Way Out West - Day 0 – The trip to Heathrow - The DIS Discussion Forums

wickesy · 08-11-2008, 03:18 AM

As I had to go to work today I was up at 7:15 and after getting washed and dressed I packed my toiletries so that I would be ready to go as soon as I got home later.

I left home at 7:45 and after spending most of the morning working I managed to find time at 11:00 to do online check-in for the flight tomorrow. As the only available seats were a couple of rows in front of what we already had I decided to stick with the seats we had been allocated and printed off our boarding passes so that all we had to do was drop the bags off tomorrow.

Events in the afternoon conspired against me to ensure that I would not be able to get as much out of the way as I had intended to but I still managed to leave things in good order for while I was away and I was able to escape by 4:30, arriving home at 5:00.

The cab to take us to Heathrow was booked for 6:00 and shortly before then the telephone rang. It was the cab driver informing us he was outside so we were soon on the road and after a relatively smooth journey through London we arrived at the Holiday Inn at Heathrow shortly after 7:00. I gave our name at the Reception desk and the receptionist punched away on his computer. He then looked at the confirmation I had placed under his nose and said: “Perfect. I can’t find you because this is Holiday Inn Hillingdon and you are booked in at Holiday Inn Heathrow”. Now I was aware that there are two Holiday Inns at Heathrow and I was pretty confident that we were booked in at the one on the roundabout by the M4 spur. I had also seen the signs for Sipson as we approached the Holiday Inn but even so I had to concede that we were at the wrong hotel.

We went over Guest Services who booked a taxi for us and 15 minutes later, and £11 pounds lighter, we had checked in at the Holiday Inn Heathrow where were allocated room 3202. Dad and I both agreed that although Dad had given the cab company the postcode of the hotel when he booked it, it was not worth getting upset over and it would teach us to be more careful in future.

We made our way down to the bar where we had a pint of Stella each and although the aroma of the food for Indian night at the buffet restaurant was inviting we decided that as we had already had a curry the night before we would have a chicken burger and another pint of Stella in the bar.

At 9:30 we booked a wake-up call and taxi for the morning before retiring to the room and so to bed dreaming of the good times still to come on our holiday.

Tomorrow: Day 1 – The journey

wilma-bride · 08-11-2008, 05:47 AM

Great start David - I'm really looking forward to this

Pinky166 · 08-11-2008, 06:24 AM

Good start David.

Shame about the hotel mix up.

Lizzybear · 08-11-2008, 06:37 AM

Great start! Shame about the mixup but I agree with you and your dad that it's not worth getting upset over, you're on holiday after all

Snowy-girls · 08-11-2008, 07:01 AM

Hi David,I have been waiting for your trippie,i am really looking foward to it.Shame about the wrong hotel.x.

irongirlof12 · 08-11-2008, 09:09 AM

fab start, nice hotel room

jjk · 08-11-2008, 10:55 AM

great start

SusanEllen · 08-11-2008, 11:58 AM

I'm reading along, too, David. Looks like your promptness is going to put me to shame and you're likely to finish your report before I finish mine--your trip having occurred a month after mine! I bow to your expertise and experience. On to read the next installment. I may not be able to write fast enough to keep up with you, but surely I can read fast enough.

wickesy · 08-11-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SusanEllen

I'm reading along, too, David. Looks like your promptness is going to put me to shame and you're likely to finish your report before I finish mine--your trip having occurred a month after mine! I bow to your expertise and experience. On to read the next installment. I may not be able to write fast enough to keep up with you, but surely I can read fast enough.

Great things come to those who wait Susan, and I am sure that by waiting for yours we will get something great.

I'm only getting mine up now because I lugged my laptop all the way to California with me and typed it up as we went.

florida sun · 08-11-2008, 01:32 PM

Great start David, Really looking forward to reading your trip report

Strommie · 08-13-2008, 01:57 AM

Nice start, pity about the hotel confusion, but like you say, not worth getting upset about

natalielongstaff · 08-13-2008, 02:31 AM

Great start david

shame about the taxi mix-up !

mark&sue · 08-13-2008, 12:32 PM

love the bit about your curry the night before as we are off for a curry in a while as we leave for holiday tomorrow and I am working all day too. Although no plane for us as we are driving to Spain.

