Can anyone recommend a good B&B in Cardiff

[Diver]

It gets very good reviews on TripAdvisor, FWTW...


The Enola Gay was named after the mother of Paul Tibbets, the plane's pilot. The Nagasaki bomb was dropped by Bockscar, named for the pilot, Frederick Bock.

At least the place will be spotlessly clean.
Wouldn't worry me staying there, except for the £45 a night. I'd rather lease a furnished flat or house for the duration. Probably work out cheaper.

[NickFitz]

Hang on, don't jump to conclusions. The plane used to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima was called Enola Gay. So for all we know, Rosa Gay was the plane they used to nuke Nagasaki.

Anyway, it may just be that Rosa is cheerful and carefree.

It gets very good reviews on TripAdvisor, FWTW...


The Enola Gay was named after the mother of Paul Tibbets, the plane's pilot. The Nagasaki bomb was dropped by Bockscar, named for the pilot, Frederick Bock.

[Diver]

Hang on, don't jump to conclusions. The plane used to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima was called Enola Gay. So for all we know, Rosa Gay was the plane they used to nuke Nagasaki.

Anyway, it may just be that Rosa is cheerful and carefree.

Mind you, I'm wondering if I made the right decision

Check out the local pharmacy first.

If they have two for the price of one offers on KY jelly and Vaseline, Find another B&B

[OwlHoot]

hmm!

Hang on, don't jump to conclusions. The plane used to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima was called Enola Gay. So for all we know, Rosa Gay was the plane they used to nuke Nagasaki.

Anyway, it may just be that Rosa is cheerful and carefree.

Mind you, I'm wondering if I made the right decision

Milan, I might look into that Penarth suggestion. There's no reason why the B&B need be practically next door to the site.

P.S. Thanks all for the suggestions so far - any further insights welcome.

[milanbenes]

you should get in that pub in penarth, up above the barrage and when looking from the barrage is to the left of the big block of flats

Milan.

[Diver]

Pity I've just re-let a furnished property on Cardiff road, right by junction 28.
It would have been Ideal as only 15 Mins from Cardiff.

[Diver]

Riverside? Oh carp, I've chosen a B&B slap bang in the middle of Riverside - Ty Rosa Gay B&B (Well it was cheap, and the only one with five stars in the Google map cited by scooterscot, and anyway the rooms are sure to have locks aren't they )

Would the reason to avoid Riverside relate to the nearby river being prone to flooding, or are we talking car jackers and muggers etc?

hmm!

[OwlHoot]

Places to aviod

Riverside
Grangetown
Some Parts of Canton

Riverside? Oh carp, I've chosen a B&B slap bang in the middle of Riverside - Ty Rosa Gay B&B (Well it was cheap, and the only one with five stars in the Google map cited by scooterscot, and anyway the rooms are sure to have locks aren't they )

Would the reason to avoid Riverside relate to the nearby river being prone to flooding, or are we talking car jackers and muggers etc?

[wc2]

I'm starting a new gig in Cardiff next week, and as it's too far to commute from London I wondered if anyone knows a good/cheap B&B thereabouts.

Also, what's the rush hour like in Cardiff? I'd prefer to be out in the sticks a few miles, but if the morning traffic there is anything like as bad as most places I'll need to be in the city centre practically bang on the client's doorstep.

Rush hour is not too bad - Depends on which direction you are travelling from. (Parking is a expensive)

There are loads of B&B walking distance from the City Centre. City Rd & Newport Rd

You could look a little further away - A place called..

The Heath - 1 Train station away from Queen St - 2 from Central (Quiet area)

Places to aviod

Riverside
Grangetown
Some Parts of Canton

[Fred Bloggs]

Newport might be a better and much cheaper option. I used to stay there months on end a few years ago. PM me for a recommendation.

[scooterscot]

Also, what's the rush hour like in Cardiff?

Quicker than a nun's first curry...

[TimberWolf]

I'm starting a new gig in Cardiff next week, and as it's too far to commute from London I wondered if anyone knows a good/cheap B&B thereabouts.

Also, what's the rush hour like in Cardiff? I'd prefer to be out in the sticks a few miles, but if the morning traffic there is anything like as bad as most places I'll need to be in the city centre practically bang on the client's doorstep.

Well done. I might start looking for work one of these days, and see if my CV hasn't been irreparably damaged by my last non-mainstream (CAD/CAM) work-from-home paying peanuts and generally being lazy for a bit gig.

I usually look for a cheap bedsit rather than B & B's. I contracted with BT in Cardiff for a while about 6 years ago and commuted in by car and train, and don't recall the traffic being excessively bad when the rush hour was avoided. It's not too far to walk from the station to the centre either (and BT if you're contracting there).

[scooterscot]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?near=C...n&ie=UTF8&z=14

[OwlHoot]

I'm starting a new gig in Cardiff next week, and as it's too far to commute from London I wondered if anyone knows a good/cheap B&B thereabouts.

Also, what's the rush hour like in Cardiff? I'd prefer to be out in the sticks a few miles, but if the morning traffic there is anything like as bad as most places I'll need to be in the city centre practically bang on the client's doorstep.