Urashobora guca iragabano Hoteri yawe Guma mubyiciro bibiri bitandukanye. Rimwe na rimwe, hoteri niyo ngingo yibanze hamwe nigice cyingenzi cyo gusura aho ujya. Hariho kandi ahantu gake aho hoteri ari ahantu heza ho kurara.
Impamvu ya nyuma yanzanye kuri Indigo London - Paddington Hotel, Hotel ya IHG iherereye mu mfuruka ivuye mu mfuruka, mu rugo kugeza mu nzego za Paddington, mu nzego za London hamwe na Expros nshya.
Ntabwo ari uko nshaka kwishyura ibirenze iminsi mikuru. Icyo nshaka ni ihumure, gukira, kuboroha no gukora ku giciro cyiza.
Nyuma yindege yambere ya Jetblue kuva Boston i Londres muri Kanama, namaze amasaha agera ku 48 mumujyi. Mu gihe cyanjye gito i Londres, nari nkeneye gukora ibintu bitatu: kuruhuka imbere y'indege yanjye yo gusubira mu garuka, kubona imirimo myinshi, urebe umujyi igihe nagize umwanya.
Kuri njye, kandi kubagenzi benshi bakorana nubushakashatsi abanyamerika bahagarara muri London, ibi bivuze ko mfite amahitamo abiri: nshobora kuguma kure yumujyi, nshobora kwima ikibuga cyindege cya Heathrow (LHR) no kwishimira uburyo bworoshye. Kuri terminal yanjye, cyangwa nshobora kuguma muri hoteri hafi gato yumujyi ibintu bizwi cyane bitatanze ibintu byoroshye cyangwa amafaranga.
Nahisemo guhitamo icya nyuma nagumye kuri Indigo London - Paddington Hotel. Ubwanyuma, bihuye muri byose.
Igitangaje, nasuzumye muri iyi hoteri mfite uburyo bworoshye bwo kumva nyuma yo kuguruka i Londres Gatwick (LGW), ariko nashakaga kumenya uko iyi Hotel ishobora gufasha abantu benshi bageze ku kibuga cyindege kinini cya Londres.
Kuberako ikibuga cyindege cyo heathrow cyegereje umujyi, nko mu bilometero 15 uvuye kuri Piccadilly Cirnus, abashyitsi benshi bifuza kugera muri hoteri bahatiwe guhitamo hagati yo kugendera ku butaka bwa Londres cyangwa tagisi ihenze cyangwa cab.
Ariko, muguhitamo Hotel Indigo London - Paddington nkinzu yabo yigihe gito kure y'urugo, abagenzi babona uburyo bwo kwinjira kandi bunoze cyane. Aho gufata umuyoboro mu mujyi rwagati munsi y'amadolari 30, abashyitsi barashobora gufata imyuka igaragara muri Paddington mu minota 15.
Gari ya moshi ya Express kuri ikibuga cyindege izafata abashyitsi urugendo rugufi kuva muri hoteri - intambwe 230 ziva kumurongo wo hejuru kurujyambere rwa padiri kugirango babe indorerezi.
Iyo uvuye kuri sitasiyo, rwose uzakumva umeze nkawe uri kumuhanda uhuze cyane wa Londres. Igihe nagerageje kwa mbere muri sitasiyo ya Paddington, nakanguwe n'inkone ya bisi itukura ebyiri igishushanyo-decker nyuma yindege yasinziriye nijoro na tube.
Mugihe ugenda umanuka Square kare muminota ibiri kuri hoteri, urusaku rugabanuka gato kandi hoteri hafi ya mvand hamwe nububiko butandukanye hamwe nuduganda kuruhande. Mbere yuko ubimenya, wageze mu minota 20 yo gusiga Heathrow.
Kubera ko nari ntwaye umujyi wa Londres ushize saa kumi n'ebyiri za mugitondo, ndakeka ko icyumba cyanjye nticyiteguye. Guhinga kwanjye guhindurwa gukosora, nuko mfata icyemezo cyo gutangiza igikona cyanjye cyo hanze ya resito yo hanze ya Bela Italia Paddington.
