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Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:48 pm

Planning On taking my missus to cardiff for her birthday soon, need some help on hotels and places for food too,

What's the best hotel in the city centre ? I.e nice looking, room service sort of hotel (posh looking stuff lol)

Best place to take her in the city for food ? Like a nice up town restaurant ?

The more up town it looks the more brownie points scored ;)

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:23 pm

Down th bay I would suggest

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:41 pm

Moff. wrote:Planning On taking my missus to cardiff for her birthday soon, need some help on hotels and places for food too,

What's the best hotel in the city centre ? I.e nice looking, room service sort of hotel (posh looking stuff lol)

Best place to take her in the city for food ? Like a nice up town restaurant ?

The more up town it looks the more brownie points scored ;)

hilton hotel,look on the trivago web site for deals,st.davids hotel down bay (look for deals) and some good restaurants down there.. :ayatollah:

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:41 pm

Depends on your age and what your in to and what dough u got!

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:49 pm

Park Plaza

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:53 pm

Viva Brazil is very good

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:19 pm

Radisson blue :thumbup:

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:51 pm

St davids hotel cardiff bay 5 star spa facilities are expensive luxury.

You can get deals on late rooms.co.uk

£300 reduced to £89

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:11 pm

IMO Park plaza is defiantly the best city centre hotel and their Restraunt is very good too I was there over Christmas and Andrew Taylor was on next table to me with his mrs, if you prefer the bay st Davids is the best and Demiros restraunt with their Spanish,Italian & welsh menu is something different.. Have a good time! :ayatollah:

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:11 pm

Potted Pig Nice food and drink :thumbup:

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:16 pm

You are spoilt for choice, hotels and restaurants to suit every age and pocket.
Stayed at the Park Thistle just before Christmas (and again next week) recommend the Madera and Giovanni’s
A B&B and chip alley works as well
:ayatollah:

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:22 am

BOWMAN wrote:Potted Pig Nice food and drink :thumbup:



This is one the the better eating places in Cardiff with them priding themselves on local produce ..... Park Plaza or Hilton are prob the 2 top City Centre hotels if you want to splash out , Holland House down on Newport Road prob a close 3rd !

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:56 pm

Moff. wrote:Planning On taking my missus to cardiff for her birthday soon, need some help on hotels and places for food too,

What's the best hotel in the city centre ? I.e nice looking, room service sort of hotel (posh looking stuff lol)

Best place to take her in the city for food ? Like a nice up town restaurant ?

The more up town it looks the more brownie points scored ;)


the Bunkhouse on st marys street and, chip shop alley :laughing6: :thumbup:

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:08 pm

boots meal deal :ayatollah:

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:12 pm

The last place we stayed at was the Maldron, bottom of St Mary's St, (opposite the Great Western) with Viva Brazil restaurant below. Excellent bar & eating too. Plenty of flat screens with Sky sports on. :thumbup:

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:25 pm

I've also heard the St Davids hotel & spa down the Bay is very nice, five star. You never know, you just might bump into a Cardiff City player or two,,even the manager. ;)

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:59 pm

Anyone stayed in that Jolyon @ No.10 boutique hotel at the bottom of Cathedral Road?

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:03 pm

Mario Polotelli wrote:Anyone stayed in that Jolyon @ No.10 boutique hotel at the bottom of Cathedral Road?


No, :laughing6: but it sounds interesting.

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:22 pm

Try the Custom House Penarth Marina by the Barrage for food - you can chose your fish or meat at the counter. Top quality and a good wine list at fair prices. I had a bottle of Pesquera there once and while I could get newer vintages cheaper in a shop, the same vintage was on sale in a supermarket at £1 more than the restaurant. Lots of good Rioja and Champagne at reasonable prices as well.

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:26 pm

popeye21 wrote:Try the Custom House Penarth Marina by the Barrage for food - you can chose your fish or meat at the counter. Top quality and a good wine list at fair prices. I had a bottle of Pesquera there once and while I could get newer vintages cheaper in a shop, the same vintage was on sale in a supermarket at £1 more than the restaurant. Lots of good Rioja and Champagne at reasonable prices as well.


An excellent restaurant, would recommend also.

Re: Best hotels and restaurants in cardiff - nights out

Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:48 pm

Chip shop alley