Where To Stay In Chichester, UK: 8 Accommodation Deals Under 160 USD

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1. Double bedroom in Chichester

In a welcoming family home set in 0.2 hectares (half an acre) of landscaped gardens, this accommodation is a beautifully decorated ensuite double room. Here, you’ll enjoy having access to the hot-tub Jacuzzi and many family-friendly activities nearby the city center, such as the Wittering beach and the amazing walks around. Couples, solo adventurers, business travelers, and families will feel at home in this lovely well-furnished house for a cheap lovely stay.

Double bedroom in Chichester

Price: from 80 USD

Number of Guests: 2

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2. The Garden Room

Set in a beautiful Edwardian walled garden, the Garden Room is a small but stylish, eclectic and comfortable fully functional studio apartment that most travelers will enjoy. This lovely little nest can easily host up to three people who will be close to the city center, 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) away from The World famous Goodwood Estate, while enjoying the tranquility of its comfy and surprising accommodation. Offering all the conveniences, including a leather sofa converting to a double bed, single mattress on the mezzanine floor, small functional kitchen, wet room/shower, a small barbecue, table, and chairs, the Garden Room will bring you everything you need for a perfect stay.

The Garden Room

Price: from 75 USD

Number of Guests: 2

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3. Bright room in recently refurbished home

Based in a quiet street a few minutes’ walk from the town center, this cheap bright room is located in a recently refurbished house. You’ll like being within a walkable distance from Chichester Festival Theatre, the cathedral and other great attractions, such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed, while accessing the comfort of this well-furnished accommodation, including a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen/dining area, and enjoying the Marys’ advice and help discovering the surroundings.

Bright room in recently refurbished home

Price: from 66 USD

Number of Guests: 2

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Only one kilometer (0.6 miles) from Chichester Cathedral, LA B&B is a good value for money accommodation, featuring all the commodities for a cheap and comfortable stay. Additionally, you’ll be pleased using its shared lounge to rest and have a good time while being close to the interesting sights nearby such as the Chichester Festival Theatre or the Goodwood Racecourse.

LA B&B

Address: 9 Fishbourne Road East, PO19 3HS Chichester, United Kingdom (see map)

Price: from 127 USD

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Less than 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) from Bosham and its railway station, the charming Bosham B&B features its own garden with a deck and an illuminated koi pond where you’ll love spending relaxing times. Furthermore, the property features individually decorated, ground-floor rooms with wooden furnishings for you to stay in a lovely and comfy atmosphere all over the B&B. Also, located a fairly short distance from the Chichester center, you’ll be close to all the city’s conveniences and enjoy its West Wittering beach. A great value for money accommodation worth booking in time!

The Bosham B&B

Address: The New Boathouse Main Road, Bosham, PO18 8EH Chichester, United Kingdom (see map)

Price: from 143 USD

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Featuring fully-furnished rooms, the Motel Findon is based on a great property located within the vicinity of Highdown Gardens, English Martyrs Church and High Salvington Windmill in Findon. You’ll like enjoying the comfort of its rooms, including twin beds, food and drink, coffee/tea maker, and a bathroom, in a calm and tranquil place for a fair price.

The Motel Findon

Price: from 73 USD

Number of Guests: 2

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Within a close distance to Littlehampton Golf Club and Look and Sea Visitor Centre, the Marina Gardens Bed and Breakfast is also near the beach and a few steps from Littlehampton Harbour and Harbour Park. Here, visitors will appreciate a high standard service, including private bathrooms, food and drink, a coffee/tea maker, free WiFi, and a restaurant, as well as the lovely property’s garden for a great time around the city of Littlehampton.

Marina Gardens Bed and Breakfast

Price: from 70 USD

Number of Guests: 2

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The Crown Hotel in Emsworth (Chichester Harbour), is a lovely property, where you’ll be close to Northney Marina, Stansted Park, Bosham Church, Staunton Country Park and many other points of interest. Staying here, you’ll access the many conveniences and services of this fully-furnished property such as its seven guest rooms, restaurant, bar/lounge and all the others commodities included in the rooms at a very reasonable price.

The Crown Hotel

Price: from 82 USD

Number of Guests: 2

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Enjoy a beautiful British town on a budget

With these eight accommodation deals under 160 USD a night, you truly get the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful town of Chichester and its surroundings! Have a splendid holiday!