Susan

tennisfan · 08-13-2008, 01:41 PM

Great start, shame about the hotel mix up.

arieljasmine · 08-14-2008, 04:03 AM

Great start, David. How strange, we ended up at the wrong Holiday Inn when we went to Heathrow for our trip to LA too!

Laur's

08-11-2008, 03:18 AM	#1
wickesy Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow, you're always a day...closer to our next Disney trip I will be opening a sack full of cards and fighting off the advances of lots of lovely ladies Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydenham, London Posts: 3,756	Way Out West - Day 0 – The trip to Heathrow As I had to go to work today I was up at 7:15 and after getting washed and dressed I packed my toiletries so that I would be ready to go as soon as I got home later. I left home at 7:45 and after spending most of the morning working I managed to find time at 11:00 to do online check-in for the flight tomorrow. As the only available seats were a couple of rows in front of what we already had I decided to stick with the seats we had been allocated and printed off our boarding passes so that all we had to do was drop the bags off tomorrow. Events in the afternoon conspired against me to ensure that I would not be able to get as much out of the way as I had intended to but I still managed to leave things in good order for while I was away and I was able to escape by 4:30, arriving home at 5:00. The cab to take us to Heathrow was booked for 6:00 and shortly before then the telephone rang. It was the cab driver informing us he was outside so we were soon on the road and after a relatively smooth journey through London we arrived at the Holiday Inn at Heathrow shortly after 7:00. I gave our name at the Reception desk and the receptionist punched away on his computer. He then looked at the confirmation I had placed under his nose and said: “Perfect. I can’t find you because this is Holiday Inn Hillingdon and you are booked in at Holiday Inn Heathrow”. Now I was aware that there are two Holiday Inns at Heathrow and I was pretty confident that we were booked in at the one on the roundabout by the M4 spur. I had also seen the signs for Sipson as we approached the Holiday Inn but even so I had to concede that we were at the wrong hotel. We went over Guest Services who booked a taxi for us and 15 minutes later, and £11 pounds lighter, we had checked in at the Holiday Inn Heathrow where were allocated room 3202. Dad and I both agreed that although Dad had given the cab company the postcode of the hotel when he booked it, it was not worth getting upset over and it would teach us to be more careful in future. We made our way down to the bar where we had a pint of Stella each and although the aroma of the food for Indian night at the buffet restaurant was inviting we decided that as we had already had a curry the night before we would have a chicken burger and another pint of Stella in the bar. At 9:30 we booked a wake-up call and taxi for the morning before retiring to the room and so to bed dreaming of the good times still to come on our holiday. Tomorrow: Day 1 – The journey __________________ David I currently live in London until I have enough DVC points to stay at Animal Kingdom Villas every day of the year Sep '92, Apr '07 - Contemporary Resort ~ Apr '08 - Animal Kingdom Lodge ~ Aug '08 - Grand Californian ~ Mar '09 - Saratoga Springs ~ Mar '10 - DLP ~ Jun '10 - Inaugural Baltic Cruise Trip Reports: WDW April '07 ~ Canada August '07 ~ WDW April '08 ~ SF & Disneyland August '08 ~ WDW March '09 ~ Smokies August '09 ~ DLP March '10 ~ Jun '10 - Inaugural Baltic Cruise Last edited by wickesy; 08-11-2008 at 03:32 AM.

08-11-2008, 05:47 AM	#2
wilma-bride Would love a diet on Cadbury Flakes Admits she's strange when it comes to eggs Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 18,471	Great start David - I'm really looking forward to this __________________ Fred and Wilma Go On Honeymoon Fred and Wilma Second Time Around Fred and Wilma and the Girls Came Too Fred, Wilma and Friends February Fun & Frolics Fred and Wilma do DVC, DCL & DDP - The Food Fred, Wilma and Family do Disney Bad Mothers Handbook Fred and Wilma - They're Back and They're Child Free Bad Mothers and Others Fred and Wilma - The Keys to the World

