It is a truth universally acknowledged that when the Olympics come into town, the hotel rates skyrocket. But with the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics happening in London later this month, we're having a tough time deciphering what's up, what's down and what's still available.Reports from last week put London hotels...
July 02, 2012
Despite just having opened a new branch on Liverpool Street last week, Tune Hotels is now aiming for yet another two new hotels in London between now and the start of the Olympics. And don't think they'll be taking a break after that, either. Oh no. CEO Mark Lankester told...
January 03, 2012
Still fancy a front row seat at the Royal Wedding? The good news is not all London hotels are sold out. Looks like that big wedding isn't going to be that big after all! If you want to be right in the thick of it your best bet is...
April 28, 2011
There's yet another new hotel chain on the, ahem, "bloc", offering small but high-designed guestrooms--Bloc Hotels. The first Bloc Hotel has opened in Birmingham, England with 73 rooms all with flat-screen TVs, Wi-Fi, soft lighting and Nespresso coffee machines. The rooms look compact, to say the least and remind...
April 19, 2011
The budget brands are rolling out London hotels thick and fast these days. The latest hotel chain to announce its arrival in the city is Hampton By Hilton. (You may know this brand better as Hampton Inn in America.) The hotel group will knock down a derelict building (pictured...
March 29, 2011
The 25th Lesbian & Gay Film Fest rolls into London at the end of the month, officially kicking off on March 31st. Most of the events are based at the British Film Institute on the South Bank so unless you want to waste time travelling we'd suggest you stay in...
March 17, 2011
Last week The New York Times Frugal Traveler got scammed after booking an apartment on Craigslist and that sucks. So being the nice people that we are we thought wed give you a list of cheap London hotels so you dont have to trawl for a cheap flat and...
February 04, 2011
UPDATE: The Athaneuam London is disputing the report that their prices are double the usual rate. Instead, the hotel told us they are quoting folks at £500 a night for the Royal Wedding weekend. However, their website is still not showing any availability for that weekend. London hotels were...
December 06, 2010
Back in March we brought you news that Tune Hotels were planning to take over the world or well, at least the UK with 15 hotels planned for London alone by 2017. And from what we hear it would seem the take over has already begun. We heard it...
December 01, 2010
Mmmm cosy So the Tune Hotel Westminster has been open just about a month now, and the TripAdvisor reckoning is here. The verdict of the people? Actually pretty similar to what HotelChatter said when we stayed there last month as long as you know what to expect, for...
September 30, 2010
GUESS THE HOTEL REVEALED!So it wasn't too hard to guess yesterday's hotel snapshot but for those of you who are reading this after the Labor Day Weekend who couldn't get it, allow us to take you inside The Tune Hotel Westminster.Yes, HotelChatter managed to land in London just two days...
September 03, 2010
We've been anxiously awaiting the opening of The Tune Hotel Westminster in London on August 30, which will be the first of many Tune Hotels planned for London in the next decade. Room rates are advertised for as low as 35₤ a night yet when we looked our pending...
August 10, 2010
Only a few more weeks left until The Tune Hotel Westminster in London opens on August 30 and if you haven't got your penny room, the hotel is now promising another clever way to win something at the hotel. Tune has recently taken to plastering London taxi cabs, inside...
August 03, 2010
While we're forced to wait until February for The W London, we're thinking of happy thoughts like Tune Hotels. Remember, The Tune Hotel Westminster is set to open later this summer and they have been making good on their promise to offer rooms for a penny. On the hotel...
July 08, 2010
One-cent hotel rooms? We've heard this tune before, but this time it's even better because it's 1Pa penny for a room in London, yeah? Bloody brilliant! Tune Hotels is the kindly benefactor of this promotion which will celebrate the opening of the Tune Hotels.com: Westminster, London in August. A...
June 18, 2010
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