Get Out of Town
Where to stay when you've got a job interview in another city
So you've realised you're not going to land your dream job in Grimsby. If you're travelling further a field to be interviewed you'll probably need somewhere to stay on the night before the big event. We uncover the best budget and mid-range hotels to lose sleep in.
For an interview in a new city you need to be prepared. Turning up with ten minutes to find the right place and not even the vaguest concept of the locale isn't going to cut it. So, if you're going to do the right thing and get there the day before check out these hotels.
Hopefully you'll know what city your interview is in, so here is a handy list of places to stay, hoping to make the interview process for you all that bit easier…
Choose your city:
- Bath
- Birmingham
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Edinburgh
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- London
- Manchester
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Sheffield
- York
Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Bath
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Mid Range
Haringtons Queen Street (01225) 461 728 Located right in the heart of the city centre so there is no excuse for being late. Simple classy hotel that is always snapped up by visitors, so ring to reserve a room before you set off, to avoid disappointment. Prices from £44
Brocks Brock Street (01225) 338 374 Slap bang between the Royal Crescent and the Circus lies the Brocks. It's sophisticated without being stuffy and has all the basic mod cons in your room so you can twiddle away to your hearts content. Reasonable prices make it very appealing indeed. Prices start at £32
Budget
Albany Guesthouse Crescent Gardens (01225) 313 339 Centrally located guesthouse that's simple, chic and you cannot knock the prices either. Prices from £17 - bargain
Bath Backpackers Hostel Pierrepoint Street (01225) 446 787 Cheap accommodation for mainly tourists and travellers, rooms come cheap especially if you share a dorm. Remember the ear plugs though. Prices start at £12
YMCA Broad Street Place (01225) 460 471 Unbeatable location wise as it is right in the centre. If you are really strapped for cash how about this for £11 a night.
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Birmingham
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There are plenty of options in around the city ranging from the luxurious Burlington Hotel to the altogether more affordable, but still perfectly acceptable Ibis. If that's still over budget it'll mean a bit of travelling out to one of the many B 'n' B such as Chard House.
Mid Priced
The Burlington Hotel 6 Burlington Arcade, 126 New Street (0121) 643 9191 If your feeling really confident you might want to do things in grand style, and this is arguably the most luxurious Hotel in the city centre.
Ibis Ladywell Walk (0121) 622 6010 Single room: £35-55 Centrally located, smart, clean and good value.
Budget
Chard House 289 Mackadown Lane (0121) 785 2145 Single room £25 You can save for yourself a few pounds by travelling out of the city centre to one of the many B 'n' B's such as this one, and you can start the day with a decent breakfast too.
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Brighton
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Mid-priced
21 Hotel 21 Charlotte Street (01273) 686450 With a homecooked breakfast to rival your gran's, their all round chilled friendliness is catching. Adopt Brighton's legendary, laid back cool and before you know it, that job'll have your name on it. £35pppn
Oriental Hotel 9 Oriental Place (01273) 205050 Bohemian and friendly with a funky bar, and oil burners in your room, to soothe away those night-before, interview nerves. £25 pppn
Budget
Brighton Backpackers 75-76 Middle Street (01273) 777717 You don't get more bargain-ous than this, although if you want breakfast in the morning you're going to be walking round the corner to Buddies café on the seafront. £12.50pppn
Penny Lanes 11 Charlotte Street (01273) 603197 A mere hop, skip and a jump from the city centre, and the minor-est of dents for your wallet. £20pppn
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Bristol
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Mid Range
The Berkley Square 15 Berkley Square, Clifton (0117) 925 4000 Classy little hotel at the top end of Park Street just a few minutes walk from the centre. Clean, chic rooms. During the week prices start at around £58.50 and weekend rates start at £42.50.
Clifton Hotel St Pauls Road, Clifton (0117) 973 4214 Handy B&B near Clifton Village and 5 mins walk to the top of Park Street. Just £42 a night bed and breakfast based on two sharing.
Budget
Bristol City Centre Travel Inn The Haymarket (0117) 9100 600 Excellent value hotel with all basic facilities ideally located in the city centre, handy for that 9am interview. £28 a night week or weekend.
Basca House 19 Broadway Road, Bishopston (0117) 942 2182 If you want basic accommodation this will fit the bill, excellent value at just £22.50 a night for a room. Ideal base point if you are travelling near Cheltenham or Gloucester Road.
