Hi everyone
I found this website after seeing David on DOND and finally got round to registering rather than lurking!

I'm off to see my first recording in a few weeks and I'm really excited - just can't wait in fact. I've also recently sent in my application to be a contestant, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that too.

I need to stay overnight before our recording as we're going to the morning show so we can see 2 shows being recorded. Has anyone got any recommendations for a decent hotel near the studio? I've got the list from DOND but some of them are quite expensive

I love this website, and it's great that some of the contestants seem to find their way onto here. I just love reading anything and everything about DOND.

Welcome to the forum Debs. Good luck with your application, hopefully I will be seeing you at the auditions!

You will love your visit to the Dream Factory, sorry I can't recommend a hotel as I live near enough to Bristol to do it in a day, I'm sure somebody here will recommend one soon.

thanks for the welcome Gary, I can easily look for a hotel. just thought someone might know of a nice one.

Welcome to the forums, debs!

Travelodge is probably your best bet, to be honest.

Good evening.

hi David, thanks for the Travelodge idea. I just can't wait for the next few weeks to go so I can drive down to Exeter - quite a long way from me in Sussex though, hence the overnight stay.

good evening

Hi Debs from another sussex-er!

hi foxxy, I saw your name earlier. I live just down the road from you, in Hailsham!

welcome to the forum, have fun

hello Matthew, thankyou for the welcome

Cool!

Enjoy your time here.... theyre really friendly!

I would say Travelodge too but would also strongly warn you of the early morning rush hour traffic in Bristol - it's a nightmare, so make sure you set off from the hotel fairly early!

thanks Davey, I was hoping to find a hotel within walking distance of the Dream Factory, so I could leave the car in the hotel car park and not have to worry about the morning traffic.

I think there are some places in town, like the Holiday Inn (bang opposite Bristol T-M), I stayed there last time I was down! Then it's a ten-fifteen minute walk over the bridge to the Paintworks!

I just googled it, found the Holiday Inn city centre hotel. I've also just found a Novotel hotel in the centre of Bristol and it's a pretty cheap rate for a 4 star hotel. Davey do you know if this is within walking distance or not? No problems if you don't - it's just I've never been to Bristol in my life before so haven't got a clue about the area.

If it helps you, the studios are located right here.

Hi Debs welecome to the forum

Hope your application goes well.

Well, I'm going up next week (as you can tell from my sig) and staying in the Travelodge, about 5 minutes from Temple Meads station. I managed to get the hotel really cheap a couple of weekends back, which is great as it's now gone up about £40 from what I paid! Not only that, but the train tickets were 2 for 1 also!

(Travelodge are doing another sale, but it's not until start of April)

Anyway, can't wait, it's going to be quite an adventure, a feast of DOND next Monday and Tuesday!

thanks MisterAl and Luke for the info and welcome