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ZIP by Premier Inn Cardiff

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    Business trips or fun-filled weekends – social spaces and smart rooms just a short drive from Cardiff city centre

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    Free parking

    Air conditioning

    Powerful en‑suite shower

    Free Wi‑Fi

    Accessible

    Accessible Wetroom

    Business trips or fun-filled weekends – social spaces and smart rooms just a short drive from Cardiff city centre

      Parking at ZIP by Premier Inn Cardiff

      This ZIP offers free on-site parking, subject to availability. The car park is shared with the David Lloyd Leisure Club next door, spaces are first-come first-served. There is also limited parking spaces outside the front of the hotel.

      Our rooms

      Single room

      Enjoy a comfy single bed and a sofa, plus en-suite power shower, storage, hangers, and Freeview TV 

      Free Wi-Fi

      Powerful shower

      Overhead storage

      Air conditioning

      Restaurant

      Bar with hot Grab & Go food
      Breakfast

      Start your day with our breakfast bundle! We’re offering a great deal on our breakfast bap bundle – a sausage bap, bacon bap or vegetarian sausage bap + a hot drink or 100% Pure Orange Juice for £4.50. Grab yours at reception and enjoy in your room!

      Reviews for ZIP by Premier Inn Cardiff

      1-2 of 808 reviews

      "Brilliant and basic!"
      Booked as we were seeing Stereophonics at Principality. Stayed for 3 nights, lots of parking spaces, felt safe. Good and basic hotel, you have what's needed. Room is definitely a "pod!" did take a bit of getting used to no window, but air con was lovely and for 2 of us, wasn't too bad for storage for bags and shopping, and comfortable, after all, it was only for sleeping in and getting ready! Bathroom is a little snug! Sliding doors so not alot of privacy in the bathroom 🤣 Uber is brilliant to get around, unless you fancy tackling the traffic in and out. Overall, we will definitely be booking again for our next Cardiff trip!
      "Very Poor"
      Rooms were tiny, two single beds and approx two feet of floor space. No facilities except for telly. Both towels were dirty, brown marks!!! Wouldn’t return
      "Budget hotel that is perfect for an overnight stay"
      Basic hotel at budget prices. For £25 a room it did the job! Pretty much a hostel but it was clean and fairly comfortable. Bathroom lacked any privacy - only share the room with someone you know well! Considering how busy it was it wasn’t noisy and despite the heatwave was nice and cool. Next door to David Lloyd so if you are a member it’s perfect to pop in and use the facilities! Easy free parking and only a 5-10 minute drive into city.
      "Took advantage of the local concert!"
      Very overpriced because of the oasis gig. £350 for one night when usually £90 is excessive.The breakfast was average. The staff however were friendly.. The room was clean and bed was comfortable. The facilities in the room were basic but ok.
      "Very expensive"
      The staff were nice The bed was comfy The place was clean It was not 1.2 km from the principality Stadium The taxi drivers would not take us to the principality Stadium Very very expensive

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      Hotel description

      Set just off the A48 right next to the Howardian Local Nature Reserve, ZIP by Premier Inn Cardiff has everything you need for a simple stay in Wales. Whether you’re sightseeing in Cardiff or staying over on a business trip, you’ll only be a 15-minute drive from the city centre. Our small rooms have been cleverly designed for a basic stay with just the essentials – an en-suite bathroom, a comfy bed and free Wi-Fi. ZIP rooms come with either a sealed frosted window or a colour changing light box – if you have a preference, please speak to a member of our crew at check-in and we’ll see what we can do! Downstairs, you can grab a light bite and a drink from the bar, watch Sky Sports, play table football in our chill out area, or get some work done in our booths.

      Extras at ZIP: Early check-in – £15 | Late check-out – £10 | Extra pillow – £3 | Room clean – £10 | Fresh towels – £5 

      Hotel contact information

      Phone: 0333 777 3979

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