The Maltsters Arms

3.5 star property

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Deluxe Double Room
Deluxe Double Room
Exterior
Interior
Deluxe Double Room | Bathroom

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
42-44 Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2DS
  • Llandaff Cathedral
    5 min walk
  • Cardiff Metropolitan University
    15 min walk
  • Sophia Gardens
    4 min drive
  • Cardiff (CWL-Cardiff Intl.)
    32 min drive

Room options

Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Maltsters Arms

Adults-only Cardiff inn in Llandaff with free parking
A restaurant, free self parking, and free WiFi in public areas are available at this smoke-free inn.
The Maltsters Arms offers 5 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Beds feature Select Comfort mattresses. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Maltsters Arms. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Llandaff Cathedral. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Full breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Just a 5-minute drive from Cardiff Castle and 5 minutes from Principality Stadium
There's a restaurant on site. Public spaces have free WiFi. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 3.5-star Cardiff inn is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
The Maltsters Arms has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM: GBP 9.95 per person
  • 1 restaurant

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Handrails in stairwells

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Portable fan
  • Select comfort bed

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children younger than 18 are not allowed at this adults-only property. All guests 18 and older are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 9.95 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property does not have a front desk. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. The host will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • This is an adults-only property and guests under 18 years old aren't allowed.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

The Maltsters Arms Cardiff
The Maltsters Arms Inn Cardiff
The Maltsters Arms Inn
The Maltsters Arms Inn
The Maltsters Arms Cardiff
The Maltsters Arms Inn Cardiff

The Maltsters Arms Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 122 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 183 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant
So friendly on arrival. Evening meal good breakfast awesome.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Could not fault my stay. Great accommodation, excellent food and friendly staff. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic 10/10
Fantastic set of rooms attached to a pub, but 4* rating. My room had air conditioning and an amazing power shower. I had two loverly evening meals. Staff were very friendly, couldn’t fault the place. I will be back 👏👍
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect one night stay
One night business trip and even was perfect. Good room, food, location and the staff are exceptional
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

DEREK

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly
Friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alvin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spot wth plenty of free parking and good value breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Anthony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very comfortable and quiet. Excellent breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very good
Lovely place, definitely will stay again, had food and recommend the Ceasar salad. Room was spacious with a very smart en-suite, a little road noise with the window open but the double glazing works very well
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for the Cathedral at the other end of the high street and we stayed in the wonderful Llandaff Cathedral Family Room. wonderful shower and very comfortable bed. Excellent classic cooked breakfast (meat & vegan). But best of all was the service from Chris, Ben and the rest of the team (sorry forgotten the young ladies names) we had two great evening meals and our fellow choristers also enjoyed the food and drink (they were staying at the uni) Excellent pints of Rev James (perhaps had too many!!) Great to have secure free parking too. Thank you!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check in was quick and the staff were all so polite and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with partner
We were made very welcome by Chris who was extremely pleasant. Our room was spotless and comfortable. We ate in the restaurant and all the staff were very attentive and polite. Would definitely stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay and value 5 star!
Amazing little pub hotel. An absolute gem. Will be back when we visit our daughter at Cardiff Uni. Big, nice well appointed room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay. When I drive down to Cardiff in the future, I will be staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nia

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room we were given had a king bed. The Millennium room" The mattress was well and truely past it's useby date, I'd say by 10 years. Appearance the bed had a huge dip in the middle. Sat on the side of the bed. There was no way we were sleeping on this bed that night. We felt all the way down to the wooden bed base! Telling the young girl that checked us in about the lack of mattress she appeared dumb, I don't normally work in accommodation side. She rang the manager and we were given another room " The Bute" the bed was fine. A review going back December 2023 had the same view about the mattress. I don't for the life of me understand why a mattress like this would still be in use. The only reason is that no care has gone into the accommodation side. The pub meal was so so, and the staff were not enthusiastic. They asked if we had a booking and when we said we were staying here they sat us. Said they were running out of stock.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love Me Some Maltsters
Maltsters Arms was wonderful. Friendly staff and accomodations!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
A lovely comfortable stay, slept well in a comfortable bed. The bathroom was nice very spacious and clean. We had a nice meal and a very tasty breakfast, bonus point for Gluten free sausages. All staff were very friendly. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A brilliant stay, will definitely be coming again
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Modern, clean boutique room. Helpful staff. Great food. Trivial downside - a couple of dining room windows cobwebbed with dusty blinds but wouldn’t deter us from staying again
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frederick S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family visit
Me and my partner stayed while we were visiting family, its a brilliant hotel, the staff are so friendly and helpful, the room was fantastic, we will definitely book again when we come to Cardiff.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024