The other weekend (many of you may have spotted on twitter and instagram) me and my old stool uni buddy Jodes ventured for a girls weekend in London. She is leaving me and moving abroad so I thought to myself how can I make this London weekend absolutely amazing.
Often we will meet up with friends and hardly spend time actually doing anything, now I know it isn't always about how much you do as it should be about enjoying each other company... But adding some fun make it all the more exciting!
When me and Jodes met up we had a mixture of activities from quite chilled out to painting the town red.
The chill
Always good to take the pace down so for example if you are both traveling in from different points take the time to chill that night. It's the ideal opportunity to go out for so e delicious food and maybe have a cheeky vino before getting. Good nights rest. We were based in Covent Garden at the Travelodge Covent Garden hotel.
This hotel was bliss perfectly nuzzled in amongst the action, so we could easily walk to St Martins Courtyard and found a place called Bills for some extremely tasty (and reasonable food).
In the morning we indulged in a tasty breakfast from the tasty buffet with cereals, cooked breakfast, juice, tea, coffee and a selection of pastries. The staff were friendly and accommodating, including one gentleman offering to take my bags for me. It was very easy to check in and check out of the hotel and it was a short walk from the main area of Covent Garden.
The funYou can do a number of items in the day but went for the obvious choice in shopping... You have to in London but then decided as we would be painting the town red we would get our hair done. The places are endless that offer a blow dry style but we really liked The Parlour London.
Having your hair styled before a night out is an affordable way to feel pampered without breaking the bank. You won't lose a significant amount of time as most updos take around 20 minutes check out my detail review of The Parlour London.
Paint the town red
In Covent garden there are a number of bars to go to but I really recommend Dirty Martini Covent Garden branch for the hot spot to go to. I have been before for some delicious nibbles and a cheeky cocktail but not been for just a nice drink. The staff were fantastic last time and once again made us feel special from the moment we walked in. The cocktail list can be quite a challenge as deciding what you want to drink does take a significant amount of time!
We are big fans of the martini cocktails especially chocolate martini and my favourite, french martini. There is another Dirty Martini in London but the Covent Garden one is situation in amongst all the action.
Covent Garden is an ideal location for a girls weekend, all the hot spots are on your doorstep which also means you don't need to get taxis or last trains home.
Have fun with you girls weekend and let me know what you decide to do!
Annie
xoxo
