Cheap London Accommodation - Your first night in London
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30 November 1999
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Accommodation in London
some say finding a bed for the first few nights can be pretty much the biggest stress you’ll go through when moving to London. but it doesn’t have to be that way. just remember that there are always options, cheap London hostels, (maybe not what you want for the long-term, but there’s bound to be something that’ll make do while you’re sorting yourself out)
quick tips
• before leaving your home town (or wherever you’re travelling from) find and book accommodation (Google is your friend).
• make sure your initial place of rest is easy to get to and from (you’ll be using it as your base camp at first to find jobs, mates, fun and longer-term accom, sothe handier it is, the better).
types of temporary cheap London accommodation
• you could stay with a friend or rello already living London til you get settled (which is what’s known as dossing or couch surfing).
• or bed down in a cheap london hostel or hotel (like the two featured in Belle’s clip).
inside our London accommodation clip
a walkthrough the Generator Hostel; the definition of dossing, how much you can expect to pay, the rules, and the basic etiquette of living on your mate’s couch.
watch Belle’s guide to your first night in London >
If you want to book a hostel or read up more on Hostelbookers.com click here.
Globetrotter Inns - we tend to stay here a bit in London.
Generator Hostels - as featured in Belle’s clip.
Hostel World - a massive database of worldwide hostels.
Hostel Bookers - to book a cheap hostel in London (and everywhere else).
doss - to sleep in a convenient place
Dossing is sleeping on your mates couch, floor, blow up mattress or what ever else you can find
...for cheap.
They have the place and you are the freeloader. But like all good things. It comes at a price. Usually a very small amount like £5-10 a day that you use to buy milk, bread , toilet paper etc, plus to be a good dosser you need to follow some basic rules.
- Never sleep with a housemate and if you have sex in the house...hide the evidence.
- Always clean up after yourself and even others in the house, they will love you for it and you'll be more liekyl to stay longer.
- Buy neccessities that you use, like milk and bread, toilet paper etc
- When you start to get mail at the house, its time for you to leave.....
Is to use Dossing as a base to find your own place, find a job, or kill time before you go travelling.
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