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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
I went back to London last May and stayed at an excellent self-catering flat, the “146 Suites” in Marylebone. It was an absolute steal at 65 GBP a night, super clean and very modern. There are so many benefits to self catering that it’s hard for me to see any benefit in staying in a hotel anymore. The flat had a kitchenette complete with a toaster, kettle, pots and pans, microwave,stove, silverware and plates. There is also a Tesco Express just down the street so I was able to stock up on supplies (Lucozade for post-pubbing mornings, fresh bread, jam, salame and cheese for lunches) and eat two of my meals at home.
The 146 Suites are also a block away from the Baker Street tube station, the Sherlock Holmes Museum, and the lovely Regents Park. There’s also quite a few nice pubs in the area, and a unbelieveable kebab place (that I can’t remember the name of course)
All in all, it was such a great experience. I could come and go as I pleased, “live” in a residential area, cook some local fare, head out to local haunts, and make it back in time to settle down and catch a BBC documentary before bed.
Here is the addy for anyone interested http://www.hotel82london.com/studios.html