1Sandra, I seem to remember you had some family visitors staying with you recently.
2Yeah, that's right.
3My brother and his family were here a couple of months ago.
4Okay, good.
5Well, I wanted to ask for your advice.
6I've got my cousin and her family visiting next month
7and as I don't have kids, I've no idea where to take them.
8Right.
9What about accommodation?
10Are they going to stay with you in your flat?
11No, thankfully, there wouldn't be room.
12My cousin wants me to recommend a hotel.
13Do you know anywhere?
14Yes, I do actually.
15I always recommend people stay at the King's Hotel.
16Where's that near?
17It's about five minutes walk from Murray Station, so nice and central.
18It's actually on George Street.
19Oh yes, I know.
20I think they're on quite a tight budget,
21so how much roughly is it to stay there?
22If you book a family room, it's about £125 per night.
23My brother paid for two double rooms in the end,
24and I think that was around £95 for each room.
25Oh, that's not too bad.
26Hmm... so how old are your cousins' kids?
27Twelve and nine.
28So I want to organise some trips while they're here.
29I was thinking of doing a bus tour of the city centre,
30as none of them have been here before.
31Those bus tours are quite expensive.
32I think it's better to do a walking tour.
33It gives you a much better feel for the city.
34There's one that starts from Colton Square.
35It takes a couple of hours and doesn't cost that much.
36Sounds good, I'll look that up, thanks.
37If the weather's nice, one thing you could do is visit the old fort.
38You could get there by boat.
39The whole trip takes half a day.
40That's a really good idea.
41I'd like to do that myself.
42And if the weather's bad, I was thinking they could go to the science museum.
43But maybe they could do that when I'm at work.
44Yeah, don't forget it's closed on Mondays.
45They're here from Saturday for four nights, so Tuesday would be best, I think.
46Hmm... and it won't be so crowded then.
47Saturdays are terrible.
48I took my kids to the exhibition on old computers there and it was far too crowded.
49I wanted to go back but it's finished now.
50That's a shame.
51My cousin's kids would have enjoyed that.
52There's another one starting soon on space, which looks really good too.
53Okay, well, I'll mention that to my cousin.
54Have you thought about where to take them to eat?
55Well, I really like all the food stalls at Clacton Market.
56My cousin's vegetarian.
57I know it's one of the best places for that kind of food.
58Definitely, and there'll be loads of choice for the kids too.
59You need to get there quite early, though.
60At the weekend, most of the stores stop serving lunch at 2.30.
61Good point.
62It's all going to need careful planning.
63My cousin said she'd love to take the kids to a show at the theatre,
64but tickets are so expensive.
65I know.
66But you can get some good deals if you book online with bargainedtickets.com for the following day.
67On some seats, there's a 75% discount.
68Really?
69I must try and get some.
70Yeah, there are lots of things you can do for free as well.
71No need to spend a fortune.
72Like what?
73They're coming next month, right?
74Well, check and see if it's the same weekend as the Roots Music Festival in Blakewell Gardens.
75ROOTS?
76Yeah, check it out online.
77It's always a family-friendly event and there's no entry charge.
78That sounds perfect.
79And if you're in Blakewell Gardens, climb Telegraph Hill.
80You'll be able to look right down on the port.
81Everyone's always really impressed because it's so huge.
82Oh yeah, I've been meaning to do that for ages.
83I've heard the view's amazing.
84Yeah, it's really worth the effort.
85Well, that's given me loads of ideas, thanks so much!