We went to Cardiff with my mate to explore the city and to party a little, and the hotel served the purpose quite nicely. Wasn't maybe the cheapest option, but it was in a perfect location and of pretty good quality overall. There was some rather popular jazz bar/restaurant downstairs which we found funny, wasn't exactly our style, but it's ok if you're into that kind of thing, I guess.. :P I would give it 3½ stars out of 5.

the hotel was excellently placed near the city centre but there was too much noise especially if you where on the lower floors.

I have stayed at The Clifton several times recently, on business and I have been very happy - to the extent that I would have given a rating of 4 last week.

The hotel is OK - the staff are very friendly, so my rating of 2 is probably a bit harsh - read on....

Unfortunately this week (and I assume until Christmas) the hotel is hosting Christmas parties in the basement - a separate company to the hotel. Nice bar and nice food by the way ...

I was there on business and had to get up early each day.

I was given a room on the ground floor, just above the back room of bar. The first night there was an office party in the bar, which was boystrous and kept me awake until after midnight, then followed by what seemed like an orgy in the next room - very thin walls!! Hey - it is Christmas!!

Night 2 - I got to my room after dinner at about 9:30pm ready for an early start next day. No chance - this night there was a disco in the bar and the walls of my room were pounding until well after midnight - and I mean POUNDING- there is little or no sound isolation and it was very loud - I should have got dressed and gone downstairs - it would have been the same. The concierge offered me another room down the corridor, but that would have been the same noise. At least he tried.

OK - It's Christmas - and I am not a party pooper so I lived with it.

I would suggest to the hotel to consider the nature of the guest when allocating rooms at this time of year. Had I been on the top floor - I am sure the sound levels would have been fine.

I am back in Bristol again next week - I think I will stay elsewhere until after the party season

We stayed here with other members of our family to attend a wedding in nearby Clifton chapel.

The good points:

1. Properly secure, secure parking (which was important to us as we had a boot full of tools and furniture).
2. Friendly reception staff.
3. Convenient location, just 10 minutes walk from the heart of Clifton village.

The bad bits:

1. Rooms and particularly bathrooms were cramped and dated.
2. We slept ok (possibly due to the long day and champagne) but other family members were kept awake most of the night by noise from the street and the bar.
3. The restaurant couldn't decide if it was a restaurant or a bar. We were shown to a table and given full waiter service but then asked to hand over a credit card so we could run a tab!
4. The restaurant food was cheap but not tasty (or hot).

Overall I would not recommend this hotel. There are a lot of other hotels very close by so I am sure you could do better in Clifton.