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Can anyone point me in the right direction for "discounted" fares to the US? Many thnaks.

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> Can anyone point me in the right direction for "discounted" fares to the US? > Many thnaks.

travel.com.au?

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>Can anyone point me in the right direction for "discounted" fares to the US? >Many thnaks.

check either Flight Centres or STA travel.  Both offer discount fares, but slim customer service.  This is not a bad thing, it just that to offer cheap fares they cannot spend time helping you organize your trip. Tom

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>Can anyone point me in the right direction for "discounted" fares to the US? >Many thnaks. > check either Flight Centres or STA travel.  Both offer discount fares, > but slim customer service.  This is not a bad thing, it just that to > offer cheap fares they cannot spend time helping you organize your > trip. > Tom

I recently travelled to the US and my flights were arranged by STA.  The fares were very cheap AUD$1,081.00  + taxes etc Melbourne to LA.  There were a couple of requirements, one being that we had to take an internal flight in the US.  (This was low season, and we had to pay by a certain date to get the cheap fares)  I cannot speak highly enough of the service provided by STA.  Our agent spent a lot of time looking for both cheap fares and tours within the US for us. Julie

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Was that a return fare Julie??? Which airline did you fly with?? The cheapest I have found so far is with Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong, around $1700 return including taxes but you have to spend a night in HK and connect the next day. Not sure if they throw in the overnight accommodation for you or not. JAL have a fare which is only a little more expensive and you can fly via either Tokyo or Osaka and they include the cost of your overnight hotel stay in the fare. www.travelshop.com.au has both those fares I mentioned and seem to be cheaper than both Flight Centre and STA as far as I have been able to find. Flight Centre say they will beat any quoted international fare, including internet fares, by $20 so you can shop around and then go there for the further discount. Good luck Kate — Posted via http://britishexpats.com

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Yes it was a return ticket.  We paid in December, 2002 for our trip in March, 2003. We travelled Qantas.  The fare was called a construction fare.  I don’t really know what that means but the consultant at STA did it all. Cheers, Julie

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Was that a return fare Julie??? Which airline did you fly with?? > The cheapest I have found so far is with Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong, > around $1700 return including taxes but you have to spend a night in HK > and connect the next day. Not sure if they throw in the overnight > accommodation for you or not. JAL have a fare which is only a little > more expensive and you can fly via either Tokyo or Osaka and they > include the cost of your overnight hotel stay in the fare. > www.travelshop.com.au has both those fares I mentioned and > seem to be cheaper than both Flight Centre and STA as far as I have been > able to find. Flight Centre say they will beat any quoted international > fare, including internet fares, by $20 so you can shop around and then > go there for the further discount. > Good luck > Kate > — > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

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Does anyone know of a website where you can bid for hotel rooms in Australia and New Zealand?  I’ve tried priceline.com and hotwire.com and neither of them seem to offer hotels for Australia or NZ.

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> Does anyone know of a website where you can bid for hotel rooms in Australia > and New Zealand?  I’ve tried priceline.com and hotwire.com and neither of > them seem to offer hotels for Australia or NZ.

Try the 2 Asian sites

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>Does anyone know of a website where you can bid for hotel rooms in Australia >and New Zealand?  I’ve tried priceline.com and hotwire.com and neither of >them seem to offer hotels for Australia or NZ.

Try http://www.wotif.com I have had some success using them here in Australia.  They list hotels in various countries, states, cities etc. with lists of offers over the succeeding two weeks or so.  Some quite good discounts are available, especially in some 4 star places in Sydney and Melbourne due to a down turn in the market from reduced tourism as a result of SARS. When you make a booking, you need to have a credit card to pay the accommodation plus a small booking charge (under $4.00) on-line. You also need a printer to print a copy of the transaction or of the confirmation email they send, because you need that as a voucher (although just quoting the transaction number and proving your identity would probably suffice when you book in).  As you have pre-paid the room, all you will have to pay the hotel for are extras – sometimes the deal may include breakfast. Regards, Ed Barron

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Are there other websites where one can access discounted hotel rates, like Need It Now?

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> Are there other websites where one can access discounted hotel rates, like > Need It Now?

try www.accomline.com.au http://www.zuji.com.au

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> Are there other websites where one can access discounted hotel rates, like > Need It Now?

