Buy dinner at Hoxton Hotels and get a free room

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• PaulW says:

  3 Dec3 December 06:28

  Has plaza premium reopened at T5?

  • mzb says:

    3 Dec3 December 08:04

    Says it’s reopening today (Dec 3rd) on this site: https://www.plazapremiumlounge.com/en-uk/find/americas-europe/united-kingdom/london/london-heathrow-airport/plaza-premium-lounge-intl-departures-terminal-2

    • PaulW says:

      3 Dec3 December 14:48

      Thanks other page says 10th for t5 which works for us

• Anna says:

  3 Dec3 December 06:38

  “The Dilly”, seriously?!

  • Nick G says:

    3 Dec3 December 06:47

    I was just thinking that…..I walked past it last month when we stayed at the Atheneum (great hotel if anyone wants to know) and thought it’s looking a bit tired.

    • mr_jetlag says:

      3 Dec3 December 07:40

      Athenaeum is lovely, still have some stationery from our anniversary stay a decade ago.

      • TGLoyalty says:

        3 Dec3 December 10:53

        I recall the restaurant (116?) is well reviewed and liked

  • TGLoyalty says:

    3 Dec3 December 08:35

    It’s an awful name and it was a pretty crap property in a very good location / nice building.

    Suspect the owners will stick some lipstick on a pig and call it “hip”. It really needs new owners and major investment

    • TGLoyalty says:

      3 Dec3 December 08:38

      Rooms come with 32 inch TVs which were state of the art in 1998.

    • KBuffett says:

      3 Dec3 December 08:45

      I agree with the name! I though they’ve had a recent refurb?

      • TGLoyalty says:

        3 Dec3 December 10:12

        It was a pretty crap “refurb” refresh perhaps with a few licks of paint, replacing broken items and some new carpet.

    • KBuffett says:

      3 Dec3 December 19:07

      Is the noise as bad at the W, which is not too far away.

      • TGLoyalty says:

        3 Dec3 December 22:38

        Not sure but it’s not just the area but rather the poor windows and soundproofing or lack of that might be the issue at “The Dilly”

  • Michael C says:

    3 Dec3 December 08:47

    I was just going to write the same!!
    “I’m going to London on a luxurious weekend, spending a small fortune, at…The Dilly…”!!

  • Phil says:

    3 Dec3 December 10:43

    Maybe they are being sponsored by Bud Light!!!

  • Lady London says:

    3 Dec3 December 18:47

    Sounds close to the old Regent Palace in level, with that name. The Regent Palace being actually only about 300 meters away.

    Now, if they had called it “Le Dilly” it would sound so much better. They should have thought of a more google-able name.

• Thomas Toomse Smith says:

  3 Dec3 December 06:47

  https://thedillylondon.com/

  Website is up and it seems to be closed until spring, which is nice except I had a booking for afternoon tea in December

  • Rhys says:

    3 Dec3 December 08:34

    Thanks – didn’t spot this when I wrote this!

• Andy S says:

  3 Dec3 December 07:19

  I assume Aspire lounges remains closed in airports in Tier 3 e.g. Bristol?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    3 Dec3 December 10:54

    There was no requirement for airport lounges to close in the November lockdown and don’t believe that’s changed under the latest tiered system having scanned the SI

• Rob Collins says:

  3 Dec3 December 07:40

  ‘The offer is valid on tables of two only, so you are effectively looking at spending £100 per person. This shouldn’t be too difficult if you throw in a couple of drinks!’

  How the other half live…

  • Greenpen says:

    3 Dec3 December 07:57

    Yes, I feel sorry for them. I usually think in terms of £100 a course, bit more for some dishes, bit less for others, but it’s a good guide to a nice meal out.

  • Rhys says:

    3 Dec3 December 08:37

    3 courses plus a couple of cocktails at Seabird and you’re over the line. This isn’t your local ASK Italian 🙂

  • Gormlesstraveller says:

    3 Dec3 December 16:19

    @Rob Collins, shhh we need to keep the sponsors of the next HFP party believing that we are all big spenders!

• Diydegsy says:

  3 Dec3 December 09:07

  Will the lounges in Birmingham airport be opening as well?

  • Rhys says:

    3 Dec3 December 09:18

    Given Birmingham is in tier 3 you may have to wait a little longer.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    3 Dec3 December 10:13

    The longes didn’t have to close under the previous lockdown.

    They can open if they have business. I know the emirates lounge was open yesterday as a friends used it when flying out.

    • Rhys says:

      3 Dec3 December 11:39

      They don’t have to, but the chances that they are shut is high.

• Simon Barlow says:

  3 Dec3 December 09:14

  I have a flight out of Gatwick north next week. Would be good if we have any stories of what the experience is like now things are opening up.

  • Alex M says:

    3 Dec3 December 11:18

    Flew from Gatwick north yesterday- it was a ghost town – very pleasant experience!

    • Simon Barlow says:

      3 Dec3 December 11:37

      Cheers Alex – hoping for something similar next Wednesday!

• Kurt says:

  3 Dec3 December 10:36

  I remember staying in the Meridien Piccadilly years ago – and leaving after 1 night as it was so noisy from the street…
  OT: With the Hilton 2x elite credits/double stay promotion until end of this year, how/where are the double counted stays reflected? I do not see the fact that they are doubled anywhere on my account? Thanks.

  • chef says:

    3 Dec3 December 10:45

    did you enroll in the promotion?

    • Kurt says:

      3 Dec3 December 11:01

      Yes, I did click on the link at the time – several times and it said: You are already registered in the end…..

      • blenz101 says:

        3 Dec3 December 14:01

        When the stay posts to your account they just post as 2x per night. E.g. I stayed overnight last week at the Hampton by Hilton at LHR before a flight. On the App the number of nights stay has increased by two, points activity shows an extra line item “2020 Double Rewards Promotion – Double Points”.

        The number of nights against the booking still shows as one night correctly reflecting the dates, but the credits do increase by 2.

        • Kurt says:

          3 Dec3 December 15:24

          Thanks, basic maths failure…. the count does go up, it was just not stated clearly against each item, but as you say, Double Points is mentioned too. Thanks all.

  • George K says:

    3 Dec3 December 11:25

    I remember the noise – and we had a top-floor room…

    Best part of the hotel was the Terrace, and maybe even the underground swimming pool. Rooms were nothing to write home about.

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