Name: Lincoln House Hotel
Address: 118-120 Cathedral Road, 118-120, Cardiff, CF11 9LQ, GB

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Skyler

Breakfast was amazing!!!! Room was perfect size and the bathroom was nice. A lot of stairs though. An older gentleman with a hearing aid was very helpful during check out and called a cab for us.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Bev

Room great and very clean. Staff friendly and helpful. Breakfast options very good and very tasty Would stay again if in the area

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2026

Nicola

Room was overpriced for a concert, £400 per night when £220 normally. I’d expect an uplift but not this much.
Room was worn, fan and windows dusty and unclean. Other room had no hot water in shower so unable to use.
Noisy and limited sleep although bed comfortable
No bar as closed.
WiFi non existent and no 5G signal so if you want a quiet night and no shower then ideal place.
Breakfast mediocre

Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2026

Nicolette

Loved the bone china teacups in the rooms and at breakfast. The hotel also had parking which is rare in a city location

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

Jonathan

Lovely old building, comfy spacious room, friendly helpful staff and nice area. Lovely breakfast options too. A great stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2026

Emilie

Staff are nice and friendly. Breakfast is good, a lot!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2026

Alan

Very warm welcome from friendly staff. Great location.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Martin

This is a great choice if you want somewhere close to the city, with parking and at an excellent price. Room was clean and in good condition as was the en-suite. Breakfast was of a good standard along with outstanding waiting staff. Would not hesitate to stay again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

lyn

Absolutely perfect ! Unique Hotel ! well positioned for easy commute to Cardiff, beautiful room, all facilities free car parking, amazing choice of breakfasts served by friendly staff. The lounge/reading room is a blast from the past, vwey well thought out.
I would recommend to anyone, I have to return soon and will definately use this Hotel.
THANK YOU
L.Thomas

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2026

Steven

Near to the city and you can walk via the Park, which gives access to different parts of city

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2026

Alan

Room was very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was superb.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Allison

Beautiful hotel. No faults on cleanliness. Lovely staff and good breakfast.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2025

Lesley

All good

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2025

Helen

This place is only good, certainly not excellent, because its location is very good( easy access to Cardiff, Bute Park and stadiums), it is very clean and the breakfasts are excellent.
However, the room and the ensuite were disappointingly small,especially for the price! Also, with the exception of the lovely breakfast girls, there was little warmth in the welcome at the main reception desk.Certainly, the least welcoming place we have stayed in for a while!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2025

Matthew

Beautiful house and room. Very friendly helpful staff and a lovely made to order breakfast. We will be staying again soon.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

Cefyn

All great, and a fantastic breakfast!

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2025

Geoffrey

Excellent hotel , very friendly and helpful staff will definately be stsying again, would highly reccommend

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Nov 2025

Kristina

Very old and dated furniture in the rooms. Terrible carpet. Looked very nice on the pictures but the room was very small, bed was very small for 2 people. Carpet was very bad …. Did not give me good vibes at all …. Long staircase ….. very old house ….

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2025

Timothy

Best breakfast ever!!!

Leisure

2/10

Poor

29 Sep 2025

Asim

No heating no hot water nor any early breakfast than 8am, and that is upon request

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Alexander

Wonderful hotel saved the day with a last minute booking.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Paul

Great weekend

A fantastic weekend in Cardiff at the Lincoln House Hotel. We were late arriving and David was amazing, even calling us en-route to check we were ok. Our room was enormous with a four poster bed, superb. The breakfast was great and cooked to order perfectly. We will definitely want to stay again when we visit Cardiff. Paul & Jane

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2025

Tina

We stayed 3 nights here and I couldn’t be happier. The place was clean and beautiful. The staff was super friendly and very helpful. Breakfast was first rate and you were given large amounts. The price was very good. The room was bright and comfortable. I would recommend this place to anyone. Would absolutely stay here again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Owen

Great BnB but a little disappointed.

