Ungakwazi ngempela ukuhlukanisa ukuhlala kwakho kwehhotela kube izigaba ezimbili ezihlukene.Kwezinye izimo, ihhotela liyindawo okugxilwe kuyo futhi liyingxenye ebalulekile yokuvakashela indawo ethile.Kukhona nezindawo ezimbalwa lapho ihhotela liyindawo nje ekahle yokuhlala ubusuku bonke.
Isizathu sokugcina singilethe e-Indigo London - Paddington Hotel, ihhotela le-IHG eliseduze nekhona ukusuka e-Paddington Station, ikhaya eliya eLondon Underground, i-Heathrow Express kanye nezitobhi ezintsha ze-Major emgqeni we-Elizabeth, kanye nezinye izinketho zesitimela. .
Akukhona ukuthi ngifuna ukukhokha imali eyengeziwe ngeholide eliwubukhazikhazi.Engikufunayo nje ukunethezeka, ukululama, ukusebenziseka kalula kanye nokusebenza ngenani elithengekayo.
Ngemva kwendiza yokuqala ye-JetBlue esuka eBoston iya eLondon ngo-August, ngachitha cishe amahora angu-48 edolobheni.Phakathi nokuhlala kwami ​​isikhashana eLondon, kwakudingeka ngenze izinto ezintathu: ukuphumula ngaphambi kwendiza yami ebuyayo esondela ngokushesha, ngenze umsebenzi omningi, futhi ngibone idolobha lapho nginesikhathi.
Kimina, nakubavakashi abaningi bezamabhizinisi kanye nezivakashi zaseMelika eziya njalo ezitobhini ezimfushane noma zokuma eLondon, lokhu kusho ukuthi nginezinketho ezimbili: ngingahlala kude nenkaba yedolobha, eduze ne-Heathrow Airport (LHR) futhi ngijabulele ukufinyelela okulula kakhulu. .endaweni yami yokugcina, noma ngingahlala ehhotela eliseduze kancane nezindawo eziheha kakhulu zedolobha ngaphandle kokudela ukunethezeka noma imali eningi.
Nganquma ukukhetha okwakamuva futhi ngahlala e-Indigo London - Paddington Hotel.Ekugcineni, ingena kuzo zonke izici.
Okuxakayo ukuthi, ngingene kuleli hhotela ngokufinyelela kalula ku-Heathrow ngemva kokundizela e-London Gatwick (LGW), kodwa bengifuna ukwazi ukuthi leli hhotela lingabasiza kanjani abantu abengeziwe abafika esikhumulweni sezindiza esikhulu kunazo zonke sase-London, i-Passenger Airport.
Ngenxa yokuthi isikhumulo sezindiza i-Heathrow siseduze nedolobha, cishe amakhilomitha angu-15 ukusuka e-Piccadilly Circus, izivakashi eziningi eziya e-London ezifisa ukufika ehhotela ziphoqeleka ukuba zikhethe phakathi kohambo olude lwase-London Underground kanye nesevisi ebizayo yetekisi noma i-cab.
Kodwa-ke, ngokukhetha i-Hotel Indigo London - Paddington njengekhaya labo lesikhashana kude nasekhaya, abahambi bathola ukufinyelela kunketho eyengeziwe futhi elula kakhulu.Esikhundleni sokuyisa iTube enkabeni yedolobha ngemali engaphansi kuka-$30, izivakashi zingathatha i-Heathrow Express ziye e-Paddington emizuzwini engu-15.
Isitimela esiya esikhumulweni sezindiza sizothatha izivakashi uhambo olude nje ukusuka ehhotela - izinyathelo ezingama-230 ukusuka endaweni yokujika esiteji esiphezulu sesiteshi sasePaddington ukuya emnyango ongaphambili wehhotela ukuze kube ncamashi.