Bristol Backpackers 17 Stephen's Street (0117) 925 7900 A city centre location ideal for those who are really counting pennies. Its clean, has a variety of room options (well, dorm options I guess) and is cheap. £12.50 a night. Ring first to book.
YHA - Bristol 14 Narrow Quay (0117) 922 1659 Another cheap but chic place to stay if you are on a tight budget. Situated by the waterfront overlooking the bars and boats (which ever is most appealing to you). A room will roughly cost you £12.50 a night. Ring first to book.
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Cambridge
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Mid-priced
Cristina's 47 St. Andrews Street (01223) 365855 An acceptable late-night drinking hole and a decent hotel to boot. Very central. £38pppn
Warkworth House Warkworth Terrace (01223) 363682 Cosy, cheap and about as close to central as you'll find. £30 pppn
Budget
El Shaddai 41 Warkworth Street (01223) 327978 You'll rest safe in your bed thanks to its handy location just down from Parkside Police Station. £25 pppn
YMCA Queen Anne House, Gonville Place (01223) 356998 Conveniently central with views of Parker's Piece. £23 pppn
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Cambridge
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Mid-priced
Express Holiday Inn Schooner Way (029) 2044 9000 Standard mid range accommodation with all basic facilities. £31pppn
The Post House Cardiff City Castle Street 0870 400 8140 Opposite the Castle and overshadowed by the Millennium Stadium. Clean, smart establishment with an adjoining hotel car park. £57pppn
Budget
Big Sleep Hotel Bute Terrace (029) 20636363 Cheap chic in the city centre with designer rooms. £29pppn
Cardiff Backpackers 98 Neville Street (029) 2034 5577 Standard backpacker's accommodation with cheap dorms, singles and double private rooms. £14pppn
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Edinburgh
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Mid-priced
Ibis Hunter Square (0131) 240 7000 Bright new modern chain hotel just off the Royal Mile, within easy walking distance of some of the cities best restaurants. £60 not inc. breakfast, week or w/end
Tailors Hall Hotel Cannongate (0131) 622 6800 Smart bustling young local hotel attached to the Three Sisters set of pubs. £80 week, £105 w/end including full breakfast
Budget
Edinburgh Backpackers Hostel Cockburn Street (0131) 220 1717 A hostel might not be the best bet before an interview, but accommodation in Edinburgh doesn't come cheap and the prices are hard to beat. £12.50 (excl. B&B, sharing)
Princes Street East Backpackers West Register Street (0131) 556 6894 Central little hostel offering internet access ideal for picking up last minute info on your prospective employer. They've got no curfew, so beware of drunken Australians stumbling in at 4.30am. £10 (excl. B&B, sharing)
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Leeds
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Mid-priced
Travel Inn City Gate, Wellington Street (0113) 242 8104 Stalwart hotel chain. Feel at home with the same floral duvet you've seen in thousands of others. £50 pppn
Budget
Central Hotel 47 New Briggate (0113) 294 1456 Cheap, cheerful and slap bang in the city centre. £28 pppn
Manxdene Hotel 154 Woodsley Road, Hyde Park (0113) 243 2586 Bargain prices and just five minutes bus ride out of town. £19 pppn
Budapest Hotel 12-14 Cardigan Road (0113) 275 6637 Basic B&B set in the leafy suburb of Headingley. £29 pppn
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Liverpool
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Mid-priced
The Royal Hotel Marine Terrace, Waterloo 0151 928 2332 Nice little bar, popular restaurant, sea views and very spacious rooms. Not far from the city centre and Albert Dock areas. £49 single room
Aachen Hotel 89-91 Mount Pleasant 0151 709 3477 Award winning, very small, but very pleasant hotel situated really close to Liverpool Train Station. £38 single room
Budget
Belvedere Hotel 83 Mount Pleasant 0151 709 2356 Very cheap and cheerful, central location, but no rooms have en-suite £20 pppn
Jamaica Hotel 71 Dale Street 0151 255 0335 About as cheap as hotels get without being a youth hostel, and friendly with it. £15 pppn room only
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in London
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Mid-priced
Annandale House Hotel 39 Sloane Gardens, SW1 (020) 7730 5051 Tube: Sloane Sq £60/90
Fielding Hotel 4 Broad Court, WC2 (020) 7836 8305 Tube: Covent Garden £76/100
Luna Simone Hotel 47 Belgrave Rd, SW1 (020) 7834 5897 Tube: Victoria £40/60
Ridgemount Hotel 65-67 Gower St, W1 (020) 7636 1141 Tube: Goodge St Very highly recommended. £33/50
Royal Aldephi Hotel 21 Villiers St, WC2 (020) 7930 8764 Tube: Charing Cross Bed and breakfast £30 pp
Curzon House Hotel 58 Courtfield Gardens, SW5 (020) 7581 2116 Tube: Gloucester Rd Bed and breakfast £35 pp
Budget
Remember that membership cards are needed for YHA's.