Everything you want in a B and B from the welcome to the great breakfast. We only have 2 concerns, the room was rather hot so would be really hot middle of summer. One of the reasons we booked as it advertised onsite parking. We were sent an email after booking that advised people who booked direct with them and not through a third party like hotels.com had priority, this left a bad taste for us, otherwise we would highly recommend. Best breakfast offered.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2025

Andrew

Cricket weekend break.

It was an ideal place for our stay in Cardiff, 5 min walk from the cricket ground. Hotel was clean and tidy, comfortable and did a wonderful breakfast to set us up for the day. My wife left her car keys spare set, in the room and reception called us to let us know and they packed them up and got them returned to us via courier service. Would we stay again, most definitely. Thanks for everything. 5 ⭐️ rating from us.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Hayley

Lovely hotel, comfy bed, great breakfast but the toilet is very small and hard to sit on apart from that amazing

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2025

Uko

A very nice, clean and accessible hotel with comfortable bed, freshly made breakfast and friendly staff.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

07 Aug 2025

Kathryn

pleasant but small hot roo.

The room was small and very hot as at the top of the hotel. No lift and had to climb with case up 3 flights. Not a kingsize room although we paid extra for this. Bed not particulary king either

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Mr Francis

Lack of car parking space on the odd occasion.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2025

Rose

Lovely quaint hotel, facilities were impeccable, lovely room, bathroom was clean, plenty of towels. Room itself, bed was comfortable, access to good bedside lighting, coffee and tea making facilities, TV, Wi-Fi,
Close proximity of the castle/principality stadium

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2025

david

Nice overnight stay

Nice hotel in great location easy reach of the city centre and Cardiff castle
Comfortable rooms if a little bit tired
Great breakfast and free on site parking

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2025

Robert

Beautiful late victorian property well decorated private secure parking locked overnight 3/4 minutes walk to 2/3 pub/ restaurants great value very helpful staff
Everything a hotel should be but rarely are will be staying again

Business

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2025

Eric

A good hotel, clean rooms, excellent Cooked breakfast with 8 or 9 free parking spaces. Perfect location to walk to sophia gardens to watch Glamorgan cricket about 7 minutes.9. No lift unfortunately the only negative.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Sandy

Wonderful location for getting around Cardiff. Nite park and the castle very close by.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2025

Patricia

Lovely and quiet. Very private

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

James

The bed & Breakfast atmosphere was excellent. The rooms were clean, secured 24/7, including parking. And, the authentic Welsh breakfast was wonderful.
Additionally, staff went out of their way to notify, pack and ship a computer tablet that we left behind. The manager Carl was professional, competent and just plain nice!
All in all, a quality experience worthy of a repeat visit.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2025

Tracy

Ok stay

The room was comfortable but for what we paid, and I understand that the prices were bumped up for the rugby, there were long, dark hairs on the bathroom tiles and at the end of the bath, no shelf to put bottles on in the shower and the loo leaked. The fan in the room is covered in dust on the blade and the casing. Breakfast was great but the two young waitresses maybe need to keep the chatting to a minimum when guests can overhear

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2025

Victor

The shower tap, It's was a challenge to function, very hard

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2025

Roger Beardsmore

Two turn of the 20th century houses converted to a very pleasant hotel.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2025

mary Elizabeth

Great location! Room was comfortable and
nicely done; the bathroom lacked stable shelf space but was otherwise just fine. Breakfast is well done (and crowded on the weekend!) and the free off street parking is a huge plus!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 May 2025

Deborah

Lincoln House hotel is a well located property in Cardiff. It's walking distance to Bute Park, the castle, and central shopping and dining area. The staff is helpful and friendly. The breakfast, included in room rate, is good. The rooms are spacious, but decor is tired and needs updating. Towels are thin, no robes provided, paint is peeling, corners are dusty. Expedia rates are significantly higher than if booked directly with hotel.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2025