Try www.wotif.com www.needitnow.com.au www.quickbeds.com Martin

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Are there other websites where one can access discounted hotel rates, like > Need It Now? > Try > www.wotif.com > www.needitnow.com.au > www.quickbeds.com > Martin

or http://www.au.lastminute.com Julie

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>Are there other websites where one can access discounted hotel rates, like >Need It Now?

www.lastminute.com.au Tom

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For quality hotels ….. www.besthotels.com.au

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Aramis schrieb: > Can anyone please recommend a hotel, or pension, in Munich, 3 stars, that is > within walking distance of Theresenweise? > I am realizing that it is getting late for booking something during > Oktoberfest, so if you know of something that still has room (I need 2 > doubles) that would be great. > If you do not know of anything specific, a site that has a good listing of > them by location would be appreciated. Expedia and Travelocity have very few > listed and it is hard to determine location easily. > Priceline is suggesting $83 US as the average retail price, which seems very > low, and it isn’t accounting for Oktoberfest, I presume. Would it even be > worth a try?

http://www.hrs.de gives ***Carat (1 km from U Theresienwiese, choose 5 kms and list of places) for 181 EUR incl. breakfast per double room. Credit card required. Regards, ULF

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Can anyone please recommend a hotel, or pension, in Munich, 3 stars, that is within walking distance of Theresenweise? I am realizing that it is getting late for booking something during Oktoberfest, so if you know of something that still has room (I need 2 doubles) that would be great. If you do not know of anything specific, a site that has a good listing of them by location would be appreciated. Expedia and Travelocity have very few listed and it is hard to determine location easily. Priceline is suggesting $83 US as the average retail price, which seems very low, and it isn’t accounting for Oktoberfest, I presume. Would it even be worth a try? Danke schoen!

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> Can anyone please recommend a hotel, or pension, in Munich, 3 stars, that is > within walking distance of Theresenweise? > I am realizing that it is getting late for booking something during > Oktoberfest, so if you know of something that still has room (I need 2 > doubles) that would be great. > …

"Within walkin distance" will be hard to find: these rooms are usually booked out up to two years beforehand. And with all the street noise, the ambulances, police sirens, drunken localss, screaming Italians, etc. around, they are not really a prefered place to stay I have checked a few prices and availability for two double rooms in Munich during the Oktoberfest dates. Depending on the comfort and location you will currently have no problem to find accommodation. Prices start at EUR 60 for a double room in a Munich suburb (don’t worry, there is an excellent public transport service to the Theresienwiese, either by Underground, Tramway, Bus or S-Bahn = speed train) up to EUR 300 in a 5-star city centre hotel. Just check the website www.hrs.de and change to the English menue and surf the rooms: I have just found 60 free hotels for the weekend and 113 for mid-week dates. Ben

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Can anyone please recommend a hotel, or pension, in Munich, 3 stars, that is within walking distance of Theresenweise? I am realizing that it is getting late for booking something during Oktoberfest, so if you know of something that still has room (I need 2 doubles) that would be great. If you do not know of anything specific, a site that has a good listing of them by location would be appreciated. Expedia and Travelocity have very few listed and it is hard to determine location easily. Priceline is suggesting $83 US as the average retail price, which seems very low, and it isn’t accounting for Oktoberfest, I presume. Would it even be worth a try? Danke schoen!

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> Can anyone please recommend a hotel, or pension, in Munich, 3 stars, that is > within walking distance of Theresenweise? > I am realizing that it is getting late for booking something during > Oktoberfest, so if you know of something that still has room (I need 2 > doubles) that would be great. > …

"Within walkin distance" will be hard to find: these rooms are usually booked out up to two years beforehand. And with all the street noise, the ambulances, police sirens, drunken localss, screaming Italians, etc. around, they are not really a prefered place to stay I have checked a few prices and availability for two double rooms in Munich during the Oktoberfest dates. Depending on the comfort and location you will currently have no problem to find accommodation. Prices start at EUR 60 for a double room in a Munich suburb (don’t worry, there is an excellent public transport service to the Theresienwiese, either by Underground, Tramway, Bus or S-Bahn = speed train) up to EUR 300 in a 5-star city centre hotel. Just check the website www.hrs.de and change to the English menue and surf the rooms: I have just found 60 free hotels for the weekend and 113 for mid-week dates. Ben

