Earls Court is a great area to stay in Central London for those who are on a budget while visiting the capital. Earls Court has seemingly endless budget hotels and hostels as well as good, affordable places to eat as well as a excellent transport links to central London. Earls Court together with neighbouring Olympia offer two of London's premier exhibition centres whiuch are also used for conferences, beer festivals and music concerts. Over the years,, Phil Collins, Dire Straits and Genesis have all played at Earls Court. Rod Stewart will also play Earls Court in December 2005. Many interesting exhibitions take place at Earls Court and Olympia such as the Daily Mail Ideal Home Show in March/April, which offers ideas and inspirations for people's homes and where you can find indoor and outdoor bargains all under one roof. For those fans of real ale, the Great British Beer Festival takes place at Earls Court in August and attracts 45,000 drinkers from all over the world. Three times annually, in spring, summer and winter the Fine Arts and Antiques Fair takes place at Olympia, welcoming over 200 leading international dealers and where you will find quality furniture and works of art which have all been verified by the resident experts. Every December, Olympia plays host to the London International Horse Show with seating for over 150 visitors to watch the show jumping, dressage and many more events by some of the top names in this sport.