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Central apartment near Principality Stadium

Spacious and Modern: Central Retreat in Cardiff offers a spacious, recently renovated apartment with free WiFi. The property features a fully equipped kitchen, washing machine, and streaming services. Convenient Facilities: Guests benefit from private and express check-in and check-out, bike hire, and luggage storage. Free on-site parking is available, along with a work desk and dining area. Prime Location: Located 20 km from Cardiff Airport and 2 km from Principality Stadium, the apartment is near attractions such as Cardiff Castle and Cardiff Bay. An ice-skating rink is in the surroundings. Guest Favorites: Guests highly rate the convenient location, fully equipped kitchen, and friendly host.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.6)

  • Free parking available on-site


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Accommodation Type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom
1 large double bed
Living room
1 sofa bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Viktorija
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great location, twenty minute walk at most to the city centre and lots of little shops all around - no noise from the street. The place is very modern; the beds are extremely comfortable and a decent size, and the kitchen has a coffee maker with...
  • Megan
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautifully appointed flat in a central location. Easy 20 minute walk to the centre. Friendly hosts who accommodated an early check-in for us which we requested upon booking. Construction currently going on next door during the day but this didn't...
  • Alison
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The apartment was clean, comfortable and very well cared for. The hosts had left coffee, tea, milk and Welshcakes which felt very welcoming. We had a wonderful stay.
  • Beverley
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    My partner and I loved our stay at Central Retreat - such a great apartment, and our hosts Jen and Cristian were so kind and thoughtful. We even got to meet their dog which was such a nice welcome! The place is exactly as the pictures show - if...
  • Anna
    Australia Australia
    Beautiful and calm place. Everything was there. Easy parking and walking distance to where we wanted to go. We really enjoyed our time here, thank you.
  • Hannah
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Stylish, everything you could need and the bed was so comfortable.
  • Hetty
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Good location and excellent communication. It's compact but perfect if you need somewhere nice to stay close to town. It's really well decorated and it had everything we needed.
  • Sheila
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The place was very clean, all amenities, utensils, crockery and including linen,towels provided. Host had great communication and was amendable on check in time and preparing the sofa bed. Coffee available and pancakes left for breakfast which...
  • Courtney
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Everything. It was a great place the decoration was beautiful. Very aesthetically pleasing.
  • Lyn
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The host met us at the door and couldn't have been more welcoming and helpful. Even took our cases up stairs for us. We asked about closest shop to pick up some milk etc. Shortly afterwards they messaged us to say they were going out and would...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Host Information

9.8
Host review score
Central Retreat is a cosy first floor apartment within easy walking distance to Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay and Cardiff City Centre. There is full fibre 500 Wifi included. It has all the amenities you should require for a comfortable stay including a fully equipped kitchen with washer/dryer machine and coffee pod machine and complimentary coffee pods. Netflix is available for free on the Smart TV in the Lounge. There is a King size bed with new comfortable mattress in the bedroom and a double/king sofa bed (size 204 x 140cm) with mattress topper for extra comfort in the living room. Please note we only take bookings up to 2 adults or 2 adults and 2 children. There is an ironing board, iron and hair dryer for guests use. Complementary Shampoo, Conditioner and Body Wash is also included. Please let us know if you have any special requests for your stay.
Central Retreat is located within a quiet friendly neighbourhood with corner shops, a bakery, pharmacy, cafes and park within a 2 minute walk. Within a 15 minute walk there are all the amenities of Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay including a variety of restaurants, bars, comedy club, Wales Millennium Centre (Theatre), Boat Trips and more. Cardiff City Centre is a 20 minute walk away with even more amenities including the Principality Stadium, Utilita Arena and Cardiff Castle.
Languages spoken: English,Romanian

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House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 22:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 00:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 3 years
Cot upon request
£10 per child, per night

Prices for cots are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 20
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 23:00 and 08:00.
Pets
Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 08:00:00.