Kare

Nice B&B hotel with great location, close to sights and restaurants. The area is lovely. Our room was nice, on the 3rd. floor. Breakfast was good for the most part.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Clive

The hotel and staff were amazing - beautiful setting and city centre a lovely 20-30 minute walk away

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

D

2 night stay 6/8 May

Really enjoyed our stay. Plenty to see and do. Caught a good show at the theatre, visited the castle and the bay plus the city itself. Booked on a walking tour to learn more.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Lisa

Fabulous hotel

Lovely location easy walk to the city centre and lots of nice places near by for food and drinks.

Beautiful traditional building with fabulous attention to detail, we loved our stay and would recommend this hotel. Lovely welcome in reception, easy check in and breakfast was perfect and fresh.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2025

Nasser

Lincolntasitic

Outstanding hotel. Great breakfast. Very clean, bright and airy room.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2025

Maribeth

Very convenient for pubs, shopping and seeing the sites.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2025

Jewelee

Highly recommend. Convenient to Cardiff castle. You can walk anywhere you want to go. Nice parking area. Breakfast was amazing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2025

Audra

Really lovley charming place to stay and great to have a private parking and in gorgeous area and somclose to city with a relaxed country feel. Loved it was close to Bute Park and lovely district to stay in.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Mar 2025

Julie

Room was spacious, staff at breakfast were lovely.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

Kevin

Lovely Traditional B&B

Lovely traditional B&B. with really friendly staff that went the extra mile to ensure we enjoyed our stay.
Great location for park walks and city centre. On site car park was a bonus. Definitely Lincoln House is a place we look forward to staying next time.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Tidy hotel breakfast was good bit overpriced for one nlght stay but overall ok

Partner

4/10

Poor

13 Mar 2025

Philip

Never Again

Very disappointed with this hotel. The bed linen needs a serious upgrade. The hotel is advertised as having a Bar. It does not have a Bar. The choice of breakfast is very limited. It does not offer continental breakfast. In general the hotel needs to be refurbished.

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2025

Malcolm

We've stayed here many times and it is always greats, very welcoming people and the food is excellent.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2025

Linda

Lovely stay

We had a lovely stay and this was a great location for us. Some bits in our room looked a bit tired and ready for an update. Breakfast was great.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2025

Peter

Excellent Breakfast

Comfortable room, excellent breakfast

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2025

Perry

Quiet.

4/10

Poor

08 Jan 2025

Shirley

This hotel wasn't great, and I wouldn't choose to stay there again. The bathroom needs a lot of work, with mildew and loose taps. It was also very noisy with the road right outside. The breakfast was good though.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2024

Duncan

Fantastic stay

Superb stay at Lincoln House Hotel. Very good value, parking available. Easy walking into Cardiff and situated in lovely area. Fantastic breakfast with good choice available. Staff very helpful in all areas. Will definitely book again for a future trip

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2024

Joseph

Bed is soft and warm, appears clean although we didn't do a hygienic check, we checked in after 8 pm and was the last one to check in and the receptionist waited till we arrived and was friendly. However, my recommendation is that if you have to park your car in their carpark it's better to arrive early as the last car parking space in the garage was super difficult to back into, it took me more than 15 mins to do so, and with help from my friends to move the garbage trunks so that I have enough room to back in. The one window in the room does not have a lock so someone can climb in through the window, so in order secure the window I had to implement a temporary shutter for the window. The amenities in the bathroom was basic but clean, for an overnight stay it was adequate. The breakfast was good with adequate amount of food, but the scramble egg with the smoke salmon was over cooked and rubbery. All in all the experience was average and my evaluation was a bit over priced.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2024

Rodney

Christmas market break

Warm welcome on arrival. Clean room with a modern bathroom with a spacious walk in shower.
15/20 minute walk from the city centre. Breakfast was very good . Good selection of cereal. Full breakfast cooked to order , lovely.
Unfortunately the weather wasn’t on our side so we were not able to do as planned 😔

