Future Inn Cardiff Bay
Free-parking rooms 400 metres from the Millennium Centre
About this hotel
Future Inn Cardiff Bay sits just 400 metres from the Wales Millennium Centre, offering spacious rooms with free internet and a 32-inch HDTV, plus a work area and a private bathroom with mist-free mirrors. Free parking is included, a genuine bonus this close to Cardiff Bay's waterfront attractions, and Mermaid Quay's restaurants and entertainment are within easy walking distance for an evening out without needing the car. Thomas Restaurant and Bar sources local ingredients for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner in a relaxed setting on site. The hotel sits 1.5 miles from Cardiff city centre and eight miles from Junction 32 of the M4, with Cardiff Castle and the Millennium Stadium a five-minute walk from the centre itself.
- Free parking near the Bay
- 400m from the Millennium Centre
- Walkable to Mermaid Quay
Our take
This suits families wanting free parking combined with a genuinely walkable Cardiff Bay location, close to Mermaid Quay's restaurants and the Wales Millennium Centre. It's a strong middle ground between a strictly central hotel and one of the further-out, motorway-adjacent options covered elsewhere in this guide for drivers arriving from further afield.
- ✓Walk to Mermaid Quay for dinner rather than driving, since it's within easy reach of the hotel on foot.
- ✓Take advantage of the free parking rather than paying for a space closer to the city centre itself.
- ✓Book a table at Thomas Restaurant and Bar in advance during busy evenings and school holiday weeks.
Why we love it
- Free parking included
- 400 metres from the Millennium Centre
- Walkable to Mermaid Quay
- Thomas Restaurant and Bar on site
Why guests love itHaving free parking this close to Cardiff Bay felt like the best of both worlds, since we could walk to Mermaid Quay for dinner most evenings without ever moving the car. The 32-inch HDTV and proper work area in the room made the downtime between pool days more comfortable than we expected. Thomas Restaurant and Bar downstairs became our fallback on the nights nobody wanted to walk any further.