Aerial view of Cardiff city centre and the River Taff at sunrise, looking towards Cardiff Bay

Cardiff

Wales's compact capital: a castle in the city centre, Victorian shopping arcades, a regenerated bay and match-day atmosphere at the Principality Stadium.

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Photo from Google Maps · easyHotel Cardiff City Centre

Google rating 4.7 (3,966)

1-3 Fitzalan Pl, Cardiff CF24 0ED, UK

Hotel

easyHotel Cardiff City Centre is a no-frills hotel on Fitzalan Place, about five minutes' walk from Cardiff…

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Photo from Google Maps · Kyle Griffiths

Google rating 4.5 (2,835) · Guest rating 7.7/10 (4,895)

Circle Way East, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff CF23 9XF, UK

Hotel

Mercure Cardiff is a mid-range hotel on Circle Way East in Llanedeyrn, in the north-east of the city,…

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Photo from Google Maps · The Parkgate Hotel

Google rating 4.6 (2,069) · Guest rating 8.9/10 (5,947)

Westgate St, Cardiff CF10 1DA, UK

Hotel

The Parkgate is a luxury hotel in a historic building on Westgate Street, Cardiff, part of The Celtic…

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Photo from Google Maps · Novotel Cardiff Centre

Google rating 4.3 (3,213) · Guest rating 8.2/10 (6,153)

Schooner Way, Cardiff CF10 4RT, UK

Hotel

Novotel Cardiff Centre sits at Atlantic Wharf, overlooking the historic Bute East Dock between the city…

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Photo from Google Maps · Hilton Cardiff

Google rating 4.2 (3,451) · Guest rating 8.3/10 (3,897)

Kingsway, Greyfriars Rd, Cardiff CF10 3HH, UK

Hotel

Hilton Cardiff sits on Kingsway directly opposite Cardiff Castle, a few minutes' walk from the main shopping…

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Photo from Google Maps · Clayton Hotel Cardiff

Google rating 4.2 (2,965) · Guest rating 8.6/10 (5,045)

St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1GD, UK

Hotel

Clayton Hotel Cardiff is a 216-room, four-star hotel on St Mary Street, next to Cardiff Central station.

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Photo from Google Maps · Leonardo Hotel Cardiff

Google rating 4.3 (2,289)

1 Park Pl, Cardiff CF10 3DN, UK

Hotel

Leonardo Hotel Cardiff, formerly the Jurys Inn, occupies a Victorian building just off Queen Street.

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Photo from Google Maps · Park Plaza Cardiff

Google rating 4.3 (2,041) · Guest rating 8.6/10 (184)

Greyfriars Rd, Cardiff CF10 3AL, UK

Hotel

Park Plaza Cardiff is a city-centre hotel on Greyfriars Road, a short walk from Queen Street station, the…

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Photo from Google Maps · Cardiff Marriott Hotel

Google rating 4.2 (2,315) · Guest rating 8.1/10 (7,250)

Mill Ln, Cardiff CF10 1EZ, UK

Hotel

Cardiff Marriott Hotel sits on Mill Lane at the southern end of the city centre, steps from Utilita Arena…

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Photo from Google Maps · Future Inn Cardiff Bay

Google rating 4.2 (2,267) · Guest rating 8.4/10 (15,769)

Hemingway Rd, Cardiff CF10 4AU, UK

Hotel

Future Inn Cardiff Bay is a four-star hotel on Hemingway Road with 197 air-conditioned en-suite rooms.

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Photo from Google Maps · Radisson Blu Hotel, Cardiff

Google rating 4.1 (2,042) · Guest rating 7.9/10 (7,556)

Meridian Gate, Bute Terrace, Cardiff CF10 2FL, UK

Hotel

The Radisson Blu Hotel on Bute Terrace is one of Cardiff's tallest hotels, with 215 rooms and suites looking…

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Photo from Google Maps · Emma Pawsey

Google rating 4.2 (1,396) · Guest rating 8.4/10 (142)

Building Bay, The Exchange, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5FQ, UK

Hotel

Housed in a Grade II* listed heritage building, The Coal Exchange Hotel offers luxury accommodation in…

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Photo from Google Maps · Adriaan Victor

