Thank you so much for this reply, it was much appreciated. I did actually get confirmation this morning - haha, I thought that might be the case. Life has a habit of working that way doesn't it?

But I am still making up my mind about the hotel, so thanks for that extra info. If I need help with anything else I will most certainly ask. It's a long way away to be organizing things from, despite my familiarity with the UK!

Thanks again *hugs* - and look forward to meeting you and boreal_forest!