What is Riverside like?

Riverside is a welcoming neighbourhood that travellers like for its riverfront and historic landmarks.

What's a favourite hotel to stay in Riverside?

Based on Expedia customer reviews, The Riverhouse is the highest ranked property in Riverside. This B&B is a short 10-minute walk from Principality Stadium, and it offers free WiFi and a library. Another favourite option in the neighbourhood is Austins Self Service Guest House .

How many hotels are there in Riverside?

Expedia has 53 hotels and other accommodation options in Riverside to choose from, making this an ideal home base for exploring the greater Cardiff area.

If I need to cancel my hotel reservation in Riverside, will I receive a refund?

Yes! You'll find that most hotel room reservations are refundable if you cancel before the hotel’s cancellation deadline, which is usually within 24-48 hours of the scheduled arrival. If your reservation is non-refundable, you may still be able to cancel and receive a refund within 24 hours of booking. Enter your dates, click on "Search", then you can use the "fully refundable" filter to view the best deals in Riverside.

What is there to do in this Cardiff neighbourhood?

Principality Stadium, Animal Wall and Sophia Gardens are just a few of the places to visit in and around Riverside. While you're out sightseeing, Blackfriars Priory and Gorsedd Stones are a couple of additional sights to visit in Cardiff.

Top 10 Riverside Hotels of 2024

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Top 10 Hotels in Riverside

2 indoor pools, pool loungers, lifeguards on site

"Stunning, simply stunning! "

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2 Dec - 3 Dec

"Clean, professional, quick to resolve problems when I lost my key card"

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16 Dec - 17 Dec

"Served the purpose I needed!"

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1 Dec - 2 Dec

"The hotel is clean and about a minute's walk from the train station. Accessible to amenities such as restaurants and shops. The staff are extremely helpful and polite. "

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23 Dec - 24 Dec

"Always stat here when in Cardiff. Good clean hotel and staff are first class. "

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9 Dec - 10 Dec

"Great location "

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8 Dec - 9 Dec

"Good budget hotel, location was excellent. Clean and comfortable with helpful friendly staff. Would recommend for anyone looking for city centre stay. "

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8 Dec - 9 Dec

"Overall very good, all very clean and tidy. And very well presented. Just a pity you have to pay for parking."

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9 Dec - 10 Dec

"Staff were friendly. Convenient location. The room was comfortable and clean. Enjoyed the swimming pool. Breakfast was tasty (but a little over-priced). We would stay again."

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22 Dec - 23 Dec

"Lovely hotel but could do with a little TLC in the rooms. Starting to look a bit rough around the edges. "

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1 Dec - 2 Dec

"Bit of a que at check in, but great for miller and Carter and millennium centre"

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22 Dec - 23 Dec

"Lacking a decent coffee machine and a magnifying mirror in the bathroom. "

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22 Dec - 23 Dec

"Great breakfast and fab service from Nasheen and her team. "

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22 Dec - 23 Dec

"Lifts can be annoying as you feel like you are waiting forever and when the doors open it full, this goes on and on in the mornings and it irritated the life out of me. Also the shower, it was just fixed and unable to remove it from the wall, hence not being able to rinse soap off with ease.. Staff were lovely Breakfast was good but no fried eggs! "

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15 Dec - 16 Dec

"Stay here frequently for business. Staff is always helpful and rooms clean. Only downside is the occasional fire alarms going off from the showers in the room. Overall, good place and well located near the city centre/Cardiff Central Station."

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8 Dec - 9 Dec

"Love the hotel and its surroundings "

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22 Dec - 23 Dec

In-room safe, individually decorated, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

"Building with a lot of character and history. Very quiet so lacking a bit of atmosphere but service good."

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1 Dec - 2 Dec

"The receptionist was lovely and polite.The room was clean and adequate. The only issue I had was even though the heating was on it was still cold in the room ."

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16 Dec - 17 Dec

"Great location and excellent breakfast. It would be good to have a blanket in the room as it was cold at night."

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25 Nov - 26 Nov

"Service in this hotel is excellent. "

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22 Dec - 23 Dec

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4 out of top 10 points of interest in this area

4/5(888 area reviews)

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