classy hotel

[Pearson]

Back on topic:

What about a small boutique 10 bed hotel type place.

There could be a market for this type of establishment.

Create a destination, rather than your run of the mill

nice bed, clean bathroom type of operation?

Something unique with a distinct point of difference.

Just a thought for the OP :)

[Narnia]

Moos Wrote:

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> There's a sign on Uplands Road that says 'East

> Dulwich Hotel' on a building that otherwise looks

> like an ordinary house.

That place looks a bit scary if you ask me. Have you ever seen anyone leave there?

[EDKiwi]

Narnia Wrote:

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> Moos Wrote:

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> > There's a sign on Uplands Road that says 'East

> > Dulwich Hotel' on a building that otherwise

> looks

> > like an ordinary house.

>

> That place looks a bit scary if you ask me. Have

> you ever seen anyone leave there?

EDs answer to Hotel California? You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave?

[ClareC]

My inlaws booked a room there when they came down immediately after our daughter was born (we had said no overnight guests).

They walked into their room, walked straight back out again and back to our house where we ended up with house guests, said they couldnt possibly stay there.......

[edcam]

I can really recommend the Church Street Hotel. My brother and half of family stayed there over Christmas as we only had a certain amount of room at the inn. It was very clean, friendly and well run and the family said the breakfasts were among the best they'd had in a hotel - lots of varied organic produce. Definitely worth trying and has the added bonus of Angels & Gypsies underneath, the best tapas around!

Re new posters - don't be frightened - some here seem to think the forum is theirs, when in fact it belongs to the nice people that run the site!

[Pearson]

Seems to be a similar thread/ question going on in the business section:

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?30,599949

[northlondoner]

ClareC Wrote:

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> My inlaws booked a room there when they came down

> immediately after our daughter was born (we had

> said no overnight guests).

>

> They walked into their room, walked straight back

> out again and back to our house where we ended up

> with house guests, said they couldnt possibly stay

They have only just had their swanky new signage displayed. Up until a couple of months ago it rejoiced in the legend 'East Dulwich Hotle'. Sic

> there.......

[pavel_g]

Hi,

I've traveled many times to ED, but it never accrued to me! I've checked it on a hotel map / searcher and it looks like the nearest hotel is around 50 km away! Unbelievable!

[Marmora Man]

Louisa Wrote:

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> I've heard it all now! From Waitrose replacing

> Iceland, to a new branch of the Savoy opening up!

> When will the people around here realise this is a

> skanky part of south-east London which does not

> have the infrastructure or repuation to accomodate

> some of the bigger more prestigeous brands that

> other parts of London can easily attract. We never

> will have an M&S or Waitrose, house prices have

> hit there limit and you arnt sitting on a

> goldmine! Here's an idea my fellow ED posh

> co-posters, go and earn 60k plus and move north of

> the river or further out towards an SW postcode!

> Simples!

>

> Louisa.

I can attest to the demand for decent short term accommodation. Since occasionally letting out our ex granny flat to friends, family and now friends of friends we have seen requests increase - almost all takers are parents / friends of those living in small"ish" ED flats with insufficient room to accommodate overnight guests.

If Church Street Hotel can make a go of it in Camberwell then a similar, quirky / boutique, hotel could make a go of it here.

As to ED being a "skanky" part of SE London Louisa you clearly need to get out more. It's not Hampstead or West Ken but it's a hell of a lot better than many parts of London I've lived in and has lots a green space along with decent shops, museums and galleries close by + decent transport links to central London - 10 mins by train to London Bridge or 25 mins by bus to Westminster beats many places on N. London tube lines. Off the top of my head let's say Turnpike Lane, Hackney, Essex Road, City Road, Leyton and others. (All north of the river).

[TonyQuinn]

Well done Mr/Mrs/Ms Administrator.....I have noticed that this Louisa person is getting a bit out of hand.

Louisa, a word of advice....calm down on the nastiness. It's not big and it's not clever.

Best

TQ

Administrator Wrote:

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> Moving this to the Lounge, Louisa consider this

> another warning.

[victoria_inn]

we have 18 newly refurbished rooms..

http://www.capitalpubcompany.com/the-victoria-inn/

[DaveR]

I doubt whether a stand-alone hotel in ED would be commercially viable, but it seems that a number of local pubs are or will in the near future be offering rooms, which is good news. I suspect the demand is there and a bit of competition is healthy.