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2024

Michael

Lovely and comfortable stay in a great area of the city allowing for direct access to city and good area of local attractions interest.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2024

Carol

A very nice comfortable welcoming hotel, lovely breakfast would highly recommend. Will be returning again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2024

Tracy and Stephen

Great comfy room. A nice size room. Amazing hot breakfast. Round the corner from Sophia gardens coach station. 10 to 15 mins walk into Cardiff centre. 10 mins walk to principality stadium. Only down side no lift but nice stairs Would definitely stay there again. We arrived in the rain but had a very warm welcome. All staff very nice No complaints

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2024

Kurt

It’s a lovely property. The house inside is beautiful. Our room was very spacious and the bathroom was clean and functional. The breakfast was very good and tasty. The young lady that served us was friendly and polite. The only drawback was no lift and it was still worth it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2024

BM

Super hotel

Lovely stay in a great central location.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2024

Nigel

Warm welcome, breakfast was delicious,

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2024

Kenneth

Very close to city centre

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2024

Richard

An inexpensive hotel with parking near the centre of Cardiff. The staff were lovely and room was clean and fairly large for the price.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2024

William

Good value. Parking on site. Comfy bed. Quiet room. Clean bathroom. Windowsills could use cleaning which suggests time for a more thorough cleaning. Good location. Great breakfast. Would definitely return.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2024

Lesley

A beautiful area and a charming property.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2024

John

The breakfast

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2024

Frank

We stayed at the Lincoln for a reunion meal at a restuarant within easy walking distance. I called the Hotel a few weeks earlier to change the room type Expedia had given us and the reception did this quickly.
The Hotel did have adequate free parking when we arrived much to our relief and there seemed to be several spaces available. Friends had booked hotels in the centre and were fined for entry to the centre and could not even drop off luggage at the hotel!
The walk to the centre was fairly near even for us in our seventies.
The room was clean and comfortable and quiet and the breakfast was very good and the staff friendly and efficient.
The reception staff were very helpful. They sent out an email for me and made some photcopies for me with no quibble or charge. On arriving home I discoverd my phone was lost and Carl in particular made every effort to attempt to locate it both in the room and the car park. I don't think a coporate hotel would do this.
Hence the 5 stars

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2024

Hayley

We had an overnight trip, which was great. Had a fantastic breakfast in the morning and the staff were lovely. Definitely go back when we're down that way 10/10

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Good small hotel in the smart part of town.

Lovely Hotel in a smart part of Cardiff. Comfortable room, friendly service, good breakfast. Particularly liked the Gentlemen's Club style lounge.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2024

Dawn

Fabulous breakfast, gorgeous period hotel with wonderful features. Staff were super friendly and the breakfast staff were really polite and helpful.

We had a free upgrade for our anniversary (I think!) and our room was wonderful.

About 20 minute stroll to town centre, 35 mins stroll to Cardiff Bay.

Several pubs and restaurants immediately in the vicinity if you didn’t want to go to town.

Can’t wait to stay again!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2024

Anthony

Would definitely return great area, staff we very friendly and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2024

Beverley

A lovely old Victorian townhouse on a quaint street, minutes from Cardiff Castle on foot.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2024

Kim

Really comfortable stay. Excellent choice for breakfast and really tasty. Room was nice and spacious, comfortable bed, good shower and clean and tidy. Staff were friendly and service was good. Small safe car park. Nice walk through the park into Cardiff town centre. Would stay again if in the area.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

Charlie

A bit expensive but expected with the speedway Grand prix. Very comfortable and the best breakfast i think ive had. Friendly staff would definitely stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Caron

Excellent stay here, free parking a bonus. Breakfast delicious with the best bacon i have ever tasted.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2024

Christopher

Have stayed in many Hotels in Cardiff over the years and this is the best in terms of quality and value for money.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2024

Jennie

Great location. Friendly team shared local information regarding places to eat and where to visit. Nothing was too much trouble.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2024

mervyn

Best deal in Cardiff.

