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Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Bay by IHG

3.0 star property

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Terrace/patio
Bar (on property)
Exterior
Standard Room, 1 King Bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)
Lobby

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Longueil Close, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4EE
  • Place, Cardiff Bay
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Wales Millennium Centre
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Utilita Arena Cardiff
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cardiff (CWL-Cardiff Intl.)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Room amenity

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(20 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room (with Free Hot Breakfast)

7.8 out of 10
Good
(15 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)

7.0 out of 10
Good
(19 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Accessible (with Free Hot Breakfast)

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Accessible (with Free Hot Breakfast)

7.8 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Room amenity

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds (with Free Hot Breakfast)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(22 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Room amenity

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Bay by IHG

Hotel with free breakfast, near Cardiff Bay
A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are available at this hotel. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include self parking, coffee/tea in a common area, and a business center.
Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Bay by IHG offers 87 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Bay by IHG. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Cardiff Bay. Features include free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant.
  • Free buffet breakfast offered
  • Free WiFi
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Self parking available for a fee
  • Amenities include a front-desk safe, a business center, and 2 meeting rooms
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Cardiff Bay and a few minutes from Cardiff Castle
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available. WiFi is free in public spaces.

A business center and 2 meeting rooms are available. A terrace, a vending machine, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Bay by IHG. For a fee, parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Cardiff hotel.

Guests are served free buffet breakfast.
Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Bay by IHG has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (GBP 10 per day)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices in meeting rooms
  • Handrails in hallways
  • Handrails in stairways
  • In-room roll-in shower
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Self parking fee: GBP 10.00 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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 smoke detector, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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Holiday Inn Express Cardiff Bay by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 417 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 400 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 122 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 1002 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lau

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness

Good one

Fair.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Secure parking and the quietness of the area
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Maureen E

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly. Not sure if it was thin walls or because there was an adjoining door, but there was no soundproofing from the room next door.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Visit to Cardiff

Excellent location for visiting Cardiff - 20 minutes walk to the city centre. Plenty of parking on site. The staff were very friendly and helpful; the room was comfortable and clean. Good breakfast available. Highly recommend this property
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

L

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
more parking spaces would be good and a better hair dryer
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Colin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

3 nights

Was easy to find. Staff all very helpful and friendly. Catering staff amazing. Katy on reception a superstar. Only thing was that tea & coffee in room wasn't refilled. But you could go down to bar/reception and ask for more any time
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

beverley

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Abdul Wahab

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

5

It has been comfortable and clean place. Thank you
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hilary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Marsha Joy Raneses

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel was nice and the staff friendly but the aircon in the rooms not working (it was a hot weekend in August) although, bizarrely, it was working in the bar area. They did supply a plug in fan but it was not very effective. The area looked a bit run down.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Tetyana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aneta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely peaceful hotel on the waterfront. Do ask for the waterfront view (otherwise you’ll be facing car park). Comfortable room, large bed, kettle, iron. The breakfast is basic, but all in all good value for money. Cardiff Bay/city centre are 20 minutes walk in opposite directions. Bus stop is 5 minutes away, train station 10. So great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good value for money

Nice comfortable room, friendly staff, and a good buffet breakfast. It was difficult to find a space yo park at 6.30 pm in the hotel car park.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Cerian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, comfortable beds, good location. However, we were on the 3rd floor and the room was roasting (only 24 degrees outside and not that sunny). They supplied a fan when asked, but it didn't really do anything. The warmth definately affected our quality of sleep. The loos are also very low, felt like we were back in school. Also, no milk for the coffee machines at breakfast, which was not labelled and we had to ask about.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
I found the food very good and the beds very clean and comfortable
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alan, Worcester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Two Nights Stay

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Geeat lication and value for money.

Family room, double bed and a pull out double. Very clean and comfortable. Great lication for town and the bay. Great valur for money and breakfast included.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Convienient Location but Lacking

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hot hot hot

Everything was fine apart from the temperature of the corridors and room, very hot and stuffy We were on the 3rd floor so can’t comment on the other floirs
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025