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Aramis schrieb: > Can anyone please recommend a hotel, or pension, in Munich, 3 stars, that is > within walking distance of Theresenweise? > I am realizing that it is getting late for booking something during > Oktoberfest, so if you know of something that still has room (I need 2 > doubles) that would be great. > If you do not know of anything specific, a site that has a good listing of > them by location would be appreciated. Expedia and Travelocity have very few > listed and it is hard to determine location easily. > Priceline is suggesting $83 US as the average retail price, which seems very > low, and it isn’t accounting for Oktoberfest, I presume. Would it even be > worth a try?

http://www.hrs.de gives ***Carat (1 km from U Theresienwiese, choose 5 kms and list of places) for 181 EUR incl. breakfast per double room. Credit card required. Regards, ULF

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> > Between Lisbon and Algarve: > Evora…It’s a very pretty place in my opinion.

Agreed. > It’s interesting to compare some of the beaches on the west coast…

I definitely prefer the wilder NW coast to the south. > Also, be sure to visit the Alfama in Lisbon…

Lisboa would certainly be worth a couple of days for most people. But most of what I like about Portugal is the slow pace and the lived-in feeling that pervades just about everywhere, rather than any specific cultural item. I can definitely wash down some bacalhau each day with vinho jovem.

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Thanks Goran, Small islands, or big ones with towns? By the way I said a mistake, to listen to Fado is in "Alafama" not in "Gra

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I am 40 in November and my husband and I would like to go away for 3 days. Can you recommend any good web sites that I can go into to get cheap accommodation and flights to possibly Madrid or Barcelona or Praque. Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

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> I am 40 in November and my husband and I would like to go away for 3 > days. Can you recommend any good web sites that I can go into to get > cheap accommodation and flights to possibly Madrid or Barcelona or > Praque. > Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

as you are posting from a UK academic email address, I have assumed that is your starting point try this site for flights: http://www.aerfares.net/ — BMW R1150GS

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> I am 40 in November and my husband and I would like to go away for 3 > days. Can you recommend any good web sites that I can go into to get > cheap accommodation and flights to possibly Madrid or Barcelona or > Praque. > Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

I could suggest you to look under the following link. Its an index of private owners for a very good price. www.vacation-apartments.com Best regards, Sebastian

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am 40 in November and my husband and I would like to go away for 3 > days. Can you recommend any good web sites that I can go into to get > cheap accommodation and flights to possibly Madrid or Barcelona or > Praque. > Any suggestions would be gratefully received. > I could suggest you to look under the following link. Its an index of > private owners for a very good price. > www.vacation-apartments.com > Best regards, > Sebastian

We had a marvelous experience in a direct from owner De Luxe apartment and photos on http://groups.msn.com/Barcelonasheaven/foragreatstay.msnw Price was no more than medium hotel!!!!!

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I am 40 in November and my husband and I would like to go away for 3 days. Can you recommend any good web sites that I can go into to get cheap accommodation and flights to possibly Madrid or Barcelona or Praque. Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

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> I am 40 in November and my husband and I would like to go away for 3 > days. Can you recommend any good web sites that I can go into to get > cheap accommodation and flights to possibly Madrid or Barcelona or > Praque. > Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

as you are posting from a UK academic email address, I have assumed that is your starting point try this site for flights: http://www.aerfares.net/ — BMW R1150GS

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> I am 40 in November and my husband and I would like to go away for 3 > days. Can you recommend any good web sites that I can go into to get > cheap accommodation and flights to possibly Madrid or Barcelona or > Praque. > Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

I could suggest you to look under the following link. Its an index of private owners for a very good price. www.vacation-apartments.com Best regards, Sebastian

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am 40 in November and my husband and I would like to go away for 3 > days. Can you recommend any good web sites that I can go into to get > cheap accommodation and flights to possibly Madrid or Barcelona or > Praque. > Any suggestions would be gratefully received. > I could suggest you to look under the following link. Its an index of > private owners for a very good price. > www.vacation-apartments.com > Best regards, > Sebastian

We had a marvelous experience in a direct from owner De Luxe apartment and photos on http://groups.msn.com/Barcelonasheaven/foragreatstay.msnw Price was no more than medium hotel!!!!!

