Royal Hotel is a hotel in Cardiff, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Grade II listed building in Cardiff. Hotel in Cardiff, Wales”. It opened in 1866. It stands about 0.4 km from the centre of Cardiff.[3]
Overview
The Royal Hotel is a Grade II listed hotel on a prominent corner of St Mary Street/Wood Street in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. It is Cardiff's oldest grand hotel.
From “Royal Hotel, Cardiff” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1866. It is listed as a Grade II listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.4 km from the centre of Cardiff. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), about 15 km from the centre of Cardiff.[4]
It is one of 20 hotels in and around Cardiff recorded in Wikidata, 17 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 6 chain-operated properties there. Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Cardiff.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Sandringham Hotel — 0.1 km
- The Great Western — 0.2 km
- Grand Hotel — 0.4 km
- Angel Hotel — 0.5 km
- City Garden Apartment — 0.5 km
- Park Hotel — 0.6 km
- OYO Flagship Cardiff Central — 0.7 km
- Novotel Cardiff Centre — 0.8 km
- Travelodge Cardiff Central — 0.2 km
- Travelodge Cardiff Central Queen Street — 0.4 km
- Leonardo Hotel Cardiff — 0.6 km
- Travelodge Cardiff Atlantic Wharf — 1.5 km
See also
- Hotels in Cardiff
- Hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of hotels opened in the 1860s
References
- ^ Royal Hotel (Q20084478). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Royal Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-03-21.
- ^ Cardiff (Q10690). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Cardiff. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.