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Exploring London with Hotel Tonight       

November 11, 2015 by Jeff B. 2 Comments

To kick off November, I booked a last minute flight to the United Kingdom for the first time. The trip had two distinct purposes: attend the World Travel Market in London and explore the Scottish Highlands with Ivan Olafsson.

I also knew I wanted to step outside my usual landscape niche and photograph key landmarks in London. It isn’t often I know a city’s landmarks – like Tower Bridge, Big Ben, and the London Eye – from memory, but the English metropolis has always been one of the few urban destinations on my nature-centric bucket list.

Thankfully, I was able to partner with Hotel Tonight to take care of my last-minute accommodation needs. It’s a kick-ass new app that rewards spontaneity. Booking a Hotels Tonight stay means saving money on unexpected travel plans, which is exactly how I ended up at the Hoxton Shoreditch in London rather than some outskirt hotel or hostel dormitory.

Booking the Hoxton Shoreditch with Hotel Tonight

The London Eye lit up red in the pre dawn morning in Downtown London

When I first looked into accommodation in London, I was pretty shocked by the prices. To stay anywhere near City Centre was going to cost me a sum of pounds I simply wasn’t willing to spend. I looked at alternatives in Fulham and Ilford, but I needed to be closer to both the WTM conference and the iconic landmarks I wished to photograph.

After checking on the Hotel Tonight app, it was fast and easy to find a suitable room at a price I could afford. While my stay was ultimately complimentary, I was also keenly aware that I’d have saved huge money using the app. They guarantee the lowest prices online.

I also conveniently ended up in one of London’s trendiest neighborhoods in London and my hotel lobby doubled as a hip cocktail bar and restaurant.

Hoxton Shoreditch Review

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When Hotel Tonight stepped forward to make my trip to London easier, I was thrilled to have some say in which hotel they’d select. The Hoxton Shoreditch isn’t just a great hotel, but a hub for London’s trendy nightlife. It’s also only a few steps from the Old Street tube station, which made it easy to catch sunrise along the Thames and return home after last call at the Gherkin.

I stayed in one of the Hoxton’s designer rooms. To be honest, the room was absolutely tiny. It’s probably less than half a standard North American room; however, plenty of creative uses and décor made the space feel comfortable rather than cramped.

The bed lay within a 3-sided padded booth, which converted it into the ultimate lounging area for working on a computer or watching TV. A small desk doubled as my workstation, while a giant red chair offered more character than comfort to my digs. Because I travel with plenty of valuables and valuable data, I was thrilled to find an in-room safe I could use to stash my backup hard drives, passport, and camera equipment.

As I was committed to photographing the morning golden hour at Tower Bridge, I was forced to ignore the glow-in-the-dark quote that clung to the ceiling above my bed:

“The perfect amount of sleep is five minutes more” – unknown.

I was thankful for the early-morning breakfast delivery. A continental to-go breakfast is included and I found it hanging outside my door each morning at 6AM. I ignored the in room coffee maker in favor of a double espresso at the hotel bar, where I also spent my evenings sharing a lager with fellow photographers amid London’s hipster scene.

The hotel is only a 5 minute walk from the Old Street tube line, which makes traveling through the city so much easier – and far cheaper – than dealing with a rental car or taxi service. Even getting to and from the airport with my usual over-packed duffle was possible in less than an hour.

Use Hotel Tonight and Save

The giant clocktower of Big Ben and Westminister Abbey in London, England

I was super impressed with my first Hotel Tonight experience and I know I’ll be using the service to help with my seemingly endless last-minute travel plans again in the future.

If you’d like to do the same, download the app and use the checkout code JBMedia to save $25 off your first booking!

 

 

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  1. amouraffairs says

    November 19, 2015 at 4:13 am

    Very useful article. Very interesting to read this article. I would like to thank you for the

    efforts you had made for writing this awesome article.

  2. Bella Mare Corfu says

    December 17, 2015 at 7:25 am

    I have many friends in London but I have never been to London because prices . Your article help me very much , Maybe I can find one cheap small hotel too and I wiil can to see my friends and discover this amazing city , thank you !

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