Best way to get to London casinos?

[0800]

So, I was thinking about dragging my arse off of the sofa and maybe having a night out in the smoke playing a little £1/£2 NLHE cash or £1/£1 PLO.  Reading the various threads, the Hippodrome and Aspers seem to get mentioned regularly, so my question is in two parts;

1. Are the above mentioned places recommended for games and rake costs and,
2. Coming into London via the M3, how would you travel in.  I'm happy enough driving in but I don't know what the parking is like near to those casinos.  Other times I have left the motor at Chiswick and tubed in but the NCP at Chiswick is bleed-you-dry expensive, so I need options that are cost effective but manageable given that you may be leaving for home at stupid o'clock.  Plus there's the congestion charge to factor in I imagine...

Thank you in advance.

[TightEnd]

Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

[kinboshi]

If you go to the Vic, it's free parking (well, it always was and I assume it hasn't changed?).

[0800]

Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Hour from the M25/M3 junction?  And better than going through Hammersmith etc on A4/A40?

[0800]

If you go to the Vic, it's free parking (well, it always was and I assume it hasn't changed?).

Went there years back and parked sidestreet after 6.30 pm (because the undergound car park was already full).
Everyone seems to say the place is full of misery guts types...

[kinboshi]

If you go to the Vic, it's free parking (well, it always was and I assume it hasn't changed?).

Went there years back and parked sidestreet after 6.30 pm (because the undergound car park was already full).  Everyone seems to say the place is full of misery guts types...

I agree

Hippodrome or the Empire seem to be the choice of many on here for central London.

[TightEnd]

Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Hour from the M25/M3 junction?  And better than going through Hammersmith etc on A4/A40?

hour or so

pick the route you think will have less traffic, generally that's not through town...

[RED-DOG]

Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Any rake info?

[TightEnd]

Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Any rake info?

not from me.

impressive place though, can't speak for the games themselves apart from there being loads of them!

[0800]

Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Hour from the M25/M3 junction?  And better than going through Hammersmith etc on A4/A40?

hour or so

pick the route you think will have less traffic, generally that's not through town...

Agreed, although the M25 can be a car park akin to the stop start of the central route.

[0800]

Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Any rake info?

Found this on http://www.londonpokerguide.com/locations/view/201

Cash games

Cash games run 24/7 pretty much, with 2-3 tables running at quiet times and up to 13 at peak times (evenings and weekends). NL Holdem £1-£1 games are the most common – min £25 sitdown, max 250 (or 50% of the big stack at the table). They regularly have £1-£2 games as well. When there's demand they may have a 2-5 game, or sometimes 1-1 or 1-2 Omaha games.

Rake is 10% up to £5 on the 1-1 game, and 5% up to £10 on the 1-2 game.

But the reviews (bar one) are all pretty horrible.  Dated last year though...

[0800]

Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

I wondered about this, as their website suggests this 'offer' ends March 30th and doesn't mention what it will be thereafter?

[Dubai]

Stratford has a PRK live thing on this weekend so if you are thinking of coming then, the games will be bigger and looser id assume

[0800]

Stratford has a PRK live thing on this weekend so if you are thinking of coming then, the games will be bigger and looser id assume

Unfortunately not as working right through till Monday, hence why I was wondering about April's parking rates...

[Doobs]

The one downside when I was there was it was fairly tough to get a drink/food (I was there for betfair live). The whole place was very busy and the poker room was full with lots of cash tables running. 

The Holiday Inn there isn't bad, I had views over the olympic park.  Lots of shopping and places to eat if you want to make a trip of it.