Google rating 4.3 (1,155) · Guest rating 8.4/10 (24)

Bute Pl, Cardiff CF10 4AA, UK

Hotel

Premier Inn Cardiff Bay is a budget hotel on Bute Place, right beside the Wales Millennium Centre and a…

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Photo from Google Maps · Rhian Bull

Google rating 3.9 (2,033) · Guest rating 7.8/10 (7,951)

The Angel Hotel, Castle St, Cardiff CF10 1SZ, UK

Hotel

The Angel Hotel stands on Castle Street in the centre of Cardiff, right by Cardiff Castle and the edge of…

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Photo from Google Maps · Royal Hotel Cardiff by Belvilla

Google rating 4.2 (863)

88 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1DW, UK

Hotel

The Royal Hotel on St Mary Street opened in 1866 and is often called Cardiff's oldest grand hotel.

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Photo from Google Maps · Peter Lokker

Google rating 4.3 (676)

Pontcanna Fields, Fields Park Rd, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9XR, UK

Hotel

Cardiff Caravan and Camping Park sits on Pontcanna Fields, the parkland running north from the city centre…

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Photo from Google Maps · Cherry Monette

Google rating 3.6 (1,267)

Imperial Gate, St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1FA, UK

Hotel

Travelodge Cardiff Central is a budget hotel at Imperial Gate on St Mary Street, at the southern end of the…

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Guest rating 8.8/10 (927)

189 Cathedral Rd

Hotel

Situated at 189 Cathedral Road, 3 Luxury En-suite Bedrooms offers hotel accommodation in Cardiff.

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Guest rating 6.1/10 (2,340)

108 St Mary Street

Hotel

ML Lodge is a hotel situated in the Welsh capital of Cardiff.

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Guest rating 8.8/10 (1,129)

36 Cathedral Rd

Hotel

The Pontcanna Inn is a hotel situated on Cathedral Road in Cardiff.

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Guest rating 7.6/10 (247)

118 Clive Street

Hotel

Ty Rosa Rooms is a hotel situated in the Welsh capital of Cardiff.

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Photo from Google Maps · Bonnie Rogues Cardiff

Google rating 4.7 (2,682)

42-43 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1AD, UK

Pub

Bonnie Rogues is a big, lively pub on St Mary Street in the centre of Cardiff, built around live sport,…

Photo from Google Maps · Cosy Club

Google rating 4.5 (3,635)

St David's Dewi Sant, 1 Hills St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2LE, UK

Restaurant

Cosy Club Cardiff is an all-day restaurant and bar at the St David's end of the city centre, serving…

Photo from Google Maps · The Prince of Wales

Google rating 4.1 (7,926)

81–83 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1FA, UK

Pub

The Prince of Wales on St Mary Street is a Wetherspoon pub with an unusually grand setting: the Grade II…

Photo from Google Maps · Chris Burgess

Google rating 4.6 (2,507)

45 The Hayes, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 1GA, UK

Restaurant

The Ivy Asia on The Hayes brings the group's pan-Asian dining to St David's in Cardiff.

Photo from Google Maps · The Live Lounge Cardiff

Google rating 4.3 (3,882)

9 The Friary, Cardiff CF10 3FA, UK

Pub

The Live Lounge is a city-centre bar on The Friary in Cardiff with live cover music every day of the week,…

Photo from Google Maps · Boom Battle Bar Cardiff

Google rating 4.6 (2,066)

The Old Brewery Quarter, ROYAL ARCADE, Cardiff CF10 1FG, UK

Pub

Boom Battle Bar in Cardiff's Old Brewery Quarter is a games bar where groups book axe throwing, electric…

Photo from Google Maps · Fauziah Abduljalil

Google rating 4.7 (1,610)

16 Mill Ln, Cardiff CF10 1FL, UK

Restaurant

Banana Tree is a Southeast Asian restaurant on Mill Lane in Cardiff city centre, a short walk from St…

Photo from Google Maps · david oldham

Google rating 4.4 (1,522)

18-19 Church St, Cardiff CF10 1BG, UK

Pub

The Head of Steam Cardiff is a beer-focused pub on Church Street, beside Cardiff Market and a short walk…

Photo from Google Maps · Alun Sheppard

Google rating 4.2 (1,895)

10, 5 Church St, Cardiff CF10 1BG, UK

Restaurant

The Botanist on Church Street is a two-floor bar and restaurant in central Cardiff, known for its hanging…

Photo from Google Maps · Mahmut CIKMAZ

Google rating 4.5 (979)

105-107 Queen St, Cardiff CF10 2BG, UK

Café

Bru Coffee & More is a café and dessert bar on Queen Street, Cardiff's main pedestrian shopping street.

