MAN: Sandra, I seem to remember you had some family visitors staying with you recently.
SANDRA: Yeah, that's right. My brother and his family were here a couple of months ago.
MAN: Okay, good. Well, I wanted to ask your advice. I've got my cousin and her family visiting next month. month. And as I don't have kids, I'd have no idea where to take them.
SANDRA: Right. What about accommodation? Are they going to stay with you in your flat?
MAN: No. Thankfully, there wouldn't be room. My cousin wants me to recommend a hotel. Do you know anywhere?
SANDRA: 1Yes, I do. Actually, I always recommend people stay at the King's Hotel.
MAN: Where's that near?
SANDRA: It's about 5 minutes walk from Murray Station, so nice and central. It's actually on George Street.
MAN: Oh. Oh, yes, I know. I think they're on quite a tight budget. So, how much roughly is it to stay there?
SANDRA: 2If you book a family room, it's about £125 per night. My brother paid for two double rooms in the end, and I think that was around £95 for each room.
MAN: Oh, that's not too bad.
SANDRA: So, how old are your cousin's kids?
MAN: 12 and 9. So, I want to organize some trips while they're here. I was thinking of doing a bus tour of the city center as none of them have been here before.
SANDRA: Those bus tours are quite expensive. 3I think it's better to do a walking tour. It gives you a much better feel for the city. There's one that starts from Colton Square. It takes a couple of hours and doesn't cost that much.
MAN: Sounds good. I'll look that up. Thanks.
SANDRA: 4If the weather's nice, one thing you could do is visit the old fort, but you could get there by boat. The whole trip takes half a day.
MAN: That's a really really good idea. I'd like to do that myself. And if the weather's bad, I was thinking they could go to the science museum, but maybe they could do that when I'm at work.
SANDRA: Yeah, don't forget it's closed on Mondays.
MAN: 5They're here from Saturday for four nights, so Tuesday would be best, I think.
SANDRA: And it won't be so crowded then. Saturdays are terrible. I took my kids to the exhibition on old computers there, and it was far too crowded. I wanted to go go back, but it's finished now.
MAN: That's a shame. My cousin's kids would have enjoyed that.
SANDRA: 6There's another one starting soon on space, which looks really good, too.
MAN: Okay. Well, I'll mention that to my cousin.
SANDRA: Have you thought about where to take them to eat?
MAN: Well, I really like all the food stalls at Clton Market. 7My cousin's vegetarian. I know it's one of the best places for that kind of food.
SANDRA: Definitely. And there'll be loads of choices for the kids, too. You need to get there quite early, though. 8At the weekend, most of the stores stop serving lunch at 2:30.
MAN: Good point. It's all going to need careful planning. My cousin said she'd love to take the kids to a show at the theater, but tickets are so expensive.
SANDRA: I know, but you can get some good deals if you book online with bargainant tickets.com for the following day. 9On some seats, there's a 75% discount.
MAN: Really? I must try and get some.
SANDRA: Yeah, there are lots of things you can do for free as well. No need to spend a fortune.
MAN: Like what?
SANDRA: They're coming next month, right? Well, check and see if it's the same weekend as the Roots Music Festival in Blakewell Gardens.
MAN: Rouble Ots.
SANDRA: Yeah, check it out online. It's always a family friendly event and there's no entry charge.
MAN: That sounds perfect.
SANDRA: And if you're In Blakewell Gardens, climb Telegraph Hill. 10You'll be able to look right down on the port. Everyone's always really impressed because it's so huge.
MAN: Oh, yeah. I've been meaning to do that for ages. I've heard the views are amazing.
SANDRA: Yeah, it's really worth the effort.
MAN: Well, that's given me loads of ideas. Thanks so much for…