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Hi everyone, Is there a good website for booking hotel accomodation? A friend of mine recommended http://www.travelocity.com but I was not very happy with their service. Anyone can suggest some alternatives? Thanks. Best Regards, Gary Hendricks http://www.desktop-video-guide.com Learn how to create and edit your own desktop videos! 4664313025052377621010

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> Hi everyone, > Is there a good website for booking hotel accomodation? > A friend of mine recommended http://www.travelocity.com > but I was not very happy with their service. > Anyone can suggest some alternatives? Thanks.

www.accomline.com I use these sometimes.  They can normally give cheaper prices than going direct to the hotel and/or US based travel/accom companies (they are OZ based I believe).  However, some of their accommodation prices may require you to shop around to get a better deal.  Also, if you become a member you get extra discount.  Not a lot of discount but a discount all the same. I have found them very efficient also. MC

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Try out: http://reservations.bookhostels.com/globosapiens.net/ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi everyone, > Is there a good website for booking hotel accomodation? > A friend of mine recommended http://www.travelocity.com > but I was not very happy with their service. > Anyone can suggest some alternatives? Thanks. > www.accomline.com > I use these sometimes.  They can normally give cheaper prices than going > direct to the hotel and/or US based travel/accom companies (they are OZ > based I believe).  However, some of their accommodation prices may require > you to shop around to get a better deal.  Also, if you become a member you > get extra discount.  Not a lot of discount but a discount all the same. > I have found them very efficient also. > MC

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We have a bit of a problem to find a reasonably priced ( < GBP 75 / night) hotel / B&B that has availability in Edinburgh for 7 – 10 June. Any advice? Thanks in advance. Sjoerd

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> We have a bit of a problem to find a reasonably priced ( < GBP 75 / night) > hotel / B&B that has availability in Edinburgh for 7 – 10 June. Any advice?

You could look here – <http://www.aboutscotland.com/edin/west.html> If you don’t need to be right in the town centre, it should be easier to find something in your price range.  The Corstorphine area (west of the centre) has a number of quite good, reasonably priced BnBs. If you can’t find anything, I can look through my notes from last year. Sheila Mackay Viemeister

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"Sjoerd" wrote | We have a bit of a problem to find a reasonably priced ( < GBP 75 / night) | hotel / B&B that has availability in Edinburgh for 7 – 10 June. Any advice? | Thanks in advance. The "accommodation" section at www.edinburgh.org lets you search for B&Bs in Edinburgh. The most centrally located ones will have low postcodes – EH1 or EH3 – there’s about a dozen listed, many with their own websites. Although they have a Contact form they don’t seem to offer the same enquiry/booking service as other tourist offices, perhaps they can if you ask. You can check the establishment’s postcode on streetmap.co.uk for a location map. The only event I can see happening on those dates that might attract a lot of visitors booking accommodation is Mark Knopfler at the Playhouse on the 8th. If you are interested in art, Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition ends on the 11th, at the City Art Centre, 2 Market Street – behind Waverley train station on the Old Town side. Owain

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> We have a bit of a problem to find a reasonably priced ( < GBP 75 / night) > hotel / B&B that has availability in Edinburgh for 7 – 10 June. Any advice? > Thanks in advance. > Sjoerd

Stayed at Hotel Ceilidh-donia last July. Paid GBP 55 per room. Located in a residential area 10 minutes by bus from the center. They have 13 rooms in a town house. There is a bar and restaurant at the hotel. Full Scottish breakfast. Internet access. Parking is available on the street. Their web site www.hotelceilidh-donia.co.uk Richard Antisdel

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We have a bit of a problem to find a reasonably priced ( < GBP 75 / night) hotel / B&B that has availability in Edinburgh for 7 – 10 June. Any advice? Thanks in advance. Sjoerd

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> We have a bit of a problem to find a reasonably priced ( < GBP 75 / night) > hotel / B&B that has availability in Edinburgh for 7 – 10 June. Any advice?

