mnealtx 0 #1 February 23, 2007 Anyone have suggestions for a decent, inexpensive hotel in the near vicinity? I'll have an overnight there on 14-15 March.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 475 #2 February 23, 2007 There is a Holiday Inn and a "Premier Travel Inn" both close. I have stayed in the Holiday Inn and it was fine.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 February 23, 2007 Thanks for the info - I appreciate it! Trying to find places reasonably near the hotel that have availability... there's a Skylane hotel that has a single room for 49 GBP, looks like it's 3-4 miles from the airport...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #4 February 23, 2007 get on the tube and venture out a little. bed and breakfasts are nice around therehttp://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 February 23, 2007 Quoteget on the tube and venture out a little. bed and breakfasts are nice around there I thought about that...but with my luck, I'd get lost! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peggs82 0 #6 February 23, 2007 No tube service from Gatwick. Hop on the Gatwick express, a train that cost roughly $25 USD. From there you can access the tube via victoria station. Trains leave about every 15 mins. London is a rediculously easy system when you do look at it, and the transit workers there are extrememly helpful. Go for it and explore, london is a great town! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sweetmoose 0 #7 February 23, 2007 go to www.hotels.com, you can browse and see pics of the place and you pay in advance (hotel charge and taxes) so you don't have to worry about paying when you get there, unless you order porn.We die only once, but for such a very long time. I'll believe in ghosts when I catch one in my teeth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #8 February 23, 2007 Have Scoop pick you up and take you to Andy Copeland's place. On second thought.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #9 February 23, 2007 QuoteHave Scoop pick you up and take you to Andy Copeland's place. On second thought.... Actually, I wouldn't mind meeting up with some folks for a beer...but I won't be up all night, either... I'll have been up for around 20 hours by the time I land at Gatwick at 1900...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shall555 0 #10 February 23, 2007 I usually stay in the little, neighboring town called Horley, at a B&B. There's a *great* pub in Horley called The Old Six Bells that dates back to about 900 AD. I usually make it my "home base" when doing the tourist thing in London - -only a 20-30 minute train ride to London. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalWombat 0 #11 February 23, 2007 heh. i used to live in Horley. lots of B&B's but you gotta fine them. but to be honest, £49 a night for the skylane, (similar price maybe for the travel inn) is a good price. Book it if you want it because it definitely won't be free on the night. some of them run at £150+ a cab into horley to the aforementioned pub should cost less than, or aroundabout a fiver, horley is literally less than 3 miles from the airport. i worked at the airport and i walked it sometimes, it's that close. Ian.The only thing stopping you is all the people that want to stop you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
