Future Inns

Antes de irme a vivir a Cardiff estuve varios días en este hotel y la verdad que está genial. De precio muy bien, quizás un poco alejado del centro (está en el Bay, a 15 minutos andando), y las instalaciones son súper nuevas.
Muy recomendable, un hotel lo más parecido a los 4 estrellas español que puedes encontrar en Cardiff.

An excellent value for money hotel. Good sized rooms, clean and comfortable. The breakfast is excellent quality we were up early enough to beat the rush (the joys of having small children) but apparantly the buffet breakfast does get busy during the last hour or so of service. Highly recommended, but one tip the hotel is a popular venue for stag/​hen nights at the weekends; you might want to ask for a room on one of the upper floors if you don’t want late night noise.

Needing somewhere to spend the night in Cardiff I looked on a few hotel booking sites and decided on here. My decision was based on location to where I needed to be for the afternoon and also that they offered free parking (I love free parking!).
Hotel is quite big with a bar and restaurant on site that offer food till late and also breakfast for £9 (which I didn’t try). There are plenty of places to eat at just over the overside of the carpark.
Room was big (bigger than a travel lodge), and also had a sofa bed. There was an odd smell in the room but I opened the window and everything was cool.
I’m giving three stars because there was a few bits in my room that needed seeing too (such as paintwork, rust in the bathroom) and I could hear the busy road outside. However, it was cheap and clean and for one night I was perfectly happy. In fact, I might stay again if the need arises.

Have stayed here a couple of times, and not been disappointed.
Breakfast can be a wait, but otherwise faultless

I liked my stay at The Future Inn.
It’s clean, minimalist and welcoming. Some people regard minimalist as soulless, I don’t. In my mind the more detail or chintz the more chance of it harbouring germs.
It’s location is also an advantage being right next to the Red Dragon centre which has a cinema, a bowling alley, bars and restaurants. Plus if you fancy a slightly longer walk (around 10 minutes then you will find yourself in Mermaid key where there is days of entertainment.
What I also liked was when I asked for an extention to my check put time the were more than happy to oblige. It doesn’t have to be a lot more expensive than Travelodge either if you book well enough in advance.

This is a fantastic hotel to stay in within, in Cardiff city…
It is very big and it is situated in the Cardiff Bay area and it is next to the Red Dragon FM Centre. This hotel is also right near to the shopping area around Wales Millenium Centre and it is very near to many touristy things to do.
Such as spend a day or afternoon or morning at Techniquest which is near to Harry Ramsden’s restaurant and takeaway food complex.
The Future Inn Hotel is also near the Cardiff Barrage and a Tesco’s. And it’s also near a place where you can park a boat if you should so need to and where you can pay to go on a boat trip for an hour or two.
There are plenty of places to eat out in a restuarant or to grab a takeaway and there is a huge area to walk around that is suurounded by water.
It a hotel that has been made to a very high standard and this building is pretty much poshly decorated. There always seems to be staff around onsight to help if you should so wish them too, there is a bar and it is very well accomadated for wheel chairs and Children. I did get the feeling that this company prefer it if children weren’t allowed to come here and everystaff was dressed ever so smartly.
I do recommend this place to all, but particuarly as the perfect romantic weekend or evening away from your busy working lives… The prices are alright for the fact as to how nice the hotel is and then because of the area as to where the hotel is based.

This Future Inn is located within Cardiff Bay, close to the waterfront Mermaid Quay. The Wales Millennium Centre, the Welsh National Assembly, Cardiff County Hall, Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium and the main business community are all within a mile of the hotel.
Their rooms are less boxy than, say, a Travelodge, but they still lack soul. Still the cream and beige spaces are clean, quite comfortable and usually have enough desk space, if, like me, you tend to spend time in hotels more for business than pleasure and spend fretful nights meeting deadlines on your laptop. They also offer free TV internet access and free local calls.
Not got time to eat out? Fear not, the Thomas Restaurant and Bar provides all food and beverage on site and is happy to allow in casual diners as well as Cardiff Hotel guests.
BONUSES? Professional business meeting and presentation space are available for hire, they can also cater for private dinners, exhibitions and weddings in Cardiff.

Great for theatre events or visiting Cardiff, easy to find and great for the Bay. Cinema & bowling complex next door and Monkey Tree pub, Chiqito’s etc

This is a lovely central friendly hotel with no pretensions. It has some very good theatre deals which is how we found it. The staff were friendly and helpful and the rooms were clean but perhaps a little on the small side. We found it a bit noisey because it feels as if it is in the middle of a roundabout, but we wouldnt let that put us off a further visit especially for their theatre deals. The parking is plentiful but perhaps the disabled spaces could be increased since we have never found an empty disabledspace yet and we have stayed there on 3 occasions in recent years!

This is a fabulous hotel, lovely spacious rooms with ensuite, very clean and tv/​internet facilities. Situated on cardiff bay, restaurants nearby. Bar on the premises was quite overpriced and so was the breakfast so we went elsewhere but couldnt fault the rooms and the staff.

I first stayed at the Future Inns when it has just been built — before I moved to Cardiff. I used to stay there on a regular basis whilst working in the area and was always very impressed. Since then my parents and brother and sister have stayed numerous times when visiting me and it’s become a favourite place to stay. My father stays here alot when he works in Cardiff too.
Located by the Red Dragon centre in Cardiff Bay it’s within walking distance of the Wales Millenium Centre and all the bars and resturants of the bay. It’s also close to the Cardiff Bay train station which is one stop away from Cardiff Queen Street and all the shops in town. Ideally because of its location there is free parking for hotel guests — great for Cardiff.
Each room is furnished with two large double beds, a flat screen tv/​computer/​dvd player and an en-​suite bathroom. The hotel is still relatively new (about 3 years old I’d guess) and the rooms are smartly decorated with really nice clean bathrooms. You can also ask for a room which has only one double bed and a sofa bed instead — good if you like the room and being able to sit on the sofa in the evening. Prices are always per room so it is a pretty good deal if you are sharing as a family.
The resturant (Thomas) is good — breakfast is very good — although I think it’s a bit pricy at £8 a head. In the evening it’s usually reasonably busy with a nice airy bar area. The menu is pretty good with a wide range of dishes. I have to say I’ve been a little disappointed with the food the last few times I’ve eaten there — I had some fishcakes which were really overcooked, however the starters and desserts are usually great.

Nice 3 star hotel in cardiff bay making it a great location for both shopping and nightlife. I have never eaten here so can’t comment on the food but I hear that it is ok. Staff here were very helpful, polite and friendly. I would stay here again!

I only saw the conference facilities and restaurant of the hotel, but from what I saw it seems that despite being a lesser-​known small chain, it is still very much like another standard slightly up-​market business-​class hotel like you’d find almost anywhere else in the world.
The location is only really accessible by car, though it’s very close to the Red Dragon centre where there are plenty of restaurants and a bowling alley etc.

fab rooms spacious although again bit out of the city and not within walkin distance, excellent food and bar great service and helpful friendly staff

Lovely rooms and gorgeous ensuite bathrooms. No mini bar, but big TV. Strange location (the middle of a roundabout, pretty much), but the Bay, in all it’s glory, is a stone’s throw away. Restaurant is decent but nothing to write home about. No swiming pool but there is a tiny gym. I think that if you were to stay in the Future Inns, you’d have nothing to complain about, but no fond or special memories either. Having said that, the staff, when i visited, were all friendly, happy and smiley and that did stick in my memory!