Bloc Festival accommodation suggestionsss

Really not sure where I should be posting this - it falls under many a sub-forum, yet at the core is just asking about accommodations....

anywho-

Myself and hopefully a few other fellow Irish are heading over to Bloc festival in July

http://www.blocweekend.com/lineup/

However, I some what jumped the gun and booked a ticket without sorting accommodation - the website has loads of suggested hotels listed, but only 1 hostel

Can anyone recommend any cheap cheap accommodation around the Bloc festival area? The hostel suggested seems to be asking for 52 yo yos for 2 nights. Is this probably the best i'll do, or is there hope yet?

The Steve Reich video just blew my mind

[media=]

edit: sorry for not helping either

haha no problems.

I'm guessing a few watmm's are going to this?

I'll be going. I've got a Travelodge booked about 1/2 miles away from the event. It's costing £30 pppn. I couldn't get much cheaper and closer than that. We've only booked for one night at the moment. Will probably got straight home after the second night.

  On 6/20/2012 at 4:11 PM, spratters said:

I'll be going. I've got a Travelodge booked about 1/2 miles away from the event. It's costing £30 pppn. I couldn't get much cheaper and closer than that. We've only booked for one night at the moment. Will probably got straight home after the second night.

innnteresting - would you mind linking a brother up to this magical travel lodge?

Try this:

http://www.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/rooms_rates.php?hotel_id=553&from=map

It's even closer and pretty cheap.

  On 6/20/2012 at 7:46 PM, spratters said:

Try this:

 

http://www.travelodg...id=553&from=map

 

It's even closer and pretty cheap.

cheers man, may try the ole' room for two that turns into room for five.

Of course, sleeping isn't entirely necessary anyhow.

  On 6/20/2012 at 8:32 AM, Thaddeusz said:

The Steve Reich video just blew my mind

[media=]

[/media]

 

edit: sorry for not helping either

This is really great.

Did they stick the mic up his nose ? (great video though !)

This is pretty good too

[media=]

i just landed a random guesty for bloc, watmm meetup?

the lineup is disgusting

exactly

Has anyone got their ticket yet??? It says 2-3 weeks before the event.

Edit:

  On 6/20/2012 at 9:29 PM, TRiP said:

  On 6/20/2012 at 7:46 PM, spratters said:

Try this:

 

http://www.travelodg...id=553&from=map

 

It's even closer and pretty cheap.

 

cheers man, may try the ole' room for two that turns into room for five.

Also I've now swapped and booked at this hotel as it's closer and cheaper.

  On 6/27/2012 at 10:23 PM, spratters said:

Has anyone got their ticket yet??? It says 2-3 weeks before the event.

 

 

Edit:

  On 6/20/2012 at 9:29 PM, TRiP said:

  On 6/20/2012 at 7:46 PM, spratters said:

Try this:

 

http://www.travelodg...id=553&from=map

 

It's even closer and pretty cheap.

 

cheers man, may try the ole' room for two that turns into room for five.

 

Also I've now swapped and booked at this hotel as it's closer and cheaper.

its funny - friday night is only £52, saturday is £79 - Bloc goes on to 6 am i believe each night - so if one was to JUST get the friday night hotel room - you'd get kicked out of the room by 12 midday on saturday (if not earlier) because it technically becomes a new day by then - but if you go with the Saturday night also then you're in the same boat come sunday morning -you'd get 4 or 5 hours out of it, max

whats a boy to do...

You can pay a bit extra for an extension into Saturday afternoon. My plan is to wear clothes on Friday that I'll chuck when I leave the hotal on Saturday. Then just wear the rest until I get home. I don't really wanna pay for two nights.

innnteresting - I shall look into that

also - would you have any suggestions as to how to get to the place from a starting point of Victoria Coach Station, London?

They say the best way is to get the DLR train to Pontoon Dock - can I hop on any tube nearby Victoria Coach Station and expect it to direct me in the way of the DLR system? Or is there any other way to get there that you might recommend?

You could get on the Circle Line at Victoria and got to Tower Hill. Then jump out, go round the corner and jump on the DLR at Tower Gateway and go straight there.

sounds wonderful - many thanks.

edit: nmv

So upset about this

wtf, kobeboka just traveled to the uk to watch this on purpose, such bad luck. :\