Ako kanya numvaga ntiruse kuri patio. Niba ngomba kubyuka kare hamwe ningufu nke, ntabwo ari ahantu habi kugira ifunguro rya mugitondo mu kirere cya 65 hamwe numuziki woroshye woroshye ukina inyuma. Byari bishimishije biva mu majwi ya moteri n'induru y'imodoka ya metero zubamva amasaha umunani cyangwa icyenda.
Patio itanga ikirere kidasanzwe kuruta icyumba cyo kuriramo cya resitora kandi ni sitasiyo nziza - kandi igiciro cyiza. Amagi yanjye (~ $ 7.99), umutobe wa orange na cappuccino (~ $ 3.50) hamwe na Sourdough nibyo nkeneye guhaza ubushake bwo kurya nyuma y'urugendo rurerure.
Ubundi buryo kuri menu ya mugitondo yibutsa ibyo uzasanga i Londres, harimo ibiciro bya kera byubwanwa nkibishyimbo bitetse, Croissants kandi Brioches bitetse. Niba wumva ushonje, urashobora kuvanga mubice bike byinyama, flashdough, amagi, n'ibishyimbo kuri munsi ya £ 10 ($ 10.34).
Kurya ifunguro rya nimugoroba, amasahani yinteraniro, kuva pasta kugeza pizza. Kubera ko nagize idirishya rifunganye hagati yigihe ntarengwa cyakazi ninama ya Zoom, nahisemo kugaruka nyuma mugihe cyo gusura nimugoroba.
Muri rusange, nasanze ibiryo na vino birenze bihagije kubyo nshoboye, byari bishimishije byatanzwe impuzandengo no kuryoherwa. Nyamara, inyama zinyamanswa n'ibice bya Ciabatta ($ 8), yibanze yibanze ($ 15) nigikombe cya Chianti (hafi $ 9) yaguye inzara nkigihe gito.
Ariko, urufunguzo rumwe rudashobora kuzirikana ni inzira yo kwishyura. Bitandukanye n'amahoteri menshi akwemerera kwishyuza ibiryo mucyumba cyawe, bivuze ko ushobora kongera amanota yawe binyuze mu mafaranga y'umutungo, iyi Hotel ifite politiki yo kwishyuza mu cyumba, bityo nagombaga kwishyura ibiryo n'ikarita y'inguzanyo.
Abakozi b'imbere y'imbere bumvaga ko ndushye mu ndege ijoro ryose maze bava mu nzira yo kunjyana mu cyumba cyanjye amasaha make nshima.
Nubwo hari lift, nkunda ingazi ifunguye mucyumba cyanjye mu igorofa rya kabiri, kuko ikora ikirere cya mu gitondo, yibutsa kuzamuka ku ngazi mu nzu yanjye.
Iyo ugiye mucyumba cyawe, ntushobora guharanira guhagarika no kwishimira ibidukikije. Mugihe inkuta ziwera gusa, uzasanga mural utangaje ku gisenge no gucikamo umukororombya.
Igihe ninjiraga mucyumba, nahise mworoshya nubukonje bwa konderasi. Kubera ubushyuhe bwanditse Ubushyuhe muriyi mpeshyi, ikintu cya nyuma nshaka kumenya nicyumba gishyushye cyane niba mbona bitunguranye mubushyuhe mugihe cyanjye cyo guma.
Nkumutwe wa hoteri hamwe nabagenzi bagenda nkanjye, wallpaper yicyumba yibutsa sitasiyo ya paddington hamwe namashusho ya metero manika kurukuta. Hahujwe na tapi itukura ishize, abaminisitiri, ibyo birambuye, ibi bisobanuro bitera urukurikirane rutangaje ku rukuta rwera rudafite aho rutanduye hamwe n'intoki.
Urebye kuba hafi ya hoteri mucyumba cyikigo, mucyumba hari icyumba gito, ariko ibyo nari nkeneye igihe gito kigufi cyariho. Icyumba gifite imiterere ifunguye hamwe ningingo zitandukanye zo gusinzira, gukora no kuruhuka, hamwe nubwiherero.
