If your looking to go out of a night, this would be the best place in the world to go back to for…read morewhat little sleep you'd get. situated right on the party road, you may find the experience a little noisy. Most rooms are exactly what you'd expect from a Travel Lodge. Clean, efficient and square. However, we got the top floor suite which is huge!!! I can only liken it to a penthouse suite with an amazing window the length of the room. All that, for the same £50ish price tag. However, we were lucky to get it though. Don;t eat or drink in here before hand. Prices are extortionate. I paid £4+ for a bottle of cider, the food is overly priced as well. You'd think with the money you've spent, you could get a little cut on using their bar. However it is all worth it in the end when you stumble out of a club, trip 5 yards into the hotel and fall asleep all in the space of 2 minutes.

This hotel is good enough to use if your out for the evening and fancy avoiding the last train…read morehome. It is clean and well presented but location wise it is situated on a busy road. The road is also used for revellers to walk home so I imagine it to be very noisy! The hotel has some excellent rates though and the earlier you book the cheaper the room will cost! The food isn't that good and I think it would be a waste of a night out to eat in the hotel when there are pleanty of great restaurants only a stones throw away! The bar again is nothing to write home about.... Don't waste your time and money drinking here. I would recomment this hotel to Hen and Stag parties to use as a base whilst visiting Cardiff!!!

I feel like we really lucked out with this hotel and its location. It seemed central to everything…read morewe did in Cardiff. The two tours we schedule met up very close to the hotel so that was convenient. The hotel itself had a decent restaurant where they served a nice breakfast buffet each morning. Given we were there three nights it would be nice if they offered a little more variety each day. The executive lounge was small and it had free beer and wine in the evenings and a small sampling of appetizers. The rooms were quite large. The bathroom could use a little updating, The water would run hot/cold on its own. But nothing big. I would definitely stay here again, It is right across from the castle and one block from High street action.

Nice hotel that was in a good location as well. Full service restaurant in the lobby which was…read morepretty good for breakfast and dinner. The rooms are nice and comfortable and decent sized as well. There were also plenty of conference rooms and there definitely were some conferences during my stay. The gym was very nice as it's actually a gym that happens to be in the hotel. Full weight room with cardio equipment and a full and wet and dry sauna as well.

I stayed here for a wedding and as far as I remember it was fine…read more And FINE is what you can expect - we had a good time nothing was really below par or exceptional. The rooms were a little tired and uninspired but frankly we didn't spend a lot of time in them and they may have been refurbished by now. Most of the evening was spent at the bar and the bar staff were very accommodating even late into the evening. Its clean in a great location and has a nice look and feel to it. You could do a lot worse.

This hotel is just outside the city centre in Llandaff and just around the corner from Pontcanna…read morefields. This is a traditional style hotel and you might find it a little dated looking but the staff are very welcoming and come across like they are very happy to have you stay there. The hotel is on a busy road but I didn't notice any noise. As I usually do with hotels, I booked online and got a special deal. I was expecting to stay in a double room with an en suite but when we checked in we were handed a key and directed back outside of the building and around the corner to the mews cottages. This impressed me no end. As I opened the door to the cottage I was faced with a neat and tidy living room area with stairs to the left. I found it really hard to believe that this was costing less than a normal room in one of the city centre hotels. Upstairs was a large double room with a separate bathroom. This was not a hotel room, this was a holiday home. As I said earlier, the décor is a little dated and they could probably spend quite a bit of money refurbishing the whole place but the bed was very comfortable, the rooms were clean and because we stayed in the mews we were able to come and go as it suited without encountering any other guests or staff. I slept so well that I woke up later than I meant to and really didn't have time to eat the inclusive breakfast I could see that a hotel with facilities like this one would be ideal for a party of wedding guests.

We only stopped in for afternoon tea, so this is a review of the restaurant, not of the hotel per…read morese. Afternoon tea was wonderful. There are two options: a traditional tea with a selection of both savory and sweet bites, including delicious Welsh cakes with clotted cream, finger sandwiches, and a good choice of teas. There's also a "gentlemen's tea" with gin and scotch eggs. Service was friendly and prompt. I would recommend reservations on weekends or busy seasons. We were able to get in without a reservation mid-week.

