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London Hotels Insight’s free WiFi touchdown visits are now complete, but we’ll continue to pressurise London hotels that charge extra for WiFi without stating this information clearly upfront before travellers book. During our campaign, we personally visited 14 different free WiFi London hotels and promoted them aggressively on social media. We took hundreds of photos which are being uploaded onto the [...]
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Over a period of a month, London Hotels Insight bloggers personally visited a massive 14 free WiFi London hotels (chronologically listed below) for the Free WiFi touchdown - an initiative designed to promote London’s best free WiFi hotels through the most popular social media channels; while naming and shaming some of the naughty luxury hotels that charge their guests extra for internet use without making [...]
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LHI: Thank you for taking us behind the scenes at the Quarter Bar while preparing the lunch we’ve just ordered during our free WiFi touchdown at the London Bridge Hotel today. How long have you worked here? Adrian: I have worked here for three years. Before working at London Bridge Hotel I was working as [...]
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One of the great resources of any high class hotel is the concierge desk. Yet it’s consistently under-used by guests, perhaps because many people don’t know how to get the best out of the service. Concierges in London and elsewhere devote time and effort to knowing the city and particularly the area around any given [...]
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I have a theory about good bars in London. There is an inevitable lifecycle: they begin initially as slightly underground bars, drawing in those in the know with something quirky, technically good or unexpected. The word then spreads and they will usually maintain their excellent form for a while – the crowds increase but not to [...]
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With spring in full swing and summer approaching, now is a great time to enjoy London’s many sights or just enjoy a relaxing weekend away. To help you get the most of your stay, we present ten of the best London hotels special offers currently available below. To benefit from each deal, you’ll need to [...]
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I fondly remember the FT’s ‘lunch for a fiver’ offer, which I sometimes made use of when I worked in the City. You cut out the coupon, you went to your preferred hostelry and you paid £5 for lunch. Except, of course, that usually you didn’t. You’d pay £15 after a glass of Perrier, a [...]
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They say it’s impossible to please everyone all of the time. But it seems that the London Bridge Hotel is doing its best to rise to this challenge. Without any over-the-top “have a nice day” fake feeling service, they managed to make every element of the hotel service work to give me an absolutely faultless [...]
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Twitter is currently the scene of a global campaign to “set WiFi free” in hotels. A fellow blogger has even launched a website around this theme. London Hotels Insight would like to add its voice by making a positive example of London hotels with free WiFi. I know our findings will be useful to the [...]
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If you’ve got a spare day on your trip to London, why not spend it seeing some sights in surrounding towns and cities? Brighton is just 60 minutes out of the city and offers an easily-accessible taste of the British seaside. A cool and hip resort, Brighton is a world away from traditional Hastings or [...]
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It’s a longstanding dilemma: you have just one evening to enjoy London, what should you do with it? London Hotels Insight has solved your quandary with our whirlwind one-night-only cultural itinerary! 6.00 pm Grab an early supper at the Tate Modern Restaurant, where you’ll find some of the best views in London. Located on level [...]
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For a uniquely London-centric experience, you should avoid the tourist-traps and head straight to the city’s fantastic food markets! Here you can tuck into anything from handmade sandwiches to more exotic fare at a fraction of restaurant prices, whilst mingling with the locals and getting a real taste of the capital. They’re also great areas [...]
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