Shakespeare

Advantages: Close to Centre
Disadvantages: Can get very crowded.

The Shakespeare is situated a mere hop and a skip off the high end of Market street, the main shopping thoroughfare in town. It is opposite a Pizza Purveyor if you are the type to get peckish after a pint. It is a wonderful place to drink off the aching feet after a bout of christmas shopping. They sometimes have a real fire burning which helps soothe the blisters. The building is an old Tudor style similar to Sinclairs oyster bar - the oldest pub ... Read review

Advantages: central position, low priced, friendly staff & beautiful building
Disadvantages: needs renovating, breakfast, not handicapped accessible

...When I went to London last summer with my English class, our teacher chose the Shakespeare hotel for our stay. As there wasn't enough room for all, some of our group stayed at the Dolphin hotel next door, but I was one of those who were fortunate (?) enough to stay at the Shakespeare hotel. Hotel in general The Shakespeare hotel is located very central at Norfolk square, north of the Hyde Park and 2 minutes away from the Paddington station. There are plenty of restaurants, bars and supermarkets nearby, but we didn't try any of them except for the coffee shop where we used to get our breakfast. It is located in a very quiet tree lined street and there is a small park directly outside the hotel which makes it look even more peaceful. From outside the hotel looks really beautiful and exclusive and when I first saw it I... Read review

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Advantages: Good plays, cheap prices
Disadvantages: lots of restricted view seats, open air if the weather is bad

...The Globe is situated on Bankside, between the Tate Modern and London Bridge and although it has only been (re-)opened for a few years, it has managed to establish, for itself, a place in the hearts of Londoners and tourists alike. The Globe is an attempt to reconstruct the Globe from Shakespearean times, complete with open 'yard' where the 'groundlings' (or people who watch, standing in the Yard) stand. The theatre itself is surprisingly small, especially by modern standards. There is a lovely new box office building, which has details about shows, schedules and events, as well as a gift shop with lots of (unsurprisingly) Shakespeare memorabilia. As for the productions, well, each season, (which runs roughly from mid-May to mid-September) they run three productions. Usually they have been three of Shakespeare's plays... Read review

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Advantages: Great atmosphere, beautiful theatre
Disadvantages: Sore on the legs if standing, could get wet

...to an Elizabethan theatrical experience. You even get to see the actors putting on their costumes and having their makeup done. Music is well thought out. Shakespeare needs to be seen not read.... Read review

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