Hello. Does anybody have any tips for getting reasonably priced accommodation for the Great North Run?
I've already got accommodation for this year but have had to go through a travel agent called Nirvana Travel who charge absolutely extortionate mark-ups on room prices. As an example, a couple in our party are having to pay £149 per night for a twin room in a hotel which normally charges £57.50 per night!
I even tried booking rooms almost a year in advance but it seems as though Nirvana had already got there and block booked pretty much everything in sight.
I'd very much like to escape the clutches of Nirvana for next year so if anybody has any tips I'd be very grateful.
Hello. Does anybody have any tips for getting reasonably priced accommodation for the Great North Run?
I've already got accommodation for this year but have had to go through a travel agent called Nirvana Travel who charge absolutely extortionate mark-ups on room prices. As an example, a couple in our party are having to pay £149 per night for a twin room in a hotel which normally charges £57.50 per night!
I even tried booking rooms almost a year in advance but it seems as though Nirvana had already got there and block booked pretty much everything in sight.
I'd very much like to escape the clutches of Nirvana for next year so if anybody has any tips I'd be very grateful.
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TBR
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Are you talking about the great north run in Britain? I don't know about hotels in newcastle area but this price sounds very expensive!!. How about B&B they shouldn't cost more than 50 per night max. Just search "b&b newcastle" etc. Hope it helps.
Panos. "sjstokes" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... Hello. Does anybody have any tips for getting reasonably priced accommodation for the Great North Run?
I've already got accommodation for this year but have had to go through a travel agent called Nirvana Travel who charge absolutely extortionate mark-ups on room prices. As an example, a couple in our party are having to pay £149 per night for a twin room in a hotel which normally charges £57.50 per night!
I even tried booking rooms almost a year in advance but it seems as though Nirvana had already got there and block booked pretty much everything in sight.
I'd very much like to escape the clutches of Nirvana for next year so if anybody has any tips I'd be very grateful.
I live on the coast, about 8 miles from the start of the Great North Run. If you can find a Bed and Breakfast or Hotel in Whitley Bay, Tynemouth, South Shields, then you'll be within easy 'Metro" distance from the start and you'll get to enjoy our beautiful coastline.
