This Is The New Recipe Chat Thread...

[Commsman]

in my experience, if you are going to stay somewhere average it may as well be cheap too. I've not been impressed with travelodges although I haven't stayed in the blacktown one.

Try the Ibis at Sydney Olympic Park its new cheap and close (1 freeway)

Thanks for the advice Duncan. The Ibis does look better, but it is $75 more expensive for the night. Just paid for accomm in Melb & it looked pretty good for $119. In Sydney I might have to lower my expectations or spend more money, lol.

Great advice Alex. For everyone else, my car is crap & not worth stealing, and it will be at the Sydney Hilton.

[ironpaw]

nope, aboriginals. they used to ship them out there to keep them out of the rest of sydney, from memory.

Last time I was there it seems like there was mostly filo's there?

Then again I think its pretty much everyone there...

I'd rather be in Blacktown then Bankstown...

[zei20l]

well, it wasnt named blacktown 5 years ago

probably mid 1800s

[Daleo]

Chifely Eastern Creek Motel; http://www.discoveraustralia.com.au/hotels/chifley-eastern-creek-motel-sydney-24491.html

Only ten odd mins from Slacktown? $113 for two; you said you were travelling with your son?

[Daleo]

Caravan Park in Slacktown? http://www.takeabrea...ccomodation.htm

It's right near the correctional centre, so at least you'll know where to start looking when your car/wallet/son goes missing...

Never even bothered looking for accomodation in this part of the world before now.

Edited August 24, 2011 by Daleo

[Sunkist]

Caravan Park in Slacktown? http://www.takeabrea...ccomodation.htm

It's right near the correctional centre, so at least you'll know where to start looking when your car/wallet/son goes missing...

Never even bothered looking for accomodation in this part of the world before now.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Daleo]

Western Suburbs general;

http://www.wotif.com/search/Advanced?selectedSuggestionId=&viewType=all&startDay=&searchTerms=&country=AU&region=1&destination=2407&adults=0&children=0&child1Age=1&child2Age=1&child3Age=1&child4Age=1&child5Age=1&child6Age=1&child7Age=1&child8Age=1&child9Age=1&accommodationTypeMatch=&roomTypeCategoryMatch=&starRatingMatch=&maximumPrice=&isoCurrencyCode=AUD

[Daleo]

Cheapest and not terribly far from Slacktown; Hotel Formule 1 Wentworthville

http://www.wotif.com...e=1&child9Age=1

Edited August 24, 2011 by Daleo

[ironpaw]

Cheapest and not terribly far from Slacktown; Hotel Formule 1 Wentworthville

http://www.wotif.com...e=1&child9Age=1

Hmm Hotel F1...hmm the memories...

[Daleo]

Hmm Hotel F1...hmm the memories...

Mammaries?

[Sunkist]

Hmm Hotel F1...hmm the memories...

so thats why all those dingers fell out of your car.

[GoldZilla]

Leon, that part of Blacktown isn't too bad, but TSI is on the other side of Blacktown, ant it's a surprisingly big area covered by just that suburb. The hotel is close to Eastern Creek on the south side, but TSI is on the north side.

Dale's suggestion of Hotel Formule 1 is probably a decent option, except for their reputation - no idea if it's still as bad as it apparently was (I've never personally stayed there). There are a few other options, if you want more info let me (or us) know, and we can ty and find something a bit closer.

[ironpaw]

so thats why all those dingers fell out of your car.

Shhhhhhhhhhhh

[Daleo]

None of mine are personal recommendations; just throwing around some budget options that weren't too hard to access.

The F1 was $60ish per night, so I wouldn't expect the Hilton.

More ideas welcome.

[Commsman]

Thanks guys, especially Dale, for being so helpful. The biggest problem is most places had no vacancy on the Sat nite due to the long weekend holiday.

But I've made my booking (not the caravan park as I didn't like the idea of the correctional facility being so close ) so we can move on now to something more interesting, lol.

Edited August 24, 2011 by Commsman

[Sunkist]

Bigkevracer(ryan)

lol have you seen what you have started?? LMAO good work!

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=237444616297789&id=211412368901014

[Daleo]

I saw that last night; what a winner the business owner turned out to be...

[Sunkist]

no shit, stealing the photo, and acting as if its facebooks fault. i had a good read, no facebook to post though lol

[Daleo]

Stupid is stupid.

[Dunc]

Yep, killed my productivity for half an hour at work yesterday. There was a bit of discussion about it in the SA sections Wasteland thread also. Very amusing.