London!

Ok, so Boyf. and I went to London on Saturday night... yep we were out in 'the ciddy'. It was for a friends birthday so we thought we would make the most of it and stay in a hotel overnight. Boyf. had us booked into the Jury's Inn Chelsea for £99 not a bad deal for London. However, it wasn't brilliant. The room was clean, but the heating was awful and we were freezing most of the night and when the heat did come on it was so noisy it woke you up! Also, the bed was not the most comfortable and to top it off the lights fused as soon as we entered the room so not a very good start. For a posh Chelsea hotel it wasn't very posh, it was about as good as a Best Western or a Holiday Inn. In fact I think these can be better! The night was fun though and we went to a lovely Indian restaurant called  Chutney Mary's: http://www.chutneymary.com/ the food and service could not be complained about but it was pretty punchy... Main meals plus 3 side dishes and naan bread, 2 beers and 2 martini cocktails came to £120! Lovely, if you're feeling flush.
We then went onto restaurant/bar/club Mare Moto: http://www.maremoto.co.uk/ I don't know what the restaurant is like but it looked good. The bar and club were funky and cool but slightly on the small side. It was fine when it was early in the evening but from midnight the club became far too packed and a bit claustrophibic but it is clearly a very popular place. Ages varied from 30's to 18's. The music was fun and definately made you want to dance, current pop music and funky tunes. I will say great mojito's too!
I couldn't live in London though - it's too crowded and I need more space. It's so expensive too and I don't always think you get value for money. If you would like to go out for a posh dinner and get value for money, although it is still expensive, I would recommend L'Ortolan; http://www.lortolan.com/ It's very pretty, lovely service and the food is delicious. It can be a lot of courses but they are all small so you get delicious tasters and don't feel too full. If you buy bottles if wine, be careful as this is where it gets expensive and can push the price up. It's definately worth going to at least once though, just for the experience. Or if you want to try a really amazing experience in a london restaurant... try Dans Le Noir: http://www.danslenoir.com/london/ It is truly a unique experience... you eat in the restaurant in the pitch black! If you ever wondered what it was like to be blind this is the real deal. You can't even see outlines of tables or your hand in front of your face. It's funny because everyone starts talking really loudly as if because you can't see you can't hear each other either!? The waiters and waitresses are blind, which is amazing and they have memorised their way around. To go into the restaurant you line up behind your waiter and put your right hand on your partners shoulder or whoever is in front of you in your group and you get led to you table behind the waiter. I won't tell you any more as it is such a surprising experience you have to just try it!