WCOAP Travel - [See New Schedule].

[Paulie_D]

APAT will hold the sixth annual World Championship of Amateur Poker (WCOAP) at Aspers Casino in Stratford, London between April 15th and 21st, 2014.

The full schedule can be found here: Link

Casino Address:
Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City
312 The Loft
Montfichet Road Olympic Park
London
E20 1ET

Transport:
Aspers have full details: Here

I suspect the majority of APATers will be staying locally but for those who wish to drive the site mentions that all visitors to the car park will pay a maximum rate of £5 for the day, from Monday to Friday and a maximum rate of £8 at the weekend.

Not great but not unreasonable.

Hotels:

It"s difficult to give entirely accurate pricing given the extensive schedule of events. Players may or may not wish to play in the Main Event or might just visit for some of the side events. As such, the prices quoted are rough estimates and players should make their own enquiries.

Budget Chain

Ibis - London Stratford
1A Romford Road
London, E15 4LJ

Rooms: c.£55 per night (twin/double) - Prepaid

Travelodge London Stratford
High Street
Stratford
London
E15 2JG

Rooms: c.£50pn (double) - Prepaid)

Consider; Travelodge - London City Airport as an alternative. Cheaper but a cab would be required. See my comments below.

Medium Chain

Premier Inn - London Stratford
International Square,
Westfield Stratford City,
Montfichet Road,
Olympic Park
London E15 1AZ

Rooms: c.£55pn (double) - Prepaid)

Holiday Inn Express - London Stratford
196 High Street
Stratford
London E15 2NE

Rooms: c.£85pn (double) - Prepaid)

OK...perhaps not so budget...that"s gone up a few quid since I last checked.

High End Chain

Holiday Inn - London Stratford City
10a Cheshunt Plaza
Westfield Stratford City
London E20 1GL

Rooms: c.£75pn (twin/double) - Prepaid)

Weird...that"s gone down a quite few quid since I last checked.

Roll Your Own

Without getting into too much detail their are numerous B&B type options basically along London Road (which is the main thoroughfare) which might offer cheap and cheerful alternatives to the standard chain hotels.

Of course, it"s impossible to go into any depth here but reasonable searches on TripAdvisor or any of the consolidator sites such as Laterooms, Hotels.co.uk, Trivago or one of my favorities, Booking.com might be worth a few minutes of your time.

Equally, if you are sharing accommodation you might consider chain hotels a little further out afield to save a few quid. Bear in mind though that transport in London after midnight can be hit and miss and cabs might eat into any potential savings.



Please note that I am not personally recommending or endorsing any of these. As always, if in any doubt, do your own research and check review sites such as TripAdvisor or read the reviews on your chosen booking site.

This is a preliminary post

I"ll be adding additional links / resources as we get over the holidays. Please feel free to add your own recommendations, links, tips, hints and other pieces of sage advice.

Hope to see you there.

Paulie

[AAroddersAA]

Cheers Paulie

I have said "feck it" and booked the Premier Inn from Thursday through to Monday. I know I might miss out on a sale but the prices are not too bad and you know what you are getting (ie it will be decent). Only a 10 minute walk from venue going by google maps.