Photo from Google Maps · Поли Тодорова

Google rating 4.7 (712)

13 High St, Cardiff CF10 1AX, UK

Café

Corner Coffee is a coffee shop at 13 High Street in central Cardiff, serving well-made espresso drinks,…

Photo from Google Maps · The Borough Arms

Google rating 4.4 (1,110)

8 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1AT, UK

Pub

The Borough Arms is a busy independent pub at 8 St Mary Street, easy to spot by its bright red paintwork and…

Photo from Google Maps · Coffee Barker

Google rating 4.4 (960)

1-13 Castle Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1BU, UK

Café

Coffee Barker fills several units of Castle Arcade, one of Cardiff's Victorian shopping arcades, just off…

Photo from Google Maps · Hard Lines Cafe

Google rating 4.8 (533)

Ground Floor Unit, St Cannas Court, Cowbridge Rd E, Cardiff CF5 1GX, UK

Café

Hard Lines Cafe in Canton is the neighbourhood café of Hard Lines, a Cardiff speciality coffee roaster.

Photo from Google Maps · Calan Wencher

Google rating 4.6 (652)

9, Porter's, Barrack Ln, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2FR, UK

Pub

Porter's is an independent bar, grassroots music venue and fringe theatre in Cardiff city centre, running…

Photo from Google Maps · Cafe Yakamoz

Google rating 4.9 (380)

103 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff CF24 4HT, UK

Café

Cafe Yakamoz is a Turkish and Mediterranean café on Cathays Terrace, Cardiff, known for its breakfasts,…

Photo from Google Maps · Pierre QUÉLARD

Google rating 4.4 (703)

18 The Hayes, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 1AH, UK

Restaurant

The Cardiff Townhouse is Coppa Club's venue on The Hayes in Cardiff's Morgan Quarter: café, workspace,…

Photo from Google Maps · Brodies Coffee Cabin

Google rating 4.8 (358)

Gorsedd Gardens Rd, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UK

Café

Brodies Coffee Cabin is a small, family-run coffee kiosk in Gorsedd Gardens, between the National Museum…

Photo from Google Maps · Andrej Madaras

Google rating 4.8 (349)

11 High St, Cardiff CF10 1AW, UK

Restaurant

Parallel is a High Street restaurant in Cardiff from the team behind Pasture, opened in 2022.

Photo from Google Maps · Coffee Spot

Google rating 4.9 (230)

6 Barrack Ln, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2FR, UK

Café

Tucked away on Barrack Lane within Cardiff's St Davids Centre, Coffee Spot is an intimate and cosy cafe…

Photo from Google Maps · A Pin of Salt

Google rating 4.9 (172)

12 City Rd, Cardiff CF24 3DL, UK

Restaurant

A Pin of Salt is an Italian restaurant on City Road, Cardiff, built around traditional recipes and pasta…

Photo from Google Maps · Oat & Bean

Google rating 4.7 (186)

26 Park Pl, Cardiff CF10 3BA, UK

Café

Oat & Bean is a fully vegan café on Park Place in Cardiff's civic centre, serving coffee with plant milks,…

Photo from Google Maps · Jonbvn

Google rating 4.8 (159)

146 Clifton St, Cardiff CF24 1LZ, UK

Café

Sparrow Coffee House is a small independent cafe on Clifton Street, east of Cardiff city centre.

Photo from Google Maps · Blŵm

Google rating 4.8 (156)

Fairoak House, Fairoak Rd, Cardiff CF24 4YA, UK

Café

Blŵm is an independent coffee shop and lifestyle store at Fairoak House in Cathays, Cardiff.