[RosieH]

As an aside, wouldn't a "classy hotel" be a frightful oxymoron? By dint of being described thus, twould be instantly rendered, let's say, the Karen Millen of the hotel world?

[Twirly]

northlondoner Wrote:

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>

> They have only just had their swanky new signage

> displayed. Up until a couple of months ago it

> rejoiced in the legend 'East Dulwich Hotle'. Sic

> > there.......

A couple of years ago Mr Twirly and I were having our flat renovated, and it ended up being uninhabitable for a couple of weeks. Some friends kindly put us up for about 10 days, but then needed the room back, so we had to find an hotel at short notice for a few nights. I booked us into this place, but when we went to have a look at it (not having been aware that there was an hotel there), we promptly cancelled. The place looked run-down on the outside, and had dirty, torn net curtains at the windows. The only sign outside was a tatty piece of paper pinned to the outside, with a hand-written, misspelled note on it. I don?t think that they got much business, as they guy did sound a bit surprised when I called up to book a room.

We ended up staying at the Diana Hotel around on the south circular towards Tulse Hill. It did for a couple of nights, but was rather tired. Then we stayed at what was then the Uplands, now the Actress. That was much better. Do they still run the B&B? Have had friends stay there in the past and been told it was nice.

I do agree though that a small B&B/hotel in the area would probably do some business, though I doubt there is a great demand.

[Pearson]

RosieH Wrote:

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> As an aside, wouldn't a "classy hotel" be a

> frightful oxymoron? By dint of being described

> thus, twould be instantly rendered, let's say, the

> Karen Millen of the hotel world?

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Sorry Rosie, i don't get your point?

The OP simply used the term classy as opposed to mediocre/average.

As so many hotels/B&Bs tend to be.

How would a 'classy' hotel end up looking like

Karen Millen? and even if it did, what would be so bad about that.

Customers would then have a choice between lace curtains or shiny black glass.

That just the boils down to personal taste and customer choice doesn't it.

which in my view, is a good thing.

sorry if i missed something.

[huncamunca]

TonyQuinn Wrote:

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> Well done Mr/Mrs/Ms Administrator.....I have

> noticed that this Louisa person is getting a bit

> out of hand.

> Louisa, a word of advice....calm down on the

> nastiness. It's not big and it's not clever.

> Best

> TQ

>

> Administrator Wrote:

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> > Moving this to the Lounge, Louisa consider this

> > another warning.

let that b a lesson to you all

[RosieH]

Pearson, I was just commenting on the epithet "classy". For the most part, the second something is described as "classy" it tends to be the very opposite. A little bit like Karen Millen - not so much with the natural fibres...

Sorry, just joshing.

[Pearson]

haha, for sure!

But don't forget, a lot of women still think

Karen Millen's very 'classy' ;-)

[RosieH]

Don't I know it. I think a subscription to Vogue should be given to all women on their 18th birthdays!

[Tarot]

I would prefer a clean place, clean bedlinen, no bugs or fleas.

No damp or fungus, no rude proprieters.No hidden charges.

Some refreshments.

No sign of dubious guests. These are much better than cosmetic pretensions surely.

[edcam]

Pearson Wrote:

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> haha, for sure!

>

> But don't forget, a lot of women still think

> Karen Millen's very 'classy' ;-)

I have a friend who is a Costume Designer in film. If she's doing something contemporary and has to dress a character who is a bit of a bitch, she usually takes the actress in question to Karen Millen!

[Pearson]

Tarot Wrote:

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> I would prefer a clean place, clean bedlinen, no

> bugs or fleas.

> No damp or fungus, no rude proprieters.No hidden

> charges.

> Some refreshments.

> No sign of dubious guests. These are much better

> than cosmetic pretensions surely.

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Can't argue with that.

Those thing should be expected.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

"an hotel"

I'm now officially in love with twirly.

[Pearson]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> "an hotel"

>

> I'm now officially in love with twirly.

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To use 'an' just sounds weird.

It's mixed as to which is truly the correct prefix as far as i can gather.

[SimonM]

Louisa defines "skanky" as "not having a branch of the Anne Summers chain"

Just sayin'

B)