Eastercon hotel - Etap
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vicarage I've booked a room at the Birmingham International Etap hotel for Eastercon - total cost under a third that of the main con hotel. I've never stayed there myself, but it turns out that two of my nieces have - they do sales work at trade fairs, shows, etc. and they stayed there a few years ago.
Their verdict - at the time it was a clean hotel, rooms are small but OK, the buffet breakfast is reasonably good. The only problem for room sharers they're aware of was a lack of privacy in the shower, it's a clear sliding glass door directly off the main room, not a separate bathroom.
The reviews seem to confirm this - mostly very positive, but you have to be aware that it's a no frills hotel with very basic facilities, that it's a good trek from the main hotel, and that there's no parking apart from the expensive airport car-park. Since I'm not planning to do anything except sleep and eat breakfast there, and a taxi will not cost a huge amount if I don't feel like walking, I don't see this as a problem.
later Forgot to say there's a shuttle bus service from the station, which is pretty near the hotel.
vicarage I've booked a room at the Birmingham International Etap hotel for Eastercon - total cost under a third that of the main con hotel. I've never stayed there myself, but it turns out that two of my nieces have - they do sales work at trade fairs, shows, etc. and they stayed there a few years ago.Their verdict - at the time it was a clean hotel, rooms are small but OK, the buffet breakfast is reasonably good. The only problem for room sharers they're aware of was a lack of privacy in the shower, it's a clear sliding glass door directly off the main room, not a separate bathroom.
The reviews seem to confirm this - mostly very positive, but you have to be aware that it's a no frills hotel with very basic facilities, that it's a good trek from the main hotel, and that there's no parking apart from the expensive airport car-park. Since I'm not planning to do anything except sleep and eat breakfast there, and a taxi will not cost a huge amount if I don't feel like walking, I don't see this as a problem.
later Forgot to say there's a shuttle bus service from the station, which is pretty near the hotel.
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Date: 2011-01-30 01:56 pm (UTC)http://www.caerwylan.com/
Comfy beds, good food, views to die for. May not have an Eastercon attached, but I'm sure I will find things to do!
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Date: 2011-01-30 03:23 pm (UTC)Of course, with my luck with the weather, it could be snowing! But I have MacBook, a snug room with a view of the castle, I'll survive.
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Date: 2011-01-30 06:59 pm (UTC)http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=52.877752,-3.675452&spn=0.002066,0.00442&t=h&z=18
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Date: 2011-01-30 02:17 pm (UTC)If it weren't for us bringing the kids, and therefore having to be on site all the time, I'd have considered the Etap for Eastercon too.
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