Housed in a grand Victorian building with distinctive French-style façade, the Thistle Cardiff is located within 500 meters of Cardiff Castle and Millennium Stadium. The 136 air conditioned guestrooms have warm décor with neutral colors and coordinated floral fabrics and upholstery. All include air conditioning, satellite television, direct-dial telephones and voicemail, coffee and tea making facilities, minibars and trouser presses.
Guests can enjoy a drink in one of the trio of bars, relax in the two lounges, sample modern international dishes in the brasserie, or order room service round- the-clock. Business guests can make use of the ten meeting rooms, all with natural daylight and the largest of which seats up to 300 people. The concierge can help organize excursions and book tickets. The hotel also has 60 secure car parking spaces at a charge of around £5 per night. Sports fans are just 500 meters from the Millenium Stadium while shopaholics can head to Cardiff Bay and flex their plastic at trendy Mermaid Quay, two miles away. For breathtaking countryside, Swansea's Gower Peninsula and the Brecon Beacons are around 40 miles away. Cardiff International Airport is 12 miles away, connected to the city center by bus.