Uma uphuma esiteshini, nakanjani uzozizwa sengathi usemgwaqweni ophithizelayo waseLondon.Ngenkathi ngiphuma okokuqala eSiteshini sasePaddington, ngavuswa ukuklabalasa kwamabhasi anesitezi esibomvu esiwuphawu ngemva kokungalali ebusuku indiza nokugibela amashubhu.
Uma wehla e-Sussex Square imizuzu emibili uya ehhotela, umsindo uyehla kancane futhi ihhotela licishe lihlangane nezindawo ezingaphambili zesitolo namabha eduze kwalo.Ngaphambi kokuthi wazi, ufike kungakapheli imizuzu engama-20 usuka e-Heathrow.
Njengoba bengisanda kudlula eLondon Town ngehora lesithupha ekuseni ngesikhathi sendawo, ngisola ukuthi igumbi lami belingakalungi ngesikhathi ngifika.Umcabango wami ubonakale ulungile, ngakho-ke nganquma ukuqala ukuhlala kwami ​​nokudla okulula egcekeni lendawo yokudlela e-Bella Italia Paddington.
Ngokushesha ngazizwa ngikhululekile kuvulandi.Uma kufanele ngivuke ekuseni kangaka ngamandla aphansi, lena akuyona indawo embi ukuze ngidle ukudla kwasekuseni emoyeni wasekuseni ongu-65-degree nomculo we-ambient opholile odlala ngemuva.Kwakuyikhefu elijabulisayo lomsindo wezinjini zejethi nokukhala kwezimoto ezihamba ngaphansi komhlaba engangilokhu ngikuzwa amahora ayisishiyagalombili noma ayisishiyagalolunye adlule.
Ivulandi ihlinzeka ngesimo esingavamile kakhulu kunegumbi lokudlela lendawo yokudlela futhi iyigalaji likaphethiloli elihle - futhi linenani elifanele.Amaqanda ami (~$7.99), ijusi yewolintshi ne-cappuccino (~$3.50) nenhlama emuncu yilokho engikudingayo ukuze nganelise ukudla kwami ​​ngemva kohambo olude.
Ezinye izinketho kumenyu yasekuseni zisikhumbuza lokho ozokuthola e-London, okuhlanganisa nemali yokugibela yaseBrithani efana nobhontshisi obhakiwe, ama-croissants nama-brioches abhakiwe.Uma uzizwa ulambile kakhulu, ungahlanganisa izingcezu ezimbalwa zenyama, inhlama emuncu, amaqanda, nobhontshisi ngemali engaphansi kuka-£10 ($10.34).
Ukuze uthole isidlo sakusihlwa, izitsha ezinetimu yesiNtaliyane, kusuka ku-pasta kuya ku-pizza.Njengoba nganginefasitela elincane lesidlo sakusihlwa phakathi komnqamulajuqu womsebenzi kanye nomhlangano we-Zoom, nginqume ukubuya kamuva phakathi nokuvakasha kwami ​​​​ukuzosampula imenyu yakusihlwa.
Sekukonke kuyathengeka, ngithole ukudla newayini kungaphezu kokwanele izidingo zami, obekungaphawuleki uma kubhekwa isethulo esimaphakathi kanye nokunambitha.Nokho, amabhola enyama nezingcezu ze-ciabatta ($8), i-focaccia ene-focaccia ($15) kanye nenkomishi ye-chianti (cishe u-$9) kwanqanda ukulamba kwami ​​okwesikhashana.
Kodwa-ke, enye ingxenye ebalulekile okufanele uyikhumbule yinqubo yokukhokha.Ngokungafani namahhotela amaningi akuvumela ukuba ukhokhise ukudla endaweni ekamelweni lakho, okusho ukuthi ungakwazi ukwandisa imali engenayo yamaphuzu ngezindleko zezakhiwo, leli hhotela linomgomo wokushaja igumbi, ngakho kwadingeka ngikhokhele ukudla ngekhadi lesikweletu.
