england....
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25 Oct 2008, 15:19
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Being that as of the end of June I'm going to live in england for a year to work in a hotel[part of my school course], ill be looking for areas to live. So what I'd like from you Englishmen is advice on some places. One must keep in mind that I am a student so my pay won't be "grand che", so the standard of living of that area can't be immensely high.. example.. I don't plan on living on Kings Road.
The places I was thinking about were....
- Leeds (MalMaison Hotel), it's situated in central Leeds, relatively cheap to live, but being up sooo North scares me :p.
- Woodlands Park Hotel in Cobham is a possibility but it would be expensive to live and not the liveliest of places but I'll be in vicinity of everything.
- Nutfield Priory Hotel in Surrey, basically the same thing as Cobham.
- Hilton Brighton Metropole in Brighton, which is right on the Beach, very close to the pier. Not a very expensive place to live, lots of nightlife, not far from London if I want to travel up abit. So it seems like quite an ideal place for someone not getting a magnificent pay.
- Lastly... Hilton Bath which I really doubt I'll be going to as I've found out its a very boring place to live and very expensive to live in.
What I'd like is some opinion on the places (Not the hotels, I gave those to assume ill be living in and about that area of the city) so that I can make the best decision basically.
PS. I've got lots of other choices but these are the ones that I shortlisted for various reasons. So if you recommend another place, please go ahead and do so and I'll tell you if I can even go there.
Cheers
toxic
edit: also, I'm a massive Chelsea fan sooo thats the main reason why cobham/surrey is in there :p so being able to watch a couple of games would be nice as long as im not very far away, leeds makes it impossible :P
The places I was thinking about were....
- Leeds (MalMaison Hotel), it's situated in central Leeds, relatively cheap to live, but being up sooo North scares me :p.
- Woodlands Park Hotel in Cobham is a possibility but it would be expensive to live and not the liveliest of places but I'll be in vicinity of everything.
- Nutfield Priory Hotel in Surrey, basically the same thing as Cobham.
- Hilton Brighton Metropole in Brighton, which is right on the Beach, very close to the pier. Not a very expensive place to live, lots of nightlife, not far from London if I want to travel up abit. So it seems like quite an ideal place for someone not getting a magnificent pay.
- Lastly... Hilton Bath which I really doubt I'll be going to as I've found out its a very boring place to live and very expensive to live in.
What I'd like is some opinion on the places (Not the hotels, I gave those to assume ill be living in and about that area of the city) so that I can make the best decision basically.
PS. I've got lots of other choices but these are the ones that I shortlisted for various reasons. So if you recommend another place, please go ahead and do so and I'll tell you if I can even go there.
Cheers
toxic
edit: also, I'm a massive Chelsea fan sooo thats the main reason why cobham/surrey is in there :p so being able to watch a couple of games would be nice as long as im not very far away, leeds makes it impossible :P
Try to avoid Stokes there in england, he'll probably try to sexually harass you, coz he's a fanboi and a ponce.
GL Tox
You already know my recommendation is Brighton. I know nothing about Leeds, tbh. I think it's quite nice, it's just a bit far north if you're wanting to come down to London at all often. Cobham is small and probably not great if you want nightlife - I'd expect it to be even less interesting than Bath which is, as you said, boring.
I would check the major train companies lines and see the destination times and widen your search.
If you go off Virgin's line (West Coast), which ends and starts at Euston, then you could consider Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester (I could advise) or Liverpool (I've ignored some of the less desirable stops!). I can personally get to London in one hour and forty-five minutes on the express service which runs frequently.
National Express took over GNER and run the East coast line now. Their stops are probably too far from London though: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle (I could advise), York (Toss' could advise!), Leeds and London.
All the stations are major so there's obviously stuff in between. I don't know anything about the South-East, though.
Moving even a little further north will save you a lot of money.
Another point about the football. I don't know how expensive it's to watch Chelsea at home but if you lived a little further north you could visit away matches quite easily, and perhaps it would be less expensive than going to London.
Every major city has areas which cater for the low-income/student type who're looking for decent night-life so you can't really make a bad decision. Just pick whichever city appeals the most.
tell me if they are all fat uk 8D
I'd personally say Brighton and Leeds is a toss-up - they're both great options. My preference would be for Brighton as I know it pretty well and can vouch for it being a great place to live; it's reasonably close to London (50 mins on train), and Gatwick airport (30 mins on train) which has regular cheap flights to Malta and other places in Europe (such as Amsterdam for LANs); plus it's only 30 mins from where I'll be living so I can head down there for a few pints ;)
Tox: how central is the hotel in Leeds?
There is a good bus service that runs around the West Midlands and Coventry has quite a decent nightlife and shops.
edit... sick reply skills
I'm currently in my 2nd year of Hotelmanagement.
What departement you chose ?
Good luck !
there are plenty of slags in my area, so finding a good fuck buddy is almost a given.
come work in warrington! and u can come partying with me!
E: about 4 hours train from london (so u can watch chelsea games!)
http://www.warrington.gov.uk/
I would go somewhere more north, as southerners are ponces..nottingham is a top place for students....
ill set u up with some scottish slags :P