St David's Hotel & Spa, Cardiff, United Kingdom

St David's Hotel & Spa is a luxury hotel landmark on Cardiff Bay. Its glass-backed atrium stretches from floor to ceiling and is an eye-grabbing marker of the luxury hotel’s modern design credentials.

St David’s is not only great for its service and style, but also its Cardiff Bay location. Business and leisure travellers alike can find plenty of useful venues on their doorstep: the Welsh Assembly, the Wales Millennium Centre, the Millennium Stadium, plus plenty of shops, bars and restaurants that make the Bay area the place to be.

The facilities

St Davids’ luxury spa has a huge variety of pampering options. The pool, sauna, steam room and gym are all the usual glossy, glassy portals of wellbeing – turn up and chill out. Then, choose from a vast array of powerful treatments: Oxygen facials, Thalgo and E’SPA marine mud wraps, aromatherapy massages, Hydrotherapy baths with underwater massages...you’ll be in heaven.

This luxury hotel is not just all about its spa: it has the complete package of good service, good design and good food. Two yummy restaurants keep guests satisfied, with the Tides Bar & Grill specialising in grilled meat and fish as well as local produce, and Waves spa restaurant serving up healthy options inside and al fresco on the water-facing terrace.

The rooms

St David’s luxury hotel has 132 guestrooms, including 20 suites. Decor is cool, clean and contemporary, with goodies including satellite TV, internet access and sweeping views of the Bay. We recommend splashing out on one of the top three floors’ suites, to take advantage of the extra space and a private balcony.