Off topic: cheap accommodation in London Autor de la hebra: Buflitel
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Hi, everybody! Could anyone help me with cheap accommodation in London/Oxford? I shall be attending two conferences there in September (8-14, 18-24). Thank you
| | | | | A contradiction in terms? | Jun 5, 2010 |
Cheap accommodation in London sounds like a contradiction in terms. Will be interested to see what "cheap" looks like London-style.
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| | | | | A contradiction indeed | Jun 5, 2010 |
I´m completely with writeaway on this one. Cheap and London don´t really go together.
But maybe you want to check gumtree.com for short-term flat shares.
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Gumtree.com is the web site I used when in London back on 2004-2005..It was already expensive at that time, and today it is just outrageous, but that's the way it is..
Paris seems "cheap" compared to London and to New York.:-)
If you look for long-term stay and don't mind sharing with 2 guys from Syria, 2 girls from Guatemala, and 1 from Pakistan, well have fun..I experienced that and I could barely sleep sometimes (not mentioning coackroaches in the c... See more Yes,
Gumtree.com is the web site I used when in London back on 2004-2005..It was already expensive at that time, and today it is just outrageous, but that's the way it is..
Paris seems "cheap" compared to London and to New York.:-)
If you look for long-term stay and don't mind sharing with 2 guys from Syria, 2 girls from Guatemala, and 1 from Pakistan, well have fun..I experienced that and I could barely sleep sometimes (not mentioning coackroaches in the cereals..:-( )
Then I moved to a much better flat...Only 3 people living in there, which was "luxury" in London zone 2...:-)
Let me tell you: I was happy to get back to southern France after this long experience!
Oh and did I mentioned I got screwed by a placing agency called "London Job"? I paid a substantive fee to get a job (restaurants, hotels, others) and some place to sleep on arrival and ended up in a 8 people dorm flat the first night and no job interview at all or the employers didn't expect me!
Well, I was young at that time..I had to go through this 
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| Try a youth hostel | Jun 5, 2010 |
Hi,
There are several youth hostels in London that offer reasonably priced accommodation - from £18.00 a night(ish). There'll be a small premium if you're not a member, but to be honest you'll probably cover the cost of a membership with the premium. They are all well located and they aren't like they used to be! Some have private rooms, in London they all have excellent facilities (i.e. internet/wifi) and can provide breakfast and ... See more Hi,
There are several youth hostels in London that offer reasonably priced accommodation - from £18.00 a night(ish). There'll be a small premium if you're not a member, but to be honest you'll probably cover the cost of a membership with the premium. They are all well located and they aren't like they used to be! Some have private rooms, in London they all have excellent facilities (i.e. internet/wifi) and can provide breakfast and evening meals.
www.yha.org.uk
I haven't stayed in a London one, but they are the best of the hostels and the ones I have stayed in outside London have all been very pleasant, clean and modern (you don't have to help with the chores any more!)
Hope that helps,
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| Couch surfing | Jun 5, 2010 |
Never tried it but if you aren't fussy and are looking for cheap, it might be a good option.
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I know friends who have had very good (and free) experiences with couch surfing in cities around the UK and Europe. I have also used the Hostelworld website for places in London several times and found rooms from about £10 a night for dorms.
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| University residence halls outside of term | Jun 5, 2010 |
Times may have changed in the intervening decade and half since I was a post-grad at LSE, but at the time many of the university residence halls operated at least partially as commercial/hostel-type accommodation during the summer. Some of the newer ones were quite nice as I recall. Not sure if that's still case but perhaps worth checking out.
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Buflitel
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your suggestions are most helpful. thanks, everyone!
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