Looking for Accommodation

As I decided a rough schedule of my trip to London, I've begun to search for a hotel. The factors I should consider are prices, breakfast, and an easy access to a subaway station. Let's see the details.

First, an accomadation price is crucial because there are super expensive hotels in London. Even if the location is faburous, I could not stay in expensive hotels. My budget is within 20,000 yen per stay, which will be a reasonable price considering the currnent exchange rate.

Second, breakfast is another impotant factor because it is said that you should eat breakfast three times a day if you want to have a good meal in the United Kingdom. UK is infamous for its untasty food, but some claim that this nagative image of food situation has changed around 2012 London Olymipic. Anyway, some hotels provide the continetal breakfast that is typical breakfast in European nations except UK, which I don't want to experience.

Finally, a good location is essential because the privious stay in London was a bit far away from the subway station and the hotel was in an incovinient place. If possible, the walking distance will be proper within five mitutes, or at least within ten minutes. Besides, as the concert will end 9 p.m. or so, I want to come back to the hotel within one hour from the venue, the O2 Arena.

In these conditions, I looked for accomadation yesterday, resulting in three candidatal hotels I picked up so far. In comig days, I will choose and book one.

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＜日本語訳＞by Google Translation

ロンドン旅行の大まかなスケジュールが決まったので、ホテル探しを始めました。考慮すべき要素は、価格、朝食、地下鉄駅へのアクセスのしやすさです。詳しく見ていきましょう。

まず、宿泊料金は重要です。ロンドンには超高価なホテルがあります。立地が素晴らしいとしても、高価なホテルには泊まれません。私の予算は1泊2万円以内で、現在の為替レートを考えると妥当な価格です。

次に、朝食も重要な要素です。イギリスでおいしい食事をしたいなら、1日3回の朝食を食べるべきだと言われています。イギリスは食べ物がまずいことで有名ですが、2012年のロンドンオリンピックあたりでこの食べ物事情のネガティブなイメージが変わったと主張する人もいます。とにかく、イギリス以外のヨーロッパ諸国で一般的な朝食であるコンチネンタルブレックファーストを提供するホテルもありますが、私はそれを経験したくないです。

最後に、前回のロンドン滞在では地下鉄の駅から少し離れていて、ホテルも不便な場所にあったので、立地の良さは必須です。できれば徒歩5分以内、少なくとも10分以内が理想です。それに、コンサートは夜9時くらいに終わるので、会場のO2アリーナから1時間以内にホテルに戻りたいです。

このような状況で、昨日宿を探して、今のところ候補のホテルが3つありました。近日中に、その中から選んで予約するつもりです。

 

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語彙と文法間違いの指摘

1. "I've begun to search for a hotel"

   • "begun" is grammatically correct but "started" is more commonly used in this context.

2. "an easy access to a subway station"

   • "an easy access" → "easy access" (no article needed)

3. "an accommodation price is crucial"

   • "an accommodation price" → "the accommodation price" (specific reference)

4. "Even if the location is fabulous, I could not stay in expensive hotels."

   • "could not" → "cannot" (use present tense for general statements)

5. "My budget is within 20,000 yen per stay"

   • "per stay" → "per night" (more natural for hotel costs)

6. "you should eat breakfast three times a day if you want to have a good meal in the United Kingdom"

   • This sentence is slightly awkward and could be rephrased for clarity.

7. "UK is infamous for its untasty food"

   • "untasty" → "unappetizing" or "bland" (more natural vocabulary)
   • "UK" → "The UK" (use definite article)

8. "some claim that this negative image of food situation has changed"

   • "of food situation" → "of the food situation" (add definite article)
   • "has changed" → "has improved" (more specific vocabulary)

9. "Anyway, some hotels provide the continental breakfast that is typical breakfast in European nations except UK, which I don't want to experience."

   • "typical breakfast" → "the typical breakfast" (add definite article)
   • "except UK" → "except the UK" (use definite article)

10. "In these conditions, I looked for accommodation yesterday, resulting in three candidatal hotels I picked up so far."

    • "In these conditions" → "With these conditions in mind"
    • "candidatal" → "candidate" (correct form)
    • "I picked up so far" → "that I have shortlisted so far"

＊ChatGTPによる模範解答

As I have decided on a rough schedule for my trip to London, I have started looking for a hotel. The main factors I need to consider are price, breakfast, and easy access to a subway station. Let’s look at these in more detail.

First, the accommodation price is crucial because there are many extremely expensive hotels in London. Even if the location is fantastic, I cannot afford to stay in high-end hotels. My budget is around 20,000 yen per night, which is a reasonable price considering the current exchange rate.

Second, breakfast is another important factor. There’s a saying that if you want to have a good meal in the UK, you should eat breakfast three times a day! Although the UK has a reputation for bland food, some people say that the situation has improved since the 2012 London Olympics. Regardless, I would like to avoid hotels that only offer continental breakfast, which is common in most European countries but not what I’m looking for.

Finally, location is essential. During my previous stay in London, my hotel was a bit far from the nearest subway station, making it inconvenient. Ideally, I’d like the hotel to be within a five-minute walk of a station, or at most, within ten minutes. Additionally, since the concert will end around 9 p.m., I’d like to be able to return to my hotel from the O2 Arena within an hour.

Taking these conditions into account, I searched for accommodation yesterday and have shortlisted three candidate hotels so far. In the coming days, I will choose and book one.

＊所感

もう少し短くまとめたいのだが、興味のあることについては長々と書きがちだわ。長く書くのはいいけど、文法上のミスは減らしたいところ。今日は冠詞が有り無しに関する指摘が4～5箇所あった。なるほど、UKはthe UKなのね。また一泊あたりに相当するのはper stayでなくper nightか。

ホテル探しはそれなりに候補は絞れつつある。O2アリーナは市内東側なので、東側過ぎるとヒースロー空港からのアクセスに1時間以上かかるのが難点。となると、ヒースローとO2を結んで、その中間地点から東側で探すのが落としどころだろうな。