You could look here – <http://www.aboutscotland.com/edin/west.html> If you don’t need to be right in the town centre, it should be easier to find something in your price range.  The Corstorphine area (west of the centre) has a number of quite good, reasonably priced BnBs. If you can’t find anything, I can look through my notes from last year. Sheila Mackay Viemeister

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"Sjoerd" wrote | We have a bit of a problem to find a reasonably priced ( < GBP 75 / night) | hotel / B&B that has availability in Edinburgh for 7 – 10 June. Any advice? | Thanks in advance. The "accommodation" section at www.edinburgh.org lets you search for B&Bs in Edinburgh. The most centrally located ones will have low postcodes – EH1 or EH3 – there’s about a dozen listed, many with their own websites. Although they have a Contact form they don’t seem to offer the same enquiry/booking service as other tourist offices, perhaps they can if you ask. You can check the establishment’s postcode on streetmap.co.uk for a location map. The only event I can see happening on those dates that might attract a lot of visitors booking accommodation is Mark Knopfler at the Playhouse on the 8th. If you are interested in art, Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition ends on the 11th, at the City Art Centre, 2 Market Street – behind Waverley train station on the Old Town side. Owain

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> We have a bit of a problem to find a reasonably priced ( < GBP 75 / night) > hotel / B&B that has availability in Edinburgh for 7 – 10 June. Any advice? > Thanks in advance. > Sjoerd

Stayed at Hotel Ceilidh-donia last July. Paid GBP 55 per room. Located in a residential area 10 minutes by bus from the center. They have 13 rooms in a town house. There is a bar and restaurant at the hotel. Full Scottish breakfast. Internet access. Parking is available on the street. Their web site www.hotelceilidh-donia.co.uk Richard Antisdel

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> I stayed at a lovely B&B in Chipping Camden- a beautiful village where a > lot of TV and movies are filmed. > Dragon House > on the High Street in Chipping Camden > ask for Val or Graeme > — > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Can you tell me how to reach them to ask of rates and availability? Thank you. Larry Ann Arbor, MI USA

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The Dragon House e-mail is website is  www.dragonhouse-chipping-campden.com Very, very nice people and a beautiful town  – if you are looking for a Starbucks or a McDonald’s forget it. — Posted via http://britishexpats.com

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>Bath is supposed to be good, but there are also other convenient >cities: Oxford (if you can stand the traffic), Gloucester, or Swindon. >Cirencester and Burford are smaller towns that are central.  We stay >in Bibury, at the Bibury Court Hotel (www.biburycourt.co.uk) — it’s >more expensive than B&B but has wonderful grounds and atmosphere, >great food, etc. (plug, plug).

Swindon? SWINDON?! Well yes it’s convenient (ie easy to get away from), but I can think of absolutely nothing else to recommend it.  Unless you like 7 little mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle with lots of cars going round them, mostly without a clue about who has right of way……. — kathie who has to go to Swindon about once a week

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>Would Bath be a reasonable thought? > Seems awkward to me, as you’d need to go into and out of a big city every day. > There are very nice places to stay in villages.  I can suggest one or two if > you want to contact me by e-mail. > Larry in Berkeley, California (seaotter 6 at a o l dot c o m)(no spaces in > address)

Why not suggest them here for the benefit of all who come here or search the archives for recommendations? GG

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Our son and his family are just outside of London for a year. We will > go > over in April, and one of our plans is to drive with him and our two > granddaughters, in his car, to the Cotswolds, where my wife and I > walked > some years ago. I am looking for accommodation as a base for several > day-drives through the villages. Would Bath be a reasonable thought? > The > Eagle House there looks good on its web site. Are there other > suggestions > that would be of reasonable price and central to easy village drives? > Bath is supposed to be good, but there are also other convenient > cities: Oxford (if you can stand the traffic), Gloucester, or Swindon.

I wouldn’t highly recommend Gloucester (though it does have a great cathedral) or Swindon.

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I stayed at a lovely B&B in Chipping Camden- a beautiful village where a lot of TV and movies are filmed. Dragon House on the High Street in Chipping Camden ask for Val or Graeme — Posted via http://britishexpats.com

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>Would Bath be a reasonable thought?

