Lamp
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All depends what you want to do.
If you've got deep pockets, make a reservation at Hakkasan. Its one of my favourite restaurants. With hotels, you get what you pay for. If you pay peanuts you get monkeys. The Holiday Inns & Travelodges are fine for one night stays for businessmen but if you want a decent room with a bit of luxury (nice if you're taking a lass for a dirty weekend) and dedicated staff and flawless service, its going to cost. The Lanesborough do a nice suite for £15,000 a night. Ahem, seriously, though, the Sandersons Hotel on Berners Street have nice rooms. Great location. Or try the Hempel Hotel in Craven Hill Gardens. Whichever hotel you go for, you'll want to bung the concierge and if they're any good, they'll get you into the clubs, bars & restaurants most ppl have to queue for.
Drinking & Nightlife: Shoreditch / Soho / Covent Garden
Comedy: Jongleurs, Camden Lock
Theatres / Movies: Covent Garden / Shaftesbury Avenue / IMAX cinema Waterloo
Shopping: Bond Street, Knightsbridge, Oxford Street / Westfield Shepherds Bush (10 minutes from our house )
Cafes & Boutique Shops: Primrose Hill / Hampstead / Notting Hill
Tourist Shit: Parliament Sq / Buck Palace / Tour buses
Sports: Maybe get tickets to see Arsenal / Chelsea / Fulham play?
Check out Time Out Magazine.
Oh, and don't be tempted to jump into a car where the bloke is saying "minicab, boss" at 3am outside a Soho bar. And even the regulated minicabs drive like arseholes and are entirely reliant on satnav. Always use a proper licensed London taxi. You'll pay more, but you'll be in safe hands.
If you've got deep pockets, make a reservation at Hakkasan. Its one of my favourite restaurants. With hotels, you get what you pay for. If you pay peanuts you get monkeys. The Holiday Inns & Travelodges are fine for one night stays for businessmen but if you want a decent room with a bit of luxury (nice if you're taking a lass for a dirty weekend) and dedicated staff and flawless service, its going to cost. The Lanesborough do a nice suite for £15,000 a night. Ahem, seriously, though, the Sandersons Hotel on Berners Street have nice rooms. Great location. Or try the Hempel Hotel in Craven Hill Gardens. Whichever hotel you go for, you'll want to bung the concierge and if they're any good, they'll get you into the clubs, bars & restaurants most ppl have to queue for.
Drinking & Nightlife: Shoreditch / Soho / Covent Garden
Comedy: Jongleurs, Camden Lock
Theatres / Movies: Covent Garden / Shaftesbury Avenue / IMAX cinema Waterloo
Shopping: Bond Street, Knightsbridge, Oxford Street / Westfield Shepherds Bush (10 minutes from our house )
Cafes & Boutique Shops: Primrose Hill / Hampstead / Notting Hill
Tourist Shit: Parliament Sq / Buck Palace / Tour buses
Sports: Maybe get tickets to see Arsenal / Chelsea / Fulham play?
Check out Time Out Magazine.
Oh, and don't be tempted to jump into a car where the bloke is saying "minicab, boss" at 3am outside a Soho bar. And even the regulated minicabs drive like arseholes and are entirely reliant on satnav. Always use a proper licensed London taxi. You'll pay more, but you'll be in safe hands.
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