Abasebenzi bedeski elingaphambili bazizwe ngikhathele ngenxa yendiza yasebusuku futhi baphuma endleleni yabo ukuze bangiyise ekamelweni lami amahora ambalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi engikujabulelayo.
Nakuba likhona ikheshi, ngikhetha izitebhisi ezivulekile ekamelweni lami esitezi sesibili, njengoba kudala isimo sasekhaya, okusikhumbuza ukugibela izitebhisi endlini yami.
Uma uya ekamelweni lakho, awukwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ume futhi ubuke indawo ekuzungezile.Ngenkathi izindonga zimhlophe qwa, uzothola umdwebo odwetshiwe odongeni ophahleni kanye nokhaphethi onephethini yothingo oqhakazile ngaphansi kwezinyawo.
Lapho ngingena ekamelweni, ngakhululeka ngokushesha ngenxa yokubanda kwe-air conditioner.Ngenxa yerekhodi lokushisa lase-Europe kuleli hlobo, into yokugcina engifuna ukuyizwa yigumbi elishisa kakhulu uma ngiba nokwenyuka kwezinga lokushisa okungalindelekile ngesikhathi ngihlala.
Njengokuvuma ngekhanda indawo yehhotela nabavakashi abanjengami, isithombe sangemuva segumbi sifana nengaphakathi lesiteshi sase-Paddington kanye nezithombe zesitimela esingaphansi komhlaba zilenga ezindongeni.Ibhangqwe nokhaphethi obomvu ogqamile, i-upholstery yekhabethe kanye namalineni agcizelelwe, le mininingwane idala umehluko omangalisayo ezindongeni ezimhlophe ezimaphakathi kanye nephansi lezinkuni ezilula.
Uma kucatshangelwa ukuba seduze kwehhotela enkabeni yedolobha, yayincane indawo ekamelweni, kodwa yonke into engangiyidinga ukuze ngihlale isikhashana yayilapho.Ikamelo linesakhiwo esivulekile esinezindawo ezihlukene zokulala, ukusebenza nokuphumula, kanye nendlu yokugezela.
Umbhede wendlovukazi ubunethezeke ngendlela emangalisayo - ukuthi nje ukulungisa kwami ​​indawo yesikhathi entsha kuphazamise ukulala kwami ​​ngandlela thize.Kunamatafula aseceleni kombhede nhlangothi zombili zombhede anezitolo eziningi, nakuba edinga i-adaptha yepulaki yase-UK ukuze uyisebenzise.
Bengidinga ukusebenza kulolu hambo futhi ngamangazwa indawo yedeski.Itafula elinesibuko ngaphansi kwe-TV yesikrini esiyisicaba linginika isikhala esanele sokusebenza ngekhompyutha yami ephathekayo.Ngokumangazayo, lesi sihlalo sinokusekelwa okungaphezulu kakhulu kwalokho ongase ucabange phakathi namahora amade okusebenza.
Ngenxa yokuthi umshini we-Nespresso ubekwe ngendlela efanele phezu kwetafula, ungathola inkomishi yekhofi noma i-espresso ngaphandle kokuvuka.Ngiyithanda kakhulu le nzuzo ngoba iyinto yasendlini futhi ngifisa sengathi ngabe kungezwe amahhotela engeziwe esikhundleni semishini yekhofi elahlwayo evamile.
Ngakwesokudla sedeski kunekhabethe lezingubo elincane elinendawo yokubeka imithwalo, iziphanyeko ezimbalwa zamajazi, okugeza okumbalwa, kanye nebhodi loku-ayina elinosayizi ogcwele.
Jikela umnyango kwesokunxele ukuze ubone olunye uhlangothi lwekhabethe, lapho kukhona isisefo nesiqandisi esincane esinesoda yamahhala, ijusi yewolintshi namanzi.
Ibhonasi eyengeziwe ibhodlela elincane lamahhala le-Vitelli prosecco etafuleni.Lokhu kuthinta kahle labo abafuna ukugubha ukufika kwabo eLondon.
