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The Principal St David's

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Visitors frequently praise the hotel's friendly and attentive staff, with many highlighting the excellent service and welcoming atmosphere. The spa facilities are also consistently described as luxurious and well-maintained. A minor point of feedback is that some guests found the changing room facilities in the spa to be limited.

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231 Havannah Street, Cardiff
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+44 29 2045 4045

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About this place The Principal St David's

St David's is the large waterfront hotel on Havannah Street in Cardiff Bay, about 600 m from the Wales Millennium Centre. It has a restaurant, a bar, a spa, room service and on-site parking. It is a mainstream hotel listed as gay-friendly, not a gay venue. It now trades as voco St David's Cardiff, so book under that name. Cardiff's gay bars are on Charles Street and Churchill Way in the city centre, about 2.5 km away, which is a short taxi or bus ride from the Bay.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) LGBTQ+ Staff multilingual Card payments accepted Walk-ins welcome Reservation required WiFi Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue)

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Rebecca Self
Rebecca Self Jun 2026
★★★★★

Came to St David’s as part of a package to use the spa facilities and attend a 2 course meal. The spa itself is absolutely fantastic. Feels luxurious. It’s clearly well maintained. It would be nice if there was more than one changing cubicle in the changing room but that’s very minor. The restaurant is lovely and clean. However there is no clear signage when you go in on where you go to be seated. We felt like lemons stood waiting for someone to notice us despite it being quiet. We saw the bartender and a server look in our different but we were still left standing until noticed by a third person. The set menu for the package is very minuscule. Not necessarily anything I would’ve chosen. It would be nice if there was an option to upgrade for better choices. I opted for the gnocchi which was nice enough but wouldn’t have again. Was a bit too oily and the oil for the dish ran down the cutlery as you ate. Once seated the staff were friendly and checked on us. Would visit again.

Dr. Imran Shah
Dr. Imran Shah Jun 2026
★★★★★
Ephraim Wangoya
Ephraim Wangoya Jun 2026
★★★★★
Jeannie Janjetich
Jeannie Janjetich Jun 2026
★★★★★

Fabulous brilliant staff room excellent view of the bay is fantastic food choices amazing 5 star all the way

Dimple Ramji
Dimple Ramji Jun 2026
★★★★★

We had a pleasant stay. The staff were welcoming and friendly, the breakfast selection was fresh and tasty amd tje spa facilities were well maintained.

Paul Phillips
Paul Phillips Jun 2026
★★★★★

Lovely hotel in a perfect location, definitely recommend if you're staying in Cardiff

Abi Red
Abi Red Jun 2026
★★★★★

Had a lovely one night stay, lovely view from room , very nice staff , very good breakfast lots to choose from .

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Last updated on 6 November 2026

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