Igitanda cyumwamikazi cyari cyiza cyane - ni uko ibyo nahinduye akarere mashya byahagaritse ibitotsi muburyo bumwe. Hano hari ameza yigitanda kumpande zuburiri hamwe nuduce twinshi, nubwo bakeneye Adapter yo mu Bwongereza kugirango ukoreshe.
Nari nkeneye gukora muri uru rugendo kandi natunguwe cyane n'umwanya w'intebe. Imbonerahamwe y'indorerwamo munsi ya telefone ya ecran irampa umwanya uhagije wo gukorana na mudasobwa yanjye. Mu buryo butangaje, iyi ntebe ifite inkunga nyinshi cyane cyane kuruta uko ushobora gutekereza mugihe cyamasaha maremare.
Kuberako imashini ya NESPRESso yashyizwe mukwanga, urashobora no kugira igikombe cya kawa cyangwa espresso utabyutse. Nkunda cyane iyi perk kuko ni ibintu byoroshye byoroshye kandi ndifuriza ko hari amahoteri menshi yongeyeho aho imashini gakondo zikoreshwa.
Kuri etk yimeza ni imyenda mito ifite imizigo, amanika bike, ubwogero buke, hamwe nubuyobozi bunini bwuzuye ibyuma.
Zimya umuryango ibumoso kugirango ubone urundi ruhande rwumubati, aho hari umutekano na mini-firigo hamwe na soda n'amazi ya orange n'amazi.
Yongeyeho Bonus nicupa rya micro yubucuruzi bwa Vitelli kumeza. Ibi birakomeye kubashaka kwishimira kuza kwabo i Londres.
Kuruhande rwicyumba kinini ni ubwiherero (ariko bufite ibikoresho). Kimwe n'ubwiherero ubwo ari bwo bwose bwo hagati muri Amerika, uyu afite ibyo ukeneye byose, harimo no kwiyuhagira imvura, umusarani, hamwe n'inzuki nto.
Kimwe nandi mahoteri ahitamo umusarani urambye urambye, icyumba cyanjye kuri Indigo London - Paddington yabitswe hamwe na pompe yuzuye shampoo, ikarito, isabune yintoki, igabanywa ryintoki. Ibicuruzwa-byubwenge byita ku ruhu bishyirwaho kurukuta no kurohama no kwiyuhagira.
Nkunda cyane gari ya moshi ya kera cyane mu bwiherero. Hano hari uburyo budasanzwe bwi Burayi bukunze kugaragara muri Amerika.
Mugihe nkunda ibintu bimwe na bimwe bya hoteri, kimwe mubyo nkunda ni ahantu hoteri na lounge. Mugihe atari tekiniki igice cya Indigo London - Paddington Hotel, irashobora kugerwaho utagiye hanze.
Iherereye muri koridor ngufi inyuma yo kwakirwa, ikirungo ni ahantu heza kubashyitsi ba muriyi hoteri cyangwa abaturanyi ba Mercure London Hondon Hyede kugirango bahuze bombi.
Rimwe imbere, biroroshye kuruhuka. Igenamiterere ryahumetswe mubyumba ritanga amahitamo meza yo kwicara, harimo intebe nyinshi mumabara meza ninyamanswa zamatungo, intebe yintebe yicyunamo, sopi zuruhu rwa TUFPT zashyizwemo inguni. Imyanya yijimye n'amatara mato bigana ikirere nijoro kora ikirere gikonje kandi cyiza.
Nyuma yumunsi wose kumurimo, aha hantu hagaragaye ko ari ahantu heza ho guhurira hamwe no kudahuza ikirahuri (~ $ 7.50) nta kuzerera kure yanjye.
Usibye kuba maso ku bagenzi bakeneye kujya ku kibuga cy'indege, nasubiye mu gace ka Paddington kubera igiciro cyacyo cyiza kandi byoroshye kugera ku bikurura byose bya London.