Eduze kwekamelo elikhulu kunendlu yokugezela ehlangene (kodwa efakwe kahle).Njenganoma iyiphi indawo yokugezela yehhotela elisebangeni elimaphakathi e-US, lena inakho konke okudingayo, okuhlanganisa ishawa emvula ehamba ngezinyawo, indlu yangasese, nosinki omncane omise okwesitsha.
Njengamanye amahhotela akhetha izinto zangasese ezisimeme kakhudlwana, igumbi lami e-Indigo London - ePaddington laligcwele iphampu egcwele usayizi weshampoo, isifudumezi, insipho yesandla, ijeli yeshawa kanye nezinto zokugcoba.Imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba ye-Bio-smart inanyathiselwa odongeni ngosinki kanye neshawa.
Ngithanda kakhulu isitimela sethawula elishisayo endlini yokugezela.Nasi isitayela saseYurophu esiyingqayizivele esingavamile ukubonakala eMelika.
Nakuba ngithanda izici ezithile zehhotela, enye yezintandokazi zami indawo yehhotela nendawo yokuphumula.Yize ingeyona ingxenye yobuchwepheshe ye-Indigo London - Paddington Hotel, ingafinyelelwa ngaphandle kokuphuma ngaphandle.
Itholakala ephasishi elifushane ngemuva kwegumbi lokwamukela izivakashi, indawo yokuphumula iyindawo enhle yezihambeli zaleli hhotela noma i-Mercure London Hyde Park engumakhelwane ukuze zijabulele isiphuzo njengoba ixhumeke kukho kokubili.
Uma usungaphakathi, kulula ukuphumula.Ukuhlelwa okuphefumulelwe kwegumbi lokuhlala kunikeza izinketho eziningi zokuhlala ezinethezekile, okuhlanganisa izihlalo eziphakeme ezinemibala egqamile nezindwangu zezilwane, izitulo zamabha zesimanje kanye nosofa abakhulu besikhumba abashuqukiwe ababekwe emakhoneni.Uphahla olumnyama nezibani ezincane ezilingisa isibhakabhaka ebusuku kudala umoya opholile futhi othokomele.
Ngemva kosuku olude emsebenzini, le ndawo yabonakala iyindawo ehlakaniphile yokuphumula ngengilazi ye-Merlot (~$7.50) ngaphandle kokuduka kude kakhulu negumbi lami.
Ngaphandle kokuba indawo ekahle yokumisa abahambi abadinga ukuya esikhumulweni sezindiza, bengizobuyela endaweni yasePaddington ngenxa yentengo yayo ethengekayo nokufinyelela kalula kuzo zonke izindawo ezikhangayo zaseLondon.
Ukusuka lapho ungehla ngezitebhisi ezizihambelayo uthathe umgwaqo ongaphansi komhlaba.Ulayini we-Bakerloo uzokuyisa izitobhi ezinhlanu uye e-Oxford Circus nezitobhi eziyisithupha uye e-Piccadilly Circus.Zombili zokuma ziqhele ngemizuzu eyi-10.
Uma uthenga i-London Transport Day Pass, uhamba izitobhi ezimbalwa ku-Paddington Underground, ungafinyelela yonke i-London kalula njengokuzulazula emigwaqweni ezungeze ihhotela lakho ufuna indawo yokudla.Enye indlela?Ungakwazi ukuhamba imizuzu engu-10 wehla ngomgwaqo uye endaweni yokucima ukoma eduze kwehhotela oyithola ku-inthanethi (futhi maningi), noma ungathatha umetro uye enkabeni yedolobha ngesikhathi esifanayo.
Kuya ngokuthi ufuna ukuya kuphi, kungase kusheshe futhi kube lula ukuthatha i-Elizabeth Line, eqanjwe ngeNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II ongasekho.
