"Mine forældre er ved hotellet."

Translation: My parents are at the hotel.

[Rafael672460]

This sentence should be "PÅ hotellet" . Cause ved means that they are around there but not at the hotel.

[LordoftheWrite]

I too thought that

[Vertejas1]

What is wrong with "my parents are next to the hotel"?

[rachelvantonder]

Since "ved" can mean both "near" or "at", how do I decide which definition to use?

[deactivated user]

"My parents are near the hotel" would be "Mine forældre er nær hotellet" or "Mine forældre er tæt på hotellet".

[rachelvantonder]

Thanks Victor. I think I might be confusing myself a bit! I don't know where I got that "ved" means "near".

[tynch93]

You're not mistaken, in several other questions it lists "near" as a translation for "ved"

[UgleOwl13]

I think you were thinking of 'ved' meaning 'know'?