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    That was close

    I needed to book a hotel for my trip down to this conference in Brighton at the end of the week. The Grand is full up apparently, so I thought I'd try a place down the seafront where the folks from Opera were staying for the conference in September - judging by the place Opera put them in down in London in June, it seemed like a pretty safe bet.

    Luckily I decided to check tripadvisor before actually booking. Now I know that everywhere gets the occasional bad review on there, so you have to take it with a pinch of salt. However the place had just one non-negative review out of about ten over the last few months, and even that was couched in terms of "It wasn't that bad", "I've seen worse" and "Not that dirty really"

    For thirty quid less (£110 for the night, B&B) I've now got a luxury seaview room at a place down the prom with glowing reviews that speak particularly well of the breakfast

    There's even a Jacuzzi in the en suite

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      Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post


      Gammon smells nice. Kind of like a brewery in the kitchen at the moment, though, as the smell of warm cider is floating through.
      Sounds great

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        Originally posted by cojak View Post
        Things seem to be a bit faster on here today.
        Thats because everyone is trying to make the last ever tpd post.

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          Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
          That was close

          I needed to book a hotel for my trip down to this conference in Brighton at the end of the week. The Grand is full up apparently, so I thought I'd try a place down the seafront where the folks from Opera were staying for the conference in September - judging by the place Opera put them in down in London in June, it seemed like a pretty safe bet.

          Luckily I decided to check tripadvisor before actually booking. Now I know that everywhere gets the occasional bad review on there, so you have to take it with a pinch of salt. However the place had just one non-negative review out of about ten over the last few months, and even that was couched in terms of "It wasn't that bad", "I've seen worse" and "Not that dirty really"

          For thirty quid less (£110 for the night, B&B) I've now got a luxury seaview room at a place down the prom with glowing reviews that speak particularly well of the breakfast

          There's even a Jacuzzi in the en suite
          Make sure you rate it on tripadvisor when you come back. I've started doing that for all my trips now, having ended up in a hell hole in London one week.

          When the room you are staying in has two mouse traps in it, you know that something isn't quite right (at £100 a night).
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            Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
            Make sure you rate it on tripadvisor when you come back. I've started doing that for all my trips now, having ended up in a hell hole in London one week.

            When the room you are staying in has two mouse traps in it, you know that something isn't quite right (at £100 a night).
            Yup, I'd expect at least four for that money

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              Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
              ...with glowing reviews that speak particularly well of the breakfast
              Any photos of that breakfast? Just out of interest...
              Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?

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                Originally posted by voodooflux View Post
                Any photos of that breakfast? Just out of interest...
                www.foodporn.com

                SFW.

                But you probably already know about that one
                "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?
                  You need a few of these motivational posters in your office
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                  Come back Toolpusher, scotspine, Voodooflux. Pogle
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                    Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                    www.foodporn.com

                    SFW.

                    But you probably already know about that one
                    Back in 5...
                    Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?

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                      Oi, VF, get yerself a kleenex. This is a Sausage Roll

                      Linky
                      SFW
                      "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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