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Reviews of Novotel Cardiff Centre 4 stars

Schooner Way - Atlantic Wharf, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, CF10 4RT, United Kingdom

#34 of 47 hotels in Cardiff

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 3873 hotel reviews

7.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.0

  • Comfort

    8.0

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    8.6

  • Value for money

    7.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 22 April 2024

    8.0
    Great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The reception staff could be more friendly

    Clean

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2024

    8.0
    Lovely place to stay.
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not very clean toilet, missing hair conditioner like on advertising hotel. Missing milk and biscuits for tea.

    Spacious room and comfortable bed. Very good breakfast selection. Swimming pool. Very good staff.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 April 2024

    8.0
    Really enjoyable stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Had difficulty with our room key card, would use it once and it would stop working.

    Facilities for the family.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff were very friendly

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    9.0
    Excellent hotel for a city break
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Executive Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    All good!

    Pool and spa area were great. Location was close to Cardiff town centre so we could walk to our meal. Breakfast was excellent

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pool was good, especially for the hotel price

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    8.0
    A good nights sleep
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing really

    It was reasonably priced and breakfast was good. Anthony on reception was very nice

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    9.0
    Excellent location with lovely staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Well, there was no conditioner in the conditioner bottle and one of the lifts was a bit creaky

    10 minutes walk to the Utilita arena/town and great breakfast

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    9.0
    A stylish, modern, welcoming hotel, all facilities are of a high standard. Recommended!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Minor points only: In my room the air conditioning would not adjust below 19 degrees, and the television did not have radio channels available. Temporary glitches I'm sure, bit I missed Radio 3. Access to the hotel is geared to car park users more than pedestrians.

    Great style. Built adjoining a former dock building, the old-meets-new juxtaposition works well. Spacious, bright and well appointed rooms and public areas, kept clean and tidy at all times. Excellent breakfasts. Staff always friendly and keen to help. The hotel is conveniently close to the city centre and station, but also in quite easy walking distance from the bay.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    7.0
    Ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Ac did not work bit old

    Location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2024

    7.0
    Ok but didn’t get what I paid for
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower couldn’t use it properly , fag burns on window sill , shame as I’ve stayed many times and never a problem

    Friendly staff , central, easy to find

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2024

    7.0
    Ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Executive Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The restaurant and breakfast wasn’t great.

    It’s location and that it has a pool for the kids

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stain on pillowcase and hair in bath

    Staff were friendly

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2024

    9.0
    Good nights sleep in a great hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    all goood

    Pool and Gym Rooms were warm and comfortable Great selection of food at breakfast Vegetarian options very good

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    9.0
    A nice stay and certainly will recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The family room is not very large and the sofa bed is not comfortable, but it is acceptable

    The most impressive thing is the swimming pool and the sauna, which we enjoyed very much. The location is good, within walking distance to most places we would like to visit.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    8.0
    Almost perfect for our short stay. Fantastic Faulty Towers experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I asked for a walk in shower but apparently only executive and disabled rooms have this facility. It would have been nice to have been informed of this before arrival. Bedroom was too hot at night despite turning the heating off.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Loved the jacuzzy!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    8.0
    Great location and great pool
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location and the pool

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    8.0
    Great value hotel in a very convenient position. To have a pool for the price was a big bonus
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Executive Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Free parking perhaps

    Staff were all very attentive and friendly, pool was a good size and clean and tidy.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    7.0
    It was OK
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    In the restaurant what I believe was the chef ! On both night was screaming at what sounded like his staff ...screaming to the point where customers where looking at each other is disbelief.... Although the staff held it together we could tell that they were not to pleased by the outburst..... I also feel that the food and the price just did not match... really felt like I wasted my money at dinner time on food I did not enjoy... safe to say the hotel was great ... breakfast was great but if I was to stay again I will definitely be going out for dinner somewhere else on the evening. The bathroom also had a few silverfishes but aside from that it was a decent bathroom. Parking was also very pricy £18 per night !!!

    The breakfast was really nice ... the pan cake machine was a nice twist however could be improved due to the length of time it took to make only 2 small pancakes ... the Full English breakfast was however very tasty. There was an overall wide selection of choices for breakfast.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bit too warm in the room

    Great location, pool, restaurant and a good size bedroom

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Was not enough Hot water in jacuzzi

    Really like this hotel, very friendly staff, room great as well 👌

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    7.0
    Ok but you can get better places and more luxury in other hotels for the price we paid
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Executive Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was very dated and we stayed in the executive room the lifts wasn’t very clean only 2 sun loungers round the pool area only one dressing gown in bedroom had 2 ask 3 members of staff for another one for the price we paid we could of stayed in better places in that area

    Parking

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    7.0
    The facilities were good, clean and comfortable. The reception staff lacked welcome and helpfulness
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    We booked a room with mini fridge and when we got there it had no fridge. When we asked the reception staff they replied the floor we are on doesn’t have fridges in the rooms, the reception staff just shrugged. The staff made no attempt to rectify the expectation, offer a free drink or even just apologise. Also a 2nd different grumpy reception staff as I left, said goodbye and thank you. No response other than eye contact.

    Room was clean and comfortable. Loved pool and spa facilities - although only 2 sun beds and both were broken so nowhere to relax that wasn’t wet.

    Stayed in March 2024

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