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Gorse

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Google rating 4.9 (132)

186-188 Kings Rd, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9DF, UK

Restaurant

Gorse is a Michelin-starred modern Welsh restaurant on Kings Road in Pontcanna, run by chef Tom Waters.

Photo from Google Maps · Eva Ali

Google rating 4.1 (146)

23 Churchill Way, Cardiff CF10 2HE, UK

Pub

The Cardiff Arms is a pub on Churchill Way in the regenerated Canal Quarter, mixing a traditional pub feel…

Google rating 4.6 (23,218)

Castle St, Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK

Attraction

Cardiff Castle sits in the middle of the Welsh capital and packs three eras into one site: a Roman fort, a…

Google rating 4.7 (16,825)

Westgate St, Cardiff CF10 1NS, UK

Attraction

Principality Stadium is the national stadium of Wales, standing beside the River Taff in the middle of…

Photo from Google Maps · Divyen Shah

Google rating 4.6 (10,847)

Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UK

Attraction

National Museum Cardiff, in the civic centre at Cathays Park, combines a major art gallery with natural…

Photo from Google Maps · Sonam Jamtsho

Google rating 4.7 (7,302)

Bute Pl, Cardiff CF10 5AL, UK

Attraction

Wales Millennium Centre is the national arts centre for Wales, on Bute Place in Cardiff Bay.

Google rating 4.7 (7,282)

North Rd, Cardiff CF10 3ER, UK

Attraction

Bute Park is Cardiff's big central park, about 130 acres of gardens, woodland and riverside paths running…

Photo from Google Maps · Gerald Wilson

Google rating 4.5 (6,681)

Cardiff CF10 1AU, UK

Attraction

Cardiff Market, also called Central Market, fills a Victorian hall under one large glass roof between St…

Photo from Google Maps · Andrew Lethbridge

Google rating 4.4 (6,688)

82a Leckwith Rd, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8AZ, UK

Attraction

Cardiff City Stadium in Leckwith is home to Cardiff City FC and the usual home of the Wales national…

Photo from Google Maps · Simon Piles (Si Piles)

Google rating 4.8 (2,462)

Mary Ann St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2EN, UK

Attraction

Golf Fang Cardiff is an adults-only crazy golf bar on the first floor of St Davids Centre.

Photo from Google Maps · Chapter Arts Centre

Google rating 4.6 (2,582)

Market Rd, Cardiff CF5 1QE, UK

Attraction

Chapter is an arts centre on Market Road in Canton, west Cardiff, set up by artists in 1971.

Photo from Google Maps · Cefn Mably Farm Park

Google rating 4.5 (2,608)

Cefn Mably, Cardiff CF3 6LP, UK

Attraction

Cefn Mably Farm Park, on the eastern edge of Cardiff, is a family farm attraction built around meeting and…

Photo from Google Maps · Claire T

Google rating 4.7 (1,391)

Fairwater Rd, Cardiff CF5 2LN, UK

Attraction

Insole Court is a restored mansion and set of outbuildings on Fairwater Road in Llandaff, west Cardiff.

Photo from Google Maps · Deepak Joshi

Google rating 4.7 (1,298)

Cathedral Cl, Cardiff CF5 2LA, UK

Attraction

Llandaff Cathedral sits in a hollow below the village green of Llandaff, about two miles north-west of…

Photo from Google Maps · Techniquest

Google rating 4.5 (1,515)

Stuart St, Cardiff CF10 5BW, UK

Attraction

Techniquest is a hands-on science centre in Cardiff Bay with over 100 interactive exhibits over three…

Photo from Google Maps · RhythmReviews

Google rating 4.7 (988)

Forest Farm Rd, Cardiff CF14 7JH, UK

Attraction

Forest Farm Country Park is a green corridor in Whitchurch, on Cardiff's northern edge, built around a quiet…

Photo from Google Maps · Charlie Scalliet

Google rating 4.5 (976)

Gorsedd Gardens Rd, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UK

Attraction

Gorsedd Gardens is the small formal garden in front of National Museum Cardiff, in the Edwardian civic…

Photo from Google Maps · Sam Maddocks

Google rating 4.3 (1,179)

Bay, Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Dr, Cardiff CF10 4PA, UK

