Average spend in London

[evilagent]

Could you consider renting a room in a decent house?
The average monthly rental costs are advantageous in comparison with hotel, but with the benefit of the flexibility of coming and going as you please without having to book per night, etc.

A room gives you the flexibility of home-cooking, more room / space, etc.

Downsides is possibly sharing a bathroom, etc.

[cojak]

The only time I spent £115 on meals was on a CUK Grub Club night.

[EternalOptimist]

you can live in a sh!t hole for 20 a night and live on kebabs and chips for 8.

do it for the little one.

[Old Greg]

These guys do a backpacker rate of £9 per night rising to £10 per night in high season.

Prices & booking - Lee Valley Regional Park Authority

[BlasterBates]

Not worth it. I would either move to London or stay where you are. In my view it´s something you do because there´s nothing else suitable near by.

[Ticktock]

WBBS.

I've had just over 3 months of living away from home (on a 6 month contract), flying home Friday night, away again Sunday nights, and I've had enough of it. I don't think I'd have even considered it if I had kids - as it is my wife has told me that I'm never allowed to do it again, and I don't want to. Going away for 6 weeks at a time is one thing, being away long term with weekends only at home is worse.
Renting a room in a shared flat whilst away - better (and cheaper) than a hotel as I can cook for myself, but sharing the bathroom is a pain, and flatmates can be a bunch of lazy bastards when it comes to taking bins out, etc.

As BB said, unless you really have to do it - no work closer and you need to bring in the money - then think long and hard. I only did it as a trial to see whether it was something we could put up with, as we've talked about moving to a nice area, but where there's no local work and I'd have to work away every week, and we've decided that it's not an option.

Of course, everyone's different, but it's not for me, or my wife.

[SueEllen]

WBBS.

I've had just over 3 months of living away from home (on a 6 month contract), flying home Friday night, away again Sunday nights, and I've had enough of it. I don't think I'd have even considered it if I had kids - as it is my wife has told me that I'm never allowed to do it again, and I don't want to. Going away for 6 weeks at a time is one thing, being away long term with weekends only at home is worse.
Renting a room in a shared flat whilst away - better (and cheaper) than a hotel as I can cook for myself, but sharing the bathroom is a pain, and flatmates can be a bunch of lazy bastards when it comes to taking bins out, etc.

As BB said, unless you really have to do it - no work closer and you need to bring in the money - then think long and hard. I only did it as a trial to see whether it was something we could put up with, as we've talked about moving to a nice area, but where there's no local work and I'd have to work away every week, and we've decided that it's not an option.

Of course, everyone's different, but it's not for me, or my wife.

Be a lodger, make sure you are the only lodger and only share with the owner.

[nomadd]

You need to budget a minimum of £100 per night into your rate, doing it on less is a killer.

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Were is the work located? If it's somewhere like Docklands, that £500 / week should easily get you a one or two bedder close enough to work to walk in - hence foregoing the worst aspect of working in London: the commute. Rightmove currently shows 1000+ rental properties in Docklands for that kind of weekly budget or less.

[MarillionFan]

A pint is £5, a sandwich £3-4 and a coffee £2.50-3

Coke will cost you about 20 quid a line
Hookers around £60 but if you drop SimonMacs mum a line she can do you a special of 3 for 50p

[dezze]

A colleague is renting a room in a great flat in Greenwich - the owner is the only other resident and he's paying just over 400/ month for week nights only. Potluck but there are some good deals around. I'll ask how he found it.

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