08-11-2008, 06:24 AM	#3
Pinky166 a little on the OCD side very impulsive, which doesn’t bode well for our credit cards! They don't call me "Clever Claire" for nothing! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Herts, England Posts: 13,896	Good start David. Shame about the hotel mix up. __________________ Claire Sept 2000 - I-Drive, Sept 2002 - Kissimmee, Sept 2003 - AKL, Sept/Oct 2006 - Univ PBR, June 2008 - DLRP, Hotel NY, Dec 2008 - Univ HRH, WL & YC, Sept 2009 - OKW, 4n Wonder & Poly, June 2010 - BLT, Nov 2010 - DLRP, Sequoia Lodge, Jan 2011 - Univ RPR, Dream Maiden Voyage & AKV, Sept 2011 - WBTA & BLT, Oct 2012 - Paris & DLRP, June 2013 - 7n Med Cruise, Oct 2013 - Univ RPR, SSR, & Fantasy, May 2014 - EBTA, Sept 2014 - WBTA

08-11-2008, 06:37 AM	#4
Lizzybear You fool! You gave cheese to a lactose intolerant volcano god! I'm the main holiday initiator/planner which is how I like it! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool (UK) Posts: 2,943	Great start! Shame about the mixup but I agree with you and your dad that it's not worth getting upset over, you're on holiday after all __________________ Me OH DD (born 19/12/11) DLP Day trip 1992, School trip 1997, Day trip 2000, Magic Circus 2003, Cheyenne 2006, Sequoia Lodge 2007 and Santa Fe 2010. WDW Ramada Resort I-Drive 2002, Sheraton Studio City 2005, POFQ 2007 and CSR 2009. DLR Fairfield Inn 2008.

08-11-2008, 07:01 AM	#5
Snowy-girls Did you speak to a 'human being'? As you can see, all I have is a load of gobble-de-gook writing Join Date: May 2007 Location: London,Uk Posts: 9,099	Hi David,I have been waiting for your trippie,i am really looking foward to it.Shame about the wrong hotel.x. __________________ Michelle.x. Sweet Kitty Dreams La-La,Smudge,Sam+Max. Together Again. 11:3:94-20:5:08.x.x.29:4:93-17:3:09.x.x.29:4:93-21:7:10.x.x.11:3:94-2:3:12.x.x. My DIS I.C.E BUDDY is Kerry-The Fetherstons A Trip Full Of First's,Suprise's,Tears+Memories To Last A Lifetime-2009 Trippie----On Hold For Now NOV90-Sheraton Anaheim CaliforniaSEP93-Quality Inn I-DriveSEP95-Holiday Inn I-DriveSEP97-Castle Inn+Suites AnaheimSEP98-Best Western AnaheimAUG03-Quality Inn I-DriveApr/May04-Holiday Inn I-DriveApr09-Embassy Suites I-Drive SouthApr11-Quality Inn Plaza+Pop.Aug13-Rosen Inn Pointe Orlando+CSR With Free QSDP.

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08-11-2008, 09:09 AM	#6
irongirlof12 Am I the only one who loves Quorn Sausages? I would love to be at Ghiradelli's ice cream parlour with a massive choc sundae Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK. Posts: 5,501	fab start, nice hotel room __________________ Andrea xxx 1994:Grosvenor 1996:POFQ 2002: Comfort Inn LBV 2007: CSR 2009:OKW 2011:POFQ&Dream HNY DLP 2012

08-11-2008, 10:55 AM	#7
jjk Pete and I wait and watch some lovely baby lizards I have always booked myself "Play Up Pompey" Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading UK Posts: 21,331	great start __________________ Rachel "Play up Pompey, Pompey Play up" Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter 2000 Disneyland paris 2003 Ramada inn 2004 Quality inn plaza2005 Cumbrian lakes2006 Emerald Island July and December2007 Emerald Island May and July2008 Emerald Island and Contemporary Resort2009 Saratoga Springs 2010 Animal Kingdom lodge2011HRH Animal KingdomLodge 2012Holiday inn Miami ocean front /Animal Kingdom lodge

08-11-2008, 11:58 AM	#8
SusanEllen DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Posts: 1,706	I'm reading along, too, David. Looks like your promptness is going to put me to shame and you're likely to finish your report before I finish mine--your trip having occurred a month after mine! I bow to your expertise and experience. On to read the next installment. I may not be able to write fast enough to keep up with you, but surely I can read fast enough.