Seems awkward to me, as you’d need to go into and out of a big city every day. There are very nice places to stay in villages.  I can suggest one or two if you want to contact me by e-mail. Larry in Berkeley, California (seaotter 6 at a o l dot c o m)(no spaces in address)

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> Our son and his family are just outside of London for a year. We will go > over in April, and one of our plans is to drive with him and our two > granddaughters, in his car, to the Cotswolds, where my wife and I walked > some years ago. I am looking for accommodation as a base for several > day-drives through the villages. Would Bath be a reasonable thought? The > Eagle House there looks good on its web site. Are there other suggestions > that would be of reasonable price and central to easy village drives?

Bath is supposed to be good, but there are also other convenient cities: Oxford (if you can stand the traffic), Gloucester, or Swindon. Cirencester and Burford are smaller towns that are central.  We stay in Bibury, at the Bibury Court Hotel (www.biburycourt.co.uk) — it’s more expensive than B&B but has wonderful grounds and atmosphere, great food, etc. (plug, plug). Enjoy your trip — April is a great time to be in England (but bring sweaters and raingear). Regards, Allen — Allen Windhorn  (507) 345-2782  FAX (507) 345-2805 Kato Engineering (Though I do not speak for Kato) P.O. Box 8447, N. Mankato, MN  56002

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Our son and his family are just outside of London for a year. We will go over in April, and one of our plans is to drive with him and our two granddaughters, in his car, to the Cotswolds, where my wife and I walked some years ago. I am looking for accommodation as a base for several day-drives through the villages. Would Bath be a reasonable thought? The Eagle House there looks good on its web site. Are there other suggestions that would be of reasonable price and central to easy village drives? Larry Ann Arbor, MI USA

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> Our son and his family are just outside of London for a year. We will go > over in April, and one of our plans is to drive with him and our two > granddaughters, in his car, to the Cotswolds, where my wife and I walked > some years ago. I am looking for accommodation as a base for several > day-drives through the villages. Would Bath be a reasonable thought? The > Eagle House there looks good on its web site. Are there other suggestions > that would be of reasonable price and central to easy village drives?

Why not stay within one Cotswolds villages? Bath is worth at least a few days for it’s own merits, but by all means stay within the Cotwolds if that’s what you’re going to see.  There are reasonable prices to be found regardless of location, so it’s best to choose among the most conveniently located ones, such as Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, etc.

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Our son and his family are just outside of London for a year. We will go over in April, and one of our plans is to drive with him and our two granddaughters, in his car, to the Cotswolds, where my wife and I walked some years ago. I am looking for accommodation as a base for several day-drives through the villages. Would Bath be a reasonable thought? The Eagle House there looks good on its web site. Are there other suggestions that would be of reasonable price and central to easy village drives? Larry Ann Arbor, MI USA

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> Our son and his family are just outside of London for a year. We will go > over in April, and one of our plans is to drive with him and our two > granddaughters, in his car, to the Cotswolds, where my wife and I walked > some years ago. I am looking for accommodation as a base for several > day-drives through the villages. Would Bath be a reasonable thought? The > Eagle House there looks good on its web site. Are there other suggestions > that would be of reasonable price and central to easy village drives?

Why not stay within one Cotswolds villages? Bath is worth at least a few days for it’s own merits, but by all means stay within the Cotwolds if that’s what you’re going to see.  There are reasonable prices to be found regardless of location, so it’s best to choose among the most conveniently located ones, such as Moreton-in-Marsh, Stow-on-the-Wold, etc.

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I stayed at a lovely B&B in Chipping Camden- a beautiful village where a lot of TV and movies are filmed. Dragon House on the High Street in Chipping Camden ask for Val or Graeme — Posted via http://britishexpats.com

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>Would Bath be a reasonable thought?

Seems awkward to me, as you’d need to go into and out of a big city every day. There are very nice places to stay in villages.  I can suggest one or two if you want to contact me by e-mail. Larry in Berkeley, California (seaotter 6 at a o l dot c o m)(no spaces in address)

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> Our son and his family are just outside of London for a year. We will go > over in April, and one of our plans is to drive with him and our two > granddaughters, in his car, to the Cotswolds, where my wife and I walked > some years ago. I am looking for accommodation as a base for several > day-drives through the villages. Would Bath be a reasonable thought? The > Eagle House there looks good on its web site. Are there other suggestions > that would be of reasonable price and central to easy village drives?