Hotel Insider: The Balmoral, Edinburgh

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The welcome

The hotel’s grand, hulking facade, dating from 1902 and complete with an enormous clock tower, is impressive enough, but there is also a team of kilt-clad doormen, one of whom seems to be at least seven feet tall, who help us in with our bags. The lobby is lofty, though somewhat muted with a striped carpet and neutral wall colourings.

The neighbourhood

The hotel is brilliantly situated at the end of Princes Street, next to and above Waverley train station. Edinburgh Old Town, New Town and the main shopping areas are all very close. Arthur’s Seat is also within walking distance.

The scene

A mix of business and leisure guests; in the mornings, business peoplecan be seen having informal meetings in Palm Court, a gorgeous drawing room behind the lobby; later in the day, it is popular for afternoon tea. Tourists tend to be from elsewhere in the UK, Europe and North America. The recently refurbished Number One restaurant is slick, with red lacquered walls and an exclusive, snug feel to it.

The room

My room,No 420, was a junior suite with a fabulous view of Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street, and it was set back far enoughfrom Princes Street to be quiet. From one of the windows, I could also see Arthur’s Seat. The historic rooms have high ceilings, but the green-and-white-checked curtains and headboard, and brown carpet were strangely ordinary. There was a small three-piece-suite and glass coffee table. The bed and bedding were comfortable and it was nice to be able to open the windows; the marble bathroom was also attractive and had underfloor heating.

An executive room. Courtesy The Balmoral Hotel

The service

Rather complacent. After being asked what newspaper I wanted, this was not delivered; it was also difficult to attract the attention of staff at breakfast. When my room was cleaned, my bikini, which was drying on the towel rail, was swept up with the towels and I had to nag housekeeping to return it. Some train tickets that I had left in an envelope on the table were also discarded by housekeeping. Reception failed to confirm whether or not my airport transfer had been booked, even the night before departure. In contrast and as you would expect, service in the hotel’s signature restaurant, Number One, one of Edinburgh’s four one-Michelin-star restaurants, is faultless.

The food

The breakfast buffet in Hadrian’s brasserie is extensive and of high quality, with a good choice of hot and cold items. The full buffet is£27 (Dh127), or you can order a la carte. In Number One, a three-course menu is good value at£75 (Dh353) per person. Starters include house-smoked salmon theatrically presentedunder a hood of smoke, and juicy, perfectly browned scallops, while mains range from partridge with puy lentils and truffle to wild seabass and lemon sole. The cheese trolley was generously administered at dessert.

Loved

The basement has a great indoor swimming pool with a small gym and spa attached. Scottish therapist Nicola does a great massage.

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Hated

The service issues.

The verdict

A beautiful hotel in a great location, offering true relaxation. Only the staff need to wake up.

The bottom line

Double rooms at The Balmoral Hotel (www.roccofortehotels.com) cost from£175 (Dh823)a night including taxes and excluding breakfast.

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Why Zimbabwe should be your next holiday destination

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Source: Why Zimbabwe should be your next holiday destination – telegraph.co.uk  13 December 2016

Last month, after years of discussion and a £120 million loan from China, Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls International Airport was finally opened by President Robert Mugabe.

There are no direct flights from the UK as yet, but with a runway capable of handling the world’s largest planes, plus 28 aircraft docking bays which could triple the capacity of the old airport to 1.5 million passengers a year, it looks set to usher in a new era of tourism for Zimbabwe.

When I landed there from Johannesburg a few weeks before the official opening, there was already a buzz in the air – particularly at the Victoria Falls Hotel, where the patio restaurant was full of diners in celebratory mood.

One official told me that between 3,000 and 5,000 visitors are arriving by foot each day on the Zimbabwe side of the falls (which straddle the border with Zambia), a clear sign that the country is back on the tourism map. The number of arrivals should increase dramatically now that the airport is complete.

What can visitors expect? On the one hand, “Zim” is spectacular, a place the BBC’s former Africa correspondent Michael Buerk called “the most beautiful country on the continent”. It has impressive natural features: mighty rivers (the Zambezi and Limpopo), game-filled plains (at Mana Pools), a lake half the size of Belgium (Kariba), a national park the size of Wales (Hwange) and boulder-strewn hills adorned with ancient San art (Matobo).

But it is also a country that has seen horrific genocide, its people brutally suppressed by politicians who have tried to quash democracy, destroying a once-thriving agricultural economy and creating hunger, homelessness and 80 per cent unemployment.

