The
hotel has 60 guestrooms, all of the accommodations are equipped with
colour TV, direct dial telephone, complimentary tea & coffee facilities,
central heating and hairdryer.
The breakfast room in the basement and the breakfast served is particularly
well regarded by most guests.
Benchmarked against other budget accommodation in the vicinity,
the Cardiff B&B is not the cheapest, but is regarded as offering
good value. There are quite a view 2
and 3 star budget hotels in Paddington that deep discount most
of the year with rates well below that of the Cardiff B&B.
Typical
Customer Reviews
Below are some fairly typical reviews from customers that have stayed
at the Cardiff B&B Hotel. They are independent viewpoints and
not necessarily the view of this web site.
"The Cardiff offers a fair price for a reasonable standard
of accommodation. It is aging and it is small but that is reflected
in the price. Our internet booking was smooth and when we arrived
we could pay in cash or have card debited in Pounds sterling or
in our case Aussie dollars. Staff are helpful with maps and info,
and will mind bags after checkout for the day with no fee. We had
plenty of hot water, tea/coffee (don't expect this in Europe) comfy
pillows and a fan. The
location is better than anywhere else unless you can afford taxis
whenever you like. There is the Heathrow Express or to save 7 pounds
per passenger a similar train that stops at 4 stations. Find the
right exit from Paddington station (up the road ramp) or from Paddington
underground and you are less than 200 metres from the door.
Next
time (a) if we had more cash we would look for something fancier
in the exact same area or (b) very happily stay there again."
"I
requested for a single en-suite on the top floor as I didn't want
to be disturbed by street traffic. Bad idea, since my luggage was
huge and there weren't any lifts. However, the room was pleasant
albeit small, but entirely sufficient. The wireless internet worked
fine as did all the power points. The kettle provided gave murky-coloured
water though so I'd suggest buying your drinking water from the
nearby convenience stores (open 24 hrs). The hot water was slightly
problematic, it was either scalding hot or too cold, it was difficult
trying to find the right balance although I did eventually manage
to do so. The bathroom is small so be prepared, shut the lids of
the toilet and bathroom door when you shower because the spray can
get all over the place. A fan was provided.
I read abt experiences other travellers had with the so-called rude
breakfast staff but didn't find this to be true. The lady serving
me was sufficiently pleasant.
If you're looking for a place to sleep, this would do nicely. A
word of caution though, don't expect the pretty flowers in the square
as shown in the website, they're half dead!"
"I booked the Cardiff because I didn't want to spend too much
money on accomodation but wanted a step up from a hostel, as well
as somewhere with a good location and this fitted the bill. To be
honest my very first impressions of the hotel were not that great
( that could have been the jet lag) but by the end of the stay I
was really glad I had chosen to stay here. I stayed in a single
room with an ensuite on the third floor. The stair way is quite
narrow and the steps are steep, so I recommend anyone with mobility
issues that wanted to stay ensure they have a room on the first
floor. The room was very clean and had what I needed. The ensuite
was quite small (like I couldn't streach out my arms), but again
clean and did the job. All in all from the bit of research that
I did, I think the room was good value for what I paid. In addition
I found the room really quiet, apart from the odd person making
thier way up the stair case. I only heard noise from the street
a couple of times and never from other rooms. The cooked breakfast
really make this a good value place to stay. The food was good and
came quickly and the staff were friendly. Many other people seemed
to be also travelling on their own, and I felt very comfortable,
so I would definately recommend this property to people travelling
on their own.
The staff at the reception were accomodating, and I felt that if
there was something I needed I could ask them and it wouldn't be
a problem.
The location of this hotel was fantastic and exactly what I wanted.
Located right near Paddington it was no trouble from Heathrow airport
and the underground. I found the underground really good and easy
to understand. Most of the things that I wanted to see were near
a tube station so I managed to get around london easily on the tube,
and this saved me a lot of money compared to taking the sight seeing
bus tours (which I think are a waste of money when the tube is so
easy to use.) All in all, I would definately stay here again. In
fact unless I was going to stay somewhere really luxury in london,
it wouldn't be worth paying the extra to stay anywhere else. (unless
you don't want to have to walk up all the stairs!)"
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