Future Inn Cardiff Bay

About Future Inn Cardiff Bay

Future Inn is a small independent group with hotels in Bristol, Plymouth and Cardiff, and the Bay property is the one that keeps appearing near the top of value rankings for the city. The 197 bedrooms are air-conditioned, en-suite and noticeably larger than the chain norm, with proper desks and comfortable beds rather than the pared-back fittings of budget brands.

The headline practicality is free parking for the full duration of a stay, twenty-four hours a day, with electric vehicle charging on site. In a city where centre car parks can add twenty pounds a night, that alone tips the arithmetic for anyone driving. Wi-fi is included and there is a restaurant and bar on the ground floor doing an unfussy menu at sensible prices.

Hemingway Road is on the inland edge of the Bay development, a few minutes' walk from Mermaid Quay, the Wales Millennium Centre and the Red Dragon Centre, with Cardiff Bay station close by for the short hop to Queen Street and the city centre. It suits families, business travellers and anyone using the Bay's venues, and it is quieter after dark than anything in the centre.