Cardiff

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Just landed a contract in the centre of Cardiff (Woo Hoo!).

Gonna have to do the Monday - Friday stopover as it's 100 miles from home so was wondering if anyone could suggest any places to look for accommodation.

Looking for something about 10 miles out with a decent cycle route into the city centre. Maybe a caravan site where I could get a caravan / chalet at a decent price would be ideal. Tried looking in Barry Island but those kinds of things seem limited there.

Over to you PC....

[northernladyuk]

Just landed a contract in the centre of Cardiff (Woo Hoo!).

Gonna have to do the Monday - Friday stopover as it's 100 miles from home so was wondering if anyone could suggest any places to look for accommodation.

Looking for something about 10 miles out with a decent cycle route into the city centre. Maybe a caravan site where I could get a caravan / chalet at a decent price would be ideal. Tried looking in Barry Island but those kinds of things seem limited there.

Over to you PC....

Penarth? Tread Caerphilly.

[Pondlife]

Google Sully caravan parks. There's 3 of them.

Or there must be loads of airbnb available in the bay with the number of apartment blocks that have gone up.

[scooterscot]

Avoid Newport at all costs. Never felt so sorry for myself in my life before working in Newport.

[northernladyuk]

Avoid Newport at all costs. Never felt so sorry for myself in my life before working in Newport.

Was that before or after the Thistle Hotel Heathrow?

[Hairlocks]

Have you considered commuting by train daily?

[scooterscot]

Was that before or after the Thistle Hotel Heathrow?

I've never stayed there.

[northernladyuk]

I've never stayed there.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserR...n_England.html



Scooterscot
Munich, Germany
1 review
“I couldn't even put it on expenses”
Reviewed 16 September 2011
Got a phone call at the beginning of the week, a client needed help with some mathematical models. Turns out there's no one left in the UK skilled enough so they called me in Munich.

Flew in to Heathrow and boy, I was fleeced left right and centre the moment my foot touched the ground. Talk about expensive?!! How do people do it?

I thought T5 looking smart I like it. Got a taxi to the Thistle hotel 2 miles away, £18.20!!!!!!! WT hell?!! I gave him a £20 and he gave me a look when I asked for change? Seriously? What a bunch of thieves. OK yes I'm from Scotland I'm bound to be a tight git, but £20 for 2 miles is taking the liberty.

The Thistle hotel, do not stay here! What a hole. I got chased out of the room by a wee mouse!! Seriously. Got a new room, it smelled. £115 for this hole and no breakfast.

The drive up to Oxford was pleasant enough but felt slow not being able to go over 70. Government needs to get that sorted. Nice countryside up that way.

Point of this rant is I'm well shocked how expensive the UK seems, February since I was back. The price I can accept but what you get for it no way matches the cost.

£115 without breakfast at Heathrow. The worst thing is that when I quoted the client, I forgot about expenses so had to pay for it myself.


https://www.tripadvisor.ie/ShowUserR..._England.html#

[scooterscot]

ja ja hear you - still I've never stayed there.

Guess you've never being tried for liable.

[northernladyuk]

ja ja hear you - still I've never stayed there.

Guess you've never being tried for liable.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ip-oxford.html

My trip to Oxford
Got a phone call at the beginning of the week, a client needed help with some mathematical models. Turns out there's no one left in the UK skilled enough so they called the scooter in Munich.

As soon as the mentioned quantum computers they had my attention.

Flew in to Heathrow and boy, I was fleeced left right and centre the moment my foot touched the ground. Talk about expensive?!! How do people do it?

I thought T5 looking smart I like it. Got a taxi to the Thistle hotel 2 miles away, £18.20!!!!!!! WT hell?!! I gave him a £20 and he gave me a look when I asked for change? Seriously? What a bunch of thieves. OK yes I'm from Scotland I'm bound to be a tight git, but £20 for 2 miles is taking the liberty.

The Thistle hotel, do not stay here! What a hole. I got chased out of the room by a wee mouse!! Seriously. Got a new room, it smelled. £115 for this hole and no breakfast.

The drive up to Oxford was pleasant enough but felt slow not being able to go over 70. Government needs to get that sorted. Nice countryside up that way.

Point of this rant is I'm well shocked how expensive the UK seems, February since I was back. The price I can accept but what you get for it no way matches the cost.


£115 without breakfast at Heathrow