Kuva aho urashobora kumanuka Escalator hanyuma ufate metero. Umurongo wa Bakerloo uzagutwara bitanu kuri Oxford Cirnus na gatandatu bihagarara kuri Piccadilly Circis. Hagararambi byombi ni hafi iminota 10.
Niba uguze umunsi wo gutwara abantu, kugenda bike bihagarara kuri paddington munsi yubutaka, urashobora kugera kuri london usigaye byoroshye nko kuzerera mumihanda hafi ya hoteri yawe mugushakisha aho kurya. Ubundi buryo? Urashobora kugenda muminota 10 kumuhanda ujya mu kabari kuruhande rwa hoteri usanga kumurongo (kandi hari benshi), cyangwa urashobora gufata metero mumujyi rwagati icyarimwe.
Ukurikije aho ushaka kujyayo, birashobora guhunga byihuse kandi byoroshye gufata umurongo wa Elizabeth, witiriwe umusaka Elizabeth II.
Mugihe cyingendo zanjye ngufi, byanyoroheye gukora inama yo zoom mucyumba cyanjye (hanyuma umuvuduko wahinduye byinshi) hanyuma ufate umuyoboro mubindi bice byumujyi (nka Oxford Circus) kugirango irangize. Ibikorwa byinshi, vuga gufungura iduka rya kawa mumuhanda mwiza utuma udakoresheje umwanya munini kuri jams.
Ndetse nasanze byoroshye gufata umurongo w'akarere ka Tube hanze kugera mu majyepfo ya Tube (bingana n'umunota 15 wo kugendera ku ndobo. Ndetse nasanze byoroshye gufata umurongo w'akarere ka Tube hanze kugera mu majyepfo ya Tube (bingana n'umunota 15 wo kugendera ku ndobo.Ndetse nasanze byoroshye gufata umurongo w'akarere kugeza kuri Southfields (ni nko muminota 15) kugirango wambuke urutonde rwibyifuzo byanjye: Urugendo rwa penland ya tennis na croquet, ruzwi kandi nka Wimbledon.Byanasobanuriwe no gufata umurongo wakarere kugeza kuri downlofiels (iminota igera kuri 15) kugirango wambuke ikintu kimwe kurutonde rwa tennis na croquet na croquet, nanone uzwi kandi nka Wimbledon. Ubusa bwuru rugendo nikindi kimenyetso cyerekana ko kuguma muri padingo birashobora rwose kuba uburyo bworoshye bwo kwidagadura no gutembera.
Kimwe n'amahoteri menshi, ibiciro kuri Indigo London Paddington ahanini biterwa nigihe ugumye nibyo ushaka muri iryo joro. Ariko, ureba mu mezi make ari imbere, akenshi mbona ibiciro bizenguruka £ 270 ($ 300) mubyumba bisanzwe. Kurugero, icyumba cyo kwinjira gigura £ 278 ($ 322) kumunsi wicyumweru mu Kwakira.
Urashobora kwishyura hafi £ 35 ($ 40) mubyumba bitarenza "premium", nubwo urubuga ntirugaragaza inyongera ushobora kubona kubintu bitari "umwanya winyongera."
Nubwo byatwaye ibihembo bimwe by'ibihembo birenga 60.000 byo kuvuga muri iryo joro, nashoboye gutondekanya icyumba gisanzwe ku gipimo cy'isaha 49.000 y'ijoro rya mbere nijoro 54.000 mu ijoro rya kabiri.
Urebye iki gipimo cyo kwamamaza kiri hafi £ 230 ($ 255) kuri buri joro nkurikije igereranyo cya TPG, nzi neza ko ndimo kubona byinshi mubyumba byanjye, cyane cyane urebye igihe nari mfite.
Niba ushaka kwinezeza mugihe usuye London, Indigo London - Paddington ntishobora kuba ahantu heza kuri wewe.
Ariko, niba uruzinduko rwawe ari mugufi kandi uhitamo kuguma ahantu heza kugirango ubashe gukoresha umwanya wawe mu mujyi udatwaye imodoka kure yikibuga cyindege, noneho iyi ni hoteri kuri wewe. Ahantu heza ho kumanika ingofero yawe.