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Voco St David's Cardiff Hotel

Voco St David's Cardiff Hotel

Hotel in Cardiff, Wales

The voco St David's Cardiff Hotel is a five-star[1] hotel situated in Cardiff, Wales, just off the A4232 road, and close to Cardiff Bay railway station. Opened originally in 1999 by Rocco Forte Hotels, since 2018 it has been operating under the Voco name.

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History

The first five-star hotel in Wales,[2] the building features a sweeping sail-topped roof and a lofty atrium lobby. Situated on Cardiff Bay, the hotel overlooks Mermaid Quay and the Cardiff Bay Barrage. The hotel was used as the venue where the results of the 1999 Welsh Labour leadership election were announced.[3]

The 142-room hotel was the first new hotel built by the Rocco Forte Hotels group in the UK.[4] The hotel was purchased by Principal Hotel Company in 2007 and again changed hands in 2018 when it was acquired by IHG,[5] and became the second Voco hotel to be opened.

Accommodation

There are 142 guestrooms available including doubles, twins and suites.

Facilities

The St. David's Marine Spa offers thalassotherapy as well as holistic and aromatherapy treatments. Facilities include a swimming pool, marine hydrotherapy pools and a gymnasium.[citation needed]

References

  1. [1]
    Automobile Association rating
  2. [2]
    1999 - the year of Cool Cymru BBC Wales News, 25 December 1999. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  3. [3]
    Heath, Tony (21 February 1999). "Alun Michael narrowly wins Welsh vote". The Independent. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Sir Rocco Forte is reconstructing his business empire in Cardiff". The Independent. 3 April 1999. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Second Voco hotel makes European debut in Cardiff". The Caterer. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.


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