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Hotels in Pontcanna, Cardiff
Pontcanna is where Cardiff's creative and media class lives — a wide-avenue neighbourhood of Edwardian semis, farmers' markets, independent wine shops and some of the city's most acclaimed restaurants along Pontcanna Street and Conway Road. The BBC Wales studios are here; so are leafy Pontcanna Fields and Sophia Gardens, which hosts international cricket. West of the city centre, across the park, it is calmer, greener and notably better value than central hotels. For a long weekend in Cardiff that feels less chain-hotel and more genuinely residential, Pontcanna delivers. It is where you eat on every night you are not being taken out by someone who lives there.
41 hotels within walking distance of Pontcanna, in the heart of Cardiff, with nightly rates around £109, including 21 properties rated 4 stars or higher. The closest is Traditional 3-Bed Property in Pontcanna with Parking, about 721m from the centre of the neighbourhood. The nearest major venues are Sophia Gardens (0.6 miles) and Principality Stadium (1.4 miles), as the crow flies.
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Hotels →6 Mar 2027
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Typical weather
October here averages 11°C, with around 100 mm of rain across the month.
November here averages 8°C, with around 103 mm of rain across the month.
Climate data: NASA POWER
Twenty-year averages for this area, not a forecast.
Where to stay in Pontcanna
Traditional 3-Bed Property in Pontcanna with Parking
8.637 reviews37 Penhill Road, CF11 9PR
0.4 miles away as the crow flies
Lincoln House Private Hotel
9.01,639 reviews118 - 120 Cathedral Road
0.5 miles away as the crow flies
Chic 1BR flat in Prime Location
9.024 reviewsSuffolk House,
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
Designer Cardiff Apartments
9.2171 reviewsPencisely Road
0.6 miles away as the crow flies
The Beverley by Innkeeper's Collection
8.52,657 reviews75-77 Cathedral Road, CF11 9PG
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Cardiff city centre and free parking
9.430 reviews38 Cosmeston Street Flat 1, CF24 4LR
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Elgano Guest House
8.9389 reviews58 Cathedral Road
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Chic Urban 2 Bedroom Apartments
8.1168 reviewsColum Road
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Maindy House - Home close to City Centre + parking
9.526 reviews0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Charming Elegance at The Pontcanna Pearl - Prime Location with Comfort and Style
9.631 reviews86 Ryder Street, CF11 9BU
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
Pontcanna Inn
8.81,129 reviews36 Cathedral Road
0.7 miles away as the crow flies
The Berriman Collection
8.9163 reviewsWhitchurch Road
0.8 miles away as the crow flies
The Berriman Collection Stylish Apartment Sleeps 3
9.038 reviews170-172 Whitchurch Road
0.8 miles away as the crow flies
The Berriman Collection Stylish 2 Bedroom Apartment
9.246 reviews170-172 Whitchurch Road
0.8 miles away as the crow flies
The Berriman Collection Stylish Sleeps 6 - 2 Bedroom
9.451 reviews170-172 Whitchurch Road
0.8 miles away as the crow flies
Cosy 1 Bedroom Apartment In Cardiff
8.656 reviewsClive Road
0.8 miles away as the crow flies
Maltsters
8.81,146 reviews42-44 Cardiff Road, Llandaff
0.8 miles away as the crow flies
39 Hamilton Street
9.619 reviews39 Hamilton Street, CF11 9BP
0.8 miles away as the crow flies
The Spires Serviced Apartments Cardiff
8.81,171 reviews10 Cathedral Road, CF11 9LJ
0.9 miles away as the crow flies
The Heathcock Boutique Hotel - Room 1
8.6202 reviews58-60 Bridge Street, CF5 2EN
1 mile away as the crow flies
The Heathcock Boutique Hotel - Room 2
8.659 reviews58-60 Bridge Street The Heathcock, CF5 2EN
1 mile away as the crow flies
The Heathcock Boutique Hotel - Room 3
8.859 reviews58-60 Bridge Street The Heathcock, CF5 2EN
1 mile away as the crow flies
Nariken Apartments, Cardiff
8.477 reviews1 mile away as the crow flies
The Philog by Switchback Stays
9.2166 reviews1 mile away as the crow flies
Vibrant Apartments Close to City Centre
9.1102 reviewsCrwys Road
1.1 miles away as the crow flies
Thesiger Court Apartments - Free Private Parking - by Property Promise
6 Thesiger Court, CF24 4BD
1.1 miles away as the crow flies
City Centre Retreat
9.88 reviews26 Green Street, Cardiff CF11 6LN
1.1 miles away as the crow flies
Boutique City Centre Apartments
9.2209 reviewsLower Cathedral Road
1.1 miles away as the crow flies
AK Serviced Apartments - Exclusive Two-Bedroom Apartment
8.2139 reviews47 Coburn Street
1.1 miles away as the crow flies
Ninian Park Road
9.532 reviews164 Ninian Park Road
1.1 miles away as the crow flies
Holiday Inn Cardiff City Centre by IHG
8.34,606 reviewsCastle Street, CF10 1XD
1.2 miles away as the crow flies
Austins Guest House
11, Coldstream Terrace, CF11 6LJ
1.2 miles away as the crow flies
The Cwtch
9.254 reviews31 Broad Street Rear gate entrance
1.2 miles away as the crow flies
By Lushlets - City Centre Hot tub Pool table - Great for Hens Stags & Rugby groups!
8.934 reviews1.2 miles away as the crow flies
The Angel Hotel
7.87,951 reviewsCastle Street, CF10 1SZ
1.2 miles away as the crow flies
Principality Suites; Three Bed By Property Promise
8.456 reviews6 Despenser Street Flat 3, CF11 6AQ
1.2 miles away as the crow flies
Principality Suites - Two Bed Apartment by Property Promise
8.777 reviews6 Despenser Street, CF11 6AQ
1.2 miles away as the crow flies
Hilton Cardiff
8.33,897 reviewsKingsway
1.2 miles away as the crow flies
Modern Two Bed with En-Suites and Private Parking
9.026 reviews7 Fairoak Road GF Flat, CF23 5HH
1.2 miles away as the crow flies
Park Lane Aparthotel by Urban Space
7.31,084 reviews23-24 Park Place, CF10 3BA
1.2 miles away as the crow flies
City Centre Mansion Sleeping 1 to 23
9.88 reviewsCardiff House 3 Westgate Street, CF10 1DD
1.2 miles away as the crow flies