Welsh Hotels: Cheap & Budget to 5 Star Luxury in Wales

Cardiff Hotels

As capital of Wales, Cardiff is the most visited place in Wales. It is also packed with goodies for tourists, from Castles to mainstream sports' arenas (the Millennium Stadium), as well as a very well-renowned night-life with tons of bars and nightclubs: see the iknow-Wales Tourist Information Pages for more details.

Hotels in Cardiff are numerous, and can be found easily around the city. As with other cities, you will find hotel chains such as quality budget Premier Inns, Travelodges, Hiltons, ibis, Novotel and Holiday Inns. These offer comfortable, yet convenient, accommodation for all kinds of prices. Besides these, Cardiff also offers more traditional-style hotel accommodation, as with the Lincoln House Hotel, a historic Victorian town house.

Prices in these Cardiff hotels range from under £24 to over £45 depending on what you require: breakfast, en-suite etc. Cheap hotels in Cardiff don't normally come with a breakfast option, but 3, 4 or 5 star luxury hotels in Cardiff will most certainly provide a breakfast option, as well as all the amenities you would expect of a more expensive hotel.

In addition to this, there are a few interestig places to visit around Cardiff. Check our iknow-Wales accommodation listings for hotels in Gower, hotels in Swansea and hotels in Chepstow.

Llandudno Hotels

Llandudno is hailed as one of North Wales' premier tourist resorts, and was developed for holiday-goers in the mid-Victorian period of the 19th century. It is the largest seaside resort in North Wales and boasts a beautiful Promenade known as the Crescent. Other famous attractions in Llandudno include the pier, the Great Orme, and the Victorian Extravaganza in May. More of these details can found in our Iknow-Wales Tourist Information Pages on Llandudno.

Hotels in Llandudno have a very distinct Victorian feel about them. The most famous area of Llandudno is the main promenade, which rests in front of the main beach and is formed to a crescent shape. An entire row of hotels follow this shape along the length of the promenade. All of the hotels here contain rooms with sea views. There's also the Great Orme, at the foot of which is The Grand Hotel.

Behind the promenade are many other hotels, all different in size and shape. Some of the Llandudno hotels contain just a few rooms, while others contain over one-hundred and fifty rooms. And these range in price from £25 to over £45, depending on the class of hotel you choose. If you prefer a cheap hotel in Llandudno, then you will have to cut out the creature comforts of its luxury counterpart. A 3, 4 or 5 star luxury hotel in Llandudno would include a breakfast option (full English, buffet, Continental breafast etc), ensuite rooms, and possibly various leisure facilities (gyms, swimming pools).

Chepstow Hotels

Chepstow is a town in the south of Wales, and is most famous for its Castle and race course (Chepstow Racecourse). More in-depth information about Chepstow can be found in the iknow-wales Tourist Information Pages on Chepstow.

The iknow-wales accommodation listings contains a number of different Chepstow hotels to choose from. Depending on what class of hotel you want to stay in, you could expect to pay anywhere from under £25 to over £45. Budget hotels in Chepstow, for instance, would cost between £25 and £35, but may not provide all the facilities associated with a luxury Chepstow hotel: breakfast, en-suite rooms etc. With a luxury hotel in Chepstow, costing over £45 per person per night, you will receive a breakfast (full English, Continental), as well as an ensuite room, and possibly access to leisure facilities (swimming pools, gyms).

A great example of a luxury Chepstow hotel is the 14th century manor hotel known as the Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club.

Small Wales Hotels, Large Wales Leisure Spa Hotels, Country House Hotels Wales, Budget Sea View Hotels Wales - Size, Type & Locations

Wales hotels come in all shapes, sizes, designs and prices. For small Wales hotels look to the main town or city centres for chic town house hotels in Cardiff, Swansea, the Brecon Border towns, and the stylish seaside resorts of Llandudno, Tenby, Conwy and Aberystwyth. Plenty of character small Wales hotels too around the Wye Valley, Mid Wales around the Brecon Beacons (particularly border towns such as Llandeilo) and in north Wales around Llangollen.

Large Wales Leisure hotels can be found in Cardiff city centre and at Cardiff Bay, but look too for an enormous choice of large country house hotels and historic castle hotels. Wales has an excellent choice of golf courses, and many of the larger Wales hotels offer themed golf breaks. Alongside this, devine hotels around the Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia link in with walking themed breaks or outdoor activity breaks. Watch out for special offer deals out of season on these.

For some classic sea view hotels around the Wales coast, with reasonable budget prices, look to seaside holiday locations such as the North Wales Coast (Colwyn Bay, Rhyl and Prestatyn), plus down on the Glamorgan Coast at Porthcawl.

Wales Hotels Star Grading Scheme - Welsh Tourist Board

Hotels inspected by the Wales Tourist Board are graded by Stars from One to Five, with Five representing Exceptional hotel accommodation, and One representing Fair to good quality hotel accommodation. There'll also be some indication of the style of Welsh hotel alongside the Star Grading, for example - town house hotel, country house hotel, spa leisure hotel and so on.

The Welsh Tourist Board (WTB) also recognises the grading Star and Diamond schems of both the RAC and the AA..