Despite all this, Zimbabweans are positive people, their motto being “We’ll make a plan”. Now that Robert Mugabe is 93, their plan – of a country without him – is gaining momentum. Tourism will be a big part of that.

I have been back to Zimbabwe every year for the past three decades, to visit the country of my birth. On my latest trip, I was amazed by the number of old friends returning to tourism as a way of making a living.

Over two weeks, every camp I stayed in was full of international guests, enjoying an experience every bit as enriching as in any other southern African country – and substantially cheaper than neighbouring Botswana or Zambia.

For those who want to see more of the country, new internal flights on the low-cost FastJet airline, together with private aviation companies, make this possible. I combined flying and driving around the country’s three biggest tourist destinations – Victoria Falls, Hwange and Lake Kariba. Here is my guide to the highlights.

The Explorations Company (01367 850566; explorations company.com) is offering a 12-night trip to Zimbabwe, with three nights at Zambezi Sands, four at Little Makalolo and The Hide, and three at Changa Safari Camp, from £4,790 per person, including flight, transfers, full board and most activities.

Victoria Falls

Why go?

One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, this is the world’s greatest mass of falling water. Some 5,633ft wide and 343ft tall, the falls are as impressive today as when David Livingstone wrote that “scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight”.

On the Zimbabwean side there are far more viewpoints (16) than in Zambia, including one above the thundering Devil’s Cataract and four facing Main Falls, where at peak season more than 27 million cubic feet of water fall per minute, drenching onlookers.

Because Victoria Falls has been a hub of tourism for decades, there are lots of activities on offer, from bungee jumping, abseiling and white-water rafting to diving with crocodiles. For the less adventurous, there are craft-shopping trips and sunset cruises.

While first-timers might prefer to stay in the town – at the relaxed Ilala Lodge (ilalalodge.com), the glamorous colonial Victoria Falls Hotel (victoriafallshotel.co) or the family-friendly Victoria Falls Safari Lodge (africaalbidatourism.com), new camps have been built just a 45-minute drive out of town – a welcome option for those who prefer to get away from it all after they have seen the falls.

The place to stay

Zambezi Sands, a bush camp on a remote stretch of the Zambezi river, was created by conservationist Mark Butcher. He has been protecting Zimbabwe’s wilderness for decades, both as a national parks ranger and through his community-based Imvelo Safaris group (imvelosafarilodges.com), to which Zambezi Sands belongs.

Butcher knows the falls area intimately and can arrange almost any activity, from fly-fishing for tigerfish to photographing lunar rainbows over the falls at night.

On this tranquil bend in the river, hippos snort and luminous blue kingfishers swoop. In the surrounding Zambezi National Park, plentiful wildlife roams. Days can be spent on game drives (mainly for elephant), walking through forests of Jackalberry and palm, fishing or canoeing with naturalists or affable camp managers.

This elegant, contemporary camp operates like a friendly boutique hotel. Its eight enormous Bedouin tents are on timber decks, with a plunge pool, outdoor shower, living area and bathroom with roll-top bath.

The big communal living room has colonial-style furnishings, the wide deck outside features a firepit (a cosy spot for stargazing) and the outdoor dining tables are in the daytime shaded by big cream umbrellas. The food is fresh, inventive and presented with pride by 27-year-old chef Frankie Banda.

Best of the rest

For real luxury, Matetsi River Lodge (andbeyond.com) offers the best of all worlds: big elegant rooms, a wine cellar and spa, as well as water activities and game viewing.

The 13 new tents at the Victoria Falls River Lodge (victoriafallsriverlodge.com) are airy and contemporary, with private plunge pools – but views are of the outskirts of Livingstone in Zambia, so the camp doesn’t feel remote.

The Elephant Camp (theelephantcamp.com) is highly recommended, but it is in the bush rather than on the river.

Hwange National Park

Why go?

This game park is not just huge – 5,625 square miles, about nine times the size of Greater London – but also boasts a wider variety of wildlife than anywhere else in Africa. As well as an estimated 50,000 elephants, in herds as large as 400, it is home to more than 100 species of mammal and 400 types of bird – a biodiversity to match that of the Kruger National Park in South Africa or South Luangwa in Zambia, but with fewer people, camps and cars.

What game you see depends on the area. In the hillier north-west (near Sinamatela, Nahimba and Camp Hwange), wild dogs are common. In the centre, near Main Camp, lions are frequently spotted, including prides that have perfected the art of elephant hunting. In the south-east, grassy vleis attract a staggering range of game.

