Heathrow has the highest airport taxes in the EU. Fly into Frankfurt or Amsterdam instead. You can take the eurostar from there or Paris to London. I've had goo

Heathrow has the highest airport taxes in the EU. Fly into Frankfurt or Amsterdam instead. You can take the eurostar from there or Paris to London. I've had good luck using tripadvisor.com to find hotels. Stars are fairly meaningless when most people are more concerned about the location and price. (I believe you get a star for onsite drycleaning even if you are in a shitty neighborhood) And if you want to start and end a trip in 2 different cities talk to a travel agent. The sites are fairly good for single destination returns. Anything more complex needs a human being. I've always found the prices to be about the same.