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Betty and Doug Rose offer three rooms in their 19th century home, Rose House. It's central and costs from $40/55 a single/double with breakfast. The Hill top Compton Crescent) in the south section of the city is just $30 single. Doubles are $55. Hotels The small, older downtown hotels tend to be alcoholic city. If you don't mind the ambiance, there are a couple on Dundas St which are cheap. Altogether different is the Quality Hotel Dundas StY which is central and has its own restaurant. Rooms here are $70 to $80 with breakfast.

At the same price, is the plain, no-frills Super 8 Motel. Motels For many visitors, the most convenient area to look will be along Wellington Rd, which leads north up from Hwy 40 I to the centre of town. Both Days Inn and Econo Lodge are clean, decent and reasonably priced. Prices at the former are $60, a bit more at the latter and rise a few dollars on weekends.

Cheaper are the smaller, independent motels along the Dundas St E commercial strip, on the east side of town leading to Hwy 2. It's about a 10 to 15 minute drive into downtown. They all seem to be run by East Indians. A good, low-cost choice is the friendly American Plaza including tax, with a pool and a serviceable, if basic, room. The better White Village Dundas St E) charges $50 including tax. A good place to whet and satisfy the appetite is the excellent market in the centre of downtown, behind the Bay department store on the corner of Richmond and Dundas Sts. There's plenty of fresh produce, as well as cheeses and breads.

A number of small counters also prepare food. It was being rebuilt during research. The Rincon Latino (398 Richmond Sf) is a hole in the wall south of Dundas St, with excellent and dirt cheap Salvadoran food. Try the bean burrito and the genuine tamales wrapped in banana leaves. The pleasant Budapest Restaurant (346 Dundas StY has been serving up Hungarian and European meals such as goulash, schnitzels and chicken paprika since the 1950s. Lunches are about $8, dinners $15. On Dundas St at Wellington St, Scots Corner is a British-style pub. For excellent Greek food and atmosphere try Mykonos (572 Adelaide St N) on the east side of town.

Main courses including a range of vegetarian dishes and lots of seafood start at around $10. There's an outdoor patio and Greek music in the evenings. Under the Volcano (300 Colborne StY, named after Malcolm Lowry's great novel, is worth going to for its Mexican food. Dinner dishes are about $12. It's open every day (but not for lunch on Sunday). Expensive, fine dining in a well appointed, oak-lined room overlooking the Thames River can be found at Michael's on the Thames. 1 York StY. Specialities are seafood and Chateaubriand. Richmond St, north of Dufferin to Oxford St, is absolutely lined with cafes and various casual eateries. Entertainment London has always been a bit of a blues town, and though bars come and go, there is usually at least one place to hear some bar classics.