Over four days in the central area, staying at three camps, I saw elephants, lions, a cheetah with three cubs, big herds of buffalo and giraffe, as well as relatively rare sable, eland and roan, and birds ranging from a giant verrose owl, with its distinctive pink eyelids, to the tiniest golden shaft-tailed whydah, trailing long glossy feathers to attract a mate.

The place to stay

Of three camps recently refurbished by Wilderness Safaris (wilderness-safaris.com), the smallest – Little Makalolo – has the most charm. (The others are Davidson’s, with a stylish new thatched lounge and pool, and the totally rebuilt Linkwasha, which has swanky new tents with sliding glass doors.)

Sleeping just 12, Little Makalolo is contemporary in style, with six mesh-walled tents containing shabby-chic furnishing. It feels more like a friendly little bush home than a luxury camp, and is set beside a watering hole where so many wild animals congregate that at night you are accompanied to your tent by an armed ranger.

Tents feature deep copper basins, outdoor showers open to the stars, comfortable beds with crisp white linen, and strong reading lights (a rare but much-appreciated extra).

Best of the rest

The Hide (thehide.com), a homely thatched camp built by the Preston family in 1992, is set on a private two-square-mile concession on the park’s edge. Its 10 thatched A-frame rooms are well laid out, with shaded verandas, practical shelving and, in the honeymoon suites, outdoor baths and double showers.

Head guide Nicholas Gaunje has worked for the family for 13 years, and imparts knowledge with sensitivity and dry humour, whether on a walking safari, a sleep-out in the Dove’s Nest treehouse, or a night drive (allowed on the concession).

He remembers the days when rhinos were frequently spotted in the area. “We haven’t seen any for about three years,” he says. “If it continues like this, the Earth won’t have any left.”

Lake Kariba

Why go?

This is one of the biggest man-made lakes in the world, like an inland sea covering an area roughly the size of Wales. When it was created in 1958 to generate hydroelectricity, more than 1,700 animals were rescued by conservationists from the rising waters and relocated to the adjacent Matusadona National Park.

Today the 540-square-mile park teems with wildlife and has just three places to stay within it: Rhino Safari Camp (rhinosafaricamp.com) in the north, a haunt of fishermen; Spurwing Island (spurwingisland.com), a favourite with families; and Changa Safari Camp, a smart new camp on a peninsula in the east.

Lake Kariba is a place where there is little to do but take in the big skies, the spectacular escarpment that stretches all the way to the Rift Valley, large expanses of water and the rich diversity of wildlife on its shores.

Activities revolve around water: watching birds, elephants, buffaloes and sometimes lions from a small speedboat; taking an atmospheric sunset cruise; kayaking (while looking out for hippos and 14ft-long crocodiles more than a century old) and fishing for bass, catfish and prized tigerfish.

The place to stay

Changa Safari Camp (changasafaricamp.com) is located  on the shores of Matusadona National Park. Owners Kevin Higgins and Angus Preston are keen conservationists intent on eradicating poaching, which is prevalent here. This they hope to achieve through their new NGO, the Matusadona Anti-Poaching Project (MAPP), and by attracting tourists back to enjoy Zimbabwean wildlife.

The camp – 23 miles from the main Kariba harbour – can be reached in 40 minutes by Avoca Transfers’ 16-seater speedboat, or in 20 minutes by plane to Fothergill Island. Whichever option you take, the journey there is an adventure in itself; we saw elephants before we had even reached the camp.

Like the Hide, Changa has been designed by people who understand what makes a safari pleasurable. The eight tents – two of which can accommodate a family of four – are large and well spaced out, with shaded verandas, comfy living spaces and bedrooms enclosed by big mesh windows which keep out bugs without cutting off the views.

There are several places in which to socialise, too: a bar shaped like a boat for sundowner G&Ts; a plunge pool surrounded by shaded bandas; a living area with a library and squashy sofas; and a dining space where the chef creates delicious buffets, from Cape pickled fish and Neapolitan meatballs to inventive salads and fresh fruit platters, all served with South African wines.

Most guests spend their time either out on the water, G&T in hand, or walking on the shores with an armed guide, seeing elephants, buffaloes and occasionally lions.

Best of the rest

Hire a houseboat. Arguably the most glamorous is the Matusadona (mv-matusadona.com), sleeping up to six.