should happen in the right circumstances, and these are certainly not the right circumstances. Last night was the occasion of  the engagement of one of my wife's work colleagues, and also an occasion of unforeseen over-indulgence.  Drink  – much drink  –  flowed freely,  and now I am dealing with the sad outcome of that excess.

Needless to say, I know many people –  better mortals than I   –  who would be completely unaffected by the proverbial skinful.  The problem is, I don't usually do excess.

Well, things don't always work out as sweet as we would like, so what can't be cured must be endured.  As it happens, today I am charged by the site administrator to start this blog, with the intention that I should provide some helpful information for visitors to our wonderful city which they will in turn find useful, memorable even, and place them at some positive advantage as they explore the delights of our fine metropolis.

So for the future - but definitely not today - I will do my best to give some brief and useful information on the city's many attractions, and at the same time give a mention of a good restaurant, a class pub, and of course one of our fine London Hotels. Naturally, the emphasis will be on hotels which is our specialty, and when possible, I will alert you to to some of the best hotel deals available at the time of writing. That's a good idea, I think. Who will object to saving money when there are always better things to spend it on - drink not being one of them. Anyway, that's the way I feel about it today. Tomorrow I may have a slightly changed perspective.

Keep in touch with us here at London's Best Hotels. You are probably going to learn something useful if you are an intending visitor to London - and save a little on your hotel accommodation at the same time. As for me, I will by that time be back in the spirit of things ....... which I think will be best achieved by staying away from the spirit of things.

Coming Soon ......

Due soon, our new dedicated Blog all about London with helpful advice and useful information on London tourist sights, theatre and attractions.  Keep in touch.

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