The Park Plaza Hotel is a truly phenomenal hotel! I spent almost a whole  week at this great hotel…read morevisiting friends across the pond. I was  upgraded to a  huge Executive suite and extremely happy with the size of the room and my  extras. The towels and robe was very nice and thick and the toiletries excellent  too.  I appreciated the hand-out Welsh cakes with soft drinks. The Location was  perfect and very central to the beautiful city. I made use of the beautiful spa  and spent time in the beautiful swimming pool. Which at my age, I don't usually  use do but no one was using either and I felt like royalty. Besides the  excellent service and stellar interaction with hotel staff, I ate many meals at  the Cardiff Plaza restaurant and every meal was perfect. Nothing where I live  compares to  this hotel and the city close-by where I live is supposed to have  the best stateside. Compared to the Park Plaza it's a joke. I put up many  visitors at the cream of the crop locally and was disappointed when I saw their  rooms. The Cardiff Park Plaza Hotel was also priced very good compared to the  same quality hotels stateside. I hopefully will live long enough to return to  the Park Plaza Hotel! If for any reason you find yourself  traveling within Cardiff 'Dinas a Sir Caerdydd' Wales, do yourself a great  treatment and let the mainly Welch staff and stay at this beautiful hotel! I can't say enough praise of the Park Plaza Hotel/Cardiff.

After just looking up the contact details of this hotel on the net, I was surprised and saddened to…read morefind that there are a number of poor reviews. This hotel is far superior to all of the comments that have been made on other sites (including some of the good comments). Please read this and don't be blinded by others! This hotel is excellently positioned in Penarth, 4 miles outside of Cardiff. This is perfect for a stay in Cardiff because it's quieter and in an extremely nice area. With the train station literally just outside the front door, access into the city is a regular 15 minute journey at cheap fares. The hotel itself enjoys views from the upper floors that look out over the Bristol Channel, Flat Holm Island and Somerset. That's what I can a view! Penarth seafront is a 5 minute walk through a park away, and shops and restaurants are the same. It has been commented that this hotel seems tired in terms of its decor, but I really don't see this myself. While remaining traditional and retaining many features, this hotel has rooms which are dressed very smartly, and they're surprisingly modern and sophisticated. You only have to have a peep at the accommodation section on their website to see what I'm talking about. This has been a location for the Torchwood series in the past, if you're in any way sci-fi inclined. With an Italian restaurant (Villa Napoli) at the front, you'll be very well catered for in the Glendale Hotel.

A very reasonably priced family run italian restaurant. Never had a bad meal. We have always been…read morewith friends, but I've noticed it is also popular for a romantic evening. It is also a hotel, but I don't know anyone who has stayed here. Never had a problem parking. This is one of my favourite places to eat around Cardiff.

First, the good. The hotel is very well located in central Cardiff. Right across from the Castle…read moreand 100m from Principality Stadium. Perfect, really. And, the traditional performance by the Cardiff Mens' Choir before the rugby was a pleasant surprise. Second, the bad. The hotel is a mess. A full renovation is required everywhere, and the price does not reflect the level of disrepair. We "upgraded" to a small suite, and the walls were filthy, carpeting burned with an iron and stained, the couch was cheap and ragged, the bed lumpy (and only full sized). The room heating did not really work, shower drain slow, peeling wall paper, and hole repairs which weren't painted. The iron had no steam, and had burnt on crud (from carpet burn), and the lighting electrics were atrocious. The lifts went out on the second day, which means we were trapped when the Choir performed on the stairs before the Italy match. There is no other ingress/egress from the upper floors. If you are coming in for a rugby match, go for it if it is cheap enough. Otherwise, avoid at all cost

