Posted by littlenic on Sun 8 Jan 12, 6:00 PM to littlenic's blog.
Good people of IC - I'm after ideas and suggestions, please!
Big birthday coming up (well, in a couple of months) and I'd like to spend a couple of nights away from home as part of the weekend celebrations, in London still though to allow for other adventures and happenings.
Because I spend a lot of time in hotels, I'm not really that thrilled by them per se. So I'm ideally looking for somewhere odd / wacky / different. Likewise if you can think of somewhere with spectacular views, or just memorable (a castle?) - please let me know!
Thanking you kindly in advance for any ideas... 
| 8 Jan 12, 7:03 PM Sultrylady UK(B), 11 yrs   |
How many people are you planning on being there? Will it be a shared event for several friends or more intimate? Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. | |
| 8 Jan 12, 7:07 PM littlenic 5 yrs |
Oh, sorry. No, the hotel is just for me. The other adventures may include some kind of birthday bash, which will be elsewhere and is being sorted, but the staying in a hotel - and most likely, the adventures on the day itself - are likely to be solo affairs. | |
| 8 Jan 12, 7:22 PM lilybee  UK(TN), 5 yrs    |
There is a website which caters for the unusual Hotels and accommodation reservations. I can't recall what He said it was called so this is really just a bookmark post. Will ask Him later for you and ping it when I've the answer. lily | |
| 8 Jan 12, 7:29 PM littlenic 5 yrs |
Cheers, that's very kind | |
| 8 Jan 12, 7:44 PM Sultrylady UK(B), 11 yrs |
I can't recommend any of these, but each looks quite special. http://www.dreamsleeps.com/city_searchresults.as... Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. | |
| 8 Jan 12, 7:48 PM littlenic 5 yrs |
Oh, thank you! And definitely bookmarked - though some of them are outside London they're pretty cool for another time! | |
| 8 Jan 12, 8:07 PM lush_london UK(WC), 6 yrs |
Possibly a bit big for what you want but these might be of interest http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/SearchResults/0/...
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| 8 Jan 12, 8:10 PM MistressAdara UK(NW), 4 yrs £ |
Top 10 cool and unusual hotels in London http://www.globalgrasshopper.com/destinations/uk... | |
| 8 Jan 12, 9:04 PM littlenic 5 yrs |
Thanks to you both - really appreciated | |
| 8 Jan 12, 10:48 PM Silly_Rabbit UK(BN), 9 mths |
I use Alastair Sawday's quite a bit, and they've never let me down before.. http://www.sawdays.co.uk/maps/ It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, for our consideration and application of these things, and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process. |
