Booking Hotels for Northern England
I woke up Tuesday morning with nothing to do until 5 pm when I was supposed to meet Timmie Hampton at Pinchito Tapas in Islington. Thus, I decided it was time to book some hotels or hostels for my trip to Northern England. First up was Newcastle. I mainly used three sites to research where I would stay.
1) hostelworld.com
2) hotels.com
3) venere.com
At first I could not decide where to stay in Newcastle. My Let’s Go Europe book said Albatross was the best hostel in Newcastle. However, they only had 6 bed dorms available and I was not keen on sharing a room with five other people. I looked at hotels but they were all priced around £60 or £70 – too much to spend on myself (at least on my first nights on my own). So I decided to book the 6 bed dorm for £18.95 through hostelworld.com.
Next up was Manchester since I was planning to stay there for three nights after Newcastle. The matches I want to attend over the weekend and into Monday are:
1) Saturday, September 26: Liverpool versus Hull City at Anfield
2) Sunday, September 27: Sunderland versus Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Stadium of Light
3) Monday, September 28: Manchester City versus West Ham United at City of Manchester Stadium
Since the match at Sunderland kicked off at 4 pm on Sunday I was planning to take the train from Manchester to Sunderland Sunday morning and return back to Manchester Sunday night. I have a BritRail England pass – meaning I can travel as far as I want in England on any given day.
Through hotels.com I found the Britannia Manchester with an economy single room for £39 per night. None of the hostels on hostelworld.com had a single room and the dorms were in the £25 range. Since I could cancel my room on the day of arrival, I booked the single room at the Britannia.
Next I booked a hostel for Wednesday, September 30. I was planning to attend the Champions League match between Manchester United and VfL Wolfsburg that night. The Britannia Manchester had singles available but for £79 now. I found Hatters Hostel on hostelworld.com that had a single for £30 for the night. Now that I had most of my rooms booked for the next week I was ready to head off around London.
The only room I still needed to book for the next week was Tuesday, September 29 in Glasgow, Scotland. However, I was still debating whether to attend the Champions League match between the Rangers and Sevilla in Glasgow or the Arsenal and Olympiacos match in London.
1) hostelworld.com
2) hotels.com
3) venere.com
At first I could not decide where to stay in Newcastle. My Let’s Go Europe book said Albatross was the best hostel in Newcastle. However, they only had 6 bed dorms available and I was not keen on sharing a room with five other people. I looked at hotels but they were all priced around £60 or £70 – too much to spend on myself (at least on my first nights on my own). So I decided to book the 6 bed dorm for £18.95 through hostelworld.com.
Next up was Manchester since I was planning to stay there for three nights after Newcastle. The matches I want to attend over the weekend and into Monday are:
1) Saturday, September 26: Liverpool versus Hull City at Anfield
2) Sunday, September 27: Sunderland versus Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Stadium of Light
3) Monday, September 28: Manchester City versus West Ham United at City of Manchester Stadium
Since the match at Sunderland kicked off at 4 pm on Sunday I was planning to take the train from Manchester to Sunderland Sunday morning and return back to Manchester Sunday night. I have a BritRail England pass – meaning I can travel as far as I want in England on any given day.
Through hotels.com I found the Britannia Manchester with an economy single room for £39 per night. None of the hostels on hostelworld.com had a single room and the dorms were in the £25 range. Since I could cancel my room on the day of arrival, I booked the single room at the Britannia.
Next I booked a hostel for Wednesday, September 30. I was planning to attend the Champions League match between Manchester United and VfL Wolfsburg that night. The Britannia Manchester had singles available but for £79 now. I found Hatters Hostel on hostelworld.com that had a single for £30 for the night. Now that I had most of my rooms booked for the next week I was ready to head off around London.
The only room I still needed to book for the next week was Tuesday, September 29 in Glasgow, Scotland. However, I was still debating whether to attend the Champions League match between the Rangers and Sevilla in Glasgow or the Arsenal and Olympiacos match in London.
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