Parador 44

Cardiff
Hotel
+44 (0)29 2002 0039
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From
£125 - £250
per night

A lively taste of Spain in Cardiff: tile and terracotta touches in the bedrooms, a delicious Iberian restaurant downstairs

Bedroom

9 rooms

Sleeps

Rooms sleep 2

Children welcome
Babies welcome

£125 - £250 per night

The Experience

Stylistically, this is a one-off: a boutique British take on Spain’s ‘paradores’ – the convents, castles and other historic buildings converted into lodgings by the Spanish state. This one’s set in downtown Cardiff, though, lovingly converted by hardcore Hispanophiles the Morgan family, and offering nine artful bedrooms above their convivial Iberian grill, Asador 44.

It feels rather like a restaurant with rooms: duck along a maze of narrow corridors to discover your own tranquil boudoir, complete with ornately carved bedhead, terracotta urns, authentic Spanish tiles in the en suite. The spaces are snug but the important things are roomy: super beds throughout; thumping walk-in showers wide enough to lie down in.

This is a grown-up, treaty place, where the service is hands-off (but friendly) and the food exceptional, whether you’re feasting on flame-cooked Welsh lamb or sipping a self-made cocktail on the rooftop patio.

Parador 44 - Gallery

We think you'll love

  • The cosy feel and surprising Spanish styling – you're in the thudding heart of the city but could be a million miles away
  • The (included) breakfasts: Iberian inflected, inventive and served in the hotel's atmospheric Asador restaurant
  • Helping yourself to Cava and Mediterranean nibbles from the honesty bar for pre-prandial drinks on the sunny roof terrace
Parador 44 - Gallery

You should know

  • Parking is expensive at the NCP car park across the road (or it's a walk to somewhere cheaper)
  • The rooms are set among steepish staircases and narrow mazy corridors, so it's not for those who struggle with mobility
  • The hotel doesn't really welcome children, but will make an exception if you'd like to bring a cot

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Spa
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Bar
  • Barbecue
  • Licensed premises
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

Accommodation

Pricing

Nightly price
from £125
2 Suites for 2
From £160
7 Doubles
From £125

Information

Booking information

Check in
From 3pm
Check out
By 11am
Closed
24-26 December & 1 January.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Meals
Continental breakfast included, cooked breakfast £5 extra.

Reviews

An authentic Spanish inn in a Cardiff side street? Seeing is believing at Parador 44, a boutique take on the Iberian country idyll, with nine characterful bedrooms decked in timber and terracotta, complete with ornately carved beds and bespoke Spanish tiles. The downstairs restaurant, Asador 44, is a copper-lit cavern specialising in dry-aged Spanish sirloin and Welsh lamb, cooked over fire.

Vincent, Sawday's Inspector

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Location

The neighbourhood

The setting couldn't be more convenient – on a side street close to the Principality Stadium. It's a five-minute walk to the Norman battlements of Cardiff Castle, your gateway to Bute Park, lovely for a riverside meander. Stroll to the National Museum Cardiff, strong on dinosaurs and Impressionists, or just relax into the city's fretwork of Victorian arcades, full of indie boutiques and cafés.

Local points of interest from The Team At Parador 44

  • Cardiff is a fantastic city and has so much to offer, almost everything is within walking distance of the hotel.
  • Restaurants: The Potted Pig, The Heathcock, Pasture, Thomas, Heaney’s, Home Penarth. Pubs & bars: Bar 44, The Libertine, Lab 22, The Dead Canary, Gin and Juice, Rum and Fizz, City Arms.
  • Cafés: Coffee Barker, Corner Coffee, Ground Bakery, Pettigrew Tearooms, Milkwood, Uncommon Ground, The Plan, Waterloo Tea.
  • Culture: Cardiff Castle, Principality Stadium, walks in Bute Park, Cardiff Museum, City of Arcades, Cardiff Market (with some great street food eateries on the first floor), Cardiff Bay & Barrage, Norwegian Church, Techniquest.
  • Adventure: Taff Trail, Cardiff International White Water Rafting Centre, Escape Rooms, Ninja Warrior.
  • Penarth is worth a visit, a lovely coastal town just outside Cardiff with plenty of independent shops and eateries. Lots of the businesses in Penarth also offer a discount for Parador residents, please ask the team if you would like to know more.

Introducing

The Team At Parador 44

The Morgans – brothers Owen and Tom, and sister Natalie Isaac – developed their adoration of all things Español on family touring holidays as children and opened their first tapas bar in their native Cowbridge two decades ago. Both Parador 44 and its Asador restaurant exude the Morgans' deep knowledge of Spanish food culture, and in 2021 they published their first cookbook, Bar 44 Tapas y Copas.