Growing up in Cardiff, the Angel Hotel was always "the place"--famous for hosting high-profile…read moreguests and touring rugby and football teams. Because of that history, I was genuinely looking forward to staying here, but unfortunately the experience was extremely disappointing. We arrived on time hoping for an early check-in. No rooms were available, which was understandable, but we were told the bar/restaurant would not open until 5:30 pm, so we had to leave the hotel for lunch. When we returned, our room was ready, but we were informed the lift had been out of order since last year. With no assistance available for luggage until later in the afternoon thankfully the porter arrived early and carried our bags up 56 steps. The stairwell had a strong musty smell. The room itself was cold and uninviting, with stained carpets and no heating on. The radiator was completely covered by a heavy blackout curtain, preventing any warmth. We had to rearrange the curtain and use a portable oil-filled heater to make the room comfortable. The en-suite bathroom was in very poor condition: no proper curtain (only netting), no heating, a cracked sink, leaking taps, flaking paint, water stains on the ceiling, and even a cracked windowpane. There was also no fridge in the room. We paid for the breakfast package, but the buffet didn't open until 8:00 am and the food was disappointing--barely warm, dried-out bacon, and eggs sitting in cold fat. Bar hours were listed as 5:30-11:00 pm, yet on two occasions we returned before 10:00 pm hoping for a nightcap, only to find the bar already closed. Housekeeping also knocked on our door at 7:30 am, which felt unnecessarily early. On a positive note, the staff were polite and sympathetic, Given the Angel Hotel's history and reputation, this stay fell far below expectations and sadly felt tired, poorly maintained, and undermanaged.

The hotel selection was picked by our tour group EF Go ahead tours, Beautiful hotel. Not in a…read morefantastic spot for walking close to the major spots. We rode a bus in so parking was never an issue. Friendly staff that came on our bus and greeted us and had our room key card ready waiting on us. Clean and very well maintained. Only 2 lifts at the hotel so a line was formed due to 23 of us trying to go up at once. The breakfast had a lot to offer from a variety of juices, cereals, and pastries. Two coffee machines which I wish some hotels served just plain coffee without all the added stuff in it. The usual selection of hot breakfast foods. Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, and mushrooms. Not a fan of any hotel that doesn't offer air conditioning. Only a heater inside. If we lived in Iceland that would be a different story. I had to open the balcony door to get cool air into the room and the covers made me hot so I didn't sleep well for 2 nights even though the bed and pillows were comfortable. Definitely a European thing. Thankfully they had an oscillating fan in the room. All the staff we met were very polite and thoughtful. If I slept well I would have rated it higher, but I got very little sleep due to being hot.

I stayed as an American business traveler for one night. The hotel is conveniently located within…read morewalking distance from the train station and City Center. It is a modern business traveler oriented hotel. The rooms are good sized and set up well for this purpose. There are ice stations on each floor, but no buckets in the rooms. There is a gym which I checked but did not use. The staff was helpful, attentive and efficient. The restaurant was very good. Dinner of a rump steak and fries was tasty and well plated. Price was reasonable. The breakfast buffet was pretty much standard UK fare and the fruit selection was good. There was no grill station so you had to ask for anything but scrambled eggs. The room rates are high for a tourist but are comparable to other similarly located business hotels.

The good: Location. Near the train station and at the heart of the city. The staff is helpful and…read morefriendly. Bar and Browns restaurant are both pretty good. Reasonably good equipped, modern workout room (can't call it a gym). Room was on the old side, but it still was very clean. Now the bad: Breakfast was unsatisfactory: there was a very limited selection of fresh vegetables or fruits. Also every time I took a shower, the bathroom pretty much flooded. I had to jury rig barriers every time to reduce the amount of water rushing out of the shower. And yes, the hotel definitely needs a refresh. The carpet was clean but there were stains- possibly from 1994

The hotel satisfies basic needs. It's clean, it is at a prime location, and has a car park. Hotel…read morestaff is pleasant except for the bell boy. On our way out, trying to get to the car park, we tried to get the door open, but it was somehow not working. He was on the other side of the gate and just stood there. My boyfriend said, "maybe this guy can help us," and the bell boy said, "I know what to do," with the underlying tone of "don't tell me what to do." He hits the button to open the gate and then says, "push. You know how to push?" When we got through the door, we held it open for him to get his rack through. He says, "fuck you very much. Enjoy your stay." I don't want to dock too many stars from the hotel review just because of the bell boy, but what an unprofessional attitude, and poor representation of the hotel. What a horrible way to leave hotel guests of the impression of the hotel.