Tulip Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Just thought that I would mention have any of you tried booking hotels using the lastminute.com secret rooms. We did and managed to book a fab 5*hotel by london Tower Bridge for £100. With so many auditions going on around London, the price of these hotels are working out cheaper than some travel lodges. Our hotel had a swimming pool and spa and it worked out a lovely treat when we visited our daughter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I've just booked a hotel by Tower Hill for a surprise for my two this Thursday in London, but would be interested to know what the "secret rooms" part is? I used the normal comparisons from laterooms.com, lastminute and hotels.com etc We ended up paying £208 for a triple room, which was annoying as a double is £104! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 On lastminute.com, after you have chosen your location if you scroll down you will see a grey picture with secret rooms written on it. Secret rooms will be a hotel that is not named until you have paid for it. All I can say is that our 5* hotel was gorgeus and the price tag was even better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Ah found the secret bit on last minute and I think they have our hotel cheaper! I'll know for next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 With a bit of patience and detective work you can usually work out which the secret hotel is by reading and comparing the description of other hotels on offer. I have had lots of good secret hotels but have had a few disappointments too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
along for the ride mum Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I don't want.to lower the tone, but Travelodge have rooms for £15 at the moment and £ 19 for a family room in London. obviously not luxurious but serves a purpose. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 In case you hadn't noticed, Yaffa often posts in Not Dance when she has found good hotel or transport deals - worth keeping an eye on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 BTW, I've just received an email from Premier Inn. The £19 room sale starts this Thursday and covers stays up unitl 24th March if you are lucky enough to find a bargain room. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billboyd Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 There is a brand new Travel Lodge at Balham - next to the station (Rail and Underground). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlady Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Just got a great deal for our stay in Londom for DD's ENB audition later this month, a Novotel close to Waterloo for a much reduced price. Lots of bargains to be had if you are quick! T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 It's definitely worth shopping around as Lastminute.com were £40 more expensive than Holiday Inn Express for H.I. 's hotel in Bath when I was browsing yesterday. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaffa Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) For people who occasionally need to book a hotel in the UK and are uncertain about the latest deals and options, I've found that the best place to start is usually moneysavingexpert.com's section on latest UK hotel deals: http://www.moneysavi...als/hotel-sales and general hotel search strategy (which outlines the basics of secret sales etc): http://www.moneysavi...el/cheap-hotels The above pages are basically without commercial bias, updated quite often, and generally in advance of moneysavingexpert.com's weekly bulletin, which goes usually goes online on Tuesday night and is distributed by email during Tuesday night/Wednesday - before the Top 20 deals of UK Travelzoo (http://www.travelzoo.co.uk) - which is updated online at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and is then distributed via email. But - there are other good resources around and the above don't typically focus on specific needs of ballet travellers. Yaffa [Edited to correct typo] Edited January 5, 2013 by Yaffa 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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