Q. The central London flat where I normally live is
having essential repairs carried out and I have to move out next week. Having been rugged by a friend of a friend who had agreed I could live in one of her spare rooms, I find I will be technically homeless until perhaps April. However, since I have a weekend cottage in Norfolk and will be travelling a great deal and on holiday for one ten-day period, I do not want to waste money on renting a stopgap flat for a minimum let of six months. What should I do, Mary?
K.B., London W1 A. I am delighted to announce that you can stay in the Travelodge in Covent Garden’s Drury Lane for £26 per night with parking costing £15 for 24 hours. All rooms have ensuite facilities. Travelodge’s director of public communications, Greg Dawson, cheerily informs me, ‘a lot of London people are using our hotels instead of taking a taxi home, which can work out more expensive.’ Travelodge has launched a programme for 2006 of 500,000 rooms at £26 per night in a combination of rural and urban locations. You can pay as little as £10 if you book three weeks in advance (see www.travelodge.co.uk).
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