Ashlee House 265 Gray's Inn Rd, WC1 (020) 7833 9400 Tube: King's Cross From £13pp in 16 bed dorm (low season) £15pp (high season)
City of London YHA 36 Carter Lane, EC4 (020) 7236 4965 Tube: St Paul's £19-£26 pp
Oxford St YHA 14 Noel St, W1 (020) 7734 1618 Tube: Oxford Circus £21.50pp
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Manchester
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Mid-priced
Britannia Hotel 35 Portland Street 0161 228 2288 Perfectly acceptable rooms with en-suite facilities in this hotel complex replete with bar, club, pizza restaurant, gym, another bar - oooh the list goes on. And it's very central to boot. £75 pppn week, £39.50 pppn w/e
The Ox Liverpool Road 0161 839 7740 Small hotel situated above a plush pub that serves the best pub food in Manchester. All rooms have tv's and coffee making facilities and all that kind of thing, and the staff are very helpful. Home from home. £44.95 per room
Budget
The Burton Arms 31 Swan Street 0161 843 3455 Cheap, cheerful and a great breakfast. £30 pppn
Merchants Hotel Back Piccadilly 0161 236 2939 Simple, no frills type hotel, but pretty comfortable for the price. £25 pppn
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Nottingham
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Comfort Hotel George Street, Hockley (0115) 947 5641 Centrally located and particularly well placed for the majority of the creative offices around the lace market it'll cost you round about £60 per night.
Bentink Hotel Station Street (0115) 958 0285 Adjacent to the train station and costing closer to £20 per night, although it's not particularly luxurious.
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Oxford
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Mid-priced
Eurobar 48 George St (01865) 725087 An acceptable late-night drinking hole and a decent hotel to boot. Very central. £45pppn
Victoria House Hotel 29 George St (01865) 727400 Brand new, stylish hotel smack bang in the centre of town. £75 pppn (breakfast not included)
Budget
Earlmont Guest House 322-324 Cowley Rd (01865) 240236 Cheap, cheerful and a great breakfast. £30 pppn
Oxford Backpackers 9a Hythe Bridge St (01865) 721761 Standard backpackers affair with cheap dorm rooms and bunk beds. £12 pppn
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in Sheffield
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Mid-priced
Hotel Bristol Blonk Street (0114) 220 4000 The most impressive of Sheffield's city centre hotels, but happily not the most expensive. Week £54.49 Weekend £49.50
Novotel 50 Arundel Gate (0114) 278 1781 Not the most groundbreaking of places, but it's comfy. Week £79 Weekend £69.75
Budget
Nether Edge Hotel 21-23 Montgomery Road (0114) 255 4363 Very reasonably priced, unless you're "entertaining", which you shouldn't really be before the big day. Mind you, it might improve your luck. Single room £30, Double room £40
Riverside Court Hotel 2-10 Nursery Street (0114) 273 1962 Cheap and remarkably cheerful. Breakfast is a mere £3.50, which cheered me considerably, as I've tucked into my fourth. Single room £29, Double room £39
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Where to stay when you've got a job interview in York
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Mid-priced
York Pavillion Main Street, Fulford, (01904) 622099 Excellent, albeit quite formal hotel. Good for getting you in the mood for being a high flying exec, until of course you have to take the bus into town. £70
Hudson Hotel 68 Bootham (01904) 621267 Attractive city centre hotel, and has the advantage of being 5 minutes from just about anywhere in town. £55
Budget
Black Bull Hull Road (01904) 411856 The bloke who wrote the James Bond theme lives opposite, and occasionally drinks in the hotel bar. That isn't much compensation for it being draughty, but it is handy for getting a bus into town. £39.50
Youngs Hotel 25 High Petergate (01904) 671001 Cheap and cheerful, and located in a nice part of town. Everything is on your doorstep, so it doesn't matter too much if you oversleep. £35
Bootham Bar Hotel 4 High Petergate (01904) 658516 Very similar to the above, but even cheaper. Woo hoo. £22
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