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Novotel Cardiff Centre

4.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Lobby sitting area
Bar (on property)
Bar (on property)
Lobby

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking available
  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Schooner Way, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4RT
  • Cardiff International Arena
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • St. David's
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • St. David's Hall
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Cardiff (CWL-Cardiff Intl.)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Cardiff

With a stay at Novotel Cardiff Centre in Cardiff (Cardiff City Centre), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Principality Stadium and Cardiff Bay. .This spa hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Cardiff Castle and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Cardiff University.

What's nearby

  • Cardiff International Arena - 7 min walk
  • Principality Stadium - 17 min walk
  • Cardiff Castle - 18 min walk
  • Cardiff Bay - 20 min walk
  • Cardiff University - 10 min drive

Getting around

  • Cardiff Queen Street Station - 11 min walk
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bru Coffee & Gelato - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪YO! Sushi - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Place to Eat in John Lewis - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Grazing Shed - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Espresso Bar - John Lewis - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Novotel Cardiff Centre

Hotel with a full-service spa, near Principality Stadium
Novotel Cardiff Centre offers 138 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. LCD televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a health club.

Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a hot tub, and a steam room.

The spa is open daily. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Stay in one of 138 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club and an indoor pool. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite to eat at Elements, a brasserie which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Cardiff? This hotel has 2259 square feet (210 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 11 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Elements - This brasserie serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Malay, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Secured self parking on site (GBP 24.00 per night)
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM: GBP 18.00 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Elements

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Conference centre (2259 square feet of space)
  • Meeting rooms - 11

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Vegetable garden

Spa

  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Hot tub
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • At least 80% of lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers
  • Biodegradable drinking straws
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drinks bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Bulk dispenser for toiletries
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products provided
  • Energy-saving switches
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • LED light bulbs
  • Recycling
  • Soundproofing
  • Water-efficient showers only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15.00 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 16 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 18.00 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: GBP 30 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Secured self parking fee: GBP 24.00 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 15.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10.00 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from Visit Wales.

Property is also known as

Novotel Cardiff Centre
Novotel Hotel Cardiff Centre
Cardiff Novotel
Hotel Accor Cardiff Centre
Novotel Cardiff Centre Hotel Cardiff
Novotel Cardiff Centre Wales
Novotel Cardiff Centre Hotel
Novotel Cardiff Centre Hotel
Novotel Cardiff Centre Cardiff
Novotel Cardiff Centre Hotel Cardiff

Novotel Cardiff Centre Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 433 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 292 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 159 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 82 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 1003 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Hannah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately the room was missing a bed for a children. Given an extra room after 5 hours of waiting for a sofa bed. Woken up in night to people checking in the extra room!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Irena

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
1 night stay
Front of house staff not overly friendly, room outdated, toilet handle needed pumping to flush the toilet, the shower doesnt get hot but suddenyly goes cold. Barely any of the TV channels worked. Very noisy neighbours as our room joined on to another room via a door. The pull out sofa bed was not great due to the mattress not properly fitting and tilted backward. Friendly staff at breakfast, and the breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Gary

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Used to be great
All very worn and faded. We’ve been staying here for years. Overdue for a refurbishment
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

LEE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Standard rooms are very basic
Standard rooms are very basic and need refurbishment, its a short walk to the to the centre of town but to return late at night my wife did not feel the safe as route is via a bridge and not particularly well lighted side street and hotel entrace is arround the back via the hotel car park, there is no entrance from the main road. Also there was a smell of sewage in the car park that could also be smelt in the hotel bar area. For the price there are more modern options in the centre of town that we would choose if we were to stay in Cardiff in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Uqbah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

PETER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A night in Cardiff
went to Cardiff to watch a show, booked Novotel Cardiff Centre, hotel was great, room was very spacious, lovely bar downstairs, also breakfast was excellent, i would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Linsey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unfriendly reception
The first they gave us the room in 1st floor, crowd area and room air conditioning os not working, also there is area which is under construction barrier right opposite our room. And then the other day, elevator showing 1st floor inaccessible…whats the point they gave 1st rooms to guest? They did change room for us but request us to switch the coach into the bed by ourselves which made us uncomfortable to do it.. a bit unfriendly to a customer.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Tricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ioan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

K

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in good location. pet friendly.
The hotel staff were kind and helpful. We paid extra to bring our dog. The dog was allowed in the bar area which was good as it meant we could have a drink as dog could not be left on her own in room. There was lots of parking including electric chargers. The parking was £10 for 24 hours. All in all a good stay and would recommend the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel Cardiff Central
Fabulous hotel almost heart of the capital close enough to walk and also not far from Cardiff bay for food and drinks night Good clean hotel with good facilities spacious room and nice staff too
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Kate

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was nice , communal changing area for the gym and pool could have been cleaner, shower cream dispenser didn’t pump . The towel rail in the bedroom was unplugged so we had fresh towels everyday which wouldn’t have been necessary if the towel rail worked because I didn’t want to use a damp towel. Bed was comfy, room quiet, staff friendly. Would stay here again
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Emma

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

william

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Russell

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Room was spacious and quiet. Breakfast buffet was good and plentiful. Gym was good and pool, spa and sauna was probably the best aspect. Overall it looked a little tired in places and felt like some areas could do with a deep clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vladan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Ganasan

Business traveller
This is not a 4 star hotel . 3 star . They don’t change the sheet daily. Also internet was down and I was told it is the weekend and no one is working . Unacceptable.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Hannah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Front desk staff need retraining
Positives - comfortable beds, hot shower, excellent breakfast staff, very welcoming and accommodating and helpful even over a very busy weekend. Negatives - hotel is getting quite tired looking, swimming pool changing rooms not clean and front desk staff overall rude and unhelpful. Check in experience really stressful and difficult. Overall, not worth the considerable cost.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024