Being low season here in London, many American travelers opt to take advantage of deals, however minor, on travel to this notoriously expensive city. However, Yanks who have chosen to make their rounds on double-decker buses this week sacrifice being on mother soil during Thanksgiving, a huge trade off...
November 22, 2011
Last week, news came out that Morgans Hotel Group would be selling their interest in both The Sanderson and St. Martin's Lane but this didn't concern us too much as hotels sell off their interests all the time without ever losing their management contracts. And indeed, Morgans will still be...
October 19, 2011
The Hoxton Grill This week, HotelChatter is paying special attention to London. The city of grey and rain is gearing up for yet another Fashion Week and impending royal nuptials, along with continued preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games, so our lady on the ground, Heidi Atwal, is guiding...
February 18, 2011
The Hoxton Hotel London, famed for its £1 room sales, has gone all designer on us. Taking inspiration from its fashionista location in Shoreditch the hotel has asked three designers, Project Orange, Suzy Hoodless and Adrian Kilby to each design a Hoxton bedroom of the future. As we speak each...
November 16, 2010
Here's what you could get for £1 in London, if you're quick and nimble enough.Have all our London stories made you jealous? Want to hit the pond without breaking the bank on a hotel room? The Hoxton's popular £1 Sale starts tomorrow at 12pm, Londontime. The sale has 500 rooms...
January 20, 2010
The May Fair: where WiFi and celeb spots both come free of charge This week, the Sunday Times called out British hotels charging obscene rates for WiFi. Unsurprisingly, London ones were among the worst offenders, with the Mandarin Oriental charging £15 a day, the Dorchester coming in at £19.50...
December 02, 2009
Just how great is Johnny Depp? Very great. So great in fact that he is, according to Spoonfed, negotiating a one-off performance with indie band Babybird in the Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen on November 12. Where might he be staying? Well theres only one option round that way:...
October 21, 2009
Wow, is it really that time of year already? It only seems like yesterday we were declaring our £1 room at the Hoxton Hotel the best value ever and now its time to have a go at getting another one. The hotels fabled £1 sale is back next...
September 29, 2009
You know that warm feeling you get when you snag a nice hotel room for a song? Well forgive us for sounding smug, but we are currently basking in the afterglow of what we can say with complete conviction was the best deal weve ever got on a hotel. Because...
September 15, 2009
Soho House and Shoreditch House in London: nice places once youre in them, shame about the hundreds of pounds and membership forms you have to throw at them to get there (or the chatting up of member-y types if you cant afford the fees yourself). Tired of buttering up...
July 29, 2009
Its back again: the trendsters Hoxton Hotel are throwing another one of their famous £1 sales (yes, really, a room for just £1, all in). The sale starts tomorrow at 12pm UK time (i.e. 7:00 a.m. EDT). There are 1000 bedrooms going cheap, for stays between August 1st and...
July 01, 2009
Whod have thought it? Looks like offering hotel rooms for a ridiculously low amount of money gets people through the doors. The Hoxton, which sold off 500 of its rooms for just £1 ($1.50) last month, saw them go in just seven minutes. Even the relatively expensive next tier...
February 23, 2009
Theres not much you can usually find in London for £1, unless your shopping list consists of a Big Ben magnet or a couple of postcards of the royals. Even Tube tickets have just gone up to £1.60 a pop. Except, on Thursday, for a few minutes only, you can...
January 26, 2009
If you're in London and heading to either King's Cross or St Pancras station on the Eurostar, you may not be able to wait for the new Marriott Renaissance hotel due to open in all its grandeur and glory in 2010. You may not be able to afford it either....
February 07, 2008
HotelChatter contributor and current London resident Annabel sends us her hotel pick for London on the cheap.As the US dollar continues to flounder like a hooked fish, London is perhaps not the most realistic option for many an American traveler. Well, at least it wasn't before the Hoxton Hotel came...
December 07, 2007
We thought finding free wireless in a hotel in London was just impossible but thanks to the Newswireless site we learn that the cheap spot Hoxton Hotel has free wireless internet access, at least in the lobby. We also learn of one hotel to avoid if we find ourselves in...
May 14, 2007
The Hoxton Hotel in London has gotten much press since its opening last summer. Largely because its a budget hotel in an extremely expensive city that manages to stay hip without skimping on the amenities that we like in a hotel. Oh and offering an opening rate of one pound...
February 05, 2007
From the hotel that brought you rooms for one pound a night comes not only cheap but decent London rooms but also a tasty restaurant.Food blogger Londonelicious gives The Hoxton Grille at the Hoxton Hotel a big thumbg=s up (and although she doesn't reveal how much she paid, it was...
January 09, 2007
A cheap and cool hotel in London is music to our ears. Thanks to hotelier Sinclair Beecham the pricey city has a hot new place to rest with prices that won't send people with a certain dwindling currency, running. The reasoning behind his Hoxton Hotel which opens tomorrow is one...
August 31, 2006
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