What We Offer Our Guests
The opportunity to enjoy our second home, which we have developed over the last 40 years for when we visit from California to see family and friends in the UK. We use Cedar Gardens a few weeks in the spring and again in the fall.
About 6 years ago we decided we wanted to share Cedar Gardens with others who sought a natural and peaceful environment in which to revitalize their spirit.
Our philosophy is that when we lower our personal stress, life is more enjoyable, and we increase our ability to partner with others to achieve our purposes.
The comments provided in the Cedar Gardens guestbook, highlights of which are available on a tab on the home page, speak for themselves.
Cedar Gardens Highlights
- Cedar Gardens is in an area of outstanding natural beauty overlooking the beautiful Vale of Clwyd, a few minutes’ drive from the medieval town of Ruthin.
- The property has a large partially covered balcony which provides a view of the majestic Cedar of Lebanon, and weather permitting, the the setting sun.
- There are 2 bathrooms and 2 bedrooms, one of which can be set up with twin beds if required. There is also a laundry room, a quiet room, and the TV lounge.
- The property has 2 stories and has internal staircases and stairs down to the garden.
- The hidden Lower Garden is a haven of peace and tranquility and includes a large garden lounge with a wood burning stove and equipment to enjoy a game of badminton, croquet, or lawn boules.
Friends
We consider people who previously stayed at Cedar Gardens and their friends who theyintroduce to Cedar Gardens as being “Friends of Cedar Gardens.”
The purpose of this page is to provide a resource to Friends of Cedar Gardens to keep them up to date on our facilities and provide a means for them to communicate to people they know about how wonderful Cedar Gardens is.
Our purpose in making Cedar Gardens available to visitors is to enable them to revitalize their spirits in the special environment Cedar Gardens offers. However, on a practical level we do need to generate sufficient revenue to fully maintain the property and continue to make improvements. Last year we had less than 50% occupancy. We want to improve that; therefore, we have important our marketing by contracting with Airbnb as well as with Sykes cottages.
In the future we would like to terminate the Sykes and Airbnb contracts and achieve a high-level occupancy with visitors who are Friends of Cedar Gardens and view it as their second home as we do. We also view Friends of Cedar Gardens as a resource for recommendations on how we can make further improvements to our facilities.
Friends of Cedar Gardens can book directly with us. Contact information is provided on the Contact tab on this website. When friends book, we offer them a discount on the price offered by Sykes or Airbnb.