Places to Stay

I love Canterbury. I stayed for a month a few years ago. A special thing is to stay a night or two inside the cathedral walls at their Lodge. Lovely to wander the grounds after the gates close and early morning before they open to the public.

At the quiet end of Duval Street, this is my go-to place. It’s reasonably priced and the rooms are a good size. Try the top floor King Room, which has its own private balcony where you can people-watch. Bike rental is across the street. 1317 Duval Street.

This 4-star hotel features airy and bright rooms just outside the city centre but close to the main shopping centre. The Maldron Hotel is particularly good if you’re driving as it’s slightly away from the centre of town and offers free parking.

Overlooking Cape Town’s famous Robben Island and the Atlantic Ocean, the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront offers luxurious accommodation with free wireless internet access and a private marina.

This is a by-product of French social policies of the late 60’s and a desire to welcome both foreign groups for long-term stays (language learning) and professionals for short stays and not just be a Youth Hostel. Rooms go from individual rooms with ensuites to 6-bed dorms with their own ensuite or bathroom in the corridor. Small desk Wi-Fi everywhere, buffet breakfast, cafeteria for lunch and dinner at reasonable cost by Paris standards, various activities, night club on weekends, but also meeting rooms, small garden, table tennis and table football, a full bar. On a tucked away street but still ask for a room NOT on the street. Excellent location in the 14th arrondissement (district) with 3 metro stops minutes away on line 6 as well as the bus and train (RER) going to both Paris airports

A large hotel where I stayed the last time is the Strand Palace in Westminster Borough very near Covent Garden Market very near the Tube station not as quaint as others but way more practical (for a short stay this is the one I would recommend).