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Cardiff’s newest and most luxurious destination, The Parkgate Hotel, opens its doors
The Parkgate Hotel, Cardiff. Sorting Room Bar
The Parkgate Hotel, Cardiff. Sorting Room Bar

Breathing new life into two of the city centre’s most historic buildings

Sorting Room Restaurant
Sorting Room Restaurant

Cardiff’s newest and most luxurious destination, The Parkgate Hotel, opens its doors to welcome its first guests today (Monday 25th October).

Following a two-year redevelopment, the 170-bedroom hotel combines stylish innovation with the elegance of yesteryear as it breathes new life into two of the city centre’s most historic buildings – the former Head Post Office and the old County Court.

Located within a stone’s throw of Principality Stadium on Westgate Street, The Parkgate Hotel is a pioneering collaboration between the Welsh Rugby Union, property developer Rightacres, and The Celtic Collection, the group behind the iconic Celtic Manor Resort.

The hotel’s management team is excited to be unveiling Cardiff’s latest luxury destination and welcoming the first guests to enjoy the exceptional facilities, which include the chic Sorting Room restaurant, elegant tea lounges and a rooftop spa with views over the city skyline.

Lobby Lounge
Lobby Lounge

Hotel Manager Brady Smith said: “I’ve worked in hospitality all my life, starting as an apprentice, and I’ve never been so excited. The beautiful restoration of these iconic heritage buildings has exceeded all our expectations and the last piece in the jigsaw is the guests – we can’t wait to start delivering exceptional experiences in this stunning setting.”

Also joining The Celtic Collection as part of the management team at The Parkgate are Sales Director Nicola Edmunds, Facilities Manager Dean Winston and Housekeeping Manager Deborah Collins.

Moving to the new Cardiff hotel from previous roles within the Collection are Head Chef Justin Llewellyn, Spa Manager Chloe Simpson, Front Office Manager Phillippa Kadam and Food & Beverage Manager Louise Juniper. In all, 80 permanent jobs have been created at the hotel with additional seasonal, casual posts anticipated.

Sorting Room Restaurant
Sorting Room Restaurant

The Parkgate Hotel opens on schedule in time for the Autumn Nations Series of Wales international rugby matches and will provide hospitality packages including an overnight stay, pre-match and post-match hospitality in the hotel’s grand function suite, and stadium seats, starting with Saturday’s big clash against New Zealand.  

With all-day menu options, the hotel will provide alluring spaces to meet and drink, dine and relax, as well as the city centre’s finest place to stay. Event spaces include the versatile Postmaster Suite, holding up to 432 people, and the more intimate Telegraph Room, an elegant private dining or meeting space for up to 50 people with an open view to the theatre kitchen.

Dating from the turn of the 20th Century, the most striking period features of the old Post Office and County Court buildings have been brought out in a careful restoration and the hotel’s branding reflects its rich heritage.

For more information visit the website.

Lounge
Lounge

About The Celtic Collection
The Celtic Collection is a prestigious family of experience-focused UK business and leisure destinations. Born from the legacy of the world-renowned Celtic Manor Resort, the group’s flagship destination situated in the beautiful Usk Valley at the gateway to South Wales, the Celtic Collection brings together premium accommodation with exemplary service and world-class facilities. Each of its resort and hotel venues is unique, with its own style and personality, but at the heart of every one is the quality and unparalleled experience associated with the iconic Celtic Manor Resort brand.

Celtic Manor Resort is one of Europe’s finest destinations for luxury escapes, family breaks, golfing getaways and business events. Host venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup and the 2014 NATO Summit, the resort is set in more than 2,000 acres of panoramic parkland at the gateway to South Wales and has been voted the UK’s Best Hotel at the Meetings & Incentive Travel Awards for eight of the last nine years.

The Celtic Collection includes the 330-room, five-star Resort Hotel, the historic 19th century Manor House with 70 rooms, the 148-room Coldra Court, the Newbridge on Usk country inn with six rooms, Tŷ Hotel Magor with 129 bedrooms and 10 luxurious Hunter Lodges. The 170-bedroom Parkgate Hotel was opened in Cardiff in Autumn 2021 in partnership with the Welsh Rugby Union.

In September 2019, The Celtic Collection opened the new International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) in a joint venture partnership with Welsh Government. ICC Wales can hold more than 5,000 delegates at a time and includes a 4,000 sq m pillar-free main hall, a 1,500-seat auditorium and an additional 15 flexible meeting rooms.

In addition, the Collection includes a choice of nine restaurants, three championship golf courses, exceptional spas and health clubs, adventure golf, treetop high ropes course, fishing and tennis courts.

Expansion plans include opening Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront in Spring 2022 in partnership with the Port of Milford Haven.

Rooftop Spa
Rooftop Spa

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