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I worked for Contiki in 93 and from memory the Contiki desk and bar was in the basement of the Royal National Hotel on Southampton Road near Russell Square. Contiki crew stayed a little further down the road in a hotel, can't remember the name but the rooms were tiny and no private facilities, there were shared bathrooms and toilets on each floor and we paid £10 per night other than pre and post tour nights. The area past the crew hotel was Kings Cross St Pancras and was so dodgy that all crew were advised not to walk around the area alone at night. On our last trip to London we stayed at the Renaissance St Pancras - right in the heart of the dodgy area - wow, what a difference.

[QUOTE="Bazzi, post: 1654277, member: 40122"] I worked for Contiki in 93 and from memory the Contiki desk and bar was in the basement of the Royal National Hotel on Southampton Road near Russell Square. Contiki crew stayed a little further down the road in a hotel, can't remember the name but the rooms were tiny and no private facilities, there were shared bathrooms and toilets on each floor and we paid £10 per night other than pre and post tour nights. The area past the crew hotel was Kings Cross St Pancras and was so dodgy that all crew were advised not to walk around the area alone at night. On our last trip to London we stayed at the Renaissance St Pancras - right in the heart of the dodgy area - wow, what a difference. [/QUOTE]

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