.Just excellent all round. Price, breakfast, room etc. A deal in other words.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2024

Karen

We only stayed one night but, we had a fabulous stay. The breakfast was delicious!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2024

Trevor

Nice hotel convenient for the city centre and Sophia Gardens. Excellent room, great breakfast and friendly staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2024

Amt

Lovely stay

Lovely hotel with friendly staff and the comfiest beds!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

Melanie

Would recommend this hotel especially if going To Sophia Gardens

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

Ashleigh

Love it definitely coming

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2024

Hope

Breakfast was delicious, room was very clean and pretty. The receptionist was friendly and helpful in getting us a cab.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2024

Susan

Friendly and helpful

A very friendly and helpful proprietor. Steered us towards an excellent Italian restaurant and helped us to fit in our need to change before a wedding. The breakfast was excellent. The bed was very comfortable and the bathroom ,although small, was clean, modern and had a good shower. However, the other furniture in the room was rather old and battered which let the room down.

Partner

4/10

Poor

09 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Rude front desk

The woman at front desk was unbelievably rude and asking for the smallest things was such an inconvenience to her. There were some previous guests’ rubbish left in the drawer. I definitely wouldn’t stay here again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2024

Daniel

Hotel itself was lovely. However Expedia advertise the property with free parking, which is essentially false advertising. What they don't tell you is that there are very limited spaces available on a first come first served basis - and when it's busy for events in the area you can expect to drive around for an hour or more to find somewhere to park a 10-15 minute walk away at best.
So we were let down massively by Expedia here. They should have used the information as per the hotel website. We would not have booked this hotel had we known that parking would not be available.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Jun 2024

David

Please, don’t book this hotel or hotels.com

Please,please don’t book this hotel! I deem this site and the hotel to be false advertising.
The room i booked was for a king sized four poster bed for £479.00 the room in the photos looked amazing. However the room we were given was anything but amazing, small, dirty and no king sized bed. We queried this the manager we said it was he was rude and unprofessional.
We were over charged by over £304, as we did get the room as advertised
On the plus side the bed was a Hypnos Base. But mattress was well worn. The bathroom was new and clean which is the only good thing I can say regarding this hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

Ahmad

Great staff and lovely character

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2024

Shauna

No fridge. No plugs. No water. No lift. Tiny bathroom. No tub (we had a suite). Hard hard mattress and worst pillows I’ve ever tried to sleep on. It was clean and pretty.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2024

ann

All round points.

A very nice simply but comfortably furnished room spotlessley clean with everything needed for an overnight stay. The ensuite bathroom also immaculately clean also supplied super toiletries to wash snd shower etc which were eco friendly in large glass bottles.best of all was Carl and the dining room staff Carl reserved my parking space carried my luggage up to my room and parked my walking frame for me,with no fuss and discreet help. The dining room staff served an excellent breakfast quickly and efficiently and were very pleasant to deal with. Super hotel super staff great position.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2024

victoria

Super friendly helpful staff. Recommended great restaurant. Close to the University and with parking

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2024

Gareth

Brilliant stay

Very relaxing. Staff friendly as you'd wish for. The room is spacey with lovely classic furniture and a crackingly comfortable four poster bed. The breakfast was faultless. Stayed an extra night was so happy here.

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2024

Adam

It was okay.

Stayed one night for business. It was functional. Check in was a purely check in with no chat or pleasantry’s. The room was okay, bed was okay, decor generally okay. No wow factor so I wouldn’t choose it for a pleasure break but for work it did the job. I had to leave earlier than expected so didn’t get to try the breakfast but that was due to my circumstances and no fault of the property. I’d stay again for work if I needed to.

Business