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Etap Hotel Cardiff Centre – reviews, photos

Tyndall Street, Cardiff CF104BE , Wales
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Etap Hotel Cardiff Centre
Ranked #35 of 86 hotels in Cardiff
3.5 of 5 stars 315 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Very basic(27)
  • Double beds(27)
  • Car park(22)
  • Good value(19)
  • Friendly and helpful(17)
  • Single bunk(10)
  • Clean room(7)
  • Staff were friendly(7)
  • Saturday nights(7)
  • Good night(6)
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Columbus, Ohio
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Cheap, convenient, and clean”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012

This budget hotel is just a short walk from the rail station and Mermaid Quay. My daughter and I spent one night here in early February and I was astonished by the value for the price. The employee at the desk was very friendly and helpful. There is a lift right in the lobby and a decent breakfast is available for a few pounds more. The room was basic but clean, modern, and in good condition. The beds were perfectly comfortable and there was plenty of hot water. Overall, absolutely no complaints here.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Fabrice Ledentu, Manager at Etap Hotel Cardiff Centre, responded to this review
19 April 2012
Please accept my sincere apology for taking so long in getting back to you. We had few major errors in our system and we have been going through some internal changes in the hotel. I’m very grateful that you could take time to leave us your thoughts and write a review. I’m so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. We are in the process of refurbishing all the bedrooms to improve standard and quality of services provided in our hotel. Please feel welcome to visit us again in even better 'Etap' after the refurbishment.


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Michael Schmidt

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Posted by an Accorhotels.com traveller
Penzance, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Etap Cardiff is excellent”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Fabrice Ledentu, Manager at Etap Hotel Cardiff Centre, responded to this review
19 April 2012
Please accept my sincere apology for taking so long in getting back to you. We had few major errors in our system and we have been going through some internal changes in the hotel. Many thanks for the positive comments, I’m happy we were able to make your stay with us so enjoyable. We are in the process of refurbishing all the bedrooms to improve standard and quality of services provided in our hotel. Please feel welcome to visit us again in even better 'Etap' after the refurbishment.

Kind Regards

Michael Schmidt

Assistant General Manager
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Devon
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Basic”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

Extremely basic rooms. All rooms have single bunk over double bed. No bathroom just a shower cubicle with see through door in the corner of the room with a sink. Very small for 3 sharing. Thank goodness we were all friends as no privacy! Horrible, rude & obnoxious security guard who followed us up to our room & had a go because we were saying good night to friends. He threatened to throw us out despite 30 mins later a load of lads were tearing up & down the corridor at 3am & guard nowhere to be seen! Beds rock hard in fact bunk bed wasn't even made up! Had to ask for more towels as we only got 2 between the 3 of us. Definitely a hotel suitable for hen/stag parties as cheap & need to be intoxicated to not mind being there! On plus side it was fairly clean, warm & cheap! Also within walking distance to centre or short taxi ride but think I'll upgrade to a travelodge next time!

  • Stayed January 2012
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Fabrice Ledentu, Manager at Etap Hotel Cardiff Centre, responded to this review
19 April 2012
Please accept my sincere apology for taking so long in getting back to you. We had few major errors in our system and we have been going through some internal changes in the hotel. I’m sorry we failed to live up to your expectations. The team and I at Etap Hotel in Cardiff appreciate your feedback, though, and we are addressing the issue. We are employing outside security company to help us maintain security in the hotel at night. Thank you for raising this very important issue that will be taken further with the managment of that company. We are in the process of refurbishing all the bedrooms to improve standard and quality of services provided in our hotel. Please feel welcome to visit us again in all new and rebranded 'Etap' after the refurbishment.

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Michael Schmidt

Assistant General Manager
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Posted by an Accorhotels.com traveller
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1 review
“You get what you pay for.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Fabrice Ledentu, Manager at Etap Hotel Cardiff Centre, responded to this review
19 April 2012
Please accept my sincere apology for taking so long in getting back to you. We had few major errors in our system and we have been going through some internal changes in the hotel. Thanks for leaving your thoughts here. The team and I are glad that you managed to express some very important points for us to improve, and we’ve taken note of your comments. Rest assured we will address them. We are in the process of refurbishing all the bedrooms to improve standard and quality of services provided in our hotel. Please feel welcome to visit us again in even better 'Etap' after the refurbishment.

Kind Regards

Michael Schmidt

Assistant General Manager
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Posted by an Accorhotels.com traveller
Ludlow, United Kingdom
1 review
“Good value and location”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Fabrice Ledentu, Manager at Etap Hotel Cardiff Centre, responded to this review
19 April 2012
Please accept my sincere apology for taking so long in getting back to you. We had few major errors in our system and we have been going through some internal changes in the hotel. I’m very grateful that you could take time to leave us your thoughts and write a review. I’m so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. We are in the process of refurbishing all the bedrooms to improve standard and quality of services provided in our hotel. Please feel welcome to visit us again in even better 'Etap' after the refurbishment.

Kind Regards

Michael Schmidt

Assistant General Manager
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Address: Tyndall Street, Cardiff CF104BE , Wales
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