Bath is supposed to be good, but there are also other convenient cities: Oxford (if you can stand the traffic), Gloucester, or Swindon. Cirencester and Burford are smaller towns that are central.  We stay in Bibury, at the Bibury Court Hotel (www.biburycourt.co.uk) — it’s more expensive than B&B but has wonderful grounds and atmosphere, great food, etc. (plug, plug). Enjoy your trip — April is a great time to be in England (but bring sweaters and raingear). Regards, Allen — Allen Windhorn  (507) 345-2782  FAX (507) 345-2805 Kato Engineering (Though I do not speak for Kato) P.O. Box 8447, N. Mankato, MN  56002

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>Would Bath be a reasonable thought? > Seems awkward to me, as you’d need to go into and out of a big city every day. > There are very nice places to stay in villages.  I can suggest one or two if > you want to contact me by e-mail. > Larry in Berkeley, California (seaotter 6 at a o l dot c o m)(no spaces in > address)

Why not suggest them here for the benefit of all who come here or search the archives for recommendations? GG

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Our son and his family are just outside of London for a year. We will > go > over in April, and one of our plans is to drive with him and our two > granddaughters, in his car, to the Cotswolds, where my wife and I > walked > some years ago. I am looking for accommodation as a base for several > day-drives through the villages. Would Bath be a reasonable thought? > The > Eagle House there looks good on its web site. Are there other > suggestions > that would be of reasonable price and central to easy village drives? > Bath is supposed to be good, but there are also other convenient > cities: Oxford (if you can stand the traffic), Gloucester, or Swindon.

I wouldn’t highly recommend Gloucester (though it does have a great cathedral) or Swindon.

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> I stayed at a lovely B&B in Chipping Camden- a beautiful village where a > lot of TV and movies are filmed. > Dragon House > on the High Street in Chipping Camden > ask for Val or Graeme > — > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Can you tell me how to reach them to ask of rates and availability? Thank you. Larry Ann Arbor, MI USA

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The Dragon House e-mail is website is  www.dragonhouse-chipping-campden.com Very, very nice people and a beautiful town  – if you are looking for a Starbucks or a McDonald’s forget it. — Posted via http://britishexpats.com

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>Bath is supposed to be good, but there are also other convenient >cities: Oxford (if you can stand the traffic), Gloucester, or Swindon. >Cirencester and Burford are smaller towns that are central.  We stay >in Bibury, at the Bibury Court Hotel (www.biburycourt.co.uk) — it’s >more expensive than B&B but has wonderful grounds and atmosphere, >great food, etc. (plug, plug).

Swindon? SWINDON?! Well yes it’s convenient (ie easy to get away from), but I can think of absolutely nothing else to recommend it.  Unless you like 7 little mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle with lots of cars going round them, mostly without a clue about who has right of way……. — kathie who has to go to Swindon about once a week

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I did that trip last year and stayed in a Gasthaus in Wremen, half way between Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven along the coast. This place was in walking distance to the harbor, which is a site to see at low tide. During my 14 day by car trip, my wife, grand daughter and I only stayed in a motel/hotel twice. Mostly due to lack of time or darkness. In these B&B we always got breakfast and believe me, they where not "doughnuts and coffee". Time permitting, would do it again in a heartbeat again. Hope it helps Regards, em_CT

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> My wife and I are planning a not-too-strenuous cycle trip from > Cuxhaven, along the German coast towards Holland (but not minding too > much if we don’t get that far). We have a good selection of > maps plus some advice leaflets on this area from the UK Cyclists Touring > Club. They suggest using youth hostels, but we’d rather go slightly > more upmarket than that, to something like "Bed and Breakfast" > or small hotel/guesthouse accomodation. > Any suggestions/pointers to finding this sort of accommodation in > that area?  Is it likely that we can take a chance on finding > such accommodation as we arrive at each planned stop? This will > be in mid-May. We’d probably want to have at least the > first and last night’s booked, with flexibility in between. > (I get the feeling that German tourism doesn’t quite have the same > idea of B&B as say, the UK and Ireland. I’ve heard the expression: > "Zimmer mit Fr