Bandits4eva Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 oh no please dont say ur staying with chivs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Furniture Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Try Bristol, only 40 minutes away on the train. A return will cost you £11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ha en bra födelsedag Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 You could try the cardiff campsite, but i think it might be fully booked aswell. Its a great place though, i'll be there in my new GB tent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 (edited) There is however another Travel Inn in Newport on a business park I believe, so that's the last resort. Celtic Springs. If it's any help. try the trains jay, we got a train after the meeting last year and we didnt have to pay <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No, we had return tickets. YOU didn't have to pay! I'm sure the Celtic Manor has a few rooms, it must have, being as big as it it. Just expect to have to re-mortgage to afford it! Edited January 6, 2005 by SCB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jill Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 well no one checked so how many others didnt pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamonds_are_forever Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 I finally found a guest house vaguely near the stadium! (3 miles away down Newport Rd) I typed accomodation in Cardiff into yell.com and rang every B&B, Guesthouse and hotel on the list until I found one that was free (think I was up to about the 17th phone call! lol) I nearly had a booking at about call number 10 but the hotel had just taken a booking for a wedding 5 minutes earlier! How inconsiderate of people to get married on SGP day! If anyone else needs a place to stay I'd advise ringing every place in the phone book - one of them's bound to have a room - even if its the 17th one you try! The scariest part was when you asked for rooms on the 11th June they didn't even say they'd go check, simply said 'Is that the speedway weekend?' And when I said 'yes' confirmed they were full! I'm gunna ring up and book 10th June 2006 in one nearer the stadium! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise1445 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 The scariest part was when you asked for rooms on the 11th June they didn't even say they'd go check, simply said 'Is that the speedway weekend?' And when I said 'yes' confirmed they were full! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There is a logic in saying they're booked if you just wanted the 11th though - why sell a room for one night when you might sell the same room for two or maybe even the three nights? Think of their profit margins There is or atleast yesterday there was availability in Newport - direct motorway link or a £7 taxi fare to the railway station - according to my daughter who works at the Hotel concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 There is a logic in saying they're booked if you just wanted the 11th though - why sell a room for one night when you might sell the same room for two or maybe even the three nights? I would say they are telling the truth and they are fully booked. A lot of hotels/guest houses cater for business men in the week so have rooms free at the weekend. Many Speedway fans booked for 2005 when leaving last June as the G.P. is always the second Saturday of the month. I know all the people in our hotel did so it would have been "fully booked" way back in June 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 I cheated a little bit Gemini. I had already booked for Cardiff before I went to last years GP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podster Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 we tried booking several places in may & june '04, only to be told by most if not all places that you cant book a year in advance!?? and we wern't trying for just a single room we were after four rooms but still no joy!! ah well merthyr tidfil it is then, aaaahh the drunken taxi ride back from cardiff, i cant wait!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 You're not kidding, about the title of this thread! I have to agree with Diamondsareforever, I rang a couple up who never even looked once I confirmed it was indeed the speedway weekend, just said they were full. I've no doubt they are telling the truth, but it left me thinking well, how do you know what I was specifically going to ask for? Anyway, I have managed to get in at the Travel Inn North Caerphilly. I have stayed in the other lodge there, can leave the car at the station, there are trains to and from Cardiff about every 15/20 minutes, only takes about 25 minutes to get there, and the last one back on a Saturday night is 23.13. Just laughing about the Celtic Manor having spaces, my 5 days in Prague is cheaper than what that would be for a weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Serves you right for beating us on Boxing Day Tigerblade lol And you shouldn't have left it so late! to book I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 we tried booking several places in may & june '04, only to be told by most if not all places that you cant book a year in advance!?? That's a shame because if you can "get your foot in the door" so to speak and get a hotel or bed & breakfast they will normally let you book for the following year. Ours is The Townhouse on Cathedral Road and this will be the fourth year we've stayed there. Brilliant place and they allow our dog as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) Just laughing about the Celtic Manor having spaces, my 5 days in Prague is cheaper than what that would be for a weekend I did warn you! Mind you, I bet it's worth it, I've been there a couple of times for various reasons and it's great, I can only imagine what it's like in the rooms there. £160 for two nights isn't that bad Edited January 25, 2005 by SCB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Just laughing about the Celtic Manor having spaces, my 5 days in Prague is cheaper than what that would be for a weekend <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You must have got a good deal on that Prague holiday, Tigerblade That Celtic Manor place is where all the golfers go with their funny trousers and jumpers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinstripe Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Celtic Manor Rules, almost as big as my 11 room mansion on the fresh lawns of Newport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted January 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Shared with the rest of the GLC!!! You knows it Pinny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerblade Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 Serves you right for beating us on Boxing Day Tigerblade lol And you shouldn't have left it so late! to book I mean <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think the Derbyshire Constabulary have made me pay for that game more than any Cov City fan could lol Late? Five months before the event is well organised for me let me tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jill Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 well i aint booked anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandits4eva Posted January 30, 2005 Report Share Posted January 30, 2005 im quite sure u have pet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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