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Park Plaza Cardiff vs voco St. David's Cardiff, an IHG Hotel
Both Park Plaza Cardiff and The St. David's Hotel are highly recommended by experts. Overall, The St. David's Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Park Plaza Cardiff. The St. David's Hotel comes in at #1 in Cardiff with positive reviews from 8 publications including Insight Guides, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
Park Plaza Cardiff
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Greyfriars Road, Cardiff CF10 3AL, Wales
From $90 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"Just off Cardiff's main shopping street, this contemporary hotel is popular with business travelers for its luxurious feel and convenient downtown location."
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Star Service
"While there are no off-the-chart superlatives here, everything hums with the kind of efficiency generated by good corporate hotel keeping."
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Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Park Plaza Cardiff is a modern, 129-room hotel with a cool arty vibe located in the center of the Welsh capital."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"A sleek urban hideaway decked with original art, home to an extensive spa offering and restaurant serving uplifted British cuisine."
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Independent
"The Park Plaza is a guaranteed crowd pleaser of a hotel with everything you need under one roof"
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Luxurious without being remotely stuffy, the Plaza has all the five-star facilities you'd expect from an upmarket business-orientated hotel."
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Independent
"Its location, next to the New Theatre and between the National Museum Cardiff and Queen Street...The Laguna Spa in the hotel has all the wet facilities you could need for a proper spa break."
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Independent
"Park Plaza Cardiff sits just 10 minutes’ walk from Cardiff Castle, the winding alleys of the Cardiff Arcades and the Principality Stadium"
voco St. David's Cardiff, an IHG Hotel
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Frommer's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
The Telegraph
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Havannah Street, Cardiff CF10 5SD, Wales
From $79 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Natural light from a glass atrium floods this starkly modern luxury hotel overlooking Cardiff Bay."
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Frommer's
"A strikingly contemporary structure, St. Davids dwarfs the competition, rising above the modern waterfront development."
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Insight Guides
"Spectacular views over Cardiff Bay, luxurious rooms and an excellent restaurant make this a strong choice. ."
DK Eyewitness
"Overlooking Cardiff’s trendy waterfront bay, this five-star hotel and spa is one of Wales’s most luxurious hotels."
Star Service
"In the revitalized waterfront district, this hotel may be 3 kilometers from city center, but it's just a stroll away from the shopping and dining of Mermaid Quay, which offers its own entertainments."
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The Telegraph
6.0
"St David’s Hotel & Spa has 142 rooms and suites, convenient for Cardiff Bay and its shops, restaurants and attractions."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"The tides seep into rooms through colour and motifs, Welsh cakes greet guests on arrival, and the spa ensures pampering comes easy if you decide to leave the rooms."
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Independent
"Get your slice of uninterrupted sea views from the comfort of your contemporary room (with the option to upgrade to your own private balcony or two if you wish)"
Independent
"Cardiff Bay’s most eye-catching hotel is this sail-topped, glass-walled, five-star number, with dreamy views across the water all the way to Penarth"
Lonely Planet
"One of the few five-star hotels in Cardiff, this high-end modern hotel favoured by corporate types and couples sits right on the water's edge in Cardiff Bay."
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