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title: "Hotels in Cardiff: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 194 hotels in Cardiff, United Kingdom: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-11
---

# Where to stay in Cardiff

Cardiff has 194 places to stay in our index. 44 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.5.

- **places to stay:** 194

- **ranked by guests:** 44

- **average rating:** 8.5

- **5-star hotels:** 4

- [Hotels with a pool 6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/pool/)
- [Spa hotels 6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/spa/)
- [Hotels with free parking 7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 32](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 16](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Cardiff

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Voco St David's Cardiff By IHG](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/voco-st-david-s-cardiff-by-ihg-cardiff/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Cardiff City Centre

- **Average guest rating:** 8.5

- **Hotels with a pool:** 6

- **Average walk grade:** 71/100

- **5-star hotels:** 4

## Areas of Cardiff

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Cardiff City Centre** 9 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/?area=Cardiff+City+Centre)
-    [**Adamsdown** 5 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/?area=Adamsdown)
-    [**Crockherbtown** 5 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/?area=Crockherbtown)
-    [**Newtown** 5 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/?area=Newtown)
-    [**Riverside** 4 hotels, 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/?area=Riverside)

## All hotels in Cardiff

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Cardiff

-     [**Angel Hotel** *vs* **The Royal Hotel Cardiff** Cardiff, 8.5 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/angel-hotel-cardiff-vs-the-royal-hotel-cardiff-cardiff/)
-     [**easyHotel Cardiff** *vs* **Holland House Hotel Cardiff By Sunday** Cardiff, 8.3 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/easyhotel-cardiff-cardiff-vs-holland-house-hotel-cardiff-by-sunday-cardiff/)
-     [**Hilton Cardiff** *vs* **The Royal Hotel Cardiff** Cardiff, 8.6 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hilton-cardiff-cardiff-vs-the-royal-hotel-cardiff-cardiff/)
-     [**Angel Hotel** *vs* **Holiday Inn Cardiff City By IHG** Cardiff, 8.5 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/angel-hotel-cardiff-vs-holiday-inn-cardiff-city-by-ihg-cardiff/)
-     [**Angel Hotel** *vs* **Hotel Indigo Cardiff By IHG** Cardiff, 8.5 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/angel-hotel-cardiff-vs-hotel-indigo-cardiff-by-ihg-cardiff/)
-     [**Clayton Hotel Cardiff** *vs* **The Royal Hotel Cardiff** Cardiff, 8.6 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/clayton-hotel-cardiff-cardiff-vs-the-royal-hotel-cardiff-cardiff/)
-     [**Holland House Hotel Cardiff By Sunday** *vs* **Hotel Indigo Cardiff By IHG** Cardiff, 8.3 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/holland-house-hotel-cardiff-by-sunday-cardiff-vs-hotel-indigo-cardiff-by-ihg-cardiff/)
-     [**Angel Hotel** *vs* **The Lincoln House Private Hotel** Cardiff, 8.5 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/angel-hotel-cardiff-vs-the-lincoln-house-private-hotel-cardiff/)

## FAQ: Cardiff

### What is the best-rated hotel in Cardiff?

By StayVersus score, Voco St David's Cardiff By IHG is the best-rated hotel in Cardiff, with a guest rating of 9.2 from 127 reviews.

### Which area of Cardiff has the most hotels?

Cardiff City Centre has the most, with 9 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Cardiff?

We list 4 5-star hotels in Cardiff.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/cardiff/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/