Waterbowl Weekender - February 18/19 2006 Where to stay

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Waterbowl Weekender - February 18/19 2006 Where to stay

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This list will enlarge, but a good place to start your search for accommodation for the 'Waterbowl Weekender' is here:

'The Crown & Anchor', 41 Hilton Street, Manchester, M1 2EE. Tel - 0161 228 1142

Prices: £25 single
£40 twin
£50 triple

The price includes breakfast.
It is within 5 minutes walking distance from the tournament venue. And with a pub downstairs, it is even closer to drink...

It is also within very easy walking distance of manchester piccadilly train station.

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Well my accomadation is free, i am stopping at the mother in laws :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Good plan...

Have rang up and booked one of the singles.

For those interested, parking in the area is £3.30 for 3 hours, or £3.50 at the NCP. If those local know of somewhere safe close by to leave cars for the whole weekend that would be great!

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Safe??? Manchester??? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Thats a good on Richard :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Yup! I'm hoping I'll have another company vehicle then, so I don't care as much.....

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would be great if we had could find a good car park
we are coming up from suffolk, is it better to park/holtel outside manchester and then bus in?


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If you are coming by train or other non-car transport then I would stay in a city centre hotel.

However parking in the city centre can be very expensive...

Staying a bit out of town and getting the bus / train in may be easier

For example Heald Greed Station (near the airport) has a travel inn next door with free parking whilst you stay, 3 trians an hour £2.50 return into central manchester (20 min journey time)

Just checked on prices - £53.95 per room per night and are currently available

There may be better/cheaper options out of town but I pass this one whenever I go to work on the train!!

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Valen wrote:Well my accomadation is free, i am stopping at the mother in laws :lol: :lol: :lol:
that's not free, i consider that an exhorbitant price!!!! 8) 8)

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cheers andrew.

booked it all up.

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Travelodge have rooms at £26 on special offer at the moment:

http://www.travelodge.co.uk/

Manchester has a few of these.

Other places worth checking out are:

Ibis Hotel
0161 234 0600
96 Portland St
Manchester, M1 4GX
0161 234 0600

Ibis Hotel
Charles St
Manchester, M1 7DG
0161 272 5000
0161 272 5010

http://www.premiertravelinn.com

The Ox - Castlefield
71 Liverpool Road
Castlefield
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 4NQ
0161 839 7740

Burton Arms Hotel - Manchester
31 Swan Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 5JZ
0161 834 3455

Willow Bank Hotel
340 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield,
Manchester M14 6AF.
Tel: 0161-224 0461. Fax: 0161-257 2561.
Website: www.feathers.uk.com.
Email: willowbankhotel@feathers.uk.com
(Fallowfield is about 20-30 mins on the bus from town. Lots of buses though).

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The prize hunting has begun and we can now confirm that there will be a Lizzie Cheerleader AND a Res Gutter Runner up for grabs.... And there's more to come. :D :D :D

You'd be mad to miss this one, the prizes are already looking even better than last year...

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If anyone is looking to share a room, I know Odium Khan is happy to split one.

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Levinas wrote:The prize hunting has begun and we can now confirm that there will be a Lizzie Cheerleader AND a Res Gutter Runner up for grabs.... And there's more to come. :D :D :D

You'd be mad to miss this one, the prizes are already looking even better than last year...
We also have prizes en route from Shadowforge in Australia and there are other goodies in the pipeline :D

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Leipziger wrote:If anyone is looking to share a room, I know Odium Khan is happy to split one.
I'm sure there is a joke there somewhere......

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:lol: :lol: Dwarfcoach is looking to share a room, Odium.

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