08-11-2008, 01:32 PM	#10
florida sun Mrs Christopher Eccleston wannabe Don't you know who I am ??? I was on Dr Who I'm dizzy just reading Join Date: May 2004 Location: wales uk Posts: 16,846	Great start David, Really looking forward to reading your trip report __________________ Sue

08-13-2008, 01:57 AM	#11
Strommie It was so peaceful doing that and I loved it! I like lemon and sugar on mine, and sometimes chocolate Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 14,457	Nice start, pity about the hotel confusion, but like you say, not worth getting upset about

08-13-2008, 02:31 AM	#12
natalielongstaff I need a cup of tea and a big bar of free chocolate now Was born with my dancing shoes at the ready I will be back later to stalk some more Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: leicestershire,england Posts: 80,413	Great start david shame about the taxi mix-up ! __________________ April 2003 DLRP, November 2004 WDW and Barbados, September 2005 WDW, September 2007 WDW,October 2009 WDW

08-13-2008, 12:32 PM	#13
mark&sue I keep trying to convert everybody, but they just don't want to be converted I can only get a tag if its near the weekend. a monday, tuesday and some wednesdays are definately no tag days Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London,England Posts: 5,491	love the bit about your curry the night before as we are off for a curry in a while as we leave for holiday tomorrow and I am working all day too. Although no plane for us as we are driving to Spain. Susan __________________ Oct 1992: off site - April 1998: Dixie Landings - Oct 1999: DL California - Oct 2000: Grosvenor Resort - Oct 2001: POFQ - Dec 2001:Disneyland Hotel - Oct 2003: Davy Crockets Cabins - Oct 2004: Grand Floridian -May 2005: SSR (DVC) & HRH - Oct 2005: New York Hotel - Oct 2006: SSR and BCV (DVC) - Aug 2007: SSR (DVC) and 1st Disney Cruise - July 2008: Sequoia Lodge - July 2010: Treehouse Villas - Sequoia Lodge: Oct 2010 - April 2011 Treehouse Villas/Portofino Bay 2012/13: Several trips to our Dream holiday Home in Spain

08-13-2008, 01:41 PM	#14
tennisfan Was told off for sliding down the banister at the SL South Africa or California for me Popped to the Boots Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 23,629	Great start, shame about the hotel mix up. __________________ Nikki Trips: DLRP - Hotel Cheyenne, October, 1994, DLRP - Hotel New York, October, 1998, DLRP - Hotel New York, June, 1999, DLRP - Sequoia Lodge, October, 1999, DLRP - Hotel New York, October, 2000, DLRP - Sequoia Lodge, October, 2001, Walt Disney Studios preview, February, 2002, DLRP - Hotel Cheyenne, August, 2002, New York City, Easter 2004, DLRP - Hotel New York, August, 2004, DLRP - Day trip, November, 2004, DLRP - Day trip, September, 2005, DLRP - Sequoia Lodge, Easter 2007, DLRP - Kyriad, June 2007 DLRP - Sequoia Lodge, June 2009 DLRP - Day trip, November 2009 New York City, February 2010 DLRP - Disneyland Hotel, June 2010 DLRP - Sequoia Lodge, September 2010 Stratosphere Hotel, Las Vegas, October 2010 DLRP - Day trip, January 2011, DLRP - Sequoia Lodge, August 2011, DLRP - Day trip, January 2012, DLRP - Sequoia Lodge, June 2012, DLRP - Santa Fe, November 2012,

08-14-2008, 04:03 AM	#15
arieljasmine Who says these things pass you by..... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: England Posts: 6,099	Great start, David. How strange, we ended up at the wrong Holiday Inn when we went to Heathrow for our trip to LA too! Laur's __________________ May 2001 DLRP Santa Fe/September 2002 WDW All Star Music/December 2003 DLRP Sequoia Lodge/September 2004 WDW Wyndham Orlando/Pop Century/May 2005 WDW Hard Rock Hotel/Coronado Springs/Disney Wonder/April 2006 WDW Pop Century/ September 2006 WDW Hard Rock Hotel/Animal Kingdom Lodge/September 2007 WDW Wyndham Orlando/Hard Rock Hotel/Polynesian/Pop Century

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