My parents live in Holland so that they can be close to the grand kids. Both my elder brother and myself have neglected to have families, but my younger brother, who lives in Lieden, has done the honours. So, my mother promptly decided to up-sticks and move there too. I usually visit a couple of times a year, but my mother likes to come to the UK every now and again. Last year I was living just outside Cardiff, in a beautiful rural setting, whilst I completed a short contract for the place I was staying at. My mum decided to visit before the contract expired. I sent her details of a few hotels and B & B's. Out of these, she decided that she preferred the sound of Regan Hotel, the family run, Victorian Terrace, on Cathedral Road, which is close to the entrance to the park. The fact it was near to the park was a clincher. This meant that she could amble into town via a beautiful route, and be there in about 15 minutes or so. She wasn't going to hire a car so the fact that the hotel is on a main road with double yellows out front didn't factor into her decision making process.
Decision made, she was all ready to book a room when my mother inadvertently chose the wrong site and stumbled across a pretty damning review for the hotel. (She isn't the deftest Internet user!) The review, posted on Trip Advisor, told of a couple that had been locked out all night and were ultimately forced to sleep in their car. That was it! Wild horses wouldn't drag her there after that! read more