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Pontcanna Inn

3.5 star property
3.5-star inn near Cardiff Castle

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Front of property
Snug Double Room
Restaurant
Outdoor dining
Coffee and/or coffee maker

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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36 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff, Wales, CF11 9UQ
  • Place, Sophia Gardens
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Bute Park
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Cardiff Castle
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cardiff (CWL-Cardiff Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

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Snug Double Room

Snug Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room

Double Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Cardiff

Pontcanna stay.A stay at this Pontcanna inn places you steps from Sophia Gardens and within a 5-minute walk of Swalec Stadium. Bute Park and Caerphilly Mountain are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Sophia Gardens - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Bute Park - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Cardiff Castle - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Cardiff University - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • St. David's - 17 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Ninian Park Station - 17 min walk
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Pontcanna Inn
  • ‪Brewhouse & Kitchen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Secret Garden Cafe - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪KIN+ILK - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Codfather - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Pontcanna Inn

3.5-star inn near Cardiff Castle
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Pontcanna Inn also features a terrace, a garden, and coffee/tea in a common area.

This 3.5-star Cardiff inn is smoke free.

  • 10 guestrooms or units
  • Deli
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Pontcanna Inn offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour offsite parking (GBP 12 per day)
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Weekend full breakfast available 10:00 AM to noon for a fee: GBP 4 to 16 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Fan
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 10.00 per pet, per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

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

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 4.00 to 16.00 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 12 per day(7 ft away; open 24 hours)
  • Pet fee: GBP 10.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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

You need to know

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. 

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Pontcanna Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 123 out of 187 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 187 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 187 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 187 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 187 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

ALICE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
we only stayed one night .lovely room , super comfy and easy to get everywhere by foot . Parking is very tricky . Staff were great , really friendly and helpful . we stayed mid week but imagine it would be fairly noisy at a weekend .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Aland

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

8/10 Good

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice room. Clean and comfortable. Staff friendly and helpful. Food and drink excellent. Hotel had no parking which to me is an issue and can be stressful. Otherwise no complaints.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint, comfortable rooms in an excellent location
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

phillip

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the hotel. The room was very nice and big, and even though we didn’t have a dog, it was really nice to see that dogs were welcome. All the staff were super friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend and visit again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room and meals were very good. Easy walk to Cardiff Castle and shopping precinct. Parking is very limited in the area and was a hassle when we first arrived
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, clean, comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The whole package! Great vibe and lovely room , was quiet when I wanted quiet and fun otherwise. Solid food and drink with patio options and fantastic location. I wish them all the best!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Alison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pontcanna Inn is a funky place to stay, the room was clean, spacious and boutique style. The vibe of the bar area downstairs was fun and cool during the daytime, we arrived on a Saturday. We were visiting for a concert and it was a great location to the Principality Stadium. When we arrived back at the hotel after the concert, it was a very different vibe. It was extremely busy, full of the younger generation drinking, sticky floors, lots of empty glasses and felt uninviting to hotel guests. We wanted to have a drink before heading to our room, but couldn’t get served at the busy bars and there was no where to sit as it was so busy. We ended up walking to the local garage to get drinks for the room. The noise downstairs was loud but stopped after about 12:30pm when they have stopped serving at the bars. It would be nice if they had a quieter section of the Inn for hotel guests. Also there was nothing to stop anyone waking up to the rooms where guests are staying. They have door men, but they are very pre occupied with the busyness of the bars. We did not stay for breakfast because only a few hours prior it was in quite a mess. I realise this is an Inn, but the environment it became was was not for us at all, which was ashame because our initial reactions were all positive.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

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

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

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

Good times

Really great staff. The room was spacious and some nice touches. Air con would have been good but the fan in room was welcome. Was expecting a bit of noise but didn't notice anything. Breakfast was tasty but was unsure what was/not included. Great location for stadium which is why we stayed there. Would go again for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sara

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

8/10 Good

Danny

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

Nice place

Really nice place. Was only there for one night for Oasis gig. Room quite small but really nice. Great shower and everything you need for nice stay. Clearly the price I paid had been hiked because of the concert but that applies to every hotel in Cardiff. Overall I was really happy with my stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The accommodation was awesome. Perfect stay for a girls night away. The bar downstairs was great and staff really friendly and happy to help. Spot on location for easy walk into the city.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Phoebe

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff. The room we stayed in was very well presented, clean and comfortable. Spacious shower in the bathroom.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Connor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, helpful staff, vibrant atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bev

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Dave

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

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025