Phakathi nohambo lwami olufushane lomsebenzi, kwaba lula kimi ukuba ngibambe umhlangano we-Zoom ekamelweni lami (futhi ijubane lashintsha kakhulu) bese ngithatha ishubhu ngiyise kwenye ingxenye yedolobha (njenge-Oxford Circus) ukuze ngiyiqedele.Umsebenzi owengeziwe, yithi uvule isitolo sekhofi kumgwaqo oseceleni othokomele ngaphandle kokuchitha isikhathi esiningi esiminyaminyeni sezimoto.
Ngize ngakuthola kulula ukubamba i-Tube's District Line eya eSouthfields (okuyimizuzu eyi-15 ukusuka lapho) ukweqa into ephuma ohlwini lwamabhakede ami: ukuvakasha kwe-All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, eyaziwa nangokuthi. Wimbledon. Ngize ngakuthola kulula ukubamba i-Tube's District Line eya eSouthfields (okuyimizuzu eyi-15 ukusuka lapho) ukweqa into ephuma ohlwini lwamabhakede ami: ukuvakasha kwe-All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, eyaziwa nangokuthi. Wimbledon.Ngize ngakuthola kulula kakhulu ukuthatha Ulayini Wesifunda oya eSouthfields (kusukela cishe imizuzu eyi-15) ukuze ngiphume ohlwini lwezifiso zami: ukuvakasha kwe-All England Lawn Tennis neCroquet Club, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Wimbledon.Kwaba lula nakakhulu kimina ukuthatha ulayini wesifunda oya eSouthfields (cishe imizuzu engu-15 ukushayela) ukuze ngiwele into eyodwa ohlwini lwezifiso zami: ukuvakashela i-All England Lawn Tennis kanye neCroquet Club, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Wimbledon.Ukuba lula kwalolu hambo kuwubufakazi obengeziwe bokuthi ukuhlala e-Paddington kungaba yindlela ekahle yokungcebeleka nokuhamba.
Njengamahhotela amaningi, amanani e-Indigo London Paddington ancike kakhulu ekutheni uhlala nini nokuthi ufunani ngalobo busuku.Kodwa-ke, uma ngibheka ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo, ngivame ukubona amanani entengo ezungeza kuma-£270 ($300) ngegumbi elijwayelekile.Isibonelo, igumbi lezinga lokungena libiza u-£278 ($322) phakathi neviki ngo-Okthoba.
Ungakhokha cishe u-£35 ($40) ngaphezulu ngamakamelo “e-premium” esezingeni eliphezulu, nakuba isiza singacacisi ukuthi yiziphi izinto ezengeziwe ongazithola kunoma yini enye ngaphandle “kwesikhala esingeziwe nokunethezeka.”
Noma kuthathe amaphuzu angaphezu kuka-60,000 e-IHG ​​One Rewards ukuze ngithole ngalobo busuku, ngakwazi ukubhukha igumbi elijwayelekile ngenani eliphansi lamaphoyinti angama-49,000 ngobusuku bokuqala namaphuzu angama-54,000 ngobusuku besibili.
Uma kucatshangelwa leli zinga lokuphromotha licishe libe ngu-£230 ($255) ngobusuku obubodwa ngokwesilinganiso sakamuva se-TPG, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ngithola okuningi ngegumbi lami, ikakhulukazi uma kucatshangelwa yonke into engiyijabulele ngesikhathi ngihlala.
Uma ufuna ukunethezeka lapho uvakashela eLondon, i-Indigo London – Paddington ingase ingabi yindawo ekufanele.
Kodwa-ke, uma ukuvakasha kwakho kukufushane futhi ukhetha ukuhlala endaweni elula ukuze usebenzise isikhathi sakho edolobheni ngaphandle kokushayela kude kakhulu nesikhumulo sezindiza, leli ihhotela lakho.Indawo ekahle yokulengisa izigqoko zakho.