Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Grand Parade Hotel?
Anyone heard of/used this charming "studio hotel" at 45 Grand Parade, as advertised on Pictures of England.com (Exploring the most Picturesque & Historic parts of England).
Looks quite nice, it also has a website
Oh wait, collect your keys from 657 Green lanes, N8 OQY which is our old friend Athena Palace
Is it legit do you think?
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Permalink Reply by matt on
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That Athena guy makes me laugh. His latest is 'lessons in belly dancing' advertised in chalk on a black board out on the pavement. Kinda reminds me of a darker version of Homer Simpson; all those whacky ideas!
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Permalink Reply by SarahC on
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Well, back in October 657 was last heard of up for auction by the receivers but not sold for some reason. Has there been any more news on this? The headings of the Tripadvisor reviews (http://tinyurl.com/6hrka62) get progressively more entertaining, but there are none after November.
Tripadvisor has one review of 45 Grand Parade and that's in Italian (http://tinyurl.com/6lfdnse) and, when viewed in approximate translation via Babelfish, seems fairly positive about the area ("To 50 meters from the house a splendid Turkish furnace where found bread, salati, peasant and sweet many bonds to the lowest prices") if not entirely so about the room ("The washbasin is much little one").
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Permalink Reply by Germana on
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I won't translate the whole thing but the review is pretty good, it says it's clean and well kept with hot water in the bathroom (but basin too small), helpful receptionist staff (which is however quite a distance away), wireless connection, good for saving money because of the presence of a kitchenette, and located in an interesting and well connected neighbourhood, etc.
Of course this may also be a bit relative and to be seen in context, as I hear a lot of young Italians who come to London to look for work end up in appalling accomodation initially.
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Permalink Reply by Anette on
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Of course it's not legit. Don't you need some kind of a license to run a hotel? This guy would not know legit if it came and bit him on the a**.
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Pointless Adrian, as this guy would not know if your mate bit him anyway.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Anette you missed a subtle and witty joke (well, it would have been in Australia).
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Wow I've only just read the reviews on Tripadvisor. The worst one was in Italian actually - I won't repeat what it said but it sounds like the hotel is seriously filthy. But I don't know what other background you guys have to say the business is not legitimate. Obviously you've discussed this issue before.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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You can click through to reviews of all our local hotels from our local hotels page. The story doesn't really get much better within Harringay itself.
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Permalink Reply by Mr Growbag on
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I'm not sure if hotels have to be specifically licenced, do they?
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Yes true. I just had a look and discovered they'd need to be within use class C1 to operate as a hotel. There's been a lot of speculation on this hotel over the years, so I had a quick look on Haringey's planning site to confirm the position. They have tried to change use to C1 twice, and have had applications refused in 2009 and again in 2010, so yep, no valid planning consent to operate as hotel.
Interestingly both change of use applications state that the change of use has not already started: strange as Tripadvisor reviews date back to 2008...
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