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Re: 888poker Welsh Amateur Championship
« Reply #45 on: May 04, 2011, 12:58:49 PM »
Its also bank holiday weekend, you be hard pushed to find a hotel for the sat, sun night at a resonable rate but hey I got a ticket on only live 22 miles away : )
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Re: 888poker Welsh Amateur Championship
« Reply #46 on: May 04, 2011, 13:10:02 PM »

Its also bank holiday weekend, you be hard pushed to find a hotel for the sat, sun night at a resonable rate but hey I got a ticket on only live 22 miles away : )


Depends on your definition of reasonable.

The HI is sold out but the others mentioned in the Travel Tips thread still had availability when I last checked a few days ago.
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Re: 888poker Welsh Amateur Championship
« Reply #47 on: May 04, 2011, 13:15:26 PM »


Its also bank holiday weekend, you be hard pushed to find a hotel for the sat, sun night at a resonable rate but hey I got a ticket on only live 22 miles away : )


Depends on your definition of reasonable.

The HI is sold out but the others mentioned in the Travel Tips thread still had availability when I last checked a few days ago.


Bank Holiday rates are higher than normal - and special offers are harder to come by, having said that it"s nowhere near as expensive as when a special event clashes with an APAT tournament.

Avoiding other tournaments, big events AND Bank Holidays is going to be pretty much impossible - so of the 3 I think Bank Holidays are probably the best compromise.
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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #48 on: May 04, 2011, 15:03:41 PM »
premier inn north, booked double room for 3 nights £120 : )
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Re: 888poker Welsh Amateur Championship
« Reply #49 on: May 04, 2011, 17:08:16 PM »


Bank Holiday rates are higher than normal - and special offers are harder to come by, having said that it"s nowhere near as expensive as when a special event clashes with an APAT tournament.



What he said..although the rates I found weren"t THAT much higher than I would expect to see...£65+ is pretty standard for a hotel room on a Friday/Saturday/Sunday night these days.

Oh, there are deals out there, particularly with Travelodge &/or Premier Inn...but you do have to strike while the iron is hot AND commit early, usually before you can guarantee getting a seat.
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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #50 on: May 04, 2011, 17:09:47 PM »
Chopped these travel bits out and moved them to the appropriate thread to avoid a derail.
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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #51 on: May 09, 2011, 01:47:25 AM »
Never have I been so disorganised. Most places I tried were fully booked so panic booked Premier Inn North for the Saturday night for £76.
Just looked it up and its nowhere near train station or casino.
Wtf am I doing lol  :-\


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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #52 on: May 09, 2011, 12:29:57 PM »

Booked: Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

42,950 United Miles.



Heard nothing from HI so I fired off a quick email.

Less than 10 minutes later...boom...reply from them with suitable confirmation. I like that level of service.
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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #53 on: May 10, 2011, 11:32:38 AM »
I am booked into the Tanes Hotel Guest Room for Friday and Saturday night. Seemed to have decent enough reviews and for a total of £76.94, looks a good deal to me. It is on the other side of Cardiff but only a 12min journey according to Google maps.

As I am driving up, I can offer lifts to or from the casino for anybody that wants one. I guess i will be on a similar route to other peoples hotels so little point in wasting money on taxis.

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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #54 on: May 11, 2011, 23:24:03 PM »

I am booked into the Tanes Hotel Guest Room for Friday and Saturday night. Seemed to have decent enough reviews and for a total of £76.94, looks a good deal to me. It is on the other side of Cardiff but only a 12min journey according to Google maps.

As I am driving up, I can offer lifts to or from the casino for anybody that wants one. I guess i will be on a similar route to other peoples hotels so little point in wasting money on taxis.


I shall take you up on that offer of a lift to the casino please Mark, I have now booked into Tanes for the Saturday night. What timeish will you be leaving hotel?  

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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #55 on: May 12, 2011, 12:21:40 PM »
Sounds like a plan to me.

I will aim to leave the hotel Sat morning at around half 12 ish. Will drive back I expect pretty late (1am, 2am ish).

Then same on Sunday morning but leave slightly earlier, I think checkout is 11am. Will pm my mobile number. :-)

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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #56 on: May 12, 2011, 13:19:42 PM »

Sounds like a plan to me.

I will aim to leave the hotel Sat morning at around half 12 ish. Will drive back I expect pretty late (1am, 2am ish).

Then same on Sunday morning but leave slightly earlier, I think checkout is 11am. Will pm my mobile number. :-)


Thats great, I will try to get there Sat morning by 12 ish. Thx :)

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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #57 on: May 12, 2011, 15:50:33 PM »
Anyone else staying in the premier inn north, abit far from the venue but a good rate and i understand theres 3 nice pubs near by, Hammerite did you get a seat after ?, Look forward to meeting you all after 4 yrs playing on APAT this will be my first live event  8)
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Re: Season 5 Travel Tips. [CARDIFF]
« Reply #58 on: May 12, 2011, 17:35:41 PM »
Late decision to attend for me, little reasonable Hotel accommodation when I looked. Have ended up at the Airport in the Holiday Inn for £57.