Landmark

The Norwegian Church Arts Centre is the white timber church on Cardiff Bay's waterfront, built in 1868 for…

Photo from Google Maps · Cardiff Story Museum

Google rating 4.4 (925)

The Old Library, The Hayes, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 1BH, UK

Attraction

Housed within the grand Old Library in the city centre, the Museum of Cardiff brings local history to life…

Photo from Google Maps · B. Fernandes

Google rating 4.4 (915)

2, Clydesmuir Industrial Estate, Clydesmuir Rd, Cardiff CF24 2QS, UK

Attraction

Cardiff Indoor Flea Market fills three halls of a former warehouse in Tremorfa with more than 70 stalls of…

Photo from Google Maps · Flashpoint Cardiff

Google rating 4.9 (359)

Freemans Parc, 236 Penarth Rd, Cardiff CF11 8EQ, UK

Attraction

Flashpoint Cardiff is an indoor bouldering centre at Freemans Parc on Penarth Road, south-west of the city…

Photo from Google Maps · A Chiu

Google rating 4.6 (323)

Castle St, Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK

Attraction

Firing Line is the regimental museum within the grounds of Cardiff Castle, covering 1st The Queen's Dragoon…

Photo from Google Maps · Badr Abdalla

Google rating 4.4 (323)

Senedd, Pierhead St, Cardiff CF99 1SN, UK

Landmark

The Senedd is the home of the Welsh Parliament, on the waterfront at Cardiff Bay.

Google rating 4.7 (207)

Bay, Cardiff CF10 5BZ, UK

Attraction

Cardiff Bay is the city's former coal-exporting docks, now a waterfront ringed by a freshwater lake.

Photo from Google Maps · Che Hong Tam

Google rating 4.6 (154)

11 Castle St, Cardiff CF10 1BJ, UK

Landmark

The Animal Wall runs along Castle Street beside Cardiff Castle, its parapet topped with fifteen carved stone…

Photo from Google Maps · Jonbvn

Google rating 4.6 (133)

12B St Peter's St, Cardiff CF24 3BA, UK

Landmark

St Peter's in Roath is one of Cardiff's oldest surviving Catholic churches, a Grade II* listed Gothic…

Photo from Google Maps · D. E. Barker

Google rating 4.8 (86)

Swinton St, Cardiff CF24 2NT, UK

Landmark

The Cardiff Oratory is the community of Oratorian priests and brothers who look after St Alban-on-the-Moors,…

Photo from Google Maps · Fun HQ Cardiff

Google rating 3.6 (290)

Olympian Dr, Cardiff CF11 0JS, UK

Attraction

Fun HQ Cardiff is an indoor family activity centre with a three-floor Active Play Zone for under-12s and a…

Photo from Google Maps · Stuart Mullaney

Google rating 4.3 (58)

Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK

Attraction

Aquabus runs water-taxi river cruises between Bute Park in Cardiff city centre and Mermaid Quay in Cardiff…

Photo from Google Maps · Flynn Farrow

Google rating 3.5 (20)

St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1DW, UK

Landmark

The Pierhead Clock is the original Victorian clock mechanism from Cardiff Bay's Pierhead Building, now…

Property types
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Cardiff Bay

Cardiff city centre

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Grangetown

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Roath

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Experiences (4)

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Best neighbourhoods

City Centre

The castle, arcades and Cardiff Market.

Cardiff Bay

Waterfront, the Senedd and Wales Millennium Centre.

Pontcanna

Leafy streets of cafés and restaurants beside Bute Park.

Roath

Student-friendly with independent food and Roath Park lake.

A suggested day

  1. MorningKonak Mediterranean & Fine DiningMediterranean Restaurant in Cardiff. Details, hours and rating from Google Maps.
  2. AfternoonPasture Restaurant CardiffChic spot offering charcoal-grilled steaks & a bar with craft beers & cocktails.
  3. EveningSix by Nico CardiffRestaurant in Cardiff. Details, hours and rating from Google Maps.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Cardiff worth a weekend?
Yes. Two days covers the castle, the museum, the bay and a day trip to St Fagans or Castell Coch.
Do you need a car in Cardiff?
No. The centre is walkable and buses and trains reach the bay and St Fagans.