Hilton Cardiff

My Husband and I recently stayed at this hotel in July 2009 for one night as part of a quick trip to Cardiff, then going on to Bath the next day. Upon arrival we found that the hotel does not have it's own customer car park and offers valet parking instead, as we are wary of who we let drive our car we decided to park in the public car park further down the road. We were about an hour early for check in, so we decided to go ahead and see if we would be able to check in early, and were told at reception that they would let housekeeping know we had arrived and that our room would be ready within half an hour. We had a bit of a wander ...  Read the complete review

Apologies, in advance, for the lack of capitalisation and other malarkey in the first few paragraphs - there seems, as ever, to be a bug! On, anyway, with the review of the Cardiff Hilton! I've got something of a soft spot for Wales and, indeed, it would be fair to say that some of my very best friends are Welsh - which, I know, sounds rather like an apologist's defence of a minority grouping. It has a lot to commend itself. Looking at Wales on a map, it looks rather like a pair of somewhat saggy breasts on the front of England. Arrive in Wales and you'll instantly find yourself in bi-lingual country. The road ...  Read the complete review

The Cardiff Hilton is a relatively new hotel, only opened in August 1999. The hotel is housed in the old Prudential Buildings on Kingsway, directly opposite the spectacular Cardiff Castle. Although the building itself is old, it has been modernised with a sweeping glass roof, a large conservatory and a many stainless steel fixtures and fittings. The outside looks very grand. Inside the foyer there is a Concierge desk and there are always at least two Concierges on duty. Here you can browse through leaflets on local attractions, arrange for taxis, leave your luggage or have your car parked